The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
TIE IN COMMITTEE
ON THE MILK BILL
Another Session Necessary to Get
q Report to the House ON
Throckmorton Measure.
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STUBBORN FIGHT TO END
Strong Arguments Made for and
Against Measure, With Great
Interest Shown. -----

Mr.. Throelmorton and the sup
porters of the Throckmorton milk
bill did everything in their power
Wednesday morning to break the dead
lock which existed Tuesday night
when the House committee on Axri-
culture and Mining voted on the bill
in executive session. Several mem
bers of the committee were absent
from the hearing and both the sup
porters and opponents of the meas
ure are trying to secure their votes.
The committee which had the bill
under consideration did not go into
executive session until after over three
hours' debate in the third public hear
Ing. The hearing was held in the
House Of Delegates and was attended
by more than $50 persons who cheer
ed vigorously as striking points In
their side were brought out by the
speakers
After ii became apparent that no
decision could be reached that night
1t was agreed to postpone the exc
cutive session until Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock, the regular meet.
Ing date of the committee when the
question will be taken up first posi-
ton"
Opposed by DIR. Nelson.
When the hearing convened 1t was
decided that each side should be limit
ed to three-quarters of an hour. Only
two persons were introduced by DIR.
Levy, representing the opponents. DR.
James Nelson, president of the Wo-
mans College, was the first to oppose
the measure. He made very short
but strong plea to the committee TO
reject the bill, saying that 1t would
be a calamity to the State to enact
such a bill inc law" DR. Brooks,
the chief health officer Of Portsmouth.
said he had been sent to Richmond
by his people to protest against the
adoption OF the act. He said that in
his opinion the bill was very undemo-
cratic In that II vested the authority
too much in the hands of one man
and took away the local rights of
community.
Favored by MFR. Beattic.
For The supporters of the bill only
one witness was introduced, Mr.. Harry
Beattte, a dairyman. strongly urged
the committee to adopt the bill He
said that its enactment into law
would be a protection both to the
dairymen and their consumers 1.-The
dairy business in this State Is Just
waking up" declared Mr.. Beattie.
ana In the course or a few Years
1t will be one of the largest indus
tries In Virginia. AT present over as
per cent. of the butter consumed in
this State Is imported from other
sections Of the country, some coming
from such a distance as Ohio. This
butter, while 1t is not disputed on its
purity, IL not tested by the health
officers Of Virginia and would be as
Injurious. II bad, as milk served TO
the homes of Richmond" The
dairymen, said Mr.. Beattie, have long
ago realized the need for inspection
and while at first they did not favor
having inspectors visit their places
are now willing and glad to have the
inspection and are doing everything
possible to raise the standard OF the
milk supply. The greatest point In
favor Of the bill. in the opinion OF Mr.
Beattie, is that It gives the dairymen
an appeal from the decisions or the
Board OF Health which can be taken
to q board not interested in either
one side or the other. While he did
not accuse the present Board of
Health with showing partially he said
that any board in deciding a question