Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-02
SEVERAL SPIRITED
DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
Continued from Page Four.)

commissioners over the bureau of an
inal industry in this State, bills in
tended to do away with the present
cattle commission and substitute some
thing in its place, were heard by the
curr,uittce Oh agriculture Wednesday
afternoon.
incidentally the committee heard
discussed with some fcrNuI the eradl-
cation of tuberculosis among cattle,
tie way tine system has heretofore
worked and IN addition arguments Tor
one of the bills which PROV dcS for tine
compulsory creation of public abat-
toirs, under suitable regulations, IN
cities and towns.
one of the bills having for its pur-
pose organization of the cattle
commission provided for an appoint
mcnl OF veterinary as commissioner
and this brought to the State House
Wednesday veterinary surgeons from
all Iarts Of the State Who favor this
/ particular bill.
Another bill provided for a single
headed commission but not for Il vet
Urinary as the head of it, while anoth-
or bill provided for the creation of
, three-headed commission, one Of whose
members should be Il veterinary sur
geor.
T.. NJ. Atkins OF Comma was one III
those who appeared in support Of
bill Known as No. -. which cre ates
single head for the cattle commission
but not for q veterinary. In the course
of his argument for this bill tir. At
kins. whC represented the Sebastlcook
/ Valley Holstcin breeders Association,
| took occasion to tell about the tcstin.
of til" hrrd of {. l.. Jones Of Cornna.
This nerd had been tested in April and
pronounced free from tuberculosis. in
November il had been t'5ted again
and rolnd afflicted with tuberculosis
and when tested one montI later was
founh IL b.. free from the disease. THIS
statement by MI. Atkins ruuS"d the II"
of the veterinary surgeons WHO were
, present Who said that tllg herd haG
not been tested by a veterinary any
way. but by u man who didn't Know
| anything about the business.
DR. 4. 4. Bailey Of WiSeassct APP
Heared before thu committee i'll Oppo-
sition IL the bill creating It commits
| sion without Il veterinary. He is no!
| a veterinary but It doctor p} medicine
| He told about the Wis al tuberculosis
the growth of the disease and the alb
| solutc necessity al tn" STATE of Maine
doing something more than il is do
| ina to eradicate tho disease among
cattle "Iustead Of lobster hutehefics
sucker hatchcrics and cod fish hatch
erie, where fish are raised to BE- taken
Il IN, far la,
cunnors to gobblr un What You men
| IN the legislature want to do said
| br. BAILEY lis to spend some money
10 stamp out this disease among the
cattle of this state He said the
babies OF Maine have 4 right to ask
that this b. done. that tuberculosis j.
spreading with alarming raRidity and
the man Who stands III the way OF the
tubcrculin test Of cattle which science
approves as the only test which tells
Whether cattle have the diseast. is
rolling up in front oil him for eternity
Il big debt which h viii some da%
have To pay. The speaker Mis- fire.
qn"ntly applauded.
Commissioner vi Agriculture J. Z
buckley favored the single head i
commission. III" commissioner not l.
be Il veterinary.
Or. Purcell of Hiddctord SPOKE
against this bin saying that under irs
provisions all the work which mas
been done in Maine would be lost. and
that it would be d backward step t.
make d change.
Cattle Commissioner J. NJ. peerinS
Of Sacu appeared before thu commit
tee to say that OF thu 49,, 600 cattl"
in Maine. I4.o0V HAY" nov been tested.
Charles +. Flagg of Portland r''pre-
scntlng the Portland Board of Erade
appeared To urge the cenmitte, t.
pass Il bill containing a law compcll-
inG the establishment of public ubat-
tuirS He said that such a bid WAS
needed to promote the health OF tho
State and would be Il great aid To
business in Maine. II" gave som" eX-
alnpleS to show that such Il law isl
much needed.
Josiah Chase of York appeared t"I
urgc thu committee t" MAKE the APP
preparation for the determination and
gypsy uuthS $3-',po0 "a the COMMITTED
had originally recommended il should
be. He said the gypsy moth was in
vading Maine and Il large sum was
required 10 meet the emergency. The
committee considered many Other
bills including 4 resolve approprlating
100000 IT, muHc the cattle barns at the
state University. No action WAS talk
en- on any of these measures Wcdnes-
Ella