Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-13
ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
gufechss ef Senators Reagan end Csks
Aga mss the BIZ. 10 EsisbIish
Bureau Of Animal IndnsIy.
rhey Bet Far Their hsasohs IA HeHh'
why rhey VIII vH'e ssA'hse inc nAens
urs Purely Uneoustiiulionai.

huresu OF animal industry were maze 10
the Senate Yesterday b. Mr.. Reagan ano
Mr.. Coke. Mr.. r a.. az said:
Mr.. President: desire TO susmit some
reasons why I shall not vote for the Dill
under consideration. In the hrst place
reo,rd Il as inexpedient to trammel any |
branch of the commerce Of the country |
hevond vhst is actually necessary, or to
r,sce say considerable branch OF com
,,erce un1.r Gn, pGwer and control OF
- men Wshsva seen go much OF the
result of tie formation OF trusts ano
ne,acpolies thai Il Should Wsrn US esalost
nntsigs large inter, sts In the aosoluts
cen rel CT lev persons wherever IL can
b. syoicsd with safety to the public In
tereets.
ever, because regard 1t IN many Oh ,ts
fes,nras ss oistioc!ly violStiye OF the
onrs-.tU,ion. n-d because it seems to me
tive car pass bill Ike this we may re-
g,rd the cQnstl uton as dead letter,
and we wuu.d be no logger under Inc IL
auencs oil or governed by a written con
stltu.ion. 1 will refer to the second
aecl,on Ct this bill as the first point TO
which wish to call atten ton:
Sc 3 That Il shall be the duty OF the
s,id hoard TO invest gate and report upon
the cnndi5lon Ct the domestic animals OF
the Unite States, their protection snd
nae. and also il quire into and report the
canses Of courageous, infectious, and
communicable diseases among them, or
condi,ions likely TO convey contagion,
which for the purposes of this act shall
h. designated as "diseese- conditions"
aud the means for the prevention f.no
cure of the same, and TO collect such In
formation on these subjects as shall be
valuable to the agricultural and CONNER
cisl interests u The country.
II the powers here conferred were
limited to the territories OF the United
Ssstes and TO the District I Columbia
we Should hxvs authority to act as PIE
scribed ny this section; but this refers
m an inyestie alton Of the condition Of
domestic animals In the Unt States
rms means Ia every psrt OF t1e Unite
States. That means that the cheers u
he appointed under this act she'll go Int
fine states and tske hold OF mere loca
interests aud Investigate matters OF
nurely local character. 1t seems 10 M
that this cannot be done
know that the first section Of the oil
starts cut with prov!sion-That 10
the purpose OF better prom oting the ex
nort.,ion of cattle ana the products
live stock from the United States, an
for the purpose Of increasing, promotln
and facilitating the commerce IN cattl
and their products among the sewers
states OF this Union, and for the purpos
of removing the oostructlons TO sue
commerce with foreign nations, al
smong the states when occasioned oy II
existence OF contagious, Infectious
communicable diseases among cattis IL
otner i've stock, etc.
This | regard SIS 8 sort OF presm d
Perhaps Ii is more in the nature OF
stump speech inserted in the beginning
the bill. Ii the language Of the bill,
the terms of tie bill had been to car
ont Whist l have just read, no constit
tionsl objection could be made to 1t; b
dire tly in the second section there ls
total departure from the objsct laid do'
IN this part of the frst section, TO
Slsregard tie distinction as to wheth
the sction OF he commissioners Is TO
In reference to stock held for transport
tim from state to state or to and iron
foreign country or that which he's mere
locsl relation.
Another clause Of the second section
that the commits siopers shall ave pow
70 examine sAd report upon the o.
means of treatiz g, transporting, aud CT
ING for animals and the best means
the suppression of the diseases and
e.es CONDITIONS Of live s'ock.
Tit had ussd the words "transport
from state 20 state or 10 sno rom loie
countries" 1t would be sll rignF, put
general term transporting" Is Gs
which would mean transportation "h'
within a state, ever wnich Congress
NO earthly power.
Mr.. Bisir-Will the Senator allow
tn ask whether ne denies the power or
riph,fulpess or the propIiety or the c
stitutiopality OF investigating with rel
ence TO diseases CT animals within
stateef
Mr.. Rsegar-Certsinly do.
\ Mr.. Blsir-He will jusufy me, ther
calling bis attention 10 the TACT tnat
existine law confers that power, 80
we have that same power new; that
whole power of the Agricultural Dep
ment is one Ct Investigation and the
seminstion Of knowledge.
Mr.. RsagaH-I will state to the Sen
that I was we'll swsre that the at OF
sont ius such q provision IS he refer;
and 1 did eli could TO try TO proven
massage Is The House Of Rapresentati
Mr. Blsir-Then the Senator's OF
tiOn Is 70 the CxleblpS ieSlsA11on' oo
AZ what he is speaking OF is concerHe
well as to the bill which Is presented
The CON mittee.
Mr.. Reagan do not feel called
TO arsus as to the proprieiy or im2rt
ETY. of the existing law. That Is nos
question before the Senate. The Dill
is before the Senate ie sill that Is up
The ssnascs from New Hampshire
remeuasr that under the law OF lsS
which hs refers, when these oMcers
into sta o theF had to have The COZ
Of TIA sss o ssensrittss.
Mr.. Hidr-Ns, not at sill necesssri
fsr q Tie pu poses Of Investigation
copssrAed or tina obtaisiRg OF knoHl
as 10 NE ssazihos st diseases. Ii
was a sasft 10 lay the hSnd OF
upsa ~ asinAls, - sstuslly inva
conkol asy existing right Ct the o"
thea ~ 81 AUt Of the sssa autho
besans nee sRssry, bat Rs one has
quessisaSA sss power TO e<srcise 81
eysryshi & sfat sss hitherto seea de
he D psrtnsxt 81 ASrtcslssfs, o
Bur "a q 1ssoaucH, or the census
of ~ covers nest. 30 ons hes eV'
iectsd n what hss bees dcse ssoer
lswv - var 10 snsw uHt1l tho be