The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-28
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
4 bill has been introduced in the National
house OF representatives for the amendment of
section 1850 OF the revised statutes, referring
to the transportation Of live cattle sheep, swine
and other animals. which prohibits "conhning the
same in cars, boats or vessels of any description
Tor longer period than twenty eight consecutive
hours without unloading the same for rest water
and feeding tor period OF at least FIVE CON
sccutive hours, unless prevented from so
loading by storm OF other accidental causes"
The amendment, says the indianapolis Sentinel
proposes 10 change the word "twenty-eight' to
forty that is to increase the time during which
cattle in transport may be kept crowded to-
Rether without the possibility Of freedom OF mo-
ton or Of lying down without the certainty Of
being rlnpled 10 death. from twenty eght TO
forty consecutive hours, The proposed amend
ment is meeting objection, not only from huuao
people but also from those interested in public
health. Many animals, and especially ruminaung
animals can not exist without food water, or the
possibility of repose for forty or even twenty
eight or in many cases wenty-four, hours to-
gcthcr without becoming feyered. In the COM
parativey brief space Of FIVE hours their fever
viii compel them to drink freely, while it makes
it impossible for them to rest and in many cases
must make il impossible for them TO feed A
repetition, several times in succession, of the
same treatment must land them at their dcstna-
tion in a condition Of high fever or complete pros
tration. II they have any latent germs OF dis
ease, these are almost certain TO become virulent
and it is the flesh of these tevcred and diseased
animals that is to be sold as food to the people.
| 1t certainly seems that the twenty-eight hour
limit is long enough for all reasonable purposes,
| and the proposed amendment ought to be de-
teated.
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Inc Waco limes-ferald IS indusrousy en-
Eaged in an effort to make it appear that The
Post has some sort OF dceipns unon sneaker
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per is hsh''ns the speaker ne danger to Mr.
wen Is '""' nc may DC 'nJWeu uy ''e pro
lessional snarIer at waco. Certainly ne VIII be,
ii he pays any attention to it. which we svery
much doub,
| The Atlanta Journal puts it all in brief as
| follows:
Editor Gonzales is dead, Tillmans bullet has
done the work for which it was moulded The
slayer Is IN (alL ms victim mas gone int eter-
/ been widowed The otber--yorsc than yyidowed
And all for what? Politics Differences OF
| opinion that grew into tactonal anmosty po-
,lUSi inaueSs ,naI "'e" no reason 0'''eF per-
Has the game been worth the candle? Has
either side anything TO eNut over;
IN th's sad hour when the animoslty OF these
vbs, tbsr d,tFsrsrc.s ,r ,c Ir9scJ %
OF the widow and orphans. how petty seems their
quarrel and how unnecessary the deed that
brought on an tn's misery ana despair
unatIscted nv he consu,ing n,lig,Sn fsyer ~
politics have willcd it so Nigh; not each have
said the world is wide enough for both Did
t,ey ao' owe u 10 tne,i Iainines ana 10 9oe.eN
il consumed them both
What more could he said an the s,b;.c,,