The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-10
DISEASES OF T
visions of the fleuro-Pneumonia Bill
Finally.Passed by the Senate.

AS amended and passed 10y the SEN
ate, the bill providingfo for the establishment
of a bureau OF ANNA industry and the eX-
tirpation of contagious cattle diseases. pro-
yides that the commissioner OF agriculture
shall organize in his department Il bureau
OF animal Industry with a chief, who shall
be Il competent veterinary surgeon, and
who shall investigate and report the condi-
ton Of domestic animals in the United
States and the causes of contagious, fnfec.
lions and communicable diseases among
them. He shall also collect such other in
formation on the subject as may be valua-
BILE to the agricultural and commercial in
terests of the United States. For the pur-
pose of the bureau the commissioner OF
agriculture is authorized to employ a force
not to exceed twenty persons at any
one time. This COMMISSIONS is to APP
point two competent agents. who shall be
practical stock raisers or men experienced
in live stock transactions, who shall report
the best manner Of transporting and caring
for animals, and means to be adopted to
suppress and extirpate pleuro-pneumonia
and other dangerous contagious or com nu-
nicable diseases. The compensation OF
such agents shall be fixed at $40 per day.
The commissioner is to prepare, as early as
possible, such rules and regulations as may
be necessary to extirpate the disease named,
and certify the same to the au-
thority of each state and territory, and in
wife their cooperation in the execution OF
the act of congress. When the rules, etc.,
shall have been accepted by such executive
authority, the commissioner may eXpend
in the state accepting rules, etc., the mo-
ney necessary for the purpose OF investiga-
ton contemplated by this act, and such dis
infection and quarantine measure as are
necessary to prevent she spread OF the dis
eases from one state or territory into an
other. In order to promote the eXporta-
ton of live stock, special investigation as
to existing contagious diseases are to be
made along the line OF the United States and
foreign countries, and along transportation
lines from all parts OF the United States to
the ports from which cattle are exported
and reports made to the secretary OF the
treasury, who shall cooperate with the
state and municipal authorities, corpora
tions and persons engaged in the transport
tation OF neat cattle by land or water, in
establishing methods for The safe convey
ance Of cattle and preventing the spread Of
disease. The secretary OF the treasury is
authorized to take such steps as may be
necessary. not inconsistent with this act,
to prevent the expectation OF cattle affected
with any contagious diseases, especially
Transportation companies are forbidden
to transport cattle with any contagious dis
eases from one state or territory TO another;
but so-called splenetic or Texas fever is
excepted from the category OF communica-
bic diseases, so far as regards t~ransporta-
ton Of cattle to market Is concerned. Vio-
lations Of this act by railroad companies or
vessels is declared a misdemeanOr on the
part OF the manager or captain. and punish
by a fine not to exceed s., 900 or i'm
not tn exceed one year, or both.
It is made the duty Of the United States
district attorney TO prosecute such cases.
The sum appropriated for the purposes OF
he act is $3.50, 900, instead Of $3.50, 900, as
by the house.