The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-18

HOUSE ADVANCES
DAIRY MEASURE
Would Provide for Inspection of Entire
Herd When One Animal is Found to
Be Observation-Disclosures Member
Has to Retire.
Especial TO The Reformer.
MONTPELIER, Feb. Il

Especial TO The Reformer
MONTPELIER. Feb Is
Governor Clement today announced the
appointment of Harvey W. Varnum of
| lJetfersonyille as senator from Lamoille
teounty to succeed Melville p. Maurice.
! tresigned. Mr.. Varnum is Democrat
He was born in the town OF Danyille and
located in Jeffersonyille in 1875, and has
since resided there. He is quarry own
| er BY occupation, being member of the
| firm of Boutwell,, Milne & Varnunl, with
Offices and quarries IN Barre. Mr.. Var
mum was educated at st. Johnsbury acad-
emy. He served on the state building
commission under Governor Graham. He
has done more or less work as contract
or, having been in charge of building the
dam at Lake Lamoille at Morrisyille
After more than an hours discussion,
taking up the greater part of the morn
ing, the house advanced to a third read
| ing II 20, known as the mule bill, which
undertakes TO standardize Vermont laws
pecially in requiring the test of an entire
herd when one member thereof is found
TO be infected with bovine tuberculosis.
just before the bill went to third read
ing an amendment was offered by Mr..
Hazen of North Hero, providing a pen
atty OF 81 900 for exposing infected car
eases for sale. This amendment. was
adopted, although there is question
whether it was in order at this time.
This bill was reported by the committee
on agriculture during the early part of
the session. 1t has been the subject of
much discussion, several hearing, public
and private, and a thorough threshing
over in the house
At the opening the morning session in
the house, Speaker Dana read letter
, from e. L. Moody, representative from
Waterbury, saving his physician had for
bade him to participate further in the
{ affairs of the session, and expressing his
| regret that he would be Obliged to dis
continue his activities at this session and
to leave the state for another climate.
| Directly following the reading of this
letter the house adopted a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Estee of Montpelier ex
. pressing regret at the necessity whicl
compelled Mr.. Moody to retire from the
activities OF the house and hoping for th'
learly recovery of his health.
After some discussion in which Mr.
TAYLOR of Hardwick, Mr.. Cudworth o
Londonderry, MIR. Buttles of Brandon an,
Mr.. White of Georgia were concerned tn
4 house passed FL -, relating to the assess
] ment and early collection OF poll taxes
| Mr. Taylor opposed the bill.
- I'm. ~ pf Mr. Dxpr nj Sa lis I'm r
] II 22l relating to the care of dependen
J and neglected children committed to tn
!, state board of charities and probation
!. was ordered to lie in order that a
amendment might be drafted
I In the senate this morning on motto
:, of Senator Steele the title Of II 40. re
! lating to the membership of the boar
! of control, which was passed with amend
/ ments by the senate last evening, wa
further amended to read as follows: "A
! act relating to the membership of til
y board of control, including certain stat
officials elected by the people" TIL
former title read, including the commi
sioner of agriculture"
There was some discussion in the sci
j. ate over II l3l, relating to the formatio
OF savings banks and trust companie
The committee recommended that Il
! senate propose to the house that the hi
= be amended to make the time under di
= cussion two years instead of one.
2 The senate passed the following bill
% S 81. relating to burials in Elmwot
= cemetery in the city of Barre; II lis, r
at lating to the definition of rural schot
OF The senate refused to concur in Il
Of house proposal of amendments to 5
relating to the display of certain fiae
1.-THE reason being given that the amen
ment would nullify the effect OF the ~
SO far as red flag is concerned.
MS The house this morning reconsider
its action of last evening when it rcfus
an to concur in the proposal OF amendme
be to Fl SO, relating to fees of keepers
H. jails and increasing the fee for board al
=. washing for state prisoners, state
i. town paupers On motion of MIR. Ho
~ kins OF Burlington the house voted to !
i. consider and later concurred in the Sc
as ate's amendment
Several unexpected events occurred
hoth the house and the senate last e.
ming. when the legislature opened
for the seventh week of the session
ne motion of Senator Bates, the senate
ol considered its vote whereby II made
nd special order for Wednesday of
IN joint resolution providing for a jo
aa committee to investigate state expen
4 also refused to order this resolution
fed lie and ordered it to a third readi
~. AT the end of the calendar, Sena
Int Amev moved that the rule be suspend
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