The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-26

house with a speech which rallied many
to the support of the committee report.
He said it is evident by what transpired
in Joint assembly last week that the per-
of our courts is quite acceptable.
He declared that we may expect TO lose
to other states men who would be capable
of occupying our judiciary positions if
we do not pay enough to keep them here.
He eulogized the work done by our judi
ciary in the past and declared that it
should be put on a standard above our
other state officers as they deserve. .
Mr.. Barrows of Barton favored the
Pollard amendment saying that he no
ticed that most of the men who favored
the committee report were lawyers, bnt
he was taught as a jurist TO pay little at
tention to what the lawyers said and to
weigh the evidence tlaughter) and he pro-
posed to keep down expenses and vote
for the amendment to the amendment.
Mr.. luce of Pomfret said that on one
point we shout give our decision viii
the rejection of this report have a ten
dency to lower the standard of the bench?
Mr.. Davis of Hartford said he hoped
the committee report would be adopted.
The vote was then taken and the bill or
dered to a third reading.
The committee on judiciary of the sen
ate reported this morning in favor of pro-
posal l las amended) of the constitu-
tional amendments and proposals 3 and &.
and unfavorably proposals :, 8 and l..
Governor Hardness sent the first of his
state appointments to the senate yeSter-
day, following which that body went into
executive session to consider them. 1t is
understood that no definite action was
taken by the senate, which is supposed TO
indicate that the appointments viii be
allowed to lie the customary 24 hours be-
fore action is taken thereon.
According to reports about the state
house, seven appointments went to the
senate. but there is some difference of
opinion about which appointments. Ac-
cording to the best information obtain
able. those which went in are all reap
~pointments.
Although no definite information is OBJ
tainable there are reasons for believing
that the appointments of the state high
way commissioner, the commissioner of
industries, the tax commissioner and the
director of state institutions have not been
sent to the senate yet.
Speculation has it that among the APP
spointments sent in were: Commissioner
of Agriculture Ebert :. Brigham. Com
missioner of Insurance Joseph O.. Brown.
Purchasing Agent George +. Carpenter,
and Fish and Game Commissioner Linus
Leavens. Member of Board of Control
VIII L. Davis, State Geologist George II.
Perkins. There is no reason to believe
that any of these appointments will be
held up by the senate.
AAtrtA1bS uh AoNiHG H Nd. th
\ largely attended public hearing on
the bovine tuberculosis bill was held in
representatives hall last night with Mr..
Barber of Brattleboro. chairman of the
committee on appropriations, presiding.
There were many speakers, most of them
favoring the measure.
Mr.. Luce of Pomfret, chairman of the
agricultural committee, read the report
of the financial standing of the depart
mcnt for the eradication Of tuberculosis.
showing why this amount of money Is
needed. Among the speakers were Nay
Smith of Brandon, secretary of the Yer
mont Ayrshire club Redfield Phillips of
Guernsey breeders I'll. Nj. Lee, represent
ing Jersey breeders; Orlando l.. Martin
of Plainfield, newly elected president of
the Vermont Holstein-Friesian aSsocia-
ton, who also spoke for the Vermont
State Dairymen's association and the
State Grange; and Representative f. l..
Palmelee of Putney. for the Vermont
State Holstein association.
All spoke along the same lines to the
effect that the various organizations be
lieved in the scheme in effect by the COM
missioner of agriculture and favored a
sum of money which would make it pos
sible to go ahead and clean up the state
on tuberculosis.
Senator Slayton of Lamoille county. a
member of the state board of health, spoke
from the standpoint of that board and
urged the passage of the bill. He said
that fully 20 per cent of the children who
die from tuberculosis are shown by autop-
ease. Senator Coburn Intercepted Sena-
sizes to have had the bovine type of the dis
tor Slayton as to whether he had ever
known of n person taking tuberculosis
from an infected COW. Senator Slayt0n
replied that he had known of two such
cases. Senator Coburn. like Senate
Slayton, is a practicing physician.
Other speakers were Mr.. White of
Woodstock, a member of the house two
years ago, who told Of early attempts at
eradication of bovine tuberculosis when
he was first in the house in 1902 Com
missioner L. s. Brigham and DIR. \. J.
DeFfossett of the department of agricul.
ture. the latter having direct charge of
the tuberculosis eradication work.
Mr. Warner of Ludlow got the biggest
hand of the evening when he asked if it
is true that it takes a poison to kill a
poison, why not drink milk from tubercu-
losis infected cows TO kill the tuberculosis
germ in the human being. After DIR. De
Eossett had given figures to show hat
the disease Is carried to the human body
fram cattle by drinking the milk, Mr..
Warner came back with the statement
that he knew a girl who had never drank
any milk. yet who died of tuberculosis.
She was born on an island in the Carib-
bean Sea and never had a chance to drink
any milk.
Municipal Judges Appointed.
Governor Hartness %nnounced the ap-
pointment of the following judges yester-
day afternoon: Edward d. Raymond Of
Fair Haven to succeed Judge Leo X.
Pratt in Fair Haven municipal court
Harry r.. Blodgett of st. Johnsbury to
succeed Judge George +. Frye in Gale
donia municipal court; and Willard y.
Wright ~reappointed judge of Orange coun-
~ municinaI court. owen nj McShan