The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-19
KANSAS LAW UPHELD.
Supreme Court Renders Decision on
Quarantine Regulations.
Case in Which Many Kansas Cattlemen
Were Interested Decided In Their Favor
Interior Department nakess Hard
Rule for Pension AttorneyG

WASHINGTON, March Is. - In the
United States supreme court an opin-
ion was handed down by Justice
Harlan in the case of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway company VS..
Charles Haber, affirming the constitu-
tionality aud validity of the state laws
of Kansas prohibiting the transporta-
ton into the state Of cattle affected
with Texas fever and providing for .
civil action for damages in case of the
infraction of the law. The proceed
ings were instituted by the NJ, z. d
T. company to reverse the Judgment
of the supreme court of Kansas in af-
flrming the judgments of the district
court of Lyon county. Kan, in favor of
the plaintiff and lao other persons
who were Joined as defendants in the
district, and each of whom fled cross
petitions, claiming affirmative relief,
as authorized by the laws of Kansas.
10 May 1884. Hosier Bros. big esttlsmen Ia
Crockett county. Tex. shipped 2. 900 head OF
cattle into Chase and Lyon counties. Ras., In
violation of the Kansas quarantine law. The
cattle we're shipped in over the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas road Two weeks later the do
nestle cattle became infected with Texas fever.
Every herd that was driven across the trail or
the Texas cattle died. There was complete
desoIstion. One hundred and nfty-siK farmers
in that locality lost almost their entire herds.
They then banded themselves together Gaa
commenced q joint suit in the Lyon county
district court against the Missouri Kansas
B. Texas Railway company to recover eco 900 In
the aggregate. The case was tried in the fan
OF 1894 before District Judge Randolph. Judg
ment entered for the farmers An appeal was
taken to the state supreme court by the road,
ana In 1895 @ decision written by Justice Allen
affirmed the decision OF the lower court. The
road then appealed to the United States
preme court. claiming that the Kansas quar-
antine law was in violation OF interstate COM
merce. and that It confilcted with the federal
quarantine regulations.
Hard for Pension Attorneys.
WASHINGTON, March "a rule has
been issued by the interior departments
which will be welcomed by q large
number of public officials, especially
congressman. II relates to pensions,
and stipulates that any attorney prac-
ticing before the department who
shall. directly or indirectly, request
any United States government official
or representative, other than those
whose duty it is under the law to su-
pervise and administer the laws, TO aid
or assist in the prosecution of a PEN
sion claim shall forfeit his attorney
ship in the case. The rule also pro-
hiblts the attorney from advising his
client, directly or indirectly, to secure
such aid, and when evidence Is pre-
sented that such has been the case the
pension office Is to accept such proof
as an abandonment of the claim by tho
attorney.
Enormous Exports for February.
WASHINGTON, March ia.-The month
ly statement of the exports of domes-
tic products of the United States, is.
sued by the bureau of statistics, shows
the exports of five leading articles
during February, 1898, were as follows:
Breadstuns. sci. sos I72; increased IS COM
pared with February. 1897 nearly $1,000, 0o0
Cotton. e2i f53. .274; increase, about S4,50o. 900
Mineral oils @. ses 7l1: decrease, about a. Co.,
600 Cattle and hogs, g. I02. 147; increase, about
600 900 Provisions sll ssi. .7s4; increase. about
e. 600 For the last eight months the in
crease over the exports for the same period
last year was about eos e4s. 90
For Property Lost Daring the War.
WARRINGTON, March 10. The presi-
dent has signed the bill appropriating
sass, 900 to be paid to the book agents
of the Methodist Episcopal church
(south) as full compensation for the
property of that church lost through
depredatious Of union soldiers during
the war.
Longer Terms for Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The house
committee on the election of president,
vice president and representatives. in
congress has favorably reported the
joint resolution amending the consti-
tuition providing for the election of
members of the house of representa-
tives for terms of four years.