The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-27
AN IMPORTANT CASE IS UP
THE SUPREMACY OF THE FEDERAL
AUTHORITY
Relied Upon by q Cattlesnan Arrested 'or
Violating the Live sock sanitary
Laws Of COLORADO.

Fort Worth. Texas. October 25.-The cat
,,or,ep 81 rexas are Watching with great
interest the outcome Of the case OF tue
state OF colorado against Id NJ heiu,
which comes up on appeal IN the Inltei
states supreme court III Washington next
Monday.
The action is test case brought upon
the protest OF the stockmen against the
existing system Of inspection by Nhleu
per,ops shipping stock for which clean
Inn Of health has been issued by the Fed
oral stock inspectors are required TO sun
nit thrir stock to state inspection ana
compelled to pay fees TO the inspectors
II has happened stockmen have been coin-
netled To nav FOR state inspection several
limos before their stock reaches destinbr
tlou. Especially is this the case IN snip
ming cattle from Texas TO the Northwest
oven when they have had clean DIS o.
health from the Federal government
Al the time OF Reds arrest there was
considerable excitement among the STOCK
mon over the natter. Hc is being backed
Inv the National Live Stock association
and when the case goes TO trial next Mon
doy he VIII be represented by James ~
Beck. assistant attorney general Of taS
United States, and w. NJ oprnBel "a
" GsttiemSn hereabouts believe Reds APP
neal sin be sustained ana the qeclslou ~
the court VIII result IN the anollsii'ns eSr
the state stock inspection buteAuh' ~ ~
as they concern interstate SOCK sh uAtse
The suit was first brought ~ lno AIi,p"
hoe county court 9G olVtauo, .N,,i1 c,,trt
oi tho district of Colorado, ana sun aatel
gppealed to the United states supreme
'RRrld was arrested In June 1901, TO- snip
ming into Colorado So head OF cattle, lr0,n
luhbork and Cochran COM, lVS' tor, IN,
without having he'd the stoeh pt4lV" ~ ~
t,,Ir s4niturv hoard of Colorado, and WIN
ONT having secured certhcate OF ~.
health from an agent OF otneer oi 'iNi'
Reid WINS tried and given iail sentence
but was subsequently released on hulfn a,
rorpus prorppdines Tho general contention
In fGe bref of the case is that the Fed
oral authority * supreme. ana that thc IN
tcrsiato commerce provisions OF the eun
stiln,ion mg5e l'irS h rtrb 0f state to le
lslatc I'm sanitary matters in colpIre,I loH
I With Interstate traffic Is acknowle,1gea
| only when there has been no i 'dera! legs
/ ltfou covering the point nt issue ,,.,.
Counsel for Reid have done very httie
IN the lowor courts to defend MS case.
prpfprriug to have the hnal stru"Tle occur
/ In the Tinted states supreme count so th9t
( the matter may be ruled upon 10 Apply Al
TnIer tic Colorado law q fee Of 2 cents
] per head for inspection Is charged nv the
/ State board this amount going to pay t1e
/ cXpcnsps of the board. II the Colorato
law ls sustained similar laws may X
passed In other Statca SO th4t perton
shipping cattle which pass through ten
states IN transit may have t. pay ~
cents fees on every head, besides being
subjected to ycxatlous DELAYS en- route
IN lcttcr rcrelvcd here from charles
Il. Martin, secretary " the National u.[e
case. that gentleman says; THE Federal
inspectors are the proper persons TO care