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erinarians unanimously declared that they could not recommend to the Governors 
of their respective Territories the removal of Territorial restrictions placed 
against Illinois, and especially Cook County, if the Bureau of Animal Industry 
and the Illinois Live Stock Commission removed all quarantine now in force. 
Amid the discussion, Dr. Paquin, of Missouri, introduced the following reso¬ 
lution, which was “heartily” seconded by Dr. Alloway, of Dakota : 
Resolved, That while we are well pleased to know through Commissioner 
Colman that pleuro-pneumonia is stamped out in Illinois, we deem it unwise to 
remove the restrictions from the traffic of cattle from Cook County, Ill., and res¬ 
pectfully suggest the necessity of keeping a corps of experts at work inspecting 
all cattle in Cook County; and further, that it would be unwise to remove the 
quarantine from the traffic of Cook County before next spring. 
Referred. 
The Special Committee on Resolutions reported as follows on the above 
resolution : 
MAJORITY REPORT—BY DR. HOLCOMB AND DR. GERTH. 
“ Your Committee on Resolutions would respectfully return the resolution 
of Dr. Paquin, with the recommendation that its further consideration be indef¬ 
initely postponed.” 
MINORITY REPORT—BY DR. ALLOWAY. 
“ Referring to the resolution regarding the quarantine regulations of Cook 
County, Ill., your committee reports that in view of the fact that no later than 
September 1st a case of pleuro-pneumonia was discovered in said county, and 
realizing the insidious character of the disease, together with the magnitude of 
the damage already done by this scourge in various parts of the Union, we are of 
opinion that the resolution should prevail.” 
Live Stock Commissioner Wilson, of Illinois, began the discussion on the 
adoption of the majority report. He referred to the report of Commissioner Col¬ 
man, which stated that the disease had been stamped out, and that the Bureau of 
Animal Industry was willing to raise the quarantine on December 1st. He said 
the Live Stock Commissioners of Illinois were willing to raise it before that time, 
and that they would hold a conference with Mr. Colman while in Kansas City, 
and endeavor to have the quarantine raised on November 15th. “ There has 
been no pleuro-pneumonia in Cook County for ninety days,” said he, “ and it is 
a great injustice to continue the quarantine longer.” 
Dr. Hopkins then left the chair and spoke at length against the raising of the 
quarantine, and consequently in favor of the minority report. He cited an in¬ 
stance where the dread disease had broken out in New York after fourteen 
months, and said that ninety days was not sufficient time for the continuance of 
the quarantine after a case had been discovered. “ The Territorial delegates 
will not dare to return home,” he said, “ and say to their people that they have 
not done what they could to prevent this quarantine from being raised.” 
Mr. Pearson, of Illinois, explained how carefully the disease had been rooted 
out, and asked that the majority report be adopted. 
Dr. Holcomb, of Kansas, said that if the Cattle Commissioners of Illinois 
were satisfied that the quarantine should be raised, he had no objection to offer. 
Dr. Alloway, of Dakota, spoke against the majority report, and Dr. Hop¬ 
kins delivered another speech in which he declared that the Chicago stock yards 
had been the hot-bed of pestilence to some extent. 
