Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-12

AH Aois Speech on she s,ssJeoi Jg Senator
Paddock.

WAsHsGToE, May 2.-The senate
then resumed the consideration Of the
phi Tor the establishment of bureau OF
animal industry.
senator Paddock took the floor in be.
half Of the bill, which was reported
some time ago from the committee or
agriculture, Of which the senator IA
member BY an agreement with Sen
ator Palmer the task Of defending the
constitntionality of the measure do
volyed upon Senator Paddock. DURING
the course Of his speech the senator en-.
tered Into an extended discussion of the
right OF congress to regulate commerce
between the states, and based his argu.
ment upon the various decisions OF the
supreme court interpreting what such
Interstate commerce is, and at what
point it touches upon the police powers
which are reserved to the states them.
selves.
Senator Paddock insisted that the
power of state under the constitution
to quarantine anything which is subject
to Interstate commerce can only be ex.
ercised subject to the duty OF congress
10 regulate such commerce. He showed
that great irritation between states might
occur from fearless exercise of the
quarantine power locally which, through
self-intercst, could lay practical en-
bargo upon the commerce of other
states. A quarantine resulting from
transformation, might damage to the
extent Of millions OF dollars the proper.
ty OF an adjoining state by thus exclud.
ing them from market TO which they
wonld have had entry under proper ma.
tiOnal regulations in investigating the
reports Of contagious diseases. Such
instances which have already occurred,
said Senator Paddock, show the import
| ance of the chief control of this subject
being lodged with the national govern
ment, which can be relied upon most
surely to act in such case against any
particular state or section, and only
when carefully collected informa-
| ton gathered from all parts of
the country from day to day
through official avenues always open
| ~ it, juStiiies it, Mr. Paddock then en-
tered upon historical investigation oi
the views of the trainers of the constl.
tuition rs 10 what constituted commerce
between the states. He argued that il
| WAS the wise design of the fathers OF
the constitution TO secure uniformity oil
commercial regulations among the sew
I eai states. and quoted from the opin
ions Of the supreme court from the ear
lest times to the late decision OF tht
bench on the Iowa liquor cases to siis
tain his position. The senator then ex
planned the importance of the grea
agricultural interests, for the protection
81 which the bill is designed. He states
that the United States own more NV
stock than any nation Of Europe, witt
the exception Of Russia, and that II
cattle have been increasing at the rat
If 50 per cent every ten years since 1871
, In Nebraska, according to the state cen
, sus Of 1885, the value of live stock Il
iiye years had more than doubled an
. eight states and territories west OF III
Mississippi river owned more than one
third Of all the cattle IN the Unite
States
Senator Paddock then took up til
charge that farm mortgages had great
increased in the west. and denied that
WAS the result Of unsuccessful agrlcn
tnre Al has been charged. He insiste
a
changing their hushandry from eXclu
I lively raising cereals TO raising herds an
Z locks and 10 make this change the
a had required much money, some part
Z which had been borrowed. When I'll
! number az those who have purchase
now farms. or have enlarged the
1 ORIGINAL farms by purchasing contiguol
I lands and who have made modera
!. loans for that purpose, have been d.
Quoted il will be found said the sens
r TOR, that much larger sum than I'll
4 remainder Of the mortgages is repr,
scented hy the value of the lmmensel
a increased number OF cattle, horses al
!. sheen that have been placed at gree
profit to the owners upon such iarins' u
r aggregate of these mortgages nave bes
erroneonsly overestimated, WINE u
: properties upon which they nave nee
n placed have been correspondlngly Y
q deryaluci by parties who nave SouIii
through this attack upon western sec
N rites. 20 score partisan aaNahtag
and l,v the army OF consequences sllg
ulators In watered stock and other III
+. securities in Wall street and elseWhS,
q in the east, who nre restless under u
withdrawal OF capital from. their kihi
! ventures, Inc htIlttNt hStNAiANNs -
i, proyision Of the bill which allowed u
!. tionai supervision and inspection ct
4 points, on interstate commerce line
Il and stated that he considered this lur
I. diction as much too marrow and +
- Mat Il should DO more extended; !
y stated that within few years pleui
"a pneumonia had cost the con
10 W. $40 OOo. 600. and hog chole
= coon Oo0. 600 and that to-day we ha
y 4. sl95, 0O0, 600 Of farm animals ut t
u mercy al infectious diseases. he p'
= dnced statements showing the deyas
n ton such epidemics had wrought,
~ Europe, and concluded by stating u
in any hill which will meet the neces
a Ties Of the case, there must be unitor
e ;ty Of regulation and action, with
n limited power and resources to m.
any emergency which might arise " 1
spsech was carefully prepared and
N tracted marked attention. AT its G