Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-24

OF additional buildings for the use Of the /
state, either to make additions to the
state house or to construct 9 separate
building on land controlled By the state
81 Montpelier at an expense not 70 ex-
coed $3.50, COO.
The House was in 3 generous mood
Wednesday and without dissenting
voice amended the bill relating to the
governors salary, making il on motion
OF Mr.. Martin OF Brookline e, 500 annu-
ally instead Of u 800, also allowing the
governor his necessary expenses when
away from home and 1900 annually for
ment proposed BY Mr.. Martin OF Brook
line was favored hy Mr.. Allen OF Charles
ton and Mr.. Daniels OF East Montpelier.
The latter said that with the increased
salary there might be 9 chance for some
one except q millionaire being governor
OF Vermont, although he doubted II such
. man could Be elected.
The bill allowing the railroads Of the
state 10 exchange mileage books for news
paper advertising was read the third time
but before it was passed il was amended
on motion OF Mr.. Martin of ESSEX 60 that
il was emasculated, the provisions regard
ing newspaper advertising in exchange
tor mileage books being stricken out and
only allowing railroads to carry FIRE COM
panies and their equipment free.
The Senate passed the bill originating
In that body providing for refunding the
S136, 900 Of the loan Of 1910 Of the .agri-
cultural college Of Burlington at i've per
cent instead Of at six per cent as provided
in the bill. After It was 50 amended,
the bill was passed.
The Senate bill appropriating $1,000 to
preserve Sandbar bridge culyert narrowly
escaped death In the House. Mr.. Davis
Of Springfield moved to amend BY adding
. rider 30 that en- equal sum should be ex-
pended by the state Ia bridging the Con-
necticut river at Hartland. A trenchant
explanation Of the needs of this appropri-
ation by Mr.. Leary OF Burlington and
Mr.. Bacon OF Hartford. chairman OF the
committee on appropriations, set the
House right on the bin and It was passed
in concurrence without q dissenting
voice.
! By vote of 14s to So, the House re-
fused, after 8 full discussion, to divide
the town OF Pawlet. The division bill
was ordered to third reading several days
before.
CATTLE BILL PASSED.
After putting in nearly the entire, fore
noon in again discussing the bill relating
/ to the cattle Commissioners and deaning
his powers and duties, the House
Wednesday By q large majority passed IN
its original form the bill introduced By
Mr.. Hitchcock OF Pittsford from the COM
mittee on agriculture, . synopsis OF
which 10 given above
The flrsl proposition vas the amsnd-
mant proposed tuesday by Mr.. Cook Of
Dandy which would repeal all the present
law providing for payment By the state
for diseased cattle killed. Mr.. dwell OF
Rockingham was asked By Mr.. Martin Of
BrookIine to state bis experiences with to-
berculosls ns = cattle buyer. Mr.. Divoll
said that for eleven years he was engaged
in buying and shipping COWS 10 the Bon-
ton market. He had never Loaf 9 dollar
because OF diseased cattle, bat be believed
the only way 10 atamp cot that disease IN
Vermont IL to educate the people Nd 20
the point WHARF they viii take care OF
their cattle and their harms. 49,
Mr.. Aakee o. Holland said the question
Of tuharsuioeis interests eRerx msns wo-
man and child in Vermont. He did not
believe the state Ii paying an exosssivs
price for cattle killed and cited his own
experiences with the state cattle commis-
sioner to prove his statement.
Mr.. Daniels Of East MontpsiisE believed
that until such time a. the farmers OF
Vermont viii cooperate with the state in
stamping out this disease the amendment
proposed By Mr.. Cook Of Danby should
be adopted.
Mr.. Brennan Of Fairfield belisved there
is more random talk about indlscriminats
killing OF cattle than there Il Of actual
sImuehter BY the state. In the past thir.
ty years be said he had owned and
MIXED $500 COWS and never hsd any ia.
berculosls except in two cows be hsd re-
Gently purchased, still be was In favor Of
the present law and opposed the amend
ment.
NEW YORK GAVE 1T UP.
Mr.. Martin Of BrookiIne thought that
with all the money the state has paid oul
in past years We ought BY this time tC
have evidence of results that we are con.
trolling the disease. but in fact we havs
stamped out nothing. He said the stats
OF New York has decided that IT has moi
enough money to stamp out the dissaEs
in that state and that il It IL done, tn.
federal government must do Il. II that Il
true in New York, Il is doubly so in Yer
mont.
Mr.. Talcott OF WiIllston believed in thu
, tuberculin test and believed that public
sentiment is behind il. He hoped th'
proposed amendment would not pass
Mr. Sherwin Of Hyde Park believed II Il
be the duty OF the people OF Vermont q
do what they can to stamp out this dis
ease. II we 90 not do II, il will not b
long before all the cattle Of the state vii
be diseased.
Mr.. Wheeler of South Burlington quot
ed Prof. q. L. Hills OF the Vermont exper
, iment station at Burlington as In favor o
the test. and also told of good resrlts il
South Burlington.
Mr.. Boyee Of Proctor told Of the eondi
lions In the herd OF the Vermont Marbl
company at Proctor. At the first test 60'
were tested and 81 were condemned; o
, the second test 13 were found diseases
i and at the third test, II. At recent tes
on farms where three tests had been mad
: the increase In the disease was tremen
! dous. This be attributed to buying COW
from outside parties. He said the Yer
mont Marble company still believes II