The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-17
WASHINGTON.
ThtMtxIran Treaty In Fair Way ia
Do Ratified,
Four Railways Seeking Routes Through
IGdiau territory.
seuats aud House NniIoanl Notes

Senate aud House National Notes
wAsHIsGToS, Jan, d. Specia'.l -Walie
Gresham Is here wOItiug NJ the r'ghl-ai
way through the Indian Territory .or the
Gull, Colorado 4 Santa Re railway.
The Aiehison, Topeka 4 Santa ferlilNa'
to-day entered the lifI OF applicants Tor q
right.oEway through tue territory. Foul
roads have applied TO this congress up "a
date. Governor oyeTton will BE- here Ia The
interest, it Il said, of Grssham's road.
IL is charged that Senators Jonas and
Gibson, Of Louisiana, have Joined hands
with protective tarlG senators Of New Egg
land 10 defeat the Msxilan treaty. oehil-
tree says General Grant will be here on
crutches to work for the treaty. The latter
will pass, II Is thought, With amendments
Llnham was to-day appointed chairman
OF the fifth subdivision Of the house COM
mittet on territories.
The Texas & Pacific land grant, which the
committee on public lands To-day unsni'
mously recommended should be forfeited,
amounts TO 100000 acres IN
Arizona and New Mexico and IS valued ST
$40 100000.
Paris aud Greenyilll to'dsy entered the
fight for branch OF the federal court. All
the places competing Tor the branch except
Paris have flied applications for the cour,
unsupported by full figures and intelligent
written reasons, without which nothing has
any showing here.
The special mail service between Deport
and Mosely, Lamar county, is discontinued.
The bond Of ]. Allen Meyers, postmaster
at Bryan, amount $4,000, aud Of ]. II 4.
Keith, postmaster at Armstrong, Efath
county, amount $500, were approved to-
day.
Proceedings OF the Forty Eighth Congress
SENATE.
WASHINGTON Jan. 15.-Gu the senate to.
day petitions OF the citizens oikansas we're
presented tor the constitutional amend
ment, granting women suffrage; also.
petition from citizens OF Minnesota, pray
ing that colonies and families be allowed to
lay out villages on public lands in order to
establish cooperative industrial societies.
Mr. Anthony's resolution OF some days
ago, regarding retslintory legislation by
the United States TO NEE. The exclusion Of
American meats from foreign countries,
was brought up.
to, requesting the president, il not incom-
patible with public interests, to furnish the
senate with copies OF all the correspon-
dence in possession of the department OF
state relating to the discovery OF phos-
pilates on the coast OF Brazil by citizans OF
the United States, and as to the right OF
the United States TO said discovery under
the laws OF Brazil, and what steps, II any,
have been taken TO obtain the benefits of
the discovery for our shipping and CONNER
cisl interest.
Mr.. Logan, from the select committee on
improvement OF the Mississippi river, pre-.
scented q report. Ordered printed.
Mr. Van Wyck introduced q bill provid
Ing that the rates of the Union and Central
Pacific roads be reduced TO ope.half the
average rates existing in 1882 aud 1883,
without regard to classification. Referred.
Mr.. Anthopy's resolution concerning the
prohibition OF the importation OF heslthtul
American meats was then. cansiderad
Mr.. Los&n statesSthat for nearly four
years our meats have been excluded from
France and Germany and yet on examina.
ton by experts, of the meats OF different
countries ours proved the best. He did not
wish TO counsel any course inconsistent
with O. proper line OF policy
hut but .s his Sn. Il "ds 5a1 years ~e Of
diplomacy to set the mat, er right, the only
Way to meet the difficulty was by eXclud-
ing from the United States certain impor-
tations coming here from the foreign coun'
tries in question, snd thus give those
countries to understand tnat while certain
products of the country are excluded from
tho;r norto cprtain pr11upt9 of theirs will
not be permitted 10 enter our ports, He
knew some people did not BE-
lieye in retslistory legtlliioD, but
as far as he was concerned
he believed in 1t when noce ssary, and be.
lieved the time had come Tor the United
States to say to France and Germany that
that their present course OF exclusion had
necessitate ed corresponding course of ex-
elusion on the part of the United States.
Mr.. Vest thought that a spirit of inter.
national comfy would dictate the organiza'
tion of a thorough system Of inspection, so
as to es, abish beyond doubt the soundness
of meats before leaving this countay.
Mr.. Ingalls, said the prohibition was based
on the theory that the meats were
unhealthy, aud if 1t were proven to
these governments that no such cause
existed the inhibition would doubtless be
removed. What is needed is to declare
authoritatively that the meats are sound.
If the attempt is made in the spirit indica-
ted BY .Ie senator from Missouri, Mr..
Vest, to institute a rigid system of
inspection by government officers appointed
for the purpose at the proper places, 1t
would have salutarv effect. He, Mr. In
gals, could not believe that while the peo-
Pile Of Germany and France arein need OF
S Srouud mss'S oh sStions arc to 1 their
Imp ,rtation. All new herds in this couu.
try ara affected with pleuro-pneumonia
and 1t is i'm possible to tell by inspection of
the preserved product whether 1t has come
from q sound or diseased animal.
II as claimed there are we'll authenticated
cases in which injury resulted from the use
of our exported meats. Mr.. ingalls, thought
the people of foreign countries had right |
to protect themselves.
Mr., Logan stated that four years had |
elapsed since the exclusion began, and il in |
that period we have not been able to con-
vince those foreign countries that we are
able to send sound meats, he would like to !!
know how many years would be necessary |
to produce that conviction.
Mr.. Mcpherson, to show the unfair dis
elimination made abroad against meats
t from the case United e Ssate'' Bri s'sa
Cattle ens reaching sSsi British ports from the
United States are obliged to be slaughter.
ed at the port of entry, and conveyed
thence as diseased meat. This applies to
all cattle coming from the United States,
whether from Infected or healthy districts,
while some drovss of cattle, is shipped
from Canadian port after having been de-
tanned perhaps forty eight hours longer on
their journey are allowed on reaching
Great Britain to be carried all
to give the highest attainable evidence OF
fha bealth of cattle tine cettlemen in the |