The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-12-24
TO PREVENT PLEuRo.
The Catt1e-Grow-ers' Bill to Check tn
Spread of CONTAGIOUS Diseases.

The Cattle-Grov-ers' Bill to Check the
Spread of Contagious Diseases.
WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Spooner
(W1s.), by request of Senator Miller IN.
", introduced in the Senate yesterday
the bill prepared by the committee of the
Consolidated Cattle-Growers Association.
Following is synopsis:
Section authorizes the President to appoint
three commissioners 1T an annual salary OF
5000 each, who shall, be known as the United
States Cattle Commission The President may
suspend and restore the functions and pay of
the commissioners at any time.
Section makes it the duty of the commits
sioners to cause investigation to be made as to
the existence of contagious pleuro-pneumonia.
foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest. and for
this purpose they are authorized to enter, either
in person or by agents, any premises in which
they have reason to believe such disease exists.
Upon discovering the existence of disease the
commissioners are authorized to give public
notice of the fact, specifying the location, and
also to notify in writing the agents of any trans
portation company doing business in or through
the infected locality. The commissioners are
required to establish and maintain such quar-
antine of animals, premises or localities as they
may deem necessary to prevent the spread
OF disease, and also to cause the ap-
praisal and destruction CT the infected or ex-
posed animals. Owners of animals destroyed
are to be paid three-fourths the value of the
animals as determined upon the basis of health
before infection in the case of animals dis
eased, and the full appraised value in the
case OF animals exposed but not in
fected with disease. 1t is provided, how
ever, that not more than 500 shall be paid for
any animal destroyed which has recorded
pedigree, nor more than 500 for an ami
NAL without pedigree. Provided further that
in no case shall compensation be allowed for
any animal destroyed which may have con-
tracted or been exposed to the disease in for
eign country or on the high seas. nor shall COM
pensation be allowed any one who knowingly or
willfully conceals the existence OF any such dis
ease or the fact of exposure thereto.
Section authorizes the commissioners to
make rules and regulations for carrying the
provisions of the bill into effect, the rules to
have the effect of law when approved by the
President.
Sections 4, and provide penalties for OBJ
structing the commissioners in the perform
ance of their duty, for concealing the disease,
and for transporting or delivering for trans
portation from one State to another diseased
animals, knowing them to be such.
Section makes it the duty of the commits
sioners, wherever any owner of animals refuses
to accept the sum authorized to be paid under
appraisement, to declare and mainta rigid
quarantine of the animals and premises where
the cattle may be found.
Other sections make it the duty of the
district attorneys to prosecute violations of
the provisions of the bill, authorize the en-
ployment of a secretary to the commission,
and of skilled veterinarians, and direct
that when the functions of the commission
ers are suspended their offices and records
shall be turned over to the Commissioner
of Agriculture.
The bill appropriates 100000 to carry
its provisions into effect