The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-13
THE PEACE TREATY.
The Senate Refuses to Consider It
in Open Session.
GUARANTEEING SOUTHERN CATTLE.
Secretary Morton Issues a Cireular-Only
Tariff Legislation to i;e Considered
at the Extra Session-Civn
Service Report.

WASHINGTON. F>b. 9.-The Anglo
American arbitration treaty was under
consideration by the senate from one
o'clock until $40 Yesterday. The en-
tire proceeding was in executive ses-
sion and consequently behind closed
doors. The first half of the session
was spent in debating a motion intro
duced by Senator Hill, to consider the
treaty in open session. and the most
animated part of the days proceeding
was based upon this matter. 1t was
stated it was the wish of the admins
tration that the public should be ex-
cluded from the debates. The motion
was defeated. the count showing only
for it and 40 against. 1t is claimed
the straight republican vote is solidly
favorable to ratification, and that a
fraction at least OF all the other ele-
ments will be in that column when
the vote is announced. 1t was made
apparent, however. that the treaty
would stand no chance without the
committee amendments. The sup
porters of the agreement are not, how
ever, so sanguine of early action as of
a favorable result when secured. A
determined spirit of delay was made
manifest. and when Senator Sherman
ton could be concluded at another
sitting Senator Teller told him
frankly that he would be dis
appointed in this respect, inti-
mating that several more sessions
would be necessary to the complete
consideration of matter of impor-
tance so great and so far-reaching in its
results. There We're only two set
speeches, by Senators Sherman and
Morgan, the former arguing for the
ratification of the treaty and the latter
against it. Mr.. Sherman gave notice
that he would ask the senate to take
up the question again to-day and to
"sit it cut"
GUARANTEEING SOUTHERN CATTLE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Complying
with the act of congress for the sup
preston of contagious diseases among
domestic animals, Secretary Morton
has issued to the managers and agents
of railroads and transportation COM
panies in the country, stockmen and
others, circular notifying them that
contagious and infectious disease
known as splenetic or Texas fever ex-
lists among cattle in an area south of a
federal quarantine line drawn from
the northwest corner of California and
running in an irregular direction to |
where the boundary line of Virginia |
joins the southeastern corner of Mary |
land at the Atlantic ocean. This in |
cludes the following states: Califor- |
mia, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis- |
sissippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, |
South Carolina, North Carolina and |
Virginia, portions of Tennessee and |
the Indian territory. From February |
Is to November Is inclusive, during |
each year, no cattle are to be trans |
ported from the territory indicated to |
any portion of the United States |
above north, east or west of the fed |
eral quarantine line, except by rail, |
for immediate slaughter, and when so |
transported certain regulations are to |
be complied with. Cattle from the re-
public of Mexico may be admitted into
the United States to remain be-
low the federal quarantine line
after inspection, according to law, but
they will not be permitted to cross the
line otherwise than by rail |
for immediate slaughter except by
special permit. Notice is given that
cattle infested with the southern cattle
tick disseminate the contaGion of
splenetic or southern fever Texas
fever); therefore, cattle originating
outside of the district described by the
order, and which are infested with the
boophilus bowls ticks, are to be consid-
cred as infectious cattle and be sub
jected to the rules and regulations gov
erning the movement of southern cat