Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, on House Bills 47, 145, 440, 10699, 12316, 12478, and 12615, Proposing to Extend the Time for which Cattle and Other Animals May be Confined During Shipment from One State to Another, [Jan. 23, 30 and Feb. 20, 1906]. |
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... believe will show that the present limi- tations placed by the statutes of the United States on the time in which live stock may remain in the cars should be extended from twent - eight hours to at least thirty - six hours . Knowing the ...
... believe will show that the present limi- tations placed by the statutes of the United States on the time in which live stock may remain in the cars should be extended from twent - eight hours to at least thirty - six hours . Knowing the ...
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... believe it was , or 1901 , pos- sibly a year later , made its report and the bill passed extending the limit to forty hours . The Secretary of Agriculture undertook , dur- ing the latter part of the year 1904 and during the year 1905 ...
... believe it was , or 1901 , pos- sibly a year later , made its report and the bill passed extending the limit to forty hours . The Secretary of Agriculture undertook , dur- ing the latter part of the year 1904 and during the year 1905 ...
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... not get there earlier that 10 or 12 o'clock at night the second night . That is a most remarkable run . I believe that Mr. Cooper , who understands the whole subject and has been in the LAW RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE . 7.
... not get there earlier that 10 or 12 o'clock at night the second night . That is a most remarkable run . I believe that Mr. Cooper , who understands the whole subject and has been in the LAW RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE . 7.
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... believe the other roads do the same thing , and I have heard them testify to that . I am speaking of exactly what I know . That train will have to be stopped and unloaded somewhere back 50 or 100 miles west of Omaha unless the twenty ...
... believe the other roads do the same thing , and I have heard them testify to that . I am speaking of exactly what I know . That train will have to be stopped and unloaded somewhere back 50 or 100 miles west of Omaha unless the twenty ...
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... believe , and I know , and there are a number of Congressmen here who do , that you can not ship the animals in cars where the animals have sufficient space to lie down and rest , for the reason that they will trip over one another and ...
... believe , and I know , and there are a number of Congressmen here who do , that you can not ship the animals in cars where the animals have sufficient space to lie down and rest , for the reason that they will trip over one another and ...
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American Humane Association animals arrived better bill BOICE bruised BUEL Buffalo BURKE carload cent CHAIRMAN Chicago committee condition CONGRESS THE LIBRARY COOPER COWAN cruelty Denver destination DYSON enforcement ESCH ETTEN extension fact feed and water Fort Worth forty hours freight gentlemen Grand Island handle hogs humane society inhumanity injury interest Kansas City KEECHLER KENNEDY KNOLLIN lambs LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Live Stock Association loading and unloading MACKENZIE MANN matter miles an hour Minnesota Missouri River National Live Stock o'clock owners PARSONS pens PHILBRICK question railroad companies range cattle RANSON reach reason rest RICQLES road RYAN sheep shipment shipped shipper shrinkage statement steer STEPHENS STEVENS stock cars stock trains stock yards stockmen suffering Texas thing thirty-six hours transit transportation twenty twenty-eight hours twenty-eight-hour law twenty-eight-hour limit Union Stock Yards unloading and reloading VAN ETTEN West WHITEHEAD
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Page 72 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, Which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the fie'ld: The wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, Which sing among the branches.
Page 162 - In estimating such confinement the time during which the animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received shall be included, it being the intent of this section to prohibit their continuous confinement beyond the period of twenty-eight hours, except upon contingencies hereinbefore stated.
Page 162 - Columbia or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine or other animals from one State...
Page 191 - That no railroad, express company, car company, common carrier other than by water, or the receiver, trustee, or lessee of any of them, whose road forms any part of a line of road over which cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals...
Page 163 - ... by the owner or person having the custody thereof, or in case of his default in so doing then by the railroad...
Page 191 - ... for every such failure be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars : Provided, That when animals are carried in cars, boats, or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest the provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.
Page 39 - Territory or the District of Columbia, or the owners or masters of steam, sailing, or other vessels carrying or transporting cattle, sheep, swine, or other animals...
Page 39 - ... then by the railroad company or owners or masters of boats or vessels transporting the same, at the expense of the owner or person in custody thereof ; and such company, owners, or masters shall in such case have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody furnished, and shall not be liable for any detention of such animals.
Page 39 - Animals so unloaded shall be properly fed and watered during such rest by the owner or person having the custody thereof...
Page 163 - ... that when animals shall be carried in cars, boats or other vessels in which they can and do have proper food, water, space and opportunity for rest, the foregoing provisions in regard to their being unloaded shall not apply.