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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Penalties aggregating $37,948.08 were recovered in 332 cases. 

 Forty-eight cases were dismissed and 16 were determined adversely 

 to the Government. 



The following is a detailed list of the number of cases prosecuted 

 and amounts of penalties assessed : 



Two thousand five hundred and eighteen cases were pending at the 

 close of the fiscal year. 



CASES OF INTEREST. 



Among the cases of interest decided during the year Avere: 

 Southern Pacific Co. v. Stewart (233 Fed. 956). 

 United States v. Chicago.^ Milwaukee (& St. Paul Railway Co. 



(234 Fed. 386). 

 United States v. Sioux City TermJ/iial Railway Co. (234 



Fed. 663). 

 United States v. Philadelphia <& Reading Railway Co. (238 

 Fed. 428). 

 During the year conferences were held between representatives of 

 the Department of Justice, the Grand Trunk, Erie, and Michigan 

 Central Railroad Companies, and of this department, with a view to 

 the settlement of a large number of cases against the respective 

 companies. No final settlements have as yet been made, but it is 

 believed that action to that end will soon be taken. 



ACTS REGULATING THE INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF LIVE STOCK 

 FROM QUARANTINED DISTRICTS, PROHIBITING THE INTER- 

 STATE MOVEMENT OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK, AND PROHIBIT- 

 ING THE IMPORTATION OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK (23 Stat. 31; 

 26 Stat. 414; 32 Stat. 791; 33 Stat. 1264). 



Three cases involving apparent violations of the act of May 29, 

 1884 (23 Stat. 31), were reported to the Attorney General. At the 

 close of the fiscal year 1916, 1 case was pending. One case reported 

 during 1917 was terminated favorably to the Government, a fine of 

 $100 being imposed. At the close of 1917, 3 cases were pending. 



No cases were reported to the Attorney General under the act of 

 August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 414). At the close of the fiscal year 1916, 

 2 cases were, pending. Of these, 1 was dismissed and 1 was 

 pending at the close of 1917. 



Forty-one cases were reported to the Attorney General under the 

 act of February 2, 1903 (32 Stat. 791). At the close of 1916, 6 

 cases were pending and sentence stood suspended in 1. Twenty- 



