Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-04-10
Brattleboro School Meeting,
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The Brattleboro Record has quite a
full aud interesting report Of the ANIMAL
school meeting Of that place, including
discussion MS to electing women ON pru.
dental committees. Coming to the mat
ter of raising money aud the law passed
in 1872, doubtless blunier,) the report
of the Record is as follows;
Mr.. Alexander said he would like 10
know what kind of Legislature we had
in 1872, and why such law was enact
ed. 1t the law was not right before he
wanted to know why they did not make
it right, and as there were several legal
gentlemen present he would like to be
informed why law was p ssed which
required al adjournment of the annual
meeting to raise taxes.
Mr.. Haskins in reply said that, al
though he was mem Der Of the Legisla-
ture at the time the law referred to was
passed, yet he was not able at that time
nor had he ever been since to discover
the reason which led to its passage. That
raised for the support o; schools on the
last Tuesday of March and at any time
thereafter within the year should be as
sessed upon the grand list to be complet-
ed on the 10th day of May following the
time of holding the annual school meet
ings, and that this MAS as it should be,
and that there never was any reason to
his mind for the change. That he opposed
the bill at the time, an urged that if the
bill passed it would necessitate an ad
journment of every annual school district
meeting in the state. in order to raise
their money on the grand list to be CON-
pleted the May following, aud that he
advised if the bill was 10 be passed a
section should be added changing the
time of holding the annual meetings to
period after the first day of April. The
majority did not then coincide with his
views, but he was Of the opinion that
they had already found that he was right
and the Committee on Education who re-
ported the bill, and seemed to want to
do something, were wrong. If the gen
tleman required any further explanation
he must 60 to some one who knew more
about it than he did.
The bill referred to by Mr.. Haskins,
was never referred to the Committee on
Education" and consequently was never
reported y by them for the want of
something to do or any other reason.
Nor was the bill even first introduced in
the House. but was introduced in the
Senate, October 21st, by Senator Kel-
logg of Rutland county and referred to
the Senate General Committee, who re
ported ia favor of the bill and it was
passed in that body October 18th. From
there it went to the House Commit
tee on the Grand List, who also reported
in its favor October 31st, and it was pass
ed in concurrence, neither brother Has
klns nor any other member proposing
any amendment or saying one word on the
subject We submit, therefore, that the
Committee on Judiciary will have to
stand their hand and share the response
bility of the passage of that blunder,
with the Committee on Education, and
that brother Haskins himself, will have
to take his share of its passage with the
entire legislature of 1921
Now then, when the Brattleboro ad-
journed school meeting is held May 5,
1874, for the purpose of raising money,
we trust that Mr.. Alexander will be pres
ent, and that brother Haskins will also
be present, and that Mr.. Alexander will
then and there inquire of brother Has
kins what in the world possessed him to
make such statement Such speech
may do for school meeting, but certain
ly not for representative to Congress