The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-08
Legislature About Ready TO
CurtaiI tuberculosis Test
BILL PRESENTED TO-DAY
It Would Save the State 100000 Every
Two Years by Reducing the Tests
Speaker Cheney chided the
House Gently To-day.
state House. Dec. s.

State House, Dec s.
A bill was introduced this morning
from the committee on agriculture in the
House, which the members favor unani
mously to take the place OF the present
law on the statute books having refer
cncc to the cattle commissioner and bis
duties The bin has TO DO with the tu-
berculin test about which there has been
80 much discussion. BY its provisions the
state viii probably save 100000 in two
years over the present rate Of eXpendi-
ture
1t does not change the per cent. which
the state pays for cattle Killed by reason
of tuberculosis that remaining Al before
az 70 per cent. OF the appraised value,
the appraisal on any one animal not to
oxceed $50. Il does make provision, how
ever that the cattle commissioner must
not spend more than $4,000 annually
for this purpose in addition to the
amount that it may receive FOR the sale
Of the carcasses unGer federal inspec-
ton.
II makes several changes in tho pres.
ont law The cattle commissioner, by
its provisions, has a night when he sus
poets that tuberculosis is in a herd and
that by reason 81 this fact other cattle
are likely to be affected or that the
disease is likely to endangor human
beings To test the herd himself without
a petition asking for the same by the
owner Il makes il compulsory on the /
part Of the owner, under the direction Of |
the commissioner, to fnmigate HE BARN !
or make changes recommended and that /
these change must be made within sixty
days after the test OF the commissioner /
may not pay for the cattle killed
When the tests are made on the land /
Of the owner, the test must be paid for
by him The owner OF cattle So killed
and the carcasses destroyed on the land
are entitled to the skins of the animals
The cattle commissioner, upon approval 4
Of the governor. may contract with I
slsughtering firms or rendering plants 4
for the sale of the meat II cattle killed 4
under the supervision Of the federal test 4
inspection The money 70 derived shall .
20 directly rs the state treasurer
Another important feature, along the
lines recommended By the cattle com
missioner. IL the ear tagging 81 the cattle
tested and n record OF the same The
ear tagging i to be paid for by the state.
To put a check upon the sale Of meat
Of diseased cows Illegally the law pro-
vidcs that a farmer who kills a COW
for meat and finds that It has tuberculo.
SIS shall be reimbursed by the state the
same as in the case of the tests The
section with reference 90 the payment
for cattle shipped from Vermont and
condemned IN Massachusetts, is not re
pealed brit the section has been doetored
20 as to make fraud almost impossible
A record number of the cow killed and
description Of the animal by the owner
must be submitted 70 the cattle commits
sioner and he pays only when he sees no
Indications OF fraud
The examination by petition will CON
inue as before up TO the limit allowed
By the state for the purpose, but in cases
II emergency should a disease break out
lmang cattle that required funds after
he $4,000 is spent, the cattle commits
i0ner can take action for the eXpendi.
urc Of more money upon the approval
u the governor.
This substitute bill from the committee
yiil be printed at once ana will probably
}a taken mp for consideration either
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morn
ng II
House Chidsd by Speaker.
Speaker Cheney laid down the law to
he legislators this morning in a pleasant /
,ut forceful manner and blasted all hopes
# adjournment by 3 week from Satur-
lay, even though the members work
saturday and Monday. He said that
hey could not get through and do their ]
york properly before the dav before
.hristmas, and he believed they wed it
0 their constituents and the state to
0w get down to real work He said G
he House was made up largely of green Z
1en at the legislative game, but be had d
on6dence in il and that it had finished i
Is boys play Of reconsiderino and LAYING G
n the table and now meant business $
lie said that il had been suggested that e
hey hold evening sessions in order to I
ct through, but this would be useless, as
he trouble was in the committees and 4
hat it was easy to handle the work on t
he desk in the time now spent in actual V
assion c
He said that the House had 270 bills "
D act upon and he did not think that o
he House had any right to leave them V
nti the last minute and kill them or t
ut them through without proper con fl
Iteration. II the members worked hard, y
hoy might finish by Christmas. If they
ia not, the state in his opinion, would
OF complain If they stayed longer to
Q thing right, although il would b. very Y
1usual to remain in session after Christ
las
The speaker said that really the logis
tura had put through but two impor- S
mt measures and either one Of them n
light return from the Senate with r
lauges These were the forestry board e
j agriculture bin and the one turning a
le funds received from license fees into q
be permanent school fund. The three b
nportant taxation measures remained d
; he acted upon, and he emphasized the "
acessity OF the legislature doing some j
ing along this line The public utility G
,mmission, the method of electing or il
lpointing the license commissioner the q
ate fair bill, the central normal school
z and the one providing for a $4,000
for a normal school at 81
ahnsan The bill having reference 10 saw Z
Is bank taxation, the highway bills, b