Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-08

WEDNESDAY, June 6-Mr. PARKER of Wor-
cester asked leave to introduce bill, in the
Senate, at the request OF the citizens of his
district, in relation to the traffic in infected
cattle, but afterwards withdrew the applica-
ton. The resolve instructing our senators
and representatives in Congress to favor the
passage of cattle quarantine law, was passed
to be engrossed Mr.. EDDY of Oxford intro
duced resolve fixing the pay of members of
the legislature for the extra session at SO per
day, and providing for making up the pay
roll to June 9th. The resolve was laid upon
the tablets to 5.
In the House, Mr.. TINKER of Leominster
presented the following memorial from the
people of Sterling, adopted unanimously in
town meeting -
"VOted, That in the opinion of the citizens
of Sterling, the best and most effective thing
the legislature can do for the agricultural in
terests OF the state is to make such provisions
by law as shall empower the several towns to
protect themselves from the invasion of their
territory by this much dreaded disease, and il
already among them to take care of it them
selves, and for this purpose to authorize towns
to adopt such by laws as they may deem nee
essary for their protection, by laws to prevent
all ingress or egress of cattle over their town
lines, to authorize their selectmen to insulate
any creature or creatures suspected of expos
ure or affected Ly the disease, with power to
infiict heavy penalties for any infringement of
their provisions, and to take such other meas.
ures as may be necessary in their various To-
calities.
That we sincerely believe that measures of
the character above indicated are the only
ones that will meet the exigency that now ex-
lists, and that in the present state of things,
the further expenditure of money under the
system heretofore pursued by the commission
is useless, and will only lead to dissatisfac.
ton and disappointment. We therefore hope
that the legislature in its wisdom will adopt
such measures as will enable us to protect
ourselves, and not subject us to a severe tax
to raise money to be expended in what we
must deem futile efforts to stay the plague
which now threatens u.s."
The action of the towns of Leicester and
West Boylston was also brought to the notice
of the legislature by the representatives of
those towns. The papers were severaly re-
ferred to the special committee now having the
subject under investigations.
THURSDAY, June Mr. GoRHAM of Wor.
cester presented the resolves of the trustees
of the Worcester West Agricultural Society,
in reference to the prevailing disease, which
Hampshire, from the special committee on the
governors address, presented their report &C.
companied with the following bills -
An Act concerning Contagious Diseases among Cattle.
Sect. l. The selectmen of towns, and the mayor
and aldermen of cities, in of the existence In
this Commonwealth, Of the disease called pleuro.
pneumonia, or any other contagious disease among
cattle shall cause the cattle in their respective towns
and cities, which infected, or which have been
exposed TO infection, TO be secured collected in
some suitable place or places within such city or
town, and kept isolated and when taken from the
possession of their owners to be maintained, one
fifth of the expense thereof to be paid by the town
or city wherein the Animal is kept and four-ffths
at the expense of the Commonwealth such isOla-
ton to continue SO long the existence of such
disease, or other circumstances, renders the same
necessary.
Sect 2 Said selectmen and mayor and aldermen,
when any such animal is adjudged, by a veterinary
surgeon or physician by them selected TO be infected
win pleurO-pneumonia, or any other contagious
disease may in their discretion order such diseased
| animal TO be forthwith killed and buried ut the ex-
/ penAc of such town or city.
| sect r. said secctmen and mayor and aldermen
sinai cause all cattle, which, in their opinion should
be Killed, TO be appraised by three competent and
uslntefesied men, under OATH at the value thereof
az the time Of the appraisal, and the amount of the
sPpaisai shall be paid provided in the first sec