St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-12-10

cdSeS-iL Icing expressly stipulated by
the majority that they did not regard
tuberculosis as an epidemic malady
) Under the bill just passed the cattle com
mission have very little power in the
direction OF tuberculosis, and the subse-
quent proceedings are awaited with anx-
ious interest by those who opposed the
bill as fatally detective" The Caledo-
mia county members who voted for the
bill are Messrs. Bundy of St. Johnsbury,
Burns OF Newark, Davis of Burke, Graves
of Waterford, Hubbard of Lyndon;
against it - Messrs. Bailey of Groton,
batten of Stannard, Clement of Danville,
Dixon of Hardwick, harrington of Wal
den, Gifllan of Ryegate, Pillsbury of
Sutton, Russell of Kirby, Simpson of
Sheffield. EMERSON of Peacham.
In this connection it may be stated
that Messrs. Bell and Aitken of the last
cattle commission spoke very interest
ingly and instructively at public hear
ing last Tuesday night, telling of their
discovery of the foot and mouth disease
among herds at Chester and elsewhere,
and of the efforts made by national and
state authorities to prevent its spread.
The work of the past week has not
been without it's fishy flavor. The con.
currence by the house last Tuesday
morning, with only hundred members
present, in the senate amendment to the
seine fishing bill, prohibiting that sort of
thing in the Vermont portions of Lake
Champaign, made trouble. The lake
shore members, who were late in getting
to business that day, Immediately Sc
cured a reconsideration of the vote, and
after snappy debate the house changed
its tune and reused to concur. Subse-
quently the senate receded from its |
amendment, and the lake shore contin-
gent smiles once more. 1t was concIu-
svtly shown that, by reason ofCanada's
lax adherence to Joint agreements" in
the matter of seine fishing, to entirely
prohibit it in the Vermont part of the
lake would work injustice to our fisher
men and give the Canadians big ad-
vantage over us.
The house has killed the bill prohibiting
the catching of trout for disposal in
market, and the senate was, when it
left for home, struggling with the six
inch clause.
Several more bills providing for state
aid to towns suffering damage TO high.
ways, came up for consideration the
past week, in the house. The cold shout
Ter was turned toward Andover, Elmore,
Belvidere and Woodbury., whose needs
we're not regarded as warranting dip
Ding into the state treasury. In the cases
Of Jay and Jamaica, however, the need
vas shown to be urgent-especiallv so
Is to Jamaica, town with a debt of
S3S, 900, a grand list of $3OOO and a
AK OF 300 cents, and relief was granted.
Il is an interes ting fact that, in all, bills
relief for about a dozen towns
lave been introduced, and that the ap-
ropriations asked for aggregated some
100000. {
tho h;I11 60 - Z 7
'assed during the week are these: To :
revent the pollution OF the waters of +
leeper's river, above the hatchery at St. r
ohnsbury; to pay Town Brothers of [
richmond $500 on account of the pre- =
unable burning of their barn by an s
scapei lunatc (after prolonged and fl
caustic debate, by a vote Of j
II to 90; permitting cities and towns
unite tor improvement of highways; n
rovidiug for addition to the list off t
1ntorles inadvertently omitted by the d
sters; Incorporating the village of West q
oncord and West Burke graded school t
lstrict; relating to summer schools and
1ucatlonal meetings; excepting all vet. e
rams from payment of poll tax; relative r
} insane persons and their support; ap- e,
ropri9ling $500 for use of state beard a
library commissioners; providing for :
lgher education for women at Middle.
ury College; relating to the fees of wit
esses; amending the law relating to
tire facias; fixing rank of surgeon.gen-
-al and judge advocate, who are to be
ppolnted by the governor; constituting
raduates OF Norwich University second
eutenants; Amending the law regarding
1e examination of insurance companies
nd relating 10 revocation of licenses OF
'relgn insurance companies; amending
ne statute authorizing domestic mutual
re insurance companies to accumulate a &,
eserve; relating to exemption of certain
rticles OF personal property; allowing c
to bond tor the erection of a t
oldiers' monument; regulating the sale 1
/ commercial feed stuffs; the recodi6ca >
ION OF the laws relating to the public
ealth; the bill amending Barre CITY d
harttr, giving that growing community i
ertain rights in the securing of water: q
0 prohibit the splitting nuisance in cars =.
nd at railway stations; relating to l.
overs OF the state board of pharmacy; i
Ginning the time within which road com. &
nssloners shall report; relating to the '
tate normal schools; providing Tor cir =
al In Of Cd,