Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

Morning Session Chiefly Devoted to
Discussion Of cattle Bill.
Devotional exercises conducted by the
chaplain.
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
II. 431-Bv Nj Conland Of Brattleboro.
TO allow the Springfield Electric hallway
company to issue preferred stock COM
mittee on railroads.
READ THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
( H. 3Go amending charter of St. Andrews
BcneN client society
/ THIRD READING ORDERED.
H. PA authorizing trust companies to
act rs executors. etc. Slight amend
mcnts.
/ II. J6>. amending statute relating to call
Of struck jurics. Slight amendments.
/ H. 3sN. an act providing for the appOr-
particulars. The bill requires that speci-
hc sums shall be named in each case
when taxes are voted.
. H. a9> repairs on Chittenden county
jall. Tax OF l cent for the county au-
thori.cd.
H. 422, to grant relief to the town of
jay. Appropriation reduced by amend
ment to $500
BILLS APPROVED.
No San act to incorporate the Mid
land railroad
/ NO Gan act to amend No 236 Of laws
Of l>aS entitled AN act to Incorporate the
Brattleboro Gas Light company"
No SAN act to amend section 3574 of
Vermont statutes relating to fences.
No lA-.in act to provide repairs to tho
court house in Rutland county.
No li3-An act relating to the use OF
certain publicc records as evidence.
I n inTnrpnrDta
River Valley Railroad company.
No 2iS-An act in amendment of No.
POI, acts of 1900.
No S02, an act to incorporate the Inter-
state Railway company
SPECIAL ORDER-CATTLE COMMITS
SION.
S. 4, cattle commission bill taken up
| again as special order. Mr.. Morehouse Of
! West Haven had read, by the clerk. a
| statement of his views on the subject. lie
| criticised the tubcrculin test and doubted
! the Cummunicahiity Of the disease from
/ animal to human TO any great extent.
I Mr., McFcetorS of Euosbureh favored
/ the bill and criticised the make up Of the
present commission. He preferred board
/ made up of men with practical ability to
/ deal directly with the disease He had no
faith in the communicating feature, since
consumption in Vermont was on the de-
crease. lie thought tho present law UNI
constitutional and the proposed bill would
be to a certain extent, cSpe tally In regard
to the compensation clause.
Mr.. Gallagher of Crattsbury wanted n.
farmer on the board us simple justice to
/ that class of citizens. If one law is UNI
constitutional the other is
| Mr.. McFeeters moved a proposal of an
amendment providing for farmer as sec
rotary of the board The amendment was
adopted l20 to %
Mr.. Buttcrticld Of Weathersfeld one Of
/ the minority, spoke of the situation in
/ Williston as outlined by the gentleman
from that town yesterday. He deplored
/ the fact that any farmer Or any number
! Of farmers would attempt to ohstruct the
| work Of Graduating tuberculosis and re-
! ferred to the members from that section
/ of Chittenden county as having come
here evidently for this purpose. The tu-
herculin test is not infalible, but it is
the best we have. He ridculed the com
parlsOu made between the war on tu-
/ hCrCUlosiS and the events of 1861. He
, thought the bill weak In that ii did not
| require the test instead of leaving II so
optional The bin permits the selling of
diseased meat in any market of the world
| Samson slew with the jawhone of an ass,
| and the majority behind this bill are like
~ to Guido Samson He called for help
to kill this bill and promised something
! better
Mr. White of Woodstock reviewed what
he termed the Inconsistencies of the bill.
He particusrly objected to the absence
of a compulsory tuhercuiu test for cat
tie coming into the State, The other
States require our cattle to be tested
when taken there.
Mr. Hobart of Westford denied that
farmers would bo permitted to sell tubcr-
culous meat under this act.
Mr.. Dixon of Harlwck thought the
compensation allowed the commissioners
insufficient TO command the services of
capable Vet6rnaries Physical cXamina-
ton does not determine the condition of
the animal He spoke from the stand
point of a consumer, asking for pure
food. He said the bin was loosely drawn.
Mr. Fish Of Royalton criticised the pro-
vision that left with the owner the pow
er to determine when the test is to be
made. lie cited an instance showing
that the physical appearance Of animals
| is misleading, Leaving out of the queS-
tiOn the matter of communicability to
mankind, we do know that it is transmits
slble among animals. The tuberCulin
test. while not iufallhle, is the best test
we have. Tubertulin is not an anti-tox-
inc. The provision that the carcass Is to
be returned to the owner Is altogether
| too suggestive under this act COW pro-
ducts may be sold even If the owner
knows the cows are diseased, such milk,
If not dangerous, is nasty and uuwholc-
| SOME
a motion by Mr.. Waterman of Chester
that debate cease was lost.
Mr., Peck Of Brandon dwelt on tho i'm
! portnnce of the subject He had seen
many cattle tested and witnessed post mo-
| tens. Bovine tuberculosis is n very con-
tagiOus disease among cattle, Tubcrculin
Is not injurious to cattle. The speaker
cited authorities to prove that bovine tub
| eTculosis is trAnsmissible to man. not
only by incubation but by the taking of
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