Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-16
COOKS POSITION.
The Senator from Worcester
Frankly Places Himself
OPPOSED TO CIVIL SERVICE.
Warm Debate in the Senate
Against Commission Appro-
priation Bill.
OPPOSED TO CIVIL SERVICE.
Farmers Buncoed by Reed Desire Rem-
bursement -. Mlkmen Oppose Can
Cleaning Bills -other lmpor-
tant Matters.
Special pispatch to the spyl

Especial Dispatch to the Spy)
Boston, Feb 15.-This was one of the
busiest days the Legislature has had
this season. Nearly all of the commit
2 tees were engaged with important hear
2ngs this morning, and in the afternoon
the sessions of both branches lasted un-
til after A o'clock In the senate, the
bill making an appropriation for the
salaries and expenses of the civil SER
vice commission offered Senator
Cook of Worcester an opportunity to
make a Characteristic drive against the
principle Of civil service reform. He
did so at some length, but mis- efforts to
stop the bill were unavailing
The milk producers of the state and
several of the milk Contractors were
before the committee on agriculture in
the morning against the bill to make
the contractors wash the milk cans re-
ceived from the producers. The produc-
ers were against the bill, because the
expense would come upon them, and
the contractors were against it because
they didn't have the room, orsthe time
to do their work The hearing brought
out the fact that the producers We're
now cleansing the cans as we'll If not
better than any other agency could.
The committee is engaged upon a series
of bills relative to the care and sale of
milk, and the hearings continue tomor-
row.
Mr.. Frederic of Methuen has framed a
substitute bill for the bill introduced by
him some time ago to prevent the i'm
portatfon of impure milk from outside
of the state. The first bill offered by
the representative from Methuen was
Objectionable to the farmers of this
state on account of the fact that it al
lowed boards of health throughout the
state to impose the tuberculin test if
they were so disposed as guaranty OF
pure milk Here is the substitute bill
prepared by Mr.. Frederic, and which
will be presented today to the commit
tee on agriculture.
No person shall sell, in any city or
town in this commonwealth, milk which
is produced from diseased or infected
cattle kept outside of the limits of this
commonwealth. In cities and towns in
which milk dealers are required to be
licensed, the local authorities, before
granting license, shall ascertain
whether the applicant intends to sell
milk produced from COWS kept in an
other state and in such case shall, be-
fore granting a license. require the ap-
plicant to furnish satisfactory evidence
that such cows are free from tuberculo-
sis.
In towns where milk dealers are not
required to be licensed, the board of
health shall require any milk dealer
who sells milk produced from cows kept
outside of the state, to furnish satis-
factory evidence that such cows are
free from tuberculosis; and, il such
proof is not furnished, shall serve
written notice on such dealer, prohibit-
ing him from selling such milk in this
commonwealth. Any person selling such
milk after being so prohibited, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding twenty
five dollars for each offense.
The certificate of a board of cattls
commissioners of another state, or OF a
board or commission having similar au-
thority, to the effect that the cattle
therein named are free from tubercu-
Iosis, shall be deemed satisfactory evil
dence of the fact within the meaning OF
this act.
IN THE SENATE.
The house order to permit the commit
tee on public health to summon witness
es, was amended on motion of Senator
Brigham, TO make it refer to the hear
ings on cigarettes, and then adopted.
The bill to authorize the Boston and
Maine Railroad to purchase and hold
the shares of the capital stock or roads
leased or operated by it, was ordered to
third reading on the first call of the
calendar without debate.
The bill for a committee of five COM
missioned officers to be appointed by the
governor on the advisability Of chang
ing the militia laws 50 that the common
wealth shall provide all armories, ranges
and a state range, was reported by the
committee on ways and means in
new draft. making it permissive instead
of mandatory.
The committee on military affairs re-
ported a bill to provide that militia Off
GERS in the service of the commonwealth
a continuous period of Is years, or hav-
ing been in the war of the rebellion and
in the militia five years, may be retired
on the next higher rank.
When the bill making appropriation
for salaries and expenses of the civil
service commission was reached Sen
ator Cook OF Worcester said he be-
lieVed the appropriation of $4,000 to
continue this work was a useless eX-
pense Does the ordinary business man
ask some board who is a good physician
or a good foreman of a printing office?
AS an ordinary prudent business man,
was he bound to go to the board for
such advice? The state prison, to IL
Illustrate, is nothing but business in
stitution, to be pIudently administered
Who is best qualified to judge who is
the best qualified man for a turnkey
the warden, In conjunction with the
prison commission and the superntend-
ent of prisons, or some board with a
yard-Iong list of questions? He knew
one Office in the state prison had been
exempted, because it mad been inlpossi-
bic TO fill it under civil service rules
The same was true Of one position under
the savings bank commission, who conld
N,4-, l..