The independent., 1907-01-24

recognized veterinary college or uni
versity.''
Under this law the sign Veterinary
surgeon" means that the man showing
it has some knowledge of the science.
Under the bill as recommended for
passage in the house it will mean
nothing. But it will be a grand thing
for the livery stable Doc"
Once in a while we get bit impa-
tient with our Nebraska winds. The
smoky city has lately been giving an
exhibition OF. how much more might we
be impatient over lack of wind
Pittsburg nearly smothered in it's own
smoke last week. Day and night were
as one, all because of want of wind
to carry away the fog and smoke Of
a spell of muggy weather
AS forecasted before the legislature
met, the question Of the form e.f cure
food law to be enacted in Nebraska
is to be largely question Of who shall
have the pleasure cf administering the
law In general, whatever law is
passed seems destined to follow closely
the national pure food act which went
into effect at tie bee,nning of the
year. Bl1s the proper enforcement Of
a pure food law requires special Of
ficers. Enforcement Of the joke which
now passca for a pure food law in
Nebraska is provided For by making
the governor state food commissioner.
and giving hirn authority to appoint a
deputy commissioner to ,yivo his time
to the duties incident ro the ti.force-
ment Of the act. Senate file no "a. in.
troduced by Senator Burns is a pure
food bill lnndeIeG after the federal law
and continuing this system IF enforce
ment, the deputy commissioner to re-
ceive q salary Of St.Sv0 a year. A SEN
ate bill introduced by Dr. Wilson turns
the enforcement of the law over to the
doctors by having the secretaries Of
the state board of health appoint an
inspector CT food and drugs who shall
be graduated physician of practical
skill an1 experience" Tt is not clear
whether csteopaths are eligible to this
plum which involves salary Of $2,5OG
year, but it is evident that Christian
scientists are no.. Thus far the gro
GERS and the undertakers, both of
whom have a direct interest in the
matter, do not seem to have applied
for the privilege Of enforcing the pure
food law, but the session is yet young
People with no particular axe to grind
would generally like to see the en-
forcement of the act turned over to the
state university through it's agricuI-
tural department, as is done in Ken
tucky where pure food law is operat-
ing with marked benefit to the public.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell does
not regard precedent, although lie is
a lawyer and a jurist He arose in the
sacred precincts of the senate in COM
mittee of the whole yesterday and said
if there We're TO objections he would
like to be heard on the bill under con-
sideration. No one voiced an objection
and he made an eloquent speech in "a
vor of preventing the shooting Of
squirrels at any time of the year. The
senate had not recovered from its sur
prise until he had made an effective
plea against bill under considera-
ton. The bill affected nothing but the
squirrels and hundreds of people in
Nebraska who feel sentiment in ia
vor of the graceful little beasts" as
their friend, Senator Gibson of
Douglas, who was in the chair, called
them, will applaud him. Hundreds of
other citizens who regard the graceful
little beasts as legitimate game for the
hunter, under restrictions of a game
law, and who take the testimony of
ornithoogists that squirrels are rob-
bers of birds, the protector of crops
from insects, will charge that the lieut.
enant governor had no more authority
to make a speech before the senate
than any other outsider who is not a
member of that body
Those bills by Representative f. =.
Brown that won favor in tho house
against the wishes Of most of the law