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>ur at sea in ordinary \\futhi-r, and of 

 -cd tonnage of not les.s tliun s,ooo ton*. 



I it of faid first claSS shall be accepted 



nice under the provisions of this uct 

 mi. ,1 States iin.l (iiv:it I'.rituin. 



- shall be iron or steel steamships, 

 .intuinini; a speed of 10 knot.-* tin hour at 

 .a her, and of a gross registered t"ii- 

 css than 5,000 tons. The third class shall 

 beiron unships, capable of maintaining a 



,!i hour ut sea in ordinary wi-uthrr, 

 i registered tonnage of not lefts than 

 !'ln- fourth class shaft bo iron or steel or 

 able of maintaining a speed 



of 1-j knots an hour at sea in ordinary weather, and of 



n-d tonnage of not lews than l,r>n<j tons. 



in- stipulated in the contract or contracts to 



red into for the said mail service that said vcs- 



iv passengers with their baggage in ad- 



I 'mails, and may do all ordinary business 



iships. 



t. That all steamships of the first, second, and 

 . mployed a-s above, und hereafter built 

 ahull In- constructed with particular reference to 

 prompt und economical conversion into auxiliary 

 naval -misers, and according to plans and specifica- 

 !>e UL'ivcd ujK)n by and between the owners 

 and the Secretary ot the Navy, and they shall be of 

 xutlicieiit strength and stability to carry and sustain 

 rkinir and operation of at least four effective 

 rilled cannon of a caliber of not less than 6 inches, 

 and shall In- of the highest rating known to maritime 

 rce. And all vessels of said three classes here- 

 :>uilt and so employed shall, before they are 

 1 for the mail service herein provided for, be 

 Jily inspected by a competent naval officer or 

 .to'r tli-tailed for 'that service by the Secretary 

 of the Navy; and such officer shall report, in writing, 

 secretary of the Navy, who shall transmit said 

 to the Post master-General; and no such vessel 

 i-o \ ec 1 by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable 

 for the service required shall bo employed by the 

 -fer tiencral as provided for in this act 

 ">. That the rate of compensation to be_paid for 

 an mail service of the said first-class ships shall 

 cd the sum of $4 a mile, and for the second-class 

 - : a mile, hy the shortest practicable route, for 

 itward voyage; for the third-class ships shall 

 7-1 a mile, and for the fourth-class ships 

 two thirds of *1 a mile for the actual number of miles 

 1 hy the l'ost-< )rh'ce Department to be traveled 

 on each outward-bound voyage: Provided, That in 

 failure from any cause to perform the 

 voyages stipulated for in said contracts, or 

 any of them, ajtwo rata deduction shall be made from 

 -.pi-nsation on account of such omitted voyage 

 ,'es : and thut suitable fines and penalties may 

 i >osed for delays or irregularities in the due per- 

 formance uf service according to the contract, to be 

 determined h\ th.- 1'ostmaster-General: Provided fur- 

 ' hat no steamship so employed and so paid for 

 carry'ini: the United States mails shall receive any 

 other bounty or subsidy from the Treasury of the 

 States. 



''>. That upon each of said vessels the United 



-hall he entitled to have transported, free of 



charge, a mail messenger, whose duty it shall be to 



. >ort, take in charge, and deliver the mails to 



and from the United States, and who shall be pro- 



vith suitable room for the accommodation of 



himself and the maiN. 



'.'. That officers of the United States Navy may 

 volunteer for service on said mail vessels, and when 

 1 by the contractor or contractors may be as- 

 to such duty by the Secretary of the Navy 

 >er iii liis opinion such assignment can be 

 iiiiide without detriment to the service, and while in 

 rnploymeiit they shall receive furlough pay 

 vernment, and such other compensation 

 ' lie contractor or contractors as may be agreed 

 on by the parties : Provided, That they shall only 



:i by tl 



be rc<|uired to perform auch duties an appertain to the 

 men-hunt s r 



SKC. 8. Thut said vessel* shall take, an : 

 apprentices, one American-born boy under twenty 

 one years of age for each 1,000 tomi grow* rcgit< T. and 

 one for each majority fraction thm-of. who shall l><- 



edllc-ated in the duties of scumunhip, Hlllk lis petty 



ollieers, and receive hiich pay for their services an may 

 be reasonable. 



SEC. 9. That such steamers may be taken un 

 by the United States as transnorto or cruisers. u|jn 

 payment to the owners of the nit actual value of tin- 

 same at the time of the taking, and if there shall be a 

 disagreement as to the fair actual value between tin- 

 United States and the owners, then the same shall be 

 determined by two impartial appraiser*, one to be ap- 

 pointed by each of said parties, they at the same time 

 selecting a third, who snail act in said appraisement 

 in case the two shall fail to agree. 



The Senate passed the bill on March 2, and 

 the President approved it on March 3. 



Cattle Inspection. On March 2, 1891, the 

 House passed the following measure as an 

 amendment by way of substitute to the Senate 

 bill for cattle inspection passed at the first ses- 

 sion of the Congress : 



Be it enacted, etc., That the Secretary of Agricult- 

 ure shall cause to be made a careful inspection of all 

 cattle intended for export to foreign countries from 

 the United States, at such times and places, and in 

 such manner, as he may think proper, with a view to 

 ascertain whether such cattle are free from disease ; 

 and for this purpose he may appoint inspectors, who 

 shall be authorized to give an official certificate clearly 

 stating the condition in which such animals are found,, 

 and no clearance shall be given to any vessel having 

 on board cattle for exportation to a foreign country 

 unless the owner or snipper of such cattle has a cer- 

 tificate from the inspector nerein authorized to be ap- 

 pointed, stating that said cattle are sound and free 

 from disease. 



SEC. 2. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall also 

 cause to be made a careful inspection of all live cat- 

 tle the meat of which is intended for exportation to 

 any foreign country, at such times and places, and in 

 sudi manner, as he may think proper, with a view to 

 ascertain whether said cattle are free from disease 

 and their meat sound and wholesome, and may ap- 

 point inspectors, who shall be authorized to give an 

 official certificate clearly stating the condition in 

 which such cattle and meat are found ; and no clear- 

 ance shall be given to any vessel having on board 

 any fresh beef for exportation to and sale in a foreign 

 country from any port of the United States until the 

 owner or shipper shall obtain from an inspector ap- 

 pointed under the provisions of this act such certifi- 

 cate. 



The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be in- 

 spected prior to their slaughter all cattle, sheep, or 

 hogs which are subjects of interstate commerce, and 

 which are to bo slaughtered at slaughter - houses, 

 canning, salting, packing, or rendering establish- 

 ments in any State or Territory, all carcasses, the 

 products of which are to bo exported and sold for hu- 

 man consumption into any other State or Territory 

 or the District of Colu*nbia ; and in addition to the 

 aforesaid inspection there may be made in all cases 

 where the Secretary may deem necessary or expe- 

 dient, under rules and regulations to be by him pre- 

 scribed, a post-mortem examination of the (.:. 

 of all cattle, sheep, and hotrs about to be prepared for 

 human consumption at any slaughter-house, running, 

 salting, pac king, or NBmOB| establishment in uiiv 

 State or Territory or the District of Columbia, which 

 are the subjects of interstate commerce. 



4. That said examination shall rx- made in 

 the manner provided by rules and regulations to be 

 prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture ; and alter 

 said examination the carcasses and products of all 



