The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-03
HORSE TRAINER WANTED
CONGRESS ASKED TO HIRE PROF.
GLEASON.
Senator Hampton and Representative
Wise Each Introduces a Bill With
That Object in View.

FROM me NeW ORR I9hcS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--Some very in
tereSting and instructive points on the art
of composition can be gained by anybody
with curiosity enough to make even a short
study of some Of the thousands Of bills
which are annually introduced in both
Houses of Congress. Each Senator and
Representative will be found to have his
own style Of composition, but the inquiring
student will sometimes discover "a marked
similarity Of style in the compositions of
legislators from widely-Separated sections.
An example of this is found in two meas
ures which have leen introduced in the
present Congress by Senator Hampton, Of
South Carolina, and Representative Wise,
Of Virginia. The speeches and most of the
bills offered by the South Carolina Senator
and the Virginia Congressman would not
lead to the suspicion that either was an iml-
tat0r of the other in matters of style, or
that either was indebted to the other for his
ideas on any subject. A comparison of the
two bills spoken of, however, shows rather
remarkable likeness Of both style and
ideas in compositions of the two leglSla'
tors.
Mr.. Hampton calls his measure "a bill to
purchase and publish in book for the use
and Improvement of the military service of
the United States, the written manuscript,
by Prof. Q. R. Gleason, on the great art OF
training and educating horses The bill
starts off with a provision that Prof.
Gleason's be directed to write book for
the use and improvement of the military
service of the United States This book the
Senator proposes shall embrace Prof. Glea-
sons system for handling, controlling, train
ing and educating horses. 1t must include
all his secrets for subduing aud breaking
vicious, stubborn and unmalageahle horses,
with engravings of all his brides, bits,
reins, all kinds of straps, and ''every de-
scription of harness he uses Of his system of
training and educ lting horses" 1t must
also include veterinary department" and
''all the different diseases horses are subject
to must be named, with full information
how to treat said dis asses, and the medi-
cines given for such diseases, with full in
formation how to give" In addition to all
this, Mr.. Hampton wants the book to con
tain IA chapter on the science of horse
shoeing, with description of the anatomy
of horses foot" a chapter on food for
horses and another on harness, describ-
ing the different makes, and how to lit, TO
purchase, to care for"
Section Of the Hampton bill provides
that Congress shall have the book published
at the expense of the government, and shall
pay to Prof. Gleason the sum Of - dol
lars for use of said book" Next, the Sena-
tor proposes that 1.-THE government shall en-
ploy Prof. 0. r. Gleason and that one of
the duties of the professor shall be ''tO teach
and lecture on his system of training and
educating; the science of hOrseShoeing, and
how to purchase horses for the government
service" The professor must also ''estab-
lish schools for instruction at points most
suitable" Besides these labOrs Mr.. Hamp-
ton provides that sit shall also be part of
Prof O. r. GleasOns duties to inspect and
brand all horses belonging to the United
States government; that he shall at the time
of inspection accurately describe every
horse, such as color, height, age and eff
cheney of all and every horse; that he shall
then brand every horse he ipspects on
the left hind foot, beginning with the figure
l and brand on the first left hind foOf of first
horse and continue or in the branding in rO-
tation of figures till all are branded; and he
shall keep a book from which he shall make
a report of all horses thus inspected and
branded, and send the report to the proper
authorities" The Senator's bill ends with
a provision that "the pay Of Prof. Gleason
shall be - per day and travelling ex
penseS."
Representative Wise puts n little more
matter into the title of his bill, but com
parison withShe Hampton title reveals dis
tinct traces Of similarity. The Wise meas
ure is entitled "a bill TO request Prof. o. r.
Gleason to write a book embracing his en-
tire system of Training and Educating
Horses, the Science of Horsehoeing," and so
forth; that Congress purchase and publish
said book for the government use and i'm
provement of the military service, United
States Army; also to employ Prof. o. r.
Gleason to teach his system as laid down III
his book, and to perform such other duties
as NAV he hereafter named" Mr.. Wise ex-
hIblts the natural mOdesty of a member of
the lower branch as compared with a Sena-
tor in providing in the first section of his
bill that Prof. Gleason be requested" to
write book, rather than directed" as
Senator Hampton provides, but he follows
the ''reque-t" with the comprehensive pro
vision that the book shall contain 'all the
information that Prof. Gleason possesses and
may hereafter acquire on the great art of
training and educating hCrseS' Congress
is to purchase and publish the book FOR
government use il the Improvement of the
military and other departments of the Unit
ed States service where horses are required
Mr.. Wise desires the book to embrace a
full set Of engraVings of all the different
brides, bits and all kinds of straps or strap
pings that Prof. Gleason uses, or may lere-
after learn of, and that may be important
information: all of the set or sets above
named shall be fully illustrated ana give in
formation how to adjust them.n The Con-
gresham proposes that the book shall con
tain "a chapter or chapters on the science
of horseshoeng and the make and anatomy
of the horses foot together with "a chap
ter or chapters on veterinary, with infor-
nation how to diagnose the different dis
eases horses are subject to; also medicines
for said diseases, and receipts for said medi-
cines, with directions how to apply and
givep Mr. Wise next provides that Con
gress shall employ Prof. o. r Gleason to
teach AMI lecture OIL his book at such times
and places as the Secretary of War may
designate; and it shall also DO the duty Of
Prof O. r. Gleason to obey all orders from
the Secretary Of Var and all other superior
officers That part Of Prof. Gleason's du-
ties shall be to inspect all horses required for
the different branches of the United States
service and select the best. He shall also
inspect and report on all horses recon-
mended to be condemned. He shall also in
struct all blacksmithS on the science OF
horseshoeing and report those incompetent
to perform tine work Of the government"
The closing sections Of the Wise bill provide
that the salary OF Prof. Gleason "shall be
dollars per day and travelling ex-
penSes, and that Congress shall pay to
Prof. 0. H. Gleason ---- dollars for book. -
1t is evident 20 impartial observers that
the remarkable similarity in style, ideas and
purpose of these two measures justliles the
suspicion that one of the two composers has
found the gtyle of rhe other so attractive