Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13
.er from Texas yield to the ssn.sor from

Mr. Paddock-Just half q moment.
Mr.. Coks-I had rather cot.
Mr.. Paddock-Under the most poten-
The Presiding On:er-The Senator
from Texas declines TO yield.
Mr.. Paddock beg pardon.
Mr.. Coke.-Now, Mr.. President, 50
much for the law as it stsbds. We ought
not to psss another bill on the suoJecs st
alI, because the highest authority q the
government Charged with the enforcement
Of existing laws tells Us thst ne" law ls
unnecessary. But taking the new OIL as
/. stands before the Senate my col
league (Mr. Rsagap) hiss discussed us
provisions quite fully, and shall NOT re-
peat what he has said. have on .red an
amendment to II, In the twelfth line OF
section l, to strike out president OF the
United States" aad insert "Commissi ner
Of Agriculture" The purpose OF that
amendment is simply this, that the bill IS
it stands now institutes o commissl on.
| The amendment I propose to IL ooes
away with the commission fes'ure. The
substitute as it stands unamsnded makes
l. he duty o. the President
Immediately after the passage Oh Ills act, |
to appoint, by and with the aovice sao |
consent of the Senate, four parsons, VINO, |
together with the Commissioner OF Asrl- |
crI.ure. who shall be ex-oficio casirmeu,
shall constitute 8 bureau 10 the Depart
msnt Of Ag iculture, to be known as the
Beard OF Animal Industry. The board
shall contain two prsc tical cattle gro Wers
of known executive ability and compe-
tent veterinary surgeon. The salaries
Of said four members ri sald ooaro, re-
spec!ively, shall be $4,000 per anpum.
n I'D
: nPres!dent of the Uaited Ssstes," emo
inserts "Commlssloner Of Agriculture "
l slso propose to strike out SOY and WITH
the advice and consent Of the Senate"
ard to provide for appointment by the
) Commissioner Of Agriculture OF
: TWO persons instead Of four, who,1
.. together with the Commissioner OF Agri-j
culture (9ho shall be ex fi.io chalrmsq3
. snail constitute bureau In the Depaft-
menS of Agriculture to be known es the.
Board Of Auimal Industry. This boalds
shall ontsin not two, but one pfscaSsi
3 cattle grower Of known executive aDthIYs
!, spd 8 competent veterinary surgeon, hed
D propose to amend il. 81
v The reason for the emendmsrt issthat
s when you substitute commissioner the
4 single authority Of the Commissioner Ct
8 Agriculture you divide the responsibility,
= you relieve the Commissioner OF Agflcui-
- lure Of the onus that rests upon MN
l. under exsling law, ard thst VIII tes!
i upon him under this amendment, o.
properly executing the law. lou pro-
l. nose to substitute commission com
l. posed OF the Commissioner of Agriculture
Ut and four persons, to be divided ana els
(. trscted in tn ir council 3, neither OF tneH
We to be RESPONSIBLE for the proper executor
X Of the law.
e, With this commission there Is no re
OF sponsibility On anybody for the prope
u enforcement and leIecusion OF the Il Z"
TX soonsioility il SO divided that /
On amounts to nothtGg.. The COMMISSIONS
ng of Agriculture is no longer Responsible
OF Nv amendment proposes to MAKE ID
OF Commissioner Of Agriculture the htaa 9
the bureau, to give him the sppolntmen
al of his assistants; to hold him responslb!
In. tor the enforcement OF the law, ana
we must confess that one reason Whlc
lot promuted me to offer this amendmen
est was what was said by the Senate
sr- from Kansas Mr.. Plumb two or thre
DAYS ago in discussing lhls Dlu. ID
ISL referred 10 the operation OF the Calcss
emit syndcaSe. He said that inst syholca
TO mad agents in the lobbles here now, 81
1ck that they had been here ever since tn
di are here to advocate this bill, 10 LOBBY Il
Sis, mis- bill; and that fact Is evidence 10
on mind that the Commissioner OF Agricu
,e4, turs has been found not ameneole 20 u
Ier- mower or the Establishments Ct thst syi
ex- dictate. TRUST him because they DO u
his want him. / desire the Commissioner
lire Agriculture, appointed by the PrssldeI
ing a great bureau nficer, responsible 70 u
law people of the United States, to the Ere
Il 1t ident CT the United States fer the prop
the enforcement of this law. desire
ion commission tbs. can be eppro.ca
the through the want and abseuce OF 81
and resoons ibility, as many fear this Gel
rce- mission will De II tits Dill should psss'
why, Mr.. President, l have lie
him ters from Texas, l hsve them ifo
$50 New Mexico, Rave them from Af1z1t
ere. | have letters from Massachusetts,, he
h is letters from New Yvk, snd they Il
ect, this commission. They say tbst Y y
zion commission is created Il will pSHst
tute render OF the cattle growers sna OF
consumers Of beef to tbs syndicate.
this CHICAGO that low holds ard cruahes y,
grasp the interests OF the pHooucslsf
consumers Of beef. 80
.,a want q single responsibii.y1Euc
Ared responsibility ~ nM Som. - -,
sion the heio VI the =. 49,, p,,
az. sponsible to the country aud 80 ths ffs
-on- dent and TO Congress for the proper
nsse forcsnent end execution Of tae law,
rtns 20. s scattering and diffusion and divers
in cation Of responsibilities, which. rs U
10 u widen out, lose oil force and emcisn
q. Executive force md viEcr was never
stes increased or promoted by c division
o.. responsibility. while weskGess ana
no-s fusion always result from Il.
sc- The object of my amendment Is 10
ard force ana vigor to the1sv by placing
. o. exscut,on In the hands Of the Comm
'err,. sionsr Of Agriculture, who wiz enc
ais own assistants, and whose Wil
the execution of 1t will be supreme
oIe. have great confidence in the honesty
le~ intellisesce OF the present Commisslo
sIins of Agriculture. II he had been plan
could hsve been easily itfnsncsd or
;om- to the purposes Of others. 1t ne &C
nd have been handled this bill would ut
Ii Ct hsve been Introduced. So much Tor
re- amendRsnt.
tia Mr.. Saerman-Will the Senator
He way to motion to proceed TO the coz
snds. Grafton OF executive bnsinessf
pr1a- Mr.. Coke-I will in few mlnuHes.
same Mr., B!Eir-l wish TO observe thts sc
the -. T k-r,- %havo ia mot n humSn being