Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13
i zion OF the constitute. n OF the United

Another clause OF tho secoLd section
And to cause investigation to be msde
az 10 the txIstence Of contagious pieuro-
npeumonia, tuberculosis, foot and-nouth
disease, rlpderpest, glaucers in horsee,
vine plague, hog cholera, and other
diseases Of cisease-ccnditions OF 1--we
stock
There Ia 20 provision made, 1 believe,
for slaugatering horses, hogs, and other
| live stock except cattle, Tut l am not
sare Of inst. This commission is to 90
snout through the neighborboods snd IN
vest,g,te everyb 5dy's stock. Ii owners
refuse r., give their coneefia or costiuC'
| The action AZ he commission IN nShins
| TIE iIvseti gsti5l, then thsy elola.a tne
provisions # tie act and suo1ecs tnem-
selves 10 its penalties. Il gems 70 me
that you are extending the provisions Oh
this act to so many things thas " Will
enable his commission to materlaiiy %
s>ruct the commerce and business OF this
country.
Another clause Of the second section
is: ..
Ire said board Is hereby authorized to
| enter. either in person or by their duly
! authorized agenss, Any premises or places,
Including stockysrds, cars and vessels On
i or in which are any snimals In course OF
or destined for transportation from oBe
state to smother or to foreign country,
or TO or from any territory of the Ullled
3 S,sfes, or to or from the District oil
= Columbia, or which premises, places,
stockysrds, cars and vessels are &C
: customed to be used for the kee ping or In
:, respect Of euch animals 30 in course OF or
= destined for such transportation Is aIore-
: said, liz or g. which they have reason to
/ belieye, and do believe, there exists any
o of such diseases, or disease-condltlons,
or sny infectious matter or thing in
e iuricus to such an .ls, and TO make
L search, Investigation and itqulfy IN re-
f gard to the existence thereon.
d This clause contains some things that
e the commission might do lawfully, pu'
d when it gu horiLes them to enter into any
r ,place or places" 1t means that they maJ
!, 90 into any city, any county, any helgn'
II borhood and make these iavess,gstlons
~ and II shows tina. that YVES Intend 20 be
ID an, h.csuse those are coupled with the
D. words which might have been lawfully
,e EMPLOYED of entering into "stock yards
r. cars. and vessels, on or in which are an!
animals In course of or destined for trans
re port.tion from one state 20 smother or Z
ID 8 foreisr country" etc.
q, That they might do, but they must d1
e. rect their Investigations to the oe1scts Q
RS in er state commerce or OF foreign com
of merce. They can not direct their lnvest
70 cations to mere local commerce ard tax
ed mold of the health Of domestic animals
TO ali of the states of this U1ion snd tax
to charge of all sorts Of animals, as this bi
,al provides for.
q MIR Rzsgap-Thatis exactly tne polh'
ne controversy, I asserted that while 1t IS
investigate diseases 1t is not IN relatlo
ill to the Interstate traL sportsiion or forele
Tor commerce.
X Mr., Blsir-The Senator, then, is ce
of family in error in all he says In regard
md a restriction on private rights In the se'
ing ond section, for that ID section, the pc
ne ton which he quotes, which contemplat
raj the Investigation of disease, the putlli
ose down Of disease, and the twelfth eectlo
,ch the language # which he quotes, on g
md other hand is copfned wholly 10 Inc MS
the ter OF Investigation
Or MFR. Raagan-Now 1 must ask to
ind permitted to 60 through Win wha6 W!
r, saw. and TO be answered hereafter
Die should like to submit my remarks IN col
@ copnected order.
, of The Presiding Ofacer-The Sena'
/. II from Texas is entitled to the floor.
,rry MIR Reagan-I will not misstate
itu Language or o. j cts Of the bill ii
but avoid 1t. My obi ct is to get at its ter
Ia & and show what lis meaning ls. Anotl
own clause In the second section Is:
otsI Upon the discovery Of the existence
ther suy # the said diseases, or disease CO
, be dltions, or any sucn Infectious matter
rita. thing, the said board ia hereby authorii
IN a to give n tice. by publication, OF tne
rely istence Of such disease, Il ssses or
ease couditlons, or such iniectlous maj
n ia or th,ug and the locality thereof, IN 81
,wer newspapers as they may select, ana
be st notify In writing the ofticias or agers'
csr- .uy railroad, steamboat or other trs
, for portation CONF ~, or any individual
dis Arm engaged III transportation ousln'
Ia or through such III cted locsitY,
ring tae facts 80 ascertainec.
eien This clsuse, II 1t means anything, me
I the that these persons may 60 into the So
,sed, aud msks the investigations wnlch
holly proposed, ana the ln1ssusalio .n. o., =.
, has oressly made with view to the III
o rtstion of interstate commerce.
n me should NIT the power OF tie commas
r the t. hat stock or properly wnlcn ID .
con- 9 transported, eno snouio NOV ehuet
efer- to condemn oy wholesale 'ne s'oeA
q the property OF Wncie Comlhouiy' -
be seen, IL unfortunately we should
commission under this scs which N
ID, in he disposed to set improperly and sub
4 the themselves to improper iDhaences-
, tina, il viii be remembered roat mighty II
: the epces are slwsys eXerted to control
mart cattle trade of this country, as WIS so
> dis ou.nt'u stated ny the Senator from KS
fMr F.umh) OF. Thursday las'-f Is D
p..or IN p.se TO lin this investigation TO
1884 oerty weica Is to be transported
"a "a. s,sts 70 sts.e, the bill should SO s
mt its xud should not give rowing Commits
tiyes the general power to condemn Gil
pbiec s.ock IL a given community; Ior sh
% ia, il con. sia powsr, SIS think shall
ed. as directly, which would eussis shia
I'd BY mission TO put the ban up2n vac trsal
tstop Of the stock Of any given porte
upon the ccuutr, TO promote the trsAsp
ropri tioa srd sale and marketing Of the
~ the of another portion of the country.
II thar SAID board Ia hereby authorised an
now uujrsd 10 establish sad maintain
a will Quarantine of animals 30 In the cou7
,s&. 20 or destined for such transportAde
, vent aforesaid, and such premises, pi
,nsept s.ocSyards, cars
That cleuae may not be subject :
riIv so objection which have Tatsso; but