Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-03-23

bureau of animal industry, and also
gives the secretary Of agriculture the
power to inspect and II necessary
quarantine all stock, hay, grain. ETC.,
coming from infected foreign coun
tries. The new order of things will
work a saving to stockmen of the ma
ton of about $3.50. 900 annually, while
it relieves both cattle and sheep grow
ers Of the pernicious and unjust prac-
tees which state sanitary inspection
boards have for years imposed upon
stockgrowers.
The amendment to the interstate
commerce act which this and all other
live stock organizations have for years
been asking congress to enact. has
passed both branches. of congress, and
is now a law. The most important
feature of this new law Is the section
which gives the interstate commerce
commission power to enforce its de-
crees, a most important function here
tofore denied them. The commission
now has not only the power to regu;
late or abrogate all terminal charges
at live stock markets, which at pres
ent amounts to more than $500. 900 an
nually, and to regulate and establish
just freight rates, but it has the power
to compel those interested to obey
these rulings. This is one of the most
important laws, so far as our inter
ests are concerned. that congress has
eve enacted. Already a %re-hearing
has been asked of the interstate COM
merce commission, upon the the cele-
brated 81 terminal charge case from
Chicago, in which the interstate COM
merce commission held that the Chi
cago railroads could only charge 81
per car, instead of 81. That was the
cas- in which the United States court
held that the interstate commerce
commission held that the interstate
commerce commission could not en-
force its orders and DEGREES, but this
Elkins bill permits this commission
now to order these Chicago railroads
to cease charging to exceed 81 for
each car of live stock delivered at Chi
cago stock yards.
The GrosvernOr a~nti-shOddy bill,
requiring wooden manufacturers to
properly stamp their goods, as the
manufacturers of oleomargarine are
compelled to do, is still pigeon
hOled" in some strong box of the house
committee on ways and means, owing
to the opposition of Chairman Serene
E. Payne. of that committee. This Of.
fee received letters early in December
from nearly every membr of congrss,
a majority of whom were in favor of
the passage of the bill. Mr.. Payne,
however, declared himself ~squarely
against the interests of the wool grow.
ers and consumers Of wooden goods OF
the nation, thus ~favoring a continu.
ance Of the fraud being perpetrated
by the manufacturers, by refusing to
permit the bill to be considered by
the committee or make a report to
the house thereon. although this asso
citation used every power in its com
man to force some action. Before the
converting Of the %fifty-eighth congress
We shall ask the assistance of the. PEG
pie in this, and other matters we are
interested in. to secure favorable con.
s%ideration.
"The bill extending the time limit
on unloading live stock passed the
house, but was s~idetracked in the
senate by the statehood and Panama
canal deadlock. The same fate also
met the resolution We caused to be
introduced in the senate, providing
for the appointment of a commission
to investigate conditions in western
states and territories regarding the
arid and semi-arid lands and make
a report to congress upon the same