The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-12-25
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Full Text Of tho Bill-Sweeping in Provisions,
Has Passed the House.


Has Passed the House.
The following is the text of the bill
now before the Senate which is intended
to vigorously stamp out the dreaded foot
and mouth" disease:
"In order to enable the Secretary Of
Agriculture to effectually suppress and ex-
tirpate contagious plenropneuponia, foot
and mouth disease, and other dangerous
contagious, infectious, and communicable
diseases in cattle and other live stock, and
to prevent the spread of such diseases, the
powers conferred on the Secretary of the
Treasury by Sections w and V Of an
Act entitled An Act for the establish
ment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to
prevent the expectation of diseased cattle,
and to provide means for the suppression
and extirpation of pleuropneumOnia and
other contagious diseases among domestic
animals, approved May 20, 1884 (23d
United States Statutes, 81, are hereby
conferred on the Secretary of Agriculture,
to be exercised exclusively by him. He is
hereby authorized and directed, from time
to time, to establish such rules and regu-
lations concerning the expectation and
transportation of live stock from any place
within the United States where he may
have reason to believe such diseases may
exist into and through any State or Ter
ritOry, including the Indian Territory, and
into and through the District of Columbia
and TO foreign countries, as he may deem
necessary, and all such rules and resufa-
tons shall have the force of law. When
ever any Inspector or Assistant Inspector
of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall
issue a certificate showing that such off,
Ger had inspected any cattle or other live
stock which were about to be shipped,
driven, or transported from such locality
to another, as above stated, and had found
them free from Texas or splenetic fever
infection, Heterogeneous, foot and
mouth disease, or any other infectious,
contagious, or communicable disease, such
animals, so inspected and certified, may
be shipped, driven, or transported from
such place into and through any State Or
Territory, including the Indian Territory,
and into and through the District of Co
lumbia, or they may be exported from the
United States without further inspection
or the eXaction of fees of any kind, except
such as msy at any time be ordered or
exacted by the Secretary of Agriculture;
and all such animals shall at all times be
under the control and supervision of the
Bureau of Animal Industry Of the Agri-
cultural Department for the purposes of
such inspection.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture shall have authority to make such
| regulations and take such measures as he
may deem proper to prevent the introduc.
ton or dissemination Of the contagion OF
| any contagious, infectious, or communica-
BILE disease of animals from foreign coun.
| try into the United States or from one
State or Territory of the United States
or the District of Columbia to another
and to seize, quarantine, and dispose OF
| any hay, straw, forage, or similar mn.
terial, or any meats, hides. or other ami.
NAL products coming from an infected for.
eign country to the United States, or from
| one State or Territory or the District OF
Columbia in transit to another State OF
Territory or the District of Columbia
| whenever in his judgment such action is
advisable in order to guard against the
introduction or spread of such contag ion.