St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
SANBORN'S CHANCES.
Said to be Improving for the
Vacant United States
Judgeship.
The Whisky Bond Bill Closely Con-
tested in the House.
Emory Storrs' Argument Against the Pleuro-
Pneumonia Bill.
White House Reception, Minnesota Per-
sonals, Free Trade Caucus This
Week.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

lOPSNiNA
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 22.-Charles
Nichols and wife, and Mrs. c. w. Mcintyre,
OF st. Paul, returned from Fortress Monroe,
to-day, and registered at Willards.
Theodore Sander, of st. Paul, is at the
Metropolitan
Things took a turn to-day, respecting the
the successorship to Judge McCrary. Judge
Hallett is considered beaten, and Gen. San
born is the main contestant with Judge
Brewer. Influences brought to bear re-
Gently improve Sanborn's chances, and there
is a strong possibility of his winning the
fight.
The whisky men are working hard tonight
to secure the twelve votes found lacking to-
day to pass their bill. They say they must
have them, as they cannat afford to be de-
feated. Should the bill fail it will be a vic
tory for Randall and crushing defeat for
Watterson, Morrison and Carlisle. The
banks, which have advanced on whisky in
bond, are bringing united influence to bear
in favor of the bill, which, if it fails, will
cause loss to them of many millions.
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA BILL.
cialTelegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The following is
asynopsis of the agreement proposed by En-
cry Storrs in opposition to the bill creating a
bureau of animal Industry, commonly called
the pleuro- pm eumonia bill, which has passed
the house, and now with sundry proposed
amendments is pending in the senate. 1t
will be printed and circulated among sena-
tors on Monday. After briefly mentioning
the interests he represents Mr.. Gtorrs
says: 'I am assured, and 1 think
have the means of demonstrating the
entire correctness of the statement, that the
prevalence of a continuance of this excite
ment will depreciatc the value of live stock
from five to eight dollars head, making an
aggregate depreciation in the value of the
stock to be sold at the Union stock yards of
Chicago alone, on account of the producer,
of from five to seven millions of dollars, the
greater portion of which must necessarily
fall upon the producer" He then
refers to the resolutions recently
passed by the live stock exchange
of Chicago, in opposition to the bill, which
opposion also finds expression from the larg-
est dealers of New York and the east. Con-
tinuing, he says: ''The trade in stock cat
tie at the Chicago stock yards has come to
an almost absolute stand still. This trsde
amounts to at least millions dollars
month. The extent of damage that can be
attributed to one cause, the reports sent out
by the agents of the treasury cattle commits
sion, can hardly be measured in money, and
it is estimated that as much as
a million of dollars have been lost
in the cattle markets to the cattle
producers of this country within the last ten
days by reports of foot and mouth disease in
Kansas, Illinois and Iowa. These losses
fall in great measure on the producer.
Last Wednesday the receipts of cattle at the
Chicago stock yards were less than half what
they usually are that day in the week, and
the shipments to other markets are small in
proportion. These reports have been
gathered by British consuls and their agents
and in consequence of their circulation,
the expectation made for the last two
weeks has been practically destroyed.
The injury to the live stock interests in the
state Of Kansas by the circulation of these
reports, and the excited and hasty action
which has been taken concerning it, as l am
assured, is at least two millions of dollars"
Mr.. Storrs applauds Gov. Hamilton's action
in refusing to quarantine against all Kansas
cattle, and adds: "Had the proclamation
been issued as urged upon him, not only
would the cattle trade of the state
of Kansas have been utterly ruined,
but the financial and banking institutions of
the state and elsewhere would have been
greatly disturbed. The creation of perma-
nent bureau" says Mr.. Storrs further on,
''the agents of which are practically detect
ives, places continually these interests at the
mercy of men subject to no real CONTROL and
who in the advice and information which
they communicate to the department of agri-
culture may as well be guided by their cupid
ity as by their consideration for public inter
ests. There is no responsibility whatso-
ever attaching to these agents, nor indeed to
their supporters; but considering the live
stock and hog product interests of this
country, together with the injuries inflicted
upon both by these practically unqualified so
called agents O.. the government, it runs I'D
into the scores of millions. The second sec
ton provides for the employment of two
agents, who shall examine and report upon
the best methods of treating, transporting
and caring for animals and the means to be
adopted for the suppression and providing
against the spread of all infectious diseases.
After reviewing the section at considerable
length, Mr.. Stors sums up his conclusions
in these words: "The two agents who are
thus to cover the largest fields of business
enterprises but determine the most complex
questions of cattle raising and transporta-
ton: who are to recommend methods for the
treatment and cure of diseases which have
baffied at times the highest science upon
that subject-are to be paid at the
rate of ten dollars per diem.
Men of such ability would be cheap at $780,
900 a year, The other sections which vest
the commissioner of agriculture and secre-
tary of the treasury with extraordinary pow
ers are vigorously denounced, inasmuch as
the rulings of these gentlemen are predicated
upon the reports of the agents in question.
In conclusion Mr. Storrs says: 1t has been
suggested that the cattle men have been very
dilatory in making their views known. That
is true. They are business men and
are unused to the methods of legislation.
and in affairs that do not concern the inter-
ests that are Immediately before them, move
slowly. Moreover it did not occur to them,
so clearly did they see the danger of the pro-
posed legislation that it was within the range
of possibility that such bill could ripen in
to alaw; but there has been behind this bill
and pushing it, certain interests especially,
it is presumed, to be benefited by it, the
agents and friends of the agents who are to
hold offices under it fortified by the alarm