Show ARE SELrISH An Atempt tO Stop V Free Distribution of t Vaccine Virus for r Stock k i U TPREVENTS BLACKLEG 11 t Agricultural Bureau Has Been I Sending it Out I DRUG MEN MAKE OBJECTIONS House Committee Gives n Hearing1 to Representatives of Wholesale Houses on the Subject Free Distri I bution of the Remedy Has Saved Thousands of Head of Cattle in Stock Country Druggists Who Handle Preparation Fighting Further Fur-ther Gratuitous Distribution of tho Virus Solely Because It Affects Their Business Senator Rawlins and Shoup Strong Advocates of a Continuance of Free Distribution and Will Fight All Attempts to Curtail the Privileges of Farmers TRIBUNE BUREAU CC1 Fourteenth street C r Washington D C March 21 1900 V The House Committee on Agriculture today gave a hearing to S hearJng the representatives represen-tatives of certain wholesale drug fIrms who are attempting to prevent further distribution of vaccine virus used In tho prevention of the disease among cattle known as blackleg The tlcpart mont has up to the present time freely distributed this vaccine upon the request re-quest of cattlemen I Is asserted by Senators and Representatives ofror Western Slates that this distribution has saved thousands of head of cattle In tho cattle country Drug men who handle the preparation are lighting the further gratuitous distribution of the I virus solely because it affects their business 1 Senators Rawlins and Shoup are among the most earnest advocates of a continuance of the free distribution and they will do all In their power to prevent the passage of any bill which will curtail the privileges of farmers and cattlemen in this respect i TO REMOVE BODY OF SOLDIER Senator Shoup has endeavored to secure se-cure the removal of the remains of an Idaho volunteer who died atMontauk Point N Y during the Spanish war from tho Cypress Hill cemetery into the cemetery at Coeur dAlenc The soldiers name was Herbert S Jellum lie died of fever as a result of his experiences during the Santiago campaign cam-paign The Senator has requested tho War department to make the necessary order CLAIM OF HARRY LUFF l Senator Rawlins today called on the auditor for the Treasury department In behalf of the claim of Harry Luff of Salt Lake City father by adoption o opLon of Albert W Lurt deceased who was a private in the Utah cavalry The Senator received assurances that the claim will be given early consideration A RIGHT TO TAX TRANSIT CO Arguments in the case of the Union Refrigerator and Transit company against Stephen I Lynch Treasurer of Salt Lako county were made before the Supreme court today The case involves the right dC the county to as RCS8 city and school taxes against Urn wroperty of the company after the State Board of Equalization had mado the general assessment against this property The State Supreme court Hustalned 0 demurrer of tho Treasurer to this suit and it Is now before the j United State Supreme court on a writ of error from the State court Percy Warner appeared for the compauy while Senator Rawlins and Charles S Varlan appeared for the defendant 11 RULE LETCIIERS RETIREMENT The Tribune correspondent has been asked to correct an Imputation con tamed In an evening paper of Salt Lake relative to the discharge ot Rule Letcher from his position in the Senate Sen-ate An intimation seems to have been made in Utah that there 1f some rca con for the dismissal of Mr Letcher other than the right one The facts are however that Mr Letcher was one of tho thirty employees of the Senate who owed their position to the recommendations of Democratic Senators Sen-ators and when the Senate was reorganized reor-ganized the patronage was distributed among the Republicans and Lelcher went out withthe rest There Is 1 nothing S noth-ing against his record POSTAL AFFAIRS Carrier registration service has been ordered established at Boise Ida April 1st Robert S Young was today appointed I postmaster at Wtnship Summit county elgned coun-ty Utah vice George o F Yount re |