Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09

this association are to promote the
cattle industry of the whole people. In
furtherance of this object committee on
Legislation was appointed and its duties
defined as limited to the effort OF secuT-
ing such legislation by the national gov
eminent as would tend to the encourage
ment and protection Of the cattle growing
business under direction of the associa-
ton. DR.. Azel Ames, of Massachusetts,,
and late of Montana, is the active and
leading member Of that committee. Hav-
ing lost control of his Montana cattle in
terests, and, in consequence, having time
at his disposal, he has spent most OF the
winter in Washington laborirg to secure
the passage OF protective measures under
pay from the association. And here is
where he has shown that low cunning
and disregard Of Pledges given that de-
serves the severest condemnation. To
show the fullness of his treschery to the
interests he is disappearing we must
recite little history:
May 90, 1884, an act OF Congress was
approved by which the Bureau Of Animal
Industry WAS created. The law was
weak, but under its provisions the bureau
WAS organized and the work Of stamping
out pleuro-pneumonia began. The work
was necessarily slow in progress because
CT the inc fficiency Of the law and the re-
tusal Of many states to cooperate. New
ertheless, the forces have been well
organized, the bureau is in thorough
working order and this insidious and fatal
bovine disease has been wiped out OF halt
dozen states in which it had obtained q
toothold. Its spread to our open ranges
of the west has been prevented, and to-
day it is believed to be virtually under
control in the few Atlantic states where
it still exists. Most Of this work
has been accomplished under the
MANAGEMENT of Governor Norman J.
Colman, Commissioner of Agriculture, of
which department the bureau is part.
Notwithstanding the effective work
done there was some dissatisfaction
growing out of the fact of the limited
powers conferred by the law, and during
the session of 1886 Z new bill was in
troduced in Congress known as the "Mil-
Ter Carey bill" Underithe provision Of
this bill the bureau IVES to remain in ex-
istence, but 8 commission of three prac-
tical cattlemen was to be appointed by
the President and be charged with the
work Of stamping out disease-especially
pIeuro- pueumonia. When the disease
was wiped out the commission was to
die.
The friends of the bureau objected to
the commission feature of the bill, be-
Iieving that as q permanent bureau in the
Department OF Agriculture better results
would be obtained. The bill failed to
pass, and as it was the special child Of
the Consolidated Cattle Growers Asso-
ciatlon, the matter came up for discussion
at the annual meeting of that body, held
in Kansas City last November. After 8
full and free discussion between the
friends Of the bill and those of the bureau
an agreement was entered into and the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
| Resolved, that the legislative committee Of
the Con solidated Cattle Growers Association
of The United States be, and is hereby request
| 8 tk,ah k1n ao
the Miller Carey bill, with the amendment that
the Commissioner Of Agriculture shall be ex-
| oficio q member of tie commission, and Its
chairman.
Resolved, that the thanks Of this convention
are hereby rendered to Norman j. Colman
United States Commissioner Of Agriculture
a. +. DR.. D. &. Salmon, chief of the Bureau Of
animal Industry for the efficient work they
have done in stamping out pleuro -pneumonis
with the limited powers conferred upon them
by existing legislation.
Here is pointed resolution directing
the committee to do specific thing
there Is no chancellor quibbling orlnlsun-
Outstanding. The second resolution rec
ognizes in plain English the fact OF the
good work done by the bureau and thanks
the chiefs for their labor. To back up
these resolutions the Miller Carey bill was
printed in full in the proceedings Of the
committee, with the amendment SIS pro-
posed, so that all members might know
Just what they were supporting. But DR..
Ames goes to Washington and instead OF
working for the passage Of the bill agreed
upon, secures the introduction OF what he
is pleased to style the ''compIomise bill "
It is the Miller Carey bill In all Its
features ssye two. It starts out
by declaring that the President
shall appoint three persons who shall
constitute Bureau Of Animal Industry
in the Department of Agriculture. The