Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-01-06
HUMANE!
international Conference for Care
Of Animals al Sea.
Queen Victoria Much IEtereS ed
in the Movement.
Another Large Machine shop Reduces
Wages.
LABOR CONVENTION,

Washington, Jan h.-Thr movement
leaking to the holdirg II an International
maritime conference for the better pro-
lection and care of animals IN transit, and
which ir rrfrri,'d To- IN London dispatch
of this date. takes the form ~ n hill m,n,.
duc'-l into the house II representative
hy Hon Amos Cummings, uf New l"rk,
and referred Ia the committee IN inter.
state and foreign commerce un October
20 last. II provides Tor Au appropriation
nf SJn.ON. ur ~ much thereof M may VI"
necessary Tor the rNl"us.S uf au iu,"rna.
,ioual conference. tLr secretary ut state
h"ing authorized tu provide IT," runi"r.
"ncr with such facilities ar may nr d""m-
81 necessary Tn" Hill "nHc's tina, the
prevalent shall hr authorized dul re-.
qu"-t,d tn invite IA" guvernur't ot each
maritime nation Ia Eaud Delegates g. q
quarantine cbnfrr'uc" that shall H~s"u
h,- IL, such time and plac" ~ h" may
designate, aud appoint =" .'u drt"gH'"s,
one uf whom shall be- All official f th"
treasury department. ~" Hn "fhria "t
the department of Agricultur", uu" IL rr'r.
rrs,ntAtive of the steamer maritime, one
representative ~ th" sailing marlu".
one cit,Esu familiar with ia" rru"ltI"s 'u
mliar with the importation Il hl""l"d
horses, and one citizen engaged ~ TIA"
transportation uf raitir, +" "rprrs"nt TIA"
United States al SAID quarantine confer
rucr. and I'LL vacaucirs IN their mum
brr. The hill also provides that II "'nlI
hr the object "f Tia" quarantine confer
.ncp Ia make, rtvi-, and amend TIA, ruirr,
regulations and prAcic" concerning th''
transportation of animals nj sea aud ,h"u
lives and slaughter in quarantine; tor
the prupr" construction uf vessels i"r am.
navigation c"tapari'+ or v-aScl rwn"rr,
,heir officers and employees Tor cruelty t"
animals ut H"a; tn make nav cation com
pAnrs nr yrss.l owners liable IN damages
. for destruction of ar injury IA animals IN
transit; and to formulate AMI submit for
ratification Ia the government nf all lnEr'-
time nations proper International regnla.
! toms, laws aud penalties for crur,ty t"
! animals at Esa
About month ago Secretary GreElan
sent tu the committee II letter strongly
/ indursing the hill, and saying that the
pr,Inral for = conference was favored hy
other governments. II In pi,'sum"d that
this communication was brought Ah"u'
10y th. receipt Of Rhvic.s from VA" Eng
lish government refrrr,d a. in the Lon
don dispatch and which strongly favor
the movement II IN alsI undrrst""
that France and Germany hay" officially
notified the stat" department of th"ii
sympathy with the l'rlj.ct and their will
ingnesr Ia cooperate Numerous h"aNl'
Of trade, chambers II commerce aud othr
commercial bpli-s IL the country have, "a
; th. instance Of W Hosea BHllou. the wei
known American litt-rat.ur, adopted rrr
olutions and p-tiiiunS Ia congr'rs urginl
tn. passage of the hill and the holding "
the confrrrnc. at an rsrly date, Stats
tics have been cornp'd showing that Il
? a single year animals val rd IN Ia" ag
yrpvst. at ten million IL dollars dir
l Will. nj sea as result ~ cruelty an'
= dlabolicAl practices