Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-26
THE CATTLE CONVENTION.
Iutions for the Protection or CattI,
Growers

RESOLUTIONS for the Protection or Cattle
Growers.
ST. Loms, November 25.-The National
Cattle and Horse Growers Convention re-
lsumed it's session this morning With
General Brisbin in the chair. The Com
mittee ON Resolutions reported as follows !
Be il resolved, That the United States
Congress be respectfully petitioned to en-
act law by which setting fire to the
range and timber on the public domain oil
the United States or in the Indian country
shall be punished by fine ani imprison
Iment
Be it resolved, Tint the Convention is in
favor OF the adoption Of law that shall
provide for the appointment by the Presi1
dent of the United States Of Commission
Of FIVE men who shall be charged with the
duty OF supprersiDg and extirpatipg the
icontsgion OF pluro-pneumonla among cat
tile, and who shall be authorized for thai
purpose to quarantine one portion OF the
country against the shipment of live stock
from another where the disease exists; tt
employ assistance, including the best vet
'erinsry skill TO be found, and TO make al
necessary rules and regulations for
enforcing the duties with which they
are charged the members Of said commits i
sion to be familiar with the matter of
breeding and hand banding live stock
and men Of good executive ability. The
members of said commission to be paid 81
salary commensurate with the duties they
'are required to render. Whenever ir|
should become necessary 10 slaughter any
stock in order 10 extirpate any disease
said commission shall be authorized to|
pay for tha same from On sppropria
lion made for the purpose oil
enforcing the law. Whereas, il is|
an accepted fact that the passage Of ap
parently healthy cattle from the coast
scouatry and the low lands, communicates
b disease called splenetic or Spanish fever
\ 10 cattle Of higher altitude. Another
sfsct iu connection with this disease is, that
cattle from low altitude amer having
been kept for limited time 10 higher al
2titudeg, do not communicate this disesss
This affection has proven very dissstTeG.
Ito herds and cattle ip these more elevated
regions, and has created such spprshen-
ssions in these sections that quarantine and
, ,otker restrictive regulations have
been adopted in several Of the
western states and territories prohibiting
Z the passage Of cattle to their accustomed
markets. The regulations are not uni.
Z sform. In sono 81 the States and Terri
{ Htofips tas Stales and Territories they art
VIRTUALLY interdiction upon interstate com,
merce. In others onerous tsSes are i'm.
. posed. Therefore, be;
Resolved, That your com mittee are Of
sstas opinion that these conaictiag rsgula.
stiops (some Of them arbitrary and difficult,
If not imprscteble TO be complied With
Egill il peraisted in prove disastrous to lht
ca,tle interests Of the entire country and
] ziil greatly diminish the value Of csttl,
in certain localities and augmep. isen
Z in others by disturbing ice natural
laws Of trade ard ahs,Iueilng lie avenues
aNonopel.ss are built up at The expense o
x>hs consumer. In view OF tbess iscts youl
scommittee would moe! respectfully recon-
zuend that ;ss convention reqnes, Con
grses to pass such laws az will place th,
awhole subject matter usdtr The contro
snd jurisdiction al the general gosernmen,
givina authority 10 establish guaran,in
tegulaaons within proper boundanss sr'
limits aud TO set apart from lssas belong
ing to the United Sts.sz such q5a.attin
I grounds as s5sli Os ample pro,fetiou an
10ert promote and susserss tSs ss,tls intel
ests d the ep,ise eoaatry.