Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY
Lively Debate over Russell's Cattle
Commission B II in the Senate.


BILLS INTRODUCED.
S. 1s7-By Senator Emery, authorizing
the consolidation of the Vermont Valley
Railroad and Connecticut River Valley
companies; to committee en- rail
roads.
S. 1sS-By Senator Moves, authorizing
the city of Rutland to issue SIS, 600 bonds
relative to the Rutland railroad car shops
affair; to committee on corporations.
BILLS PASSED.
s. 20. relating to provision for steno-
graphic reporter In courts.
II. pa, amending charter of Bennington
Telephone company.
BILLS KILLED.
s. 1879. forbidding dumping of sawdust
into trout brooks.
s. I72, compelling nynets to be kept on
'docked" or banged" tails in summer.
II. 2S2. repeating law relative to auction
ecrs' licenses Senator Russell favored
the bill and moved that il lie on the table.
Senator Emery explained the present law
and how the committee considered the bill.
Senator Russell withdrew his motion and
the bill was killed.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
II. 1o1 to pay John w. Redmond sum
II. 100. to pay Barton Savings bank sum
therein named.
H.. 1876, granting Rochester fire district
certain rights.
II. 2I5, relating to disqualiications of
probate judges.
House Joint resolution providing type
writer for clerk of committee on revision
of bills.
II. PIG, providing for appointment Of
TRUSTEES in certain cases.
READ TWICE AND REFERRED.
IL. 80, to enable Whitcomb high school
tons.
II. 255, to legalize grand list of town of
Morristown to committee on grand list.
II. 264. relating to tax notices; to COM
mittee on judiciary.
H.. 217. amending charter city OF 81. AL
bans; to committee on education.
II. 341. amending No. 1856, acts Of 1898,
relative to village of Barton Landing; to
committee on corporations.
ORDERED TO LIE.
S. los. providing Tor election of examiners
of teachers. Reported adversely and on
motion of Senator sutton ordered to lie.
DEBATE ON CATTLE COMMISSION.
S. =, Russell cattle bill Gas amended) Rus
sell cattle bill, taken from the table on
the request OF Senator Russell. Senator
" w. AlADN'o AHt hIAA ~ 49,
Inc motion was lost after Mr.. Russell op-
posed and Messrs. Stiles and NaIDridgc
favored.
Senator stiles moved to amend the bill
to make the appointment OF Commission
trs on the approval Of the Senate, ana
changing the time Of appointment. The
amendment was adopted. senator Stiles
moved to amend by putting IA practical
farmer" on the board, making one bust
ness man, one farmer and one veterinary.
Senators Russell and Combs opposed on
the ground that one business man on the
board was enough-that that one might
be a farmer-that if there were not vet
%erinaries on the board they would have
to have their work done. The amendment
was refused. Senator Stiles moved to
amend section 4 so that If any farmer
failed to, inside of twelve months from
the passage of the bill, have his cattle
tested If suspected of having tuberculosis,
the commission shall examine any such
test and If cattle are found diseased shall
kill the same at the expense of and to
loss of such farmer. Senator stiles sup
ported the amendment in a ID minute
speech going into the arguments for and
against a compulsory test, and strongly
favoring the same. Senator Combs OPP
posed the amendment. Senator Browncll
opposed it on the ground that the amend
ment would change the whole effect of
the bill, making a compulsory test with
out recompense unless the farmer choose
TO have his cattle tested. He BELOVED the
bill handled the matter correctly in max
ing the test optional. Senator Russell OPP
posed. calling it an imposition or the
farmers and giving evidence to show that
bovine tuberculosis is not transferable to
human beings. and that IL the farmers
don't want to lose their cattle tested as
a business move, he believed they should
not be forced to it. Senator Stiles replied,
believing hat the disease is transferable.
Tie said he believed the disease could be
stamped ont in tho State.
on motion of Senator Wilcox the Sen
ate adjourned.
SENATE-AFTERNOON.
Called to order by president. The presi-
dent laid before the Senate the special
report of commissioner of State taxes
and on motion of Senator Brownell it
was referred TO the committee on finance,
s. 4, Russell cattle commission bill, was
taken up as unfinished business, the queS-
ton beng on the adoption of Senator
Stiles's amendment providing for a com
pulsory test. Senator Brown opposed the
amendment on the ground that more good
could be done by a less radical action. lie
feared it would provoke so much oppo-
sition that the whole board would be done
away with in two years. Senator Wal
bridge agreed with Scnator Brown and
called the amendment "sugar-Watcred
~compulsion. Senator stiles said Vernon,
now stands in advance Of most States or
health measures and thought the Russell
bill without tho amendment would be a
backward step. Senator Sutton opposed
the amcudmeu tand said he was opposeC
soaally opposed 10 any sort of a cattle
commission Senator Backus asked Sena.
tor Russell several questions and upoi
their being answered spoke on the cues
ton. Said he would favor the payment OF
100 per cent to the former instead of s.
per cent thus putting a bounty on III,
killing and so eradicate the disease. Sena
tor Russell having called for the yeas anC
nays the amendment was refused. Thos,
voting for the amendment were Senators
Backus, Graves, Nelson Stiles, Wilcox
voting against were Senators Aunis
Brown, Brownell. Cartmell, Combs
Downer, Emery, Howard, Jackson Ola
moille), Jackson COrleans). Lawrence
Mayo, Noyes, Phelps, Russell, Sheldon
Sibley, Spencer, %Spraguc, sutton, Tracy
WalbridGe, Yelling, q.
Senator Brown moved to amend so a,
to limit the appraisal to commissioners o
SO; adopted.
Senator Stiles moved to amend so az I,
have the appraisal made by the owner
one commissioner and one town voter
Senator's Wilcox and Russell opposed ant