Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-11

Mills OF NeWpuryport called for divis'
ion of the question, which was ordered
Mr.. Cullinane of Lawrence objected tc
the amendment fixing the time for the
Introduction of new business for
o'clock on the last secular day in Jan
uary, instead of the first Wednesday in
February, but the amendment pre-
vailed by a large majority. The other
changes prevailed.
At o'clock the speaker announced
his committees. Then the drawing OF
seats followed. Mr.. Harlow of Whit
man, as the senior member, chose seat
No 3S, and Mr.. Stanley Of Newbury-
port, as the oldest member, chose seat
No. 4S. The house voted Mr.. Stewart
of Boston his choice on account OF
Deafness and he took No 430. On sim
liar privilege, Mr.. Campbell of West
field took his old seat No. "A, Mr.. Bal
com of Marlboro No. g. and Mr.. Crouch
of Northampton No 19. Messrs. Myers
of Cambridge Lowell .of Boston and
Wood of Woburn were appointed a
committee to conduct the drawing,
which proceeded without further inter-
ruption.
The house adjourned at 3.35 p. m.
The joint committee ON rules held a
meeting of an hours duration and voted
to make the committee on cities consist
of Is members, four senators and II
representatives. 1t has heretofore con-
tanned Ii members in all. The commit
tee ON taxation was also increased to
10 members.
The committee also voted to recon-
mend that the rules as to the introduce
ton of business be SO changed that all
new business must be in the hands OF
the clerks Of one of the branches by
5 o'clock on the last secular day of Jam
uary, and must be accompanied by bills
The rule has heretofore been that all
new matters must be in by the first
Wednesday in January, but allowing
one week longer for the preparation OF
bills.
The house rules committee continued
in session after the joint committee had
adjourned 1t voted to ask that the
rule be SO changed that whenever a
committee introduced an order for a
stenographer, the order should first &c
to the rules committee as in the case OF
most other orders.
The committee also voted that the
house judiciary committee shall consist
Of IL, instead of 3 members; that all res
olutions shall go to the committee on
rules; that the rule providing seat Tor
the chairman of railroads be reScindedi
that all motions to suspend the 18th
joint rule and the ninth joint rule snail
go to the committee on rmes This has
heretofore been an order, it is now a
rule; and that in future all orders to
permit committees to travel shall go to
the committee on rules.
CATTLE COMMISSION.
The board of cattle commissioners has
made it's annual report. They say the
number of cattle paid for as tuberculous
during the year was 5275, and that the
amount paid for them was $179,S67 52
Over $500 was paid for 100 animals in
which no LESSONS of the disease were
found. Quarantine, killing and burial
expenses and arbitration brought the
average amount paid for condemned
cattle up to $34 II per head.
The commissioners say that the fund
appropriated by the state for the era
dication and control of contagious ami
NAL diseases should first be used for
the regular work of the board includ-
ing the expenses attendant upon the
taking of such cattle as are found to be
diseased, which the local inspectors have
quarantined. If, after this is done, the
cattle commission has sufficient funds at
its disposal, what is known as "volun-
tary request work, should be done, pro-
viding that the owners agree to buy
only tested cattle after those that re-
act are removed and also agree to
thoroughly dasinfect the stables as d.
rected by the board, and take all such