Show WASHINGTON Washington 25The bill reported to the Senate to day by Johnson from the select committee on the subject pleuropneumonia other cOnstsg oas diseases among domestic i animals was ordered printed and recommitted re-committed to the committee The bill provides for the organization of a bureau of animal industry in the department de-partment agriculture It authorizes the commissioner of agriculture to appoint ap-point a chief of this bureau who is to be a competent veterinary surgeon sur-geon approved by the national board of health and whose duty it will be to investigate and report the value and condition of domestic animals and also the causes of contageois diseases among them and to provide for the prevention ana cure of the same Tje commissioner of agriculture is authorized I au-thorized by the bill to purchase and slaughter diseased animals provided the sum paid for them shall Dot exceed ex-ceed twothirds of the market value of healthy animals 200000 is an propriated to meet the expenses incurred in-curred in carrying out the provisions of the act The House committee on foreign sfiairs had another bearing this morning en the subject of the inter oceanic canal and the Monroe doc trine and wall addressed by S L Phelps a representativa of the Nicaraguan Nica-raguan Canal Company The point of Phelps argument was the danger to be apprehended The Honaa judiciary committee to day decided that the Senate baa a constitutional right to originate ap propriation bills Tne committee tabled Pounda bill for a six year presidential term Jotico Swayne has resigned The House committee on territories took action > day upon Delegate R nnetls bill provide for a division of the Territory Dakota and for the admission into the Union of toe southern portion as the state of Da kota and voted to report tho bill adversely ad-versely to the House |