The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-24
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Senator Horton Attacks Compulsory
Vaccination in an Impassioned
Burst of Oratory.
A Most Elaborate Dairy and Food
Bill Submitted by Senator
Torson.

Senator Hitler Horton of Ramsey county
worked himself into a fine passion OF VIZ
tuouS indignation in the senate cllStllpel
this morning as he contemplated the nor
rblc possibilities of the so-calted com
pulsory vaccination law. On behalf OF
the people in poor health who feared the
consequences of vaccination and on behaf
of the Christian Scientists, who had reil-.
Gious scruples against vaccination, ne
protested against allowing "a Dig, purlS
individual who doesn't believe in anything
to harpoon me with vaccine or Ito throw
done into me- These sentiments were
heartily applauded, but DR. A B. Cole of
Fergus Falls misanthropcaly announced
that Mr.. Horton spoke as one VINO hao not
informed himself the subject or was
Intentionally misleading. Inc proposed
vacciua ton measure specifically exempted
from vaccination such persons as were IN
poor health or had constitutional ailments
that might be intensified who had reli-
giouS sCTuplCS against vaccination
The debate arose over the report OF the
committee on public health recommending
that senate file No. Ex-senator Hardy's
bill prohibiting compulsory VACCINATION
be indefinitely postponed. Senator Nc
Gowan. from the minority of the commit
tee. moved that it be reported without
recommendation. ...
AS a substitute Senator Thompson
moved that the bill be printed and placed
ever, wanted Il favorable recommendation,
and started his interesting but fruitless
talk.
An Omnibus Dairy Bill.
In order to suppress d multitude OF
minor bills. Senator Thomas Torson has
introduced a bill covering the whole field
of dairy and food laws, re-enacting the
main features but adding a large number
Of new ones SO that the work of the dairy
and food commission may be made more
effective. AS in many similar measures
it provides for liberal appropriation and
increases in salaries. 1t provides an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the enforcement
of the dairy and food laws. Nothing is
said about the salary of the dairy and food
commissioner but the secretary is raised
to $1,000. the assistant commissioner to
81 500 and the chief chemist to 81 500. One
requirement is that the dairy and food
commissioner shall be an expert dairyman
and that all his assistants shall be eX-
perienced men in their lines of duty. 1t
brings dining cars eating houses. hOspi
tails. lumber camps, railroad camps, either
public or private, under the jurisdiction of
the commission. 1t provides that dairy
cattle shall not be fed with garbage or de-
caycd food in any form. Milk and cream
must not be kept in stables or in houses
attached to stables. All cream that con-
tatns less than 20 per cent of fat or any
added thicl<ener or foreign coloring matter
is to be deemed aduterated. Dairy or
creamery butter which contains more
than 16 per cent of water is to be deemed
adulterated.
The commissioner is to have power TO
withhold Il license revoke one already
issued to any who violate the law. Those
selling substitutes for butter or cheese