Salt Lake Tribune | 1895-07-26 | Page 3 | Bulls Are Not Immoral

BULLS ARE NOT IMMORAL treasury department declines to prohibit their importation washington july czi 2 the ohp treasury department lias has declined to entertain the protest made ty by the lee ice president of the humane society against tire the admission in into this country of 0 bulls and toreadors tore adors from mexico for a bullfight bull fight ing exhibition at the atlanta exposition the society abas that the bulls bulli be excluded on the ground that they aw acre ere immoral instruments and aad the toreadors tore adors that their admission would the contract labor uw law distant AI stant secretary hamlin in reply c cites section 10 of the act of august ag 1831 1891 prohibiting importation 0 of any obscene book pamphlet drawing painting instruments Instrument a or any other nr hr nicles ot of immoral nature etc the letter then proceeds 1 I have h a ve to inform you that the dep department artmen t Is unable to perceive that the importation of oc bulls for the purpose indicated comes militia the loiter l alei or spirit ot of tho the prohibition contained in tire the pro ilona of u the law quoted and therefore declines to issue the desired instructions if as sta stated led the exhibition of bull fighting la Is prohibited by the laws of 0 georgia it Is presumed that the authorities of that state will predent it tut but the subject does not appear to lo come within till the jul jui of the department