The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-15
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TEE BUREAU OF ANIMAL NDUgTRY
CHARGED WITH INCOMPETKNCY.

n Lively Session 81 the Senate Ce.nittse
en- Axrissitsrs-Ths wsei Cerfereaee-
Naalns the six New Naval Vessels.
WARRINGTON, Jan. M.-The Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture had . lively and In
teresting session to-day. and some rather
startling testimony vas given by mon in
terested in the cattle business ~ to tho
msnaeement OF the Bureau Of Animal In
dustry Of the Agricultural Department The
committee has been for several days investi-
eating the subject OF pleuro-pneumonia, with
a view to preparing some bill providing for
the stamping out OF the disease. Yesterday
DR.. Palmer. chief OF the bureau. was heard,
and to-day q delegation OF cattle mon gave
their testimony. This delegation was COM
posed OF d. W. Smith. ex-President, n
DR.. Asael Ames Of the Consolidated Cattle
Growers Association. A. NJ. Bowman Of the
Virginia Short Horn Breeders Association. J.
q. Saunders Of the Breeders' Gazette. E. I. Will
son OF the Illinois Live Stock Association. and
Delegate Carey Of Wyoming. Mr.. Wilson did
most Of the talking to-day. and his testimony
created quite q sensation In tho committee.
He charged that tho Bureau Of Animal Indus
try was utterly Incompetent to carry out the
law or to do anything whatever In the way Of
stamping out disease. AZ az Illustration. he
tSaS Ct ths during T"y In, II p plsSso. p %ss,SSs sef IL
Chicago In 1886. According to Mr.. Will
son Dr. SALMON At that time put in charg: 2,
drunk during nearly sii tho time be was IN
81 The money q tho Department Tor travelling
q H. he AZ eh lsss's.d NJ ~, Wilson As w said ns shSs' g, out tS 2,
siaSshterins q diseased animals. $1,000 for
travelling expenses, and the balance u sal
1897. there were twenty men employed In
s 4 an au sIssn.s o, i'2 ss.7s hs I'd each Ct ''s snf.
Charge q ths work, sp ~ 70 thi5ty : days !. they
ali this time the conduct Of Dr.. .Trumbower was
tom tcp's and ssf fsGHrtsa made M tst that SHf IL was centia-
ually In a state q intoxicatton: He Was finally
removed s o q, from 1Sn u Chicago y, ponly to n,s DO ria placed ea,t n
for a Board Of Commissioners to deal with
cattle mem. and With the Comfmissioner Of Xgri-
culture as ex-oflcio member.
The Secretary OF the Navy has executed .
contract with the Pneumatic Gun Carriage and
Power Company OF the District Of Columbia
for tho construction Of a gun carriage, supplied
with suitable. pneumatic and hand gear for
training and elevaung, and all machinery. ap-
ppiete worfins and msnsuvering as a carriage
Tor IN eight-inch breech-loadlng rifle. The
material used is to be principally cast steel OF
domestic manufacture, having q tensile strength
81 M ho an 's sion a1sa NOT; Of not eeH iess thPs sq s5u per cent N
In test pieces, and the weight 81 the carriage Is
not to exceed 10000 pounds. The contractors
are required to deliver and set up the carriage
at the naval proving grounds near Annapolis.
ready for mounting the gun and use within
FIVE months. The contract price for the car
riage and Its RppurtenRnceS ts $10, 600. payable
in four equal installments.
Tho wool conference adjourned at 80 P. NJ.
to-day. after unanimously adopting 4 wooltarin
substantially the same as that Of 1867. with
certain notifications or corrections OF alleged
Inconsistencies and abuses. which. 1t is said,
have latterly crept in through customs decis-
will be q slight increase in the tariff both on
wool and woollen goods. Resolutions were
adopted urging the continuance OF protection
by tarid OF the production and manufacture OF
wool and of all American productions. as de-
They urgently request Congress to immediate
ly pass a Joint resolution correcting the pres
ent erroneous classification Of worsteds by di-
recting that they be classified as woollsn cloths.
and dayos , The gasssi I1% % Of s the Senate Sb blIl; knHwn
lions Of imports.
Secretary Whitney has selected names for the
now naval vessels now in course OF construc-
ton. and his choice was approved by the Presi-
dent to-day. The .19-knot cruiser. being con-
structed at Philadelphia, will be known as the
""Philadelphia.'" and the sister ship building at
Tho three l,700-ton gunbosts will be called the
s YSrksown B%enn hiI on +, and d Co n ,bs and the