The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-15

OlSO8SS0 uOtVVOlOAOs AAO w. SsA~S
if the general government had taken
prompt measures In its early stages,
1t would have saved many millions
Of dollars.
Sherman hoped that the Senator
from Kansas, Plumb, would wait on
the time that the disease hill should
be reported frs,m the committee. This
foot and mouth disease had come to
the Unitad States from Europe and
was an exceedingly serious disea+e.
It was much more destructive than
pleuro-pneumonia. and urged the to-
tai suspension of the importation of
cattle for the present. it this is the
veritable foot and mouth disease that
has dastr ,yed so manv cattle In Eu.
rope. The cattle interests of the
country is a national aud not q local
question aud he thought it rest IT,
wait till the Senate should take 10
the pleuro-pneumonia bill and act
promptly on that.
Maxey 8 lid the power to appropri-
ate SIS 900 to Investigate the disease
in Kansas or elsewhere is one thing
but the power to appropriate MONEY
f,r killing cattle is another thing
You could not deprive the citiz .ns of
\ state of t1eir property without due
process of law.
Coke quoted from Cooley on con-
stitutioual limitations to show that
the national government could not
assume any state rights and the pow
ers proposed to be given the Commit
tee IN Agriculture OF dealing with
diseased cattle In the United States,
was wholly and ex lusively within
the authority Of such state.
Ingalls, was afraid that even the
Senate would be called upon to make
large appropriations to txterminate
the foot and mouth disease. But al
though the people of Kansas had
tak.n precautions, Congress wa7 not
thereby relieved from taking int
consideration the prOprfety o. a@so.
ciating itself with the s ate. Large
numbers of cattle in Kansas were not
owned by it's people. They were
transitory herds and it was unjust
to COMPEL the people to pay for
stamping out u disease that may be-
come wide spread among cattle.
Hoar moved to postpone the con-
sideration of the question one week.
Harris moved u postpone indef-
initely.
Conger favored the resolutions.
Hundreds of thousands had been ap-
p%ropriated on the same principle as
was involved here. He didn't WON
der that q feeling of distrust Was
growing up among farm, RS and
st0ckmen. Whenever the protection
of the agricultural interest was asked
it was met here either. with sneers or
frOwns.
Bayard didn't think it within the
power of the Government to enter
into state and take therefrom dis
eased cattle, and pay for such TAX .
ing.
The vice president announced that
he would be compelled to absent him
self on three days next week and if
there was nc objection he would des-
ignate Sherman to perform his duties
There being no objection the desig-
nation "a made.
Adjourned until Monday.
HO USE.
The committee on postofices and
post roads, investigating certain
charges against Representative Ellis.
of Louisiana, unanimously adopted
the following resolution.
Resokyedk That after the examina-
ton ofa4ll witnesses to be produced
before thes commute, pro and con,
and the action In regard to these
charges rejecting upon Hon. John
Ellis, representative from louisiana,
IN connection with the Star Route
frauds, recently published, tue COM
mittee are of the opinion that the
charges are utterly groundless aud
unsupported by evidence, and that
the chairman be authorized to draft
and report to the House a resolution
embodytng the substance Of the fore
going.
At tho request of G. leman, the
counsel for Keller, of the Keifer.
Boynton committee, permitted Cha-.
F. Garfield to take the stand to max.
certain corrections in his previous
testimony. In reply to the questions
to whether he had ever been ar
rested elsewhere than in Indiana,
and whether he had ever been
charged elsewhere. he replied he had
not. He now wished the charge of
his answer in the an ative.
CrO.s xamined ny BOynton.
Witness had Once been arrested on
the charge of giving q man named
counterfeit money, but that
had been discharged.
The committee ruled out the ques-
ton by BOvntOn as to whether the
witness had not been discharged.
Joseph Turner and Banker Cleve-
land testified to the good character
IF Garfield In that city While he re-
sided there, but did not know Gar.
reputation In Bryan.
Henry Watterson appeared before
the joint library committee this
and made IN argument In
support of the newspaper Copyright
bill. In answer to an inquiry by
Of the committee, Wa t-r.
said the Misrepresentation with
regard to the scope of the bill had
grown out Of the fact that the origi-
D II draft provided for exclusiveness
pub .ished matter fbr y period of
Is hours, which time was subse-
luently reduced to u hours. Both
.Orms were impracticable and un-
aud he presented a bill
granting y copyright for eight hours.
Its object was simply to prevent the
)irating Ut news and Concurrent
publication. He illu ,trated the pur-
)Ose Of the bill anu the evil IL was
designed to correct by numerous ex-
He said it did not act as u
lar to the reproduction by afterno m
newspapers Of matter which appeared
u the M 0rning papers. and could not
q the remotest degree affect what is
Inown as the "country press"
The subcommittee o fthe House on
Affairs. consisting of Curtin,
Rtce and Cation. to whom the resOlu-
Ion on the LaakeI matter was re.