Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-21
STOCK PROTECTION.
The Bill for the Protection of
our Herds Against the
Ravages
Of Pleuro-pneumonia and Other
Contagious Diseases Offered
in Congress
Synopsis OF the Bill-Shufeldt
Distillery Sheds Open
for Cattle Feeding.
Forty-Ninth Congress.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 2O.-Mr.
Mitchell offered long preamble and
resolutions calling on the secretary of
war for information as to the unau-
Ihorised building of steam launch on
the Columbia river and as to the re-
ducti0n of the wages of laborers en-
gagged in the work of Improvements on
that river. Laid over.
The House bill to grant the Mari
copa & Phoenix railway company of
Arizona the right OF way through the
Gila River Indian reservation was
taken up, amended and passed.
A joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of war to aacept q tract of
land on Lake Michigan, twenty-five
miles from Chicago, donated by the
Commercial Club of Chicago, for mill.
tary purposes was passed.
HOUSE.
Under call Of states q number OF
bills and resolutions were introduced,
one being an inquiry into the Wall
street panic. as to whether any banks
had loaned money to parties for specu.
lation without proper security.
By Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, to provide
for the investment of lawful money
deposited In the treasury by national
banks for the redemption Of their cur
rent notes.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up his motion
to suspend the rules and pass the bill
relating to duties on tobacco. Lost.
Yeas, 80; nays, l85.
Mr.. Forney, of Alabama, on behalf
] Of the committee on military, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the Sen
ate bill amending the statues making
an annual appropriation to provide
arms and equipments for militia, with
an amendment proposed by the House
committee, making the annual appro.
priation 500, 900. Agreed to. Yeas,
1893; nays, 40.
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, on behalf
Of the committee on patents, moved to
suspend the rules and pass q bill In.
creaslng the Jurisdiction OF the United
States courts in patent cases and to
protect persons who are iona fide
manufacturers, purchase venders and
users of patented articles. The bill
limits the jurisdiction of United States
courts In patent cases to cases wherein
tll0 uulOuut III ooCo hOt
exceed $500 against one person or citi-
zen. In order to prevent q vote being
taken on the bill. Mr.. Mills; Of Texas,
moved to adjourn. The motion was
agreed to; yeas, l24; nays, l2l.
IN THE LOBBY.
Senator Spooner to-day by request
of Senator Miller, who is absent, intro
duced q bill TO extirpatae contagious
pleuro-pneumonia, foot and mouth dis
ease and vinder pest among cattle ant
to regulate the expectation OF cattle
and the products Of live stock. Sec
ton /, authorizes the president to ap
point q commission Of three persons 4
be known ~ the United States cattl,
commission, he may In his judgment
suspend the function and pay offthes,
commissioners and restore them again
ut any time, the salary of the comis
sioners is fixed at IS 600 per annum
Section 2 makes duty of commission
ers to cause investigation TO be made
as to the existence of contagious pleuro
pneumonia, foot and mouth diseases,
and under pests, and for this purpose
they are authorised to enter either In
person or by agents, any premises IN
which they have reason to belive such
exists. On discovering the existence
of the disease the commissioners are
authorized to give public notice Of the
fact, specifying the location, and alec
notify In writing the agents Of any
transportation company doing busi'
ness in or through the infected district.
The commissioners are required to es-
tablish and maintain such quarantine
of animals, premises or Buildings as
they may deem necessary to prevent
the spred of disease and also to cause the
appraisal and destruction Of the In
fected or exposed animals. Owners OF
animals destroyed and to be paid three
fourths the value Of the animals "a de
termined on the basis Of health before
infection In the case Of animals dis.
eased at the full appraised value In the
case of animals exposed to hut not In
fected with the disease. 1t lie provided
however that not more than $l60 shall
be paid for any animal destroyed
which has . recorded pedigree mol
more than $50 for an animal withou,
q pedigree; provided further, that In
no case shall compensation be allowed
for animals destroyed which may
have contracted or BEEN exposed 4
disease In . foreign country or on the
high seas, nor shall compensation h
allowed anyone who knowingly OF
willingly conceals the existence o.
any such disease, or the fact Of expos
ure thereto. Section 3 authorizes tn,
commissioners 10 make rules and reg
ulations for carrying the provisions Of
the bill into effect, the rules to hav,
the effect Of law when approved BY
the President. Sections 4, 5 and
provide for the penalty for the OBJ
struction of the commissioners In th,
performance Of their duty, for con
cealing the disease and for transport
ing or delivering for transportation
from one state 70 another, diseased an
imals. knowing them TO be such. Sec