The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-19

and rule him out of order without in
any way antagoniZing him. He is
very popular with the Senators and
officials.
The tuberculin test scored several
points at the agricultural committee
hearing last night DR.. Peck of Bran
don was present and gave the COM
mittee some helpful information con-
corning tuberculin and its use. He
characterized that material as abso-
lutely pure and said there was not
the slightest danger involved in its
use; IN twenty four or forty-eight
hours after it is applied its effects
have disappeared and the meat of the
animal is as fit to eat as it ever was.
| This was said after a statement by
Mr.. Douglass that he didn't care TO
eat beef into which tuberculin had
been injected, the implication being
that its quality as food had been in
terfered with. Secretary Davis of
the Vermont Agricultural Club gave
a bit of personal experience to prove
the efficacy of tuberculin. By it's fire.
quent use he has kept his large herd
of Jerseys in fine trim and free from
tuberculosis. DR.. Peck maintained
that this disease could be stamped
out if the farmers would go at it thor
oughly, and it couldn't be done in
any other way.
| Principal Beebee and pupils of the
Morrisville Academy were visitors at
| the Capitol today. as were also men,
\ bers of the Edmunds High school of
Burlington.
| The Senate committee on judiciary
aud the Honorable Senate itself said
"No" on the question of lowering age
of consent. 1t didn't require any petit
tions or remonstrances on the subject
for there is no indication that the pres
ent Senate desires to take a back step
on so vital question of morals.
"You have heard the adage that
virtue hath its own reward, said the
gentleman from Northfield this morn
ing. Let me illustrate its truth /:
Last night l was asked up to the
hotel but declined. AS l stepped out
on the street, | saw something lying
on the sidewalk and picked up dol
lar bill. 4"
Mr.. Butterfield of Weatherstield put
the case for the farmers clearly and
definitely in his short speech on the
bill repeating the present law against
fraud in sales of garden seeds, ant
aided materially i'll securing the
slaughter of the bill after a favorable
effort from the committee.
For the first time at this session.
the Senate went into eXective session
on Friday. Every outsider was filed
out but it is understood that the Gov
| -, &c go
confirmation.
If the bill putting a bounty on hedge
hogs becomes law some enterprisinl
person will probably move to Grotoi
pond and make a good living by shoot
ing quilts. Anyone who has eve
stayed in II certain deserted lumber
camp by that pond knows that hedge
hogs are the chief product of tn,
region. The ground is carpeted will
quilts and under every bush is
hedgehog carcass or skeleton.
After the meeting of the joint com
mittee ON temperance, Friday noon
there was excitement in camp. Som
, members thought the action of tn
majority in not voting ON the Ros
bill was an attempt to knife i'll til
! back the mvve for a fair submission
D of the liquor question, by presentin
, the prohibitory law in its best forr
+ to fight the license law which, it i
Y expected will be passed and submit
e ted to the people.
n "The gentleman from Wilmington" di
himself proud in the speakers chair o
g Friday afternoon, and ratified off bus
ness in good shape.
. The House disposed of twenty-fN
, bills within trife more than twenty-h,
- minutes on Friday afternoon. A fair RAJ
N of speed that-almost equal to the sche'
:. ule legalized for the automobile
IL Two liquor bills are now dead, Il
n Senate having killed Senator Brown
Original package bill and also
{. bill which had for its purpose ii
MS doing away with injunctions in liqu
TX cases. But there are plenty left
nj furnish food for reflection-and driI