Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21
a MAr1oNAL oArrLE rnALL.

The Texas delegation in congress ar,
doing some good work in their efforts t
have removed the embargo laid by othe
states and territories upon the trans
portation Of Texas cattle. The action o.
Kansas and Colorado in prohibiting the
passage through those states of Texas
cattle driving to the pastures of thu
Northwest, was 80 disastrous to the stocl
interests of this state as largely to de
press the price of cattle last season. Sim.
pie justice to one of our largest
industries calls for the action of our
congressional representatives. The bar.
rier against the movement Of Texas cattle
must be removed.
Senator Coke has had passed in the SEN
ate bill which allows national trail
through Kansas, along the western border
Of the state, from No Mans Land to Ne
braska. The trail passes over public
land, and is entirely in the jurisdiction
OF the federal government. The Kansas
authorities have no control over IT. 1t Is
two miles in width and free from obstruc-
lions. The public land on which this trail
is located is reserved from public settle
ment for ten years. The house committee
on commerce has agreed to report the pill
iavorably, and its speedy passage is CON
iidently looked for
Mr.. Lanham, the representative of that
district in which the cattle interest over.
shadows all others, has been especially
active In having removed the distractions
TO the movement of Texas cattle. He has
bill now before the house to nullify the
New Mexican law, which is practical
prohibition of the passage of Texas cattle
through that territory. In the course of
strong speech in support of his bill, he
used this argument; "To-day we are
almost deprived of market outlet for our
cattle either by land or sea. Our ports are
in shadows, and our drivers and shippers
are met with distractions as soon as they
attempt to transcend our state lines, in
the shape of restrictive If not absolutely
prohibitory police and quarantine regula-
lions and eXOrbitant inspection laws of
other states and territories, to which are
superadded apprehended dangers of in
reference in transltu, growing out of the
provisions of the animal industry law. A
practical embargo Is land upon our COM
merce. We have no sufficient water
transit, and we are afraid to ship by rail
or drive our herds through the country"
II is within the undisputed province of
congress to nullify the law OF territory,
which 1t has often done, and surely there
never was stronger demand for con-
gressional Interference than exists now.
Mr.. Lanham's appeal is strong one,
and we have no doubt it was effective.
With national highway through Kan
sas, the Texas cattlemen will have lttle
to complain of in the nature OF restrc-
lions to the drive. Only the narrow strip
of territory, known as "No Mans Land"
separates them from Kansas, and this,
being public lands, under no state gov
eminent regulation, is free to the drive.
Kansas Will be entered aboutflteen miles
east of the Colorado line, and the trail
will enter Nebraska on the line between
Kansas and Colorado. From thence there
is not likely to be much difficulty in
reaching the grazing groupdsf