Wichita eagle., 1888-01-13
MISCELL ANEOuS.


WASHINGTON Jan 1.-THE secretary OF
state, in a communication to the house,
which was transmitted to congress in rela-
ton to national exhibition which is to be
held in Paris in 1889, recommended that
congress be asked to pass law authorizing
the president By and with the advice and
consent of the senate, to appoint COM
missioner general to represent the United
States in the proposed exhibition.
The senate committee on agriculture
gave a hearing this morning on Senator
Palmer's bill to extirpate contagious
pleuro-pneumonia foot and mouth dis
eases among cattle. Dr. Azel Ames, of
Chicago, r. 5. Wilson and c. +. Johnson, of
Illinois board of stock commissioners, and
Congressman McSpane. of Nebraska, and
Delegate Carry, OF Wyoming, appeared in
support of the bill DIR. Ames acted as
spokesman in the absence of Major
Towers. of Kansas City, president of the
Consolidated Cattle Growers association.
DR. Ames said the bill differed in but one
slight respect from the bill passed by the
senate at the last session, and which was
recommended for passage by the legisla-
ture Of eleven states and many boards OF
trades He said the government bureau
three wears, anti in the opinion of those
most interested. has proved inadequate
for the emergency. The march of the
disease had been such that the secretary OF
the treasury had intedicted the impota
tion of cattle from Scotland, whence much
of the disease comes. In this country most
of the alleged number OF centers of the
disease exist west of the Alleghenes.
While there are 10 new centers of disease,
half yt.H ( ha, iS nf G
breaking out afresh. The fear was eN-
pressed that the disease might reach the
ranges where it would be impossible to
eradicate it, Ii was estimated that pleuro-
pneumonia among cattle had already
caused loss of S20,000000 to S50,0a0,O 600,
besides loss of SO to Sl5 on each head of
cattle exported to Great Britain. On the
constitutional features of the bill new
point was urged The speaker maintained
that as six or seven states were quaran-
tined against each other on account of the
disease, it constituted such hindrance to
interstate commerce as TO warrant con-
gressional action.
The committee on military affairs today
reported favorably the bill introduced to
increase the efficiency of the infantry
branch of the army The number of com
panies in each regiment is increased from
ten to twelve, and there are to be three
majors in each regiment instead of one,
as at present.sA ll appointments created by
the act above the grade of second lieuten-
ant are to be filled by seniority
in the infantry branch of the
service and one-half of the va
cancies remaining in the grade of
second lieutenant, and the military
academy graduates so provided for are to
be filled by promotion from the ranks.
The number of enlisted men in the army is
increased by 1850.
Combinations: Benton j. Hall, of Iowa
to he commissioner of patents.
The senate talked half an hour this after
noon in secret session with regard to the
order OF business, number of senators
wishing to adjourn over till Monday 1t
was concluded not to adjourn oyer, but an
understanding was reached that the NOM
nations of Messrs. Lamar, Villas and
Dickinson shall not be taken up till Mon
day.
Senator ingalls, has the profound sym
pathy OF all his associates on account of
the destruction of his home and valuable
library. His library was one OF the largest
west of the Mississippi river and was
especially rich in political literature, of
pictures, wearing apparel and priceless
momentoes of the living and the dead.
The structure was inadequately insured,
and the senator's loss is estimated at $50
900 above the insurance, which sum repre-
SCENTS the bulk of accumulations.