The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-20
rLuMB-s RESOLUTION.
His Measure for an Appropriation fOl
the SupPrsssiOa OF the Cattle Dis
ease Under Discussion In

His Measure for an Appropriation for
the suPPressiOa OF the Cattle Dis.
ease Under Discussion In
the Senate.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 14--In
the matter of PIumb's joint resolution
introduced in the senate appTopTiating
$25, 1000 for the eradication of the
mouth and foot disease, Williams
thought it would be better to takej up
the bill relating 10 contagious diseases
of cattle generally, which has been al
ready introduced into the senate, and so
treat the subject as q whole.
Plumb said he had only one objection,
that notice had been given of protract-
ed debate to come on the general bill,
and it was 70 avoid the inevitable loss
and damage which would result from
delay that in the face of the pressing and
urgent meet ssity for immediate action
he had Introduced the present measure.
He had no obiectian to the amendment
offered by Sherman.
Mr.. Coke moved anemen ment strik-
ing out the word "Ksnsas," and insert
ing the words, with the consent of the
authorities" so as TO secure each state
some right to exercise their own juIis-
diction in the matter If they preferred TO
do so. The original measure would
confine the aid to Kansas alone, and
Shernau's amendment would give the
committee on agriculture absolute au-
thority 10 act Independently OF the stale
authorities, and even in despite of them.
Mr. Butler read a telegram to show
that the governor of western state had
been asked to establish a quarantine
against Kansas cattle, and IL was thought
he would do so. Mr.. Butler inquired
why the governor of Kansas could not
do the same thing.
Plumb replied that he could, but what
sort of a spectacle would it be tor q gov.
ernor of g state to establish quaran-
tine against the entire commerce of cat
tie. 1t was not q question of quarsntin-
ing against cattle coming to Kansas to
remain there, but to their passing through
the state. Unless systematic action by
the general government should be
promptly taken whenever these
diseased cattle were marketed there
wauld be Incalculable and unavoidable
loss The disease Was spreading through
many states. The cattle wer going into
and cut OF many states, and the action of
states singly would not reach the evil.
Cullom, speaking for Illinois, said the
people of that state had dealt with con-
tagious diseases heretofore occurring
within its borders, and had done so sue
cessfully. He was not, therefore, ask
ing anything specially FOR Illinois, but
the disease nov raging among the cattle
was spreading all over the country and
| involved largely a question of interstate
commerce. He believed il the general
government had taken prompt measures
10 the early stage of the epizOotic 1t
would have saved many NJ | ions of dol
| lars and saved an immense amount of
Inconvenience and suffering. Cattle
were constantly passing in and out of
states aft cted, and many states were be-
coming rapidly affected.
Sherman hoped the senator from Kan
sIs plumb would wait short time till
| the pleuTo pneumonia bill should be re-
| ported from the committee. This foot
and mouth disease had come to the
Uniled'States from Europe, and was an
exceedingly serious direase, and threat
ened TO spread over the whole country.
Sherman read letter from excellent
authority on the subject to show that
this disease was much more destructive
than pleuro pneumonia, and Urging q
total suspension of the importation OF
cattle for the present. 1t this Is verita-
| Bile foot and mouth disease that had de-
stroyed go many cattle in Europe it was
the most unfortunate thing that had DC
! Cured to the cattle interest of The coun
ttry. This was national and not local
| question. If II had been he would moi
favor action by the general government
with regard 10 it. 1t was foreign
importation and should be dealt with
broadly, ard he favored national action
with regard to 1t. He thought il
| would be best to wait until the senate
should take up the bill called The pleuro
pneumonia bill, and act promptly OF
that.
Vest favored the passage of the meas
ure, which, while accomplishing the
purpose in view, would respect the
wishes of the people of the state.
| Garland defended the constitution
ality of the measure and said Whenevei
he was shown q case in which the lOca
power to aid was oyOrmastertd he woulC
vote for it with as clear a conscience q!
he ever had (sfter an instant's PAUSE
taken a glass of whiskey. Laughter.
He referred to the national aid extended
in The case OF the Chicago fire, in tn,
case of distrt IS caused by lOcusts an(
a number of other instances.
Maxey said the power TO appropriate
$25, 900 to investigate the disease II
the power to appropriate money tor kill
ing cattle is another. You could not de
prive citizens of states of their property
without due process of law. Believing
the resolution did not bring the question
within the proper constitutional Limits
he would vote against 1t:
Coke quoted from Cooley on coDslIiu
tiOnal limitations to show that the Ma
tional government could not assume an
supervision of police authority over
state, and the power proposed to be givel
the commissioner of agriculture of deal
ing with diseased cattle In the state O
Kansas was one wholly and entiTel.
residing in the authorities of that stale
He wanted to see an amendment prOvld
ng for the cooperation of the authori
ties of the state of Kansas, SO the right
f the people of the state would he pre-
| served
: Ingalls, was sfrald that eventually tn
| senate would be called upon 10 make
large appropriation to extirpate the foo
and mouth disease from the Democrat
party lleughterl for that party neve
opened its mouth without putting it
foot II il Erenew, Iaughte'l. The doc
trine al state rights aud state sovereignty
he said, dies hard, but think i; is mo
ribund and in course of time VIII
| OuIicu II any ScBdtOI vi tjiO VI
: posite side OF the chamber ca
tell me what power 4 mai rly il
congress cannot exercise under the cor
stItuiion under the recent discision G
the supreme court IN the legal tende
case, shall be very much Obliged. II
thought the danger was now largely III
{, der control, but although the people c
Kansas had taken precautions. congres
B., was not thereby relieved by takin
into consideration the prophet
of assoelatIng itself with the state.
large number of cattle in Kansas wer
, not owned by its people. They wer
transitory herds, and 1t would be obv
ously unjust to compel the people {
) Kansas TO pay all the expenses attend
ing the stamping out the disease as
became widespread among the cattle.
. Williams congratulated Ingalls, upU
: his change of mind with regard to tn
), subject. Within the last three years II
gals had at one time opposed the bill {
Williams with great violence, havin
= come down upon him ''like q thousan
of brick" (Laughter) He was gla
n the senator saw the importance of III
e measure.
e ingalls, replied that there were tW
classes who never changed their mind
1 namely dead mtn and fools, in neithG
g of which classes would Ingalls, perm
t himself 10 be included. The senate
from Kentucky had jumped, he said, b
\ fore he got ready to start. If he hs
: waited until the pleuro pneumonia bi
came in he would have found that II
stead of coming down upon him merel
Il like a thousand of brick" he woul
s. come down on him like a five story ed
/ fee. Laughter.
8 HOar moved TO postpone considt ratio
$ of the resolution one week.
e Harris moved to postpone indefiniL
b ly.
Conger said hundreds of thousands
J. dollars had been appropriated on exact
P the same principle as was involved her
J. He did not wonder that feeling of di
trust was growing up among the farme
IL and stock OwnRrS 0f the country wis