The Red Cloud chief., 1888-03-30
ATTLE OF Il BILLS
Su9glee For Right Of Way Com
,encing In Congress-Advent
OF the Tariff Bill
Satrdsy's House Proceedings-Sen
eual Statements of q st. Louis
Pork Packer.
he 0rges a Kansas City House With
Wesale Slaughtering Of Plague
Stricken Hogs.

WAsRGroN, March 2S.-There will prob
ably be struggle for precedence in the
Senate day between Mr.. Palmer with
his bill establish o bureau of animal IN
dustry AZ Mr.. Platt with his South Da-
kota bill The former holds the position OF
unfinisheSusiness. but Mr.. Plat will ask
that 1t be ,splaced. Both express q pur-
pose to do cir utmost to secure the right
Of way. II winning measure il liable 70
take up nelly all the time OF the Senate
throughout b week. Wednesday will b
desoted to t. ~obsequies Of the late Chief
Justice. Tha9emphis Bridge bill may So
cur . hearinsn the morning hours and it
IL probable thaSenator Wilson, Of Mary
land, will some anne during the week ask
that the regulal order be laid aside to AZ
ford him Q cham to deliver his speech ON
the character Othe Western mail service.
cases on the caladar.
the first lesislate day Of the week in the
House, prominet among them beng The
bills to promote anatomical science in the
District by giviy paupers' bodies to med
zeal colleges, ad the Georgetown and
Tennalytown Gale railroad bill, both Of
which will be subjects OF controversy. The
Commerce Committee will be given the
floor Tuesday. It has selected a large
number of bills ,r action. including the
Nicaragua Canal III, the bill to loan Gov
eminent exhibiistO the Ohio Centennial
Exposition. the Breau of Health bill, the
'Drummers" bill nd tie bill to prevent
frauds on Amecan manufactures, in
a. ;i'ion to a great number of
bridge. lgh'hous and lifc-saving sta
ton bills. H. is he intention to call
up the Postal Tcles aph blll-not for action,
but to rails, and dekrmine the question as
to the right of the Cenmercc Committee to
substitute such a hi for the one which
proposes to place telegraph companies un-
der the operation Of he liner State Com
merce law. WEDNESDAY will witness the
funeral services Over. he remains of the
Chief Justice. The ISl C Lands Commit
tee VIII endeavor TO g the House to re-
sumo the consideration + the General Pub
lie La is bill or Tharu ". The Logan
B;a -;''; bills Will lrobatlr rive rise
to IN it.cr, sing jciau Fritay and III.
wer.- viii ci'>e WIKI ne consideration Of
bills o I'd from he Ummittec on Pri-
vale L.ui t. aii:s.
Til =; ii Dii prenarel by the majority
OF Il! :.a:> ;.nd MeansCommittec will
Make - advent il the Illus. early in the
week ard b. placed upon be ca eadar.
Tr= LAEp IN~vEsgG,rIoS.
WASHINGTON. Marc. .j IN the lard In
v~es'i--i!pi sa'ur:.v VILLAIN Il. B:r;le.
OF s.. Louis, lc-iiiici tiiatt.e has. been in
the rork p,cslrg business, Tor for;y years
and .ii,i ais Jctn en-agG III ship,ing
catti. 70 tie = $. He had recently been
IN kan--- '.tc and eXa:nEc,i the stock
yards I."I arKI'"h s rsc- ttrc. AT Jacob
D0d q Sons ac Ia: 10, III Hsm slaughter.
ing a graf Luany DIS ascj hogs, most OF
them sLfTnrtIy from y.Gat Is known as
cholera. Olr of the firm toll him but little
white grease "as maze uoN and also that
his foreman had recently bought 900
SmOthrred hogs which wen put MIC the
tanks and went INFO prim4 steam lard.
Witness sad tina; he regarded the attack
on the manufacturer of rSfined lard as
un6Gst AMI unWavrrn' ed. E~a;hought that
tho investigation ought to betin at the root
OF the matter, and snow from what truck
the refine was compelled to make his re-
fined lard OWN" to the prevalence OF dis
ease among hogs at the stock yards. He
could, as ID pork packer and experienced
farmer, verify all the statements he had
heard about the manufacture of prime
steam lard. He had only gone out Of the
business because he could not pursue his
business any longer and deal honestly.
The tricks of the trade had become so cor.
rupt during the past few years that even
in his u trade with the South he could
not compete with the srual: dealers OF his
city. In cross-examination Bartle
admitted Of having been in the habit him
self OF packing diseased hogs, and con
tinued with other disgusting revelations
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. March 8-In the House
day Mr.. Stone, Of Missouri, from The
o. Public Lands. reported q
calling upon the Secretary Of
the Interior for information as to the
frauds upon the Government by
the California Redwood Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Steel Of Indiana, from the Commit
Tee on Military Affairs, reported the bill
providing for the promotion OF army off,
GERS after twenty years continuous SER
vice in q grade. Committee Of tho
Whole. =
The fioOr was then accorded to the Com.
mittee % the Judiciary, and the House
Into the Committee OF the Whole on
The bill to define and regulate the jurisdio-
hon Of the United states courts.
Mr.. Wilson. Of Minnesota, spoke in advo-
cacy Of y proposed amendment providing
hat no corporation shall m any suit to
which It shall be . party. be held to b Q
catis"n Of any State other than that Ia
winch the suit is brought because Il we
organized under the laws Of such other
State.
After discussion and pending action the
House adjourned.