Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-12

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| project New Jersey for six months from
the importation Of diseased cattle, that
/ state would IN six months stamp out
pleuro-Dneumonia in its own territory.
In answer to Representative Hatch.
DR.. Law, Of the Cattle Commits
sion Of the Treasury Department, said
thau the disease was undoubtedly the re-
suit OF importation. He said that with
| plenty Of money and a Federal law it
could be eradicated in twelve mouths.
New ork city had at one time stamped
1t out IN three months. DR.. Law advo-
Gated the burning of buildings where the
disease occurred.
Judge Carey, Of Wyoming, gave his
I tory Of the disease, saying that it was like
the Asiatic cholera. Spreading throuUh
Europe and reaching New York about
forty years ago. 1t existed on the conti-
nent OF Europe, Great Britain, Australia.
New Zealand and in this country, Ali
that saved the West from the disease was
that the line OF transportation was from
the West to the East. Had it been other
wise the Western plains would have been
Injected, and once in existence there 1t
would spread over this entire country and
! could not be stopped. He said that $780,
| 100000 was invested in the cattle business
of the United States.
Representative Hatch said that Mr..
singleton, of Illinois, had offered 81 900
reward fer an animabnfected with pleurO-
pneumonia, but no one had accepted the
0Her. Several members of the cattle
committee at once offered to show the
disease to anyone doubling its existence.
Representative Weller gave notice that
he would offer bill appropriating SlO-
OOO,OOO by the government for the sup
preston Of contagious diseases among
cattle, this sum to be distributed among
the States and Territories in ratio of rep
fesentatlOn IN Congress; provided, how
ever, that each State appropriate a sum
equal to the amount given it by the gov
ernment.
A UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE.
The bill introduced by Senator Call to pro-
vide for the establishment of a University
OF Medicine at the capital OF the United
states, for the advancementOf of science and
the discovery Of improved methods in
the treatment and cure of disease, appro-
PIRATES $l,000,000 as a perpetual endow-
ment, the interest of which shall be paid
for the salaries of professors and the cost
OF experiments. One hundred thousand
dollars additional are appropriated for the
purchase OF grounds and the erection of
suitable buildings. Allopathic, home-
pathic and eclectic methods are all to be
represented by the professorships.
sUB-COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE JUDICI-
AIRY COMMITTEE
were appointed to-day and the subjects
We're assigned as follows:
BaRkrHptcy-Messr AIoultOn, Culberson.
Collins, McCoid and Bisbee.
Female Sg6fage-Messrs. Maybury, Poland
and Tucker.
:, .B5i0a1y, ete.-Messrs. Tucker, Moulton and
Bisbce.
Cic2 Ri0hts-Messrs. Broadhead. Dorsbei-
mer' Seney, Taylor and Browne.
H0aifcdtion Of the Veto P0ice, of The Pyesi-
de4t-Messrs. Dorsheimle, Maybury, Browne,
Poland and Tucker.
Presidential SUecesSi0n-Messrs NcCoid
Broadhead, Collins, Reid and Tucker.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE..
at its meeting to-day, decided to hear
arguments on January "A, % and 26 from
any persons desiring to be heard, against
the pending bills for the regulation of
interstate commerce, and arguments in
favor OF such bills on January %, % and
30, after which no public hearing will be
had without the unanimous consent of
the committee. Messrs. Davis, Clardv
and Long were appointed members of the |
subcommittee to consider the foreign re-
strictIons on the importation of American
pork.
SENATOR ANTHONY DECLINES.
The committee representing the Senate
republican caucus held brief consulta- |
ton with Senator Anthony this evening
IN relation to the Presidency pro ten. Of |
the Senate. Senator Anthony said in sub. |
stance that he should be compelled to de- |
cline the proposed honor, believing it IN |
eXpedlent in the present state of his |
health to undertake the duties of the office. |
MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT.
The House Committee on Piva~s ~.-S
HarOorS to-day referred the subject of an |
immediate appropriation of 81, ,000, 600 for |
the improvement of the Mississippi river |
to subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
Blanchard, Gibson and Henderson.
MIR. TURNER'S COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Turner to-day isseed notice to the |
members of the Elections Committee re- |
questing their attendance at a meeting of |
that committee next Monday to take up |
the Chalmers-Manning election case on |
the prima tacie evidence.
THE STACK OF WAR BILLS.
Six hundred and ninety bills and peti- |
tIons have been referred to the House
Committee on War Claims, and the men, |
bers expect total of 1000 by the end Of |
the session.
AUTHORIZED TO BEGIN BUSINESS.
The Comptroller of the Currency to-day |
authorized the First National Bank of |
TullahOma, Tenn, to begin business with |
a capital of 100000
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed Samuel w Fergu- |
son, of Mississippi, to be a member of the |
Mississippi River Commission, vice James |
B. Eads.
CALL FOR BONDS.
The Secretary of the Treasury will |
probably issue call for $10,000,000 3 per |
cent. bonds tomorrow.