The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-02
NEW LIVESTOCK
 MEASURE GIVEN
 TO THE SENATE

A new livestock inspection meas
 ure. relating particularly to dairy herds in the Territory and their in
 spectiOn and quarantine was intro duced in the Senate this morning | by Senator E. B. Collins of Fair banks. Mir. Collins stated the meas
 ure not only provides for reimburse mcnt of owners of stock condemned and killed in the future. but under it owners of stock already killed under the Act passed by the Terri
 torial Legislature of 1919 will be partially reimbursed.
 Under the latter Act 103 dairy animals were condemned by Gov
 gross appraised value of the animals destroyed was placed at $25,790, partially offset by the sales of sal vaged meat leaving the net loss to tie owners about $1S,000. The larg
 est sufferers are said to have been ! uulI lllcll Ol uuciSu cluu c II DdHhS, some 34 animals being killed in this city and 25 in Fairbanks. Ani- mals were also killed in Seward. Anchorage, Ketchikan SkagWay, Douglas, Matanuska and Wrangell.
 The measure carried clauses changing sections relating to diseas- ed livestock to provide for inspec- tion and to make appropriation for carrying out provisions of the act.
 Section 5 requires an inspection of livestock at least once year, es-
 pecially dairy cattle, the Governor seeking to make arrangements with the Bureau of Animals, Department of Agriculture, for such inspector
 Section provides that the in spcctor shall determine whether in spected animals, found diseased, shall be slaughtered or quarantined ;
 appraisal value, if slaughtered, but the amount to be paid owners of slaughtered animals shall be left
 with the Governor.
 Section 2 provides there shall be | IH dDDIOJl IdIlOi ol itoi it' Il funds to reimburse owners of cat \ tie slaughtered or destroyed; com | pensation paid to be two thirds of | the difference between appraised
 Talue of animal and salvaged value \ which payment shall include anc
 not be in addition to any money
 realized from the United States ol Secretary of Agriculture; and Il shall be the duty of the Secretary
 of the Territory to make clain
 to the Secretary of Agriculture fnl compensation of all animals; pro
 vided not more than $2,000 shal
 be expended to enforce sthe act
 Section says that no paymen !. shall be made to animals slaught !: cred or destroyed when the quaran !: tine regulations have been compiled !. with. and provides furthet that nt animal shall be appraised m eXees : of $50 in the First and ThirC Judicial Divisions. or more thai $20O in the Second and Fourtl Judicial Divisions.
 The bin was referred to the Az : ricultural Committee.
 !: Women's Juror Bill Passes. : $. B. No. 29 relating to Womel serving as jurors. passed the Senat : unanimously this morning When the daily file was reache' and the recommendations regardint
 sevtral bills introduced by the At torrey General were read that the do not pass, some discussion wa caused. Senator Frawley believe that the Attorney General shoul have a right to appear on the foo of the Senate and defend the meas ures. however, indicating that h heG made up his mind already re garding the bills. Senator Collin said the committee reporting on tn bills composed the majority of tn | Senate and that they had discusse them in the committee and mad | their recommendations and further more did not see why any more tim should be lost in having them de tended.
 Senator Price moved that the re | port of the committee be taken uT Senator Frawley again proteste that it would be unfair to the At torney General There being n
 second to Senator Prices motion