The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-09
He May Proclaim RetaIiatory Meas
Placing Embargoes ON Our Ments.
BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS
FEATURES OF PENSION MEASURES
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.
Proposed Legislation I'm the Interest
Of Railway Mnil Service Employees
plan of Reorganization.
snecial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sit would not be
surprising if within few weeks President
Cleveland avails himself of the authority
conferred on him by the act of Aug. 80
1890, and proclaimed retaliatory measures
against the German empire as result OF
the German discrimination against our
meat products. In his message, Mr.. Cleve-
land stated very significantly that if Ger
many persists in reserving its home mar
ket for the exclusive use of its own pro-
ducers 'the way is easy to infict restric-
tions similar to those from which we suf-
fer" These words are interpreted to mean
that unless there Is a speedy recession by
the German empire from its present atti-
tude of embargo, German imports will be
kept out of this country. The act of Aug.
co. 1890, provides for the inspection by gov
eminent experts of all meats and other
animal products exported from this coun-
try The German officials have constantly
declared that the inspection is worthless
and have kept out these products. Section
of the act clothes the President with
ample power to retaliate and 1t is this
section which the President had in mind
when he said the way to impose similar
restrictions was easy 1t may be remem-
bered that when Spain imposed practically
prohibitive duties ON American imports,
Secretary Gresham retaliated by imposing
unprecedented tonnage duties on all Spanish
cargoes. The result was, an amicable ad-
justmert of the difficulty. Mr.. Cleveland
is convinced that a similar course will rem
edy the present trouble with Germany and
stands ready to enforce generalization If En-
bassador Runyon reports his inability to
persuade the German authorities to alter
their present policy Of exclusion.
Britain May bar Out Our sheep.
WASHINGTON, Dec -S.-If. as reported
from London, Great Britain intends to pro-
hibit after January the Importation OF
American sheep. it is quite probable that
there will be Vigorous protest from this
government The Agricultural Department
has not, as yet, received Iofficial notification
of the proposed prohibition, but the sub
ject has been informally discussed by the
officials Four or five years ago this gov
eminent, through the representations of the
Department of Agriculture. succeeded in
getting the English government to remove
the restriction which required the killing
of American sheep when they landed at the
docks in Great Britain, and they were
then permitted TO be taken inland and
fed for killing. The industry which was
then very. small, has grown to large pro-
portions. the expectations during the fiscal
year 1894 reaching 5000 head, aud in 1885
10000 head. The feason given for the pro-
posed prohibition is the prevalence of scab
Salmon, the chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Agricultural Department,
says, exists wherever sheep are found and
corresponds to mango or itch. All sheep
that were sent from this country were
thoroughly inspected. and IL any were found
infected they were refused shipment.