St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
The Kansas Legislature Take De-
cided Action.
The Disease Shown to be the Foot Rot, and
Not Contagious
Great Excitement Among Stocllnen
Throughout the West,

TOPEKA, Kan, March 21.-The house in
committee of the whole consumed all morn
ing the discussion clause in the cattle disease
bill referring to compensation to owners of
condemned animals. This is the chief ques-
ton, and all sorts of propositions were made,
from paying full value of animals as in health
to the actual value at the time OF appraise-
ment with provision, no incurable disease,
or worthless or crippled animals shall be in
Guided in the inventory of appraisal. Those
best able to judge give the opinion that not
more than 100 cattle need be condemned
and killed to effectually stamp out the dis
ease, but assert that more reliance must be
placed on perfect system of quarantine,
those considerations gaining ground, and
there is now no doubt law will be passed
which will effectually stop the disease before
the time for turning the cattle on the ran
ges
In the senate the bill for the protection of
domestic animals, which was reported from
the committee of agriculture two days ago,
was placed on a third reading for amend
ment and debate. Discussion followed The
bill provides for the appointment by the gov
eminent of a live stock sanitary commission
The senate continued the consideration of
the domestic animal bill all the afternoon
and at late hour passed it. 1t empowers
the governor to appoint a live stock sani-
tary committee, consisting of three men,
and he shall also have the power to remove
any or all of them, and to fill the vacancy by
new appointments. Their term of Office is
placed at one, two and three years. The
balance of the bill is almost the same
as the house bill, a synopsis of
which has already been sent. In the house
at the afternoon session, the resolutions
of the stockmens' associa ion of Russell conn
ty were read, in which the suggestion is
made to the legislature, to empower the
board of county commissioners to establish
quarantine regulations. The senate bill,
adding to the present Texas cattle quaran-
tine law, penalty for driving such cattle
on grounds outside the quarantine bounda-
ries, was passed. The cattle disease bill
came back from the committee of fifteen
and the Simpson amendment
approved, making the actual value of the
condemned animals, at the time of appraise-
ment, the basis of appraisement. The pro-
viso in the bill, that the animals affected be-
fore the passage of this act, shall not be paid
for, was stricken out A new section, re-
quiring daily inspection of the stock yards
and the condemnation of infected animals
with provisions for penalties and appeal,
was adopted and the bill ordered engrossed
for third reading.
A NEW OUTBREAK.
OSBORNE, Kan, March 21.-Five hundred
cattle, in one herd, in a corral in the north
west part of Osborne county, are affected
with disease similar to the foot and mouth
| disease, now prevalent in Woodson county.
The sheriff has established quarantine
against the herd, and stationed a deputy in
the locality to prevent the passage of man or
beast to or from the ring. Osborne county
is in the northwest part of the state, while
| Woodson is about twenty miles southeast.
THE DISEASE FOOT ROT.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 21.-Dr. n. II.
| Garren, state veterinary surgeon, reports to
| the department of agriculture, as the result
| of his investigations into the alleged cases of
| foot and mouth disease in this state, con
| firming the statements heretofore furnished
| by the Associated Press, to the effect that the
| disease is foot rot, caused by exposure and
| low feeding together with other unknown
atmospherical and telluric causes; that it is
not contagious, but sporadic, having appear
ed in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio
| and Pennsylvania, and that cleanliness and
care have already done much toward mitigat-
| ing its effects.