Show WAFTED WESTWARD Baking Steps to Protect Cattle from Contagion S A Schooner Wrecked and Six lIen Drowned 1 Small FireIn Ogdenloss 33400 Chicago 16The H auonal convention of dock men called to taka notion to stamp out contagious diseases among livestock live-stock reassembled this morning Senator Williams of Kentucky presiding and 200 delegates being present The committee com-mittee appointed to outline ft plan of action ac-tion submitted a series of resolutions which after being variously amended were read as f HOWE Whereas The extent of contagious pleuropneumonia in certain portions of a few States on the Atlantic seaboard introduced from time to time by the importation im-portation of live deck from foreign countries coun-tries constantly threatens to spread the contagion to southern and western states and Territories that the disease is of such a character that State legislation on the part of Congress to eiadicaie the disease dis-ease in infected districts is imperatively demanded that should the great ranges of the west become infected with the disease dis-ease it would be impossible to tamp out the plague except by the total destruction of herds at the cost of hundreds of millions mil-lions dollars therefore Resolved That we urge upon the proper authorities the imperative necessity neces-sity for the thorough inspection of all live stock and meat products shipped to foreign countries The convention also endorsed the action ac-tion of the Secretary of the Treasury in enforcing quarantine against all imported cattle and decided to petition Congress to confer authority on the treasury department de-partment by which the quarantine could be extended so as to cover sheep swine and goats The convention decided to appoint a committee of one from each state which is memorialize sand s-and show the loss and damage to America Ame-rica by reason of foreign restrictions against American meat products and suggest such legislation as may tend to remove this prejudice The convention is stated to have been the most representative repre-sentative one of stock men ever held in the country Adjourned sine die |