Delta chief., 1885-12-02

said,that It Is calculated to create q panic in
the cattle industry instead Ut any lasting bene-
fits, inasmuch as that industry is practically at
the mercy Of veterinarians, who are given to
sensational reports Of pleuro-pneumonis, when
nothing worse than lung fever, which is re-
suit of over-driving, is In sight. The speaker
cited several instances Of far-reaching and
most disastrous panics which have been created
by the stupidity of the so called Governme mt
experts. He asserted that there has never
been west Of the Allegheny Mountains case
Of that form Of fpleuro-pneumcnia which raw
aged Europe and Australia
Colonel 8. P. Cunningham. OF Texas, read
paper on "Texas: Its Importance as Cattle
Growing State and Its Relations with the
North and West" The burden OF his address
was that without harmony with the owners
Of the maturing grounds OF the Northwest on
all questions of trail and quarantine, that
Texas would be compelled to depend on her
own resources by using the Panhandle for
maturing grounds, and the further develop
ments Of the refrigerator beef interest for d.
rect export.
The Committee on Resolutions OF the Cattle
Convention perfected Its report at late hour
tonight, but they will not give 1t TO the press
prior to its presentation to the Convention.
After citing the Bureau Of Animal Industry as
imperative, It recommends that committee
be appointed to draft bill to be submitted TO
Congress in the name of the Association, pro-
viding for the appointment by the President OF
the United States Of a commission Of five ex-
perienced and practical stockbreeders, to
whom full power shall be given in the matter
OF regulating quarantine and the treatment Of
diseases among cattle, even to the extent OF
the purchase and destruction OF the infected
herds. Full power is to be given them to en-
ploy veterinarians and experts in the perform
ance Of their duties. The Commission is to be
J under the supervision Of the Commissioner of
Agriculture.
THIRD DAY.
The Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
BE Il Reolred, That the United States Con
gress be respectfully petitioned TO enact a law
by which the setting fire TO ranch and timber
on the public domain OF the United States or
In the Indian country, shall be punished by fine
| and Imprisonment.
BE Il resolved, That this Convection is in
favor OF the adoption Of law that shall pro
| vide for the appointment, by the President OF
men, who shall be charged with the duty OF
| suppressing and eItirpating the contagion OF
| pleuro-ppeumonia among cattle, and who shall
| be authorized for that purpose, 10 quarantine
one portion Of the country against the ship
ment OF live stock from where the disease ex-
| lists: TO employ assistance, including the best
| veterinary skill to be found, and 10 make all
neces sary rules and regulations for performing
| the duties with which they are charged. The
members of said commits sion to be familiar
with matters OF breeding and handling live
| stock, and men Of good executive ability. The
members Of said commission to be paid a sals-
| ~ commensurate with the duties which they
are required to render. Whenever It should be
| come necessary TO slaughter any stock In order
| TO extirpate any disease. the said commission
shall be authorized TO pay for the same from a
| sufficient Appropriation made for the purpose
| Of enforcing the law.
| WHEREAS, 1t is an accepted fact that tie
| passage of apparently healthy cattle from tie
coast country or the low lands. communicates
a disease called spenetic or Spanish fever to
the cattle Of higher altitude, and that an
| other fact in connection with this disease fs
that cattle coming from low attitudes after
| having been kept fer a limited time In higher
| attitudes do not communicate the disease.
This infection has proven very disastrous to
the herds of cattle In these more elevated re-
| gtons, and has created such apprehension in
| these sections that quarantine and other re-
| strictiye regulations have been adopted in sew
eral Of the Western States and Territories pro
| hibiting the passage OF cattle to their accus
toned markets; and as these regulations ere
not uniform in some States and Territories
| they are virtually an Introduction upon inter
State commerce, while in others onerous taxes
are imposed; therefore,
c Be II resoiroi That your committee are Of the
| opinion that these conflicting regulations
(some OF them arbitrary and difficult, II not i'm
| practicable to be complied With will, II pei
| sisted in, prove disastrous to the cattle inter
ests Of the county, and will greatly diminish
the value OF the cattle In certain localities and
| augment them In others. By disturbing also
| the natural laws Of trade and obstructing its
avenues, mouopolies are built up at the eS-
pense of the consumer.
In view Of there facts your committee wou d
| most respectfully recommend that this Con-
| vention request Congress TO pass such laws as
| will plsce the whole control and jurisdiction in
| the general Government, giving authority to
establish quarantine regulations within proper
boundaries, and TO set apart from the lands
| belonging to the United States such Quarsn-
| dne grounds as shsll be ample for the protsc-
| tton, fnd TO best promote and subservc the cat
tie interests of the entire country.
The first resolution was adopted, but the sec
ond provoked considerable debate. The dis
cussion was prolonged until the whole matter
was made the special order for tomorrow.
The Spanish fever resolution was also laid over
until tomorrow.
Ths