The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-11
a, doubts Of Tho aivIsabilIty OF hi. uuder-

has doubts OF the aivisabllty OF his under
taking tho duties Ot the presidency pro-
| TEN. A COMMITTEES was amp Intel 10 confer
with him and inr,her seton postponed.
fhe COMMITTEES appointed AZ the olnyen-
ton OF eattlemen recently held at Chicago
90 prepare memorial - congress, feitlnF
/ forth the damage 10 the stock interest by
reason o. the cOntp aiovs diseases that sIist
In this country, aud TO suggest the
legislation best calculated to protect tho
! osiile interests met ut the department OF
agIiGuliure. There were pfeseut rs mem.
beers OF the committed j. Wilson, Colorado;
y, u; Holman, district Columbia, D. "
I T%',9' f '"'G n. Hunt. ." Nov s"lYS Srs;
n. W. Curtis, New York; q y Lawrence,
Psnnrylysnia; j. NJ. Carey, Wyoming: ID
q. AyT1s, Wisconsin; E.W. Babb. West Vir.
sinis, To the committee we're
eide, nn,s e. m,e''ns, Senator ,,
w, II. Hatch, a. W. Dlbrell, T. w. Winan,
Oohlliree, 1, williams, w, j. Green, l.. II.
Weller, the house committee on agrlcu'
lure. l.. q. Mclean, Brooklyn, New YntK,
Il u. rhayer, Massachusetts,, q. d. Saba,
Texas.
Senator Miller, addressing the committee
said that the trouble heretofore In securing
legislation on this subject was because
tho part OF tue states He expressed the
opinion that the senate u ready and
willing to pass auy measure To meet the
approval Of tho country. The bill failed to
pass the last congress because unfortr-
na'ely Il was not thoroughly explained
when introduced.
Hatch. chairman house committee
on agriculture said that no bill would be
adopted by the committee while he was
chairman which proposed RET
erencs of the disease among
cattle TO any branch OF the government ex'
cept the depart ment OF agriculture. Ho
was of the opinion that within the next
twenty days the committee would report n
bill TO the house aud be believed II woula
pass witn large majority, as did the bills
on the same subject which passed the last
C .ngress.
Commissioner Loiing informed the com
mittee Oi a communication from Minister
Lowell to Secretary Freiinshuysen, which
said that upon the re.assemhling OF
parliament Earl Dilhousis would offer q
resolution tending TO facilitate the importa.
ton OF American cattle; communication
also said that the earl found himself EN-
barr issed by the admitted existence OF
pleuro.pueumonia in the eastern states.
London, agent of the department OF sgri-
culture, who Is in Washington on leave OF
absence, in reply u the contents OF the
communication said should Earl Dalhousie
offer such resolution, another having an
entirely different view would be submitted
by some other member Of parliament.
a subcommittee consisting OF Senator
Miller, Representatives Hatch, Curtis, OF
New York, Carey, Of WyOmiag,
Hunt, of New Jersey, Grin.
psU OF Iowa, d. w. Smith and
Commissioner Loring was appointed TO
coraider all the subjects before the commit
zee and formulate bill for it's approval.
Z he report will be- made 10 the full com
mittee tomorrow.
Representative Willis chairman OF the
committee on rivers and hsrbors says that
The committee will consider the recommen-
dalton oitbe Mississippi river commission
for The immediate appropHatoin) $1,000 600
to.mortow and hs expected II favorable re-
port TO be made TO the house next week.
The president will visit New York on the
DIST TO attend 3 reception vt the Union
League club