Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-21
NEEDED LtGISLAYIOg
A BIZ TO ExtIrpate COntaeIou, p,...
Pneumonia, Foot and iI,a ~
Disease and Rlnderpsst.
The Work to be Carried nm ~.
Supervision of n Commission IA 4. =
pointed by the Prssidspt "

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 a..
Spooner to-day, at the request a s,,...
Miller, who is absent, introduceB n
to extirpate contagious pleuro.uu..,,.
mia, foot and mouth disease sna NM ~
pest among cattle, aud To tstIliss x
expectation Of cattle and procucuss'
stock. '@7i
Section authorizes the press~ !.
appoint a commission Of three un'',
be known as the United States csr..'s
mission. He may in his ishs'.
suspend the functions
pay of these comm,.s,, S
and restore them again at any lin, !
salaries Of the commissioners are N 4
$4,000 per annum.
Section 2 makes 1t the duty Of tpa
missioners to cause an iuvestIa,lS,
be made as to the existence Of couh,r
pleuro.pneumonia, foot and 81
disease and rinderpest and n
this purpose they are authorized o AZ
either In person or by agents anyprns
In which they have reason Ia beBel
such disease exists, Upon dscoyu,,
the eXis ence OF the disease tie conrs
sioners are authorized to give pabllcl,
tice TO the fact, specifying the locade
and also TO notify 10 writing n
agents of any transporiioa eompr
doing business in or through the lntss
locality. The commissioners sc
CURED to establish and niIIt
such quarantine OF en
premises or localities Us IN
may deem Necessary 20 prersia
spread of disease, and also to cauRE
praisal and destruction Of Injected ois
posed animals. The owners Of ne .
mails destroyed are to be paid TIRE
foIrths the value OF the animals IS Z
termlned upon basis Of health allH'
Infection in case Of the animals al
eased, and the full appraised W.
il case of animals exposed 10 NJ
not infected with disease, Il 4 POI
vided, however, that not ne'
than SlG0 shall be rad
any one animal destroyed EAa
has q record or pedigree, nor more nll
$50 for an animal without a pedlaial
provided further that 10 no cas- q,
compensation be allowed for any ausl'
destroyed which may have con!irA
or been exposed to disease ma iofaa
country or on the high SEES nor "a
compensation be allowed any p% v
knowingly or wilfully conceals ne ~
ence OF any such disease or tne ~
exposure thereto.
Section 8 authorizes the commlssv's
to make rules and regulations iol 81.
ing the provisions OF the bill ln'o ".
the rules to have the effect OF law W
approved by the president. Nj
Sections 4, and prescribe pelt@ I,
for obstructing the commissioner y !
performance of their GUY Y
concealing disease and ior W
porting or delivering for n
portation from one state y 4
other diseased animals, knowing 'n's'
be such,
Section 6 makes 1t the duty Of 'ne J.
missioners whenever any Va
of animals refuses to accep !.
sum authorized TO %
under apprail ement, TO decls. 4. y :
maiutains a rigid quarantine q ". - y !,
mails and premises where the cA'A' Z
be found. A Al,
Other sections make II tne usS
the district attorneys 70 pl0.'
violations OF the proVlslv,nas, ~,
the bill, authorize the em Ils,cn 4
OF a secretary to the com ,il.,s y
skilled veterinarian ana dlles s'al.I
when the functions OF the , Con,''4 (
are suspended their onlss n
records shall be 'utusu .. 4
to the commissioner Of sgTl Na y cs,r,
bin appropriates 81 ,0OO'oOO 70 ~
provisions into effect ,...d 40
A similar pill was introduss" ~
house to-day by Delegs'sa ,,,sili
of Wyoming, by um,,tes.
of the house agricultural colp,D r,epss
Is understood that the bill Wss iroI5.s
by the representatives OF tnsVVD
Cattle Growers association
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