New-York tribune., 1895-02-13
,-pc1xc A USELESS EXPENDITURE.

.zo c,,r,zrp PITS HIS HAND INTO THE
sr.rr TREASURY WITH INTENT TO
EXTRACT $4,000
Albany. Feb u (SpeciaD.-There seems 10 DC
craze upon the part OF members or the Legislature
=. oraote new Offices with large salaries attached
to them and requiring big appropriations. senator
Smelzer of Havana. Schuyler County IS the latest
norrber 70 succumb 10 this frenzy. He presented
a bill to-day creating a Bureau o, Animal INDUSTRY
with a commissioner OF Animal Industry at its
head with salary OF $50 This we-paid officer Is
authorized to expend $4,000 during the coming year
The pretence for the creation OF this Office s the
alleged necessity OF killing cattle sick with uber-
culosis But II this be the why not turn over
this work TO the Commissioner OF Agriculture!
Why create unnecessary office STAN? EVERY
chief O, a new department always thinks he must
have a deputy, a secretary. stenographer several
clerks and in fact the full paraphernalia or every
other office The Department OF Agriculture was or
ganized to do just this kind OF work. 1t Is. to be
sure. extravagantly managed by FREDERICK T.
Schraub It's present Democratic head, but that ~
mainly the fault o. the Republican Legislature or
1894 which granted Commissioner Schraub the large
sum of $4,000. Last year the State expended for
the suppression OF the diseases of animals the lo
lowing amounts:
Services OF veterinarians Observation-Disclosures. $23s5 w
Expenses in connection with the same -; 6oS 81
Awards of he Board o Claims for diseased
cattle slaughtered by order Of the Board Of ~ 90.
Health .''''''''''' -'''' "
Total <'i'o "-
II is now proposed by Senator Smelzer TO ex-
pend $4,000 for this purpose. His bill provides
that three ffths OF the actual value OF the animal
killed at the time shall be paid the owner one
appraiser is to be appointed by the State. one by
the owner. and they are to agree upon thiru'
The Commissioner Of Animal Industry Is TO have
authority to appoint clerks inspectors and agents
Undoubtedly there are hundreds OF diseased cattle
in the State and some radical steps should be
N
plague OF tuberculosis among them: but this fact
does not render necessary the creation OF another
|! State Commission. Governor Morton denounced
| commissions by the Democratic administrations OF
| tent. to say the least. for the Republican Legis-
lature to go into the work Of commission creation
| a State veterinary college is also proposed
| The expenses OF the State for 1895 In behalf OF
alleged agricultural interests II Senator Smeizer
| bill should become law would be something Ike
! the following:
Department Of Agriculture. $ot zoo 90
ps"ar ~ Animal Industry 40 0o0 90
donations 10 county fairs. for the support Of ~ so. .,
farmers institutes etc 20 AZ go "a
Building for Dairy Husbandry at Cornell Uni "A ON ~
..'s.s I:o,,ace 600 ~
~ ,nn % cn,5v ,ars rs....,,........ oO0 90
The Legislature has to face large dchclt. unless
goes slowly but thus far no one ercep. Senaor au
mittee. and Assemblyman Ainsworth inc chan
| man OF the Committee on Ways and Means seems
10 have any idea of the danger the Hepuocan
It is to be hoped that Governor Morton VIII sx-
ercise his veto savagely In little time