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Mr. Berdez, in answer, said that he was in favor of slaught¬ 
ering, because it is not so destructive. 
Mr. Lydtin supported the proposition of Mr. Degive, and 
Messrs. Lydtin and Zundel that of the amendment. 
Five members uniting in the proposition, the discussion on 
the second paragraph was closed. 
Article 2 was then put to vote, and adopted. 
A recess was then ordered until two o’clock p. m. 
On reopening, the delegates from Switzerland presented two 
copies of the convention existing between Switzerland, Austria 
and Hungary, for the prevention of the propagation of epizoo¬ 
tics through trade in cattle. 
A paper relating to the slaughter of animals as a means of 
stamping out contagious pleuro-pneumonia was presented by 
Mr. Pollet. 
Article 3 was then taken up for discussion. Messrs. Ubricb, - 
Boll, Tisserand. Aerts, Yiscur, Lydtin, Berdez, Degive, Potteral, 
Leblanc, Muller, Larmet, Feger, Fleming, Quivogne, Putz, Cagny 
and Stubbe participating. 
Mr. Tisserand argued that isolation cannot be opposed if its 
duration is not limited; he proposed to determine the duration 
before isolation is acted upon. His proposition was carried. 
Mr. Berdez presented the following amendment: “ That ani¬ 
mals suspected of contamination, or that have been exposed to 
contagion, must be sequestered or destroyed, or otherwise killed 
immediately.” 
Before voting on article 3, the President presented article 14 
as a subject of discussion, relating to the duration of the term of 
isolation. 
Prof. Muller proposed a minimum of six months; Mr. Conta- 
mine four ; Mr. Degive argued for forty-five days. 
Prof. Muller’s proposition was adopted. 
The first part of the amendment of Mr. Leblanc, reading: 
“Contaminated animals are isolated,” was discussed and rejected. 
Mr. Aerts proposed to substitute for the sentence “ contami¬ 
nated or suspected of contamination ” the words “ animals which 
have been in contact with others affected with the disease , or 
