Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
SURE CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA
DR.. Melvin Tells Mr.. Pollard He Can
Save Afflicted Herd.
WORK IN NEBRASKA PLANNED
Facts Come out in Hearing Before
Agricultural Committee and Com
Rressman Pollard Takes
Quick Action.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

committee recently Dr. Melvin of the bu-
reau of animal industry made, the state
ment that they had discovered b cure for
hog cholera Mr. Pollard asked DR.. Mel
win: Are your scientists able to go into
a lot Of hogs that are infected with this
malady and by applying this remedy pre-
vent the continued mortality of the herd? ?"
Yes, sir" was the reply. "they have
done that"
After it has broken out?"
Yes. sir; not only our own men, but in
some of the states"
what percentage can you save In
herd of that kind?"
II do not know definitely. 1 think
would be safe in saying IS per cent We
have gone into herds where the disease
was prevalent and treated one-half Of the
herd and left the other half untreated,
and nearly all the untreated hogs would
die and the others would survive That
was done in a number Of Instances"
Upon learning that no cooperative work
along this line had been undertaken in
connection with the Nebraska station, Mr..
Pollard took the matter up with Prof. E.
A. Burnett of Lincoln and has just re-
ceived word that DIR. Melvin has recently
been in Lincoln and discussed the matter
with Prof. Burnett and DR.. Peters of the
Nebraska station.
The method requires an expert to admin
lister It, but it. is hoped that a system
can be arranged whereby 1t will be pos
sible for tho farmer to handle it himself.
Mr. Pollard says that IL there are any
epidemics Of hog cholera existing in the
First district he will be glad to take the
matter up with the department with the
.yga,u ,F
borhood who will be prepared to administer
the treatment to the diseased herds IL the
existence of such epidemic is brought to his
attention.
Morris Explains Amendment.
Nebraskans cannot afford to be anything
else but serious minded folk, that is to
say, those who represent that state in the
halls of legislation, for George William
Norris knows now what 1t means to be
facetious in debate and he is greatly per-
turbed over a little pleasantness OF his
during the debate on the bill revising the
criminal code. Congressman Norris who
is an industrious and laborious legislator,
according to the estimate of John Wesley
Gaines OF Tennessee, had been listening to
tho fulminatiors Of the democrats upon
the bin which codifies the criminal laws
OF the United States. Our criminal laws
are scattered through a dozen or more
volumes ard 1t is very difficult thing,
under present conditions to even find the
law To codtfy these laws It was neces1
sary to do 1t in the shape OF a bnl This
BILL containing all the criminal laws in
the United States, had been prepared un-
der great expense by a committee ap-
pointed for that purpose by a preceding
congress. It must be understood that con-
"a
through the tedious task of reading the
bill
The bill never contemplated anything
else than the codification of existing laws.
1t is easy to see that If each section were
debated and amendments offered and dis
cussed, the entire winter would be taken
up on this one bill alone, comprising as It
does many hundred pages.
Some OF the democrats started in to Of
fer amendments to every section. Some Of
these amendments, standing alone, were
desirable, but many of them were offered
out OF pure buncombe and most OF them
were already covered by existing law in
other parts of the bill. number of the
amendments were ingeniously worded so as
to give opportunity for political speeches
with a view Of making 1t appear that the
republicans were opposed to needed legis-
lation, when perhaps the very amendment
was included in different section OF the
bill. -.stf rr' ..rt N.'' fisr' -
Morris stops FiIIbusterinE.
In order to put a stop to the filibustering
on the part OF the democrats and to get
through with the bill as rapidly as possible,
Norris offerd an amendment that con-
vulsed the house and which is as follows:
Any member Of congress who shall en-
Of lax n
deliver chautauqua lectures for pay, or who
shall engage in farming or manufacturing
or who shall have any occupation what
ever, or who shall patronize any national
bank by depositing any money therein, or
who SHAH patronize any railroad company
by riding thereon, OF who shall purchase
any material OF or sell any material TO any
corporation shall be hanged by the neck
until dead and thereafter be prohibited
from holding any office Of profit or trust
under the government of the United States.
The house had been in session all day
without reading line OF the bill and every
body had grown tired Of the apparent de-
sire on the part Of the democrats to con.
sumo as much time as possible with
speeches on every conceivable subject and
having no bearing whatsoever upon the
bill before that body. Mr.. Norris was re-
plying to Representative Champ Clark of
Missouri, who was supporting an amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Randell OF Texas
making 1t a misdemeanor for any railroad
company, sleeping car, dining car, steam
boat, express telegraph or telephone COM
pany doing an interstate business 10 give
to any senator or representative in congress,
to any judge or justice OF any of the
courts Of the United States free transporta-
tion OF person or property or frank and
making such representative or senator and
such Judge or justice liable for a high mis-
demeanor should he accept such free priv
lege.
Wholly -UnIOOkedfOr Enect.
Mr. Norris offered his amendment to show
the logical result OF the doctrine advocated
Sy Mr.. Clark and facetiously introduced
his amendment OR the hanging Of any men,
ber who engages In any business pursuit
The effect, however. of thiss amendment
in Nebraska has been wholly unlocked for.
Newspapers as well as citizens have taken
Norris seriously To task for an amendment
which was offered In a satiT1cal manner and
done for the purpose Of showing how un-
tenable Mr.. Clark's position was regarding
the amendment In conjunction with the
amendment Mr.. Norris In speaking TO II
said:
In addition TO the objection that was
made by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mr.. Moon, II seems to me that the real
reason why We ought to oppc1e this amend
ment is because Il is practically covered by