Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03


= not less than five or mole than ten dollars, tn
nue. 10 ne expended in epairing the hg
I ways. Mr.. Munson of Manchester and Mr.
! Childs OF Bennington said that the bill an,
me amendments were worthless because
lett The question Of deficiency solely to tn
opinion OF the selectmen, and therefore TIN
penalty can not he enforced Mr.. Cusbini
favored the bill and then eulogized the Jude
; vine law. Mr.. Thompson Of Irasburgh Gale,
attention to the fact that the seectmen mus
oiuer the highway surveyor to repair tn,
highway or bridge, and the surveyor must d,
, u whether he had the means or not, or suffer
the penalty. Mr.. Wells of CRANKY, MIR. Bat
: tell OF Middlcbury (he chairman of the high
way committee), MIR. Smith of Newbury and
; Mr. Roberts of Burlington agreed with Mr.
Thompson, and said that the point was wei
taken. Mr. Chids moved that the bill and
amendments be recommitted for perfection.
Inc question was further discussed by Mr..
cushing of Hartford, Mr.. Bridgman OF Bar.
ton, Mr. Robinson of Wca,herstield, Mr..
Blackmer of Stockbridge, Mr.. Thompson of
!rasDurgh, Mr.. Randall of Waterbury in the
forenoon, and the debate was resumed in the
afternoon. Mr. Dimick of Windham moved
10 dismiss the bill The motion was lost by
Il yea and nay vote of IL to 1853. The bill
was tlCn rccommitted
The Dog LAW.
The bill Of Mr.. Bissell of Shoreham, to in.
crease the tax on dogs was discussed in a
lively manner. Mr.. Stanley of Leicester,
Bissell of Shoreham, Williamson of Corn.
wall and Hooker of Brattcboro, Farr of
Lincoln, Mr. Robinson OF Weathersficld
and others cxtoed the sheep and denounc.
ed the dogs; but Mr. Brown stoutly
stood up for them, and said that in his
section. when they raised lots of turkeys
the foxes would steal them all, were il not
for the dogs. Mr.. Childs discussed the 1ues
ton in its sentimental aspect, and vindcated
Tue right OF the poor man to have his dog in
his lonely cabin, as well as rich man iu his
marble palace. Mr.. SkIff of Monkton and
Edison of Mendon also had place in their
hearts Tor poor dog Tray, Mr.. Randall of
sheep, but he did not like dogs for they bit
the little children and made them cry.
ms affecting incident reminded Mr.. KIM
ball OF Ncrgenncs of the immense destruction
| oil property which was caused by puppies
pulling clothes, carpets etc Finally, after
various votes the bill was left 50 that it pro-
vides that male dogs shall be taxed one dol.
lar and females four dollars Gf paid before
the 18th of May, two and tour dollars il
aiterwards) aud all puppies shall be consd-
cred dogs.
The Proposed state Tax Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee i, busily
at work pcrfecting its bill for the raising of
the state revenue by the taxation of CORPORA
lions. From all can find out, the bill when
1t comes into the House will be somewhat
as follows: That 100000 will be raised by
tax upon the reserves and surplus of the two
l.lfc Insurance companies in the State $50
900 to form the Savings bank $1,000 for the
Express and Telegraph companies; $50, 900
from the National Car company; 5000, 900
from the railroads, by a tax Of / per cent
upon an estimated valuation Of 10000, 900,
based upon the market value of the stocks
ana bonds OF the various railroads. In this
way $500, 900 will be raised, enough to sup
port all the expenses ofthe State. The bill will
do away with the equalization boards, coun.
~ and state. No attempt will he made, prob
ably, To tax the Mutual Fire Insurance com
panies. and the taxation of depots and the
grounds surrounding them, and of manulac.
turing companies will he left to the local au
thOrilics.
Members as Candidates.
y lively debate took place in the Senate,
this forenoon. over the joint resolution which
Senator Burnap introduced yesterday, declar
Ing, us the sense of the Legislature, that no
member should be eligible to any office with.
III ITS gllt. except for reelection. Mr. Bur
nap made strong speech in its behalf He
said that III" resolution should commend il.
self To the judgment and good taste of every
one II wac no 7, Election upon the members
OF the IpulslntIir,, Ia say that II hos mot tho
exclusive possession OF those who IRE quail.
ned to I'LL the various State offices Outside
oil NE Legislature were many thousands us
well qualified rs It's members. The conduct
OF past Legislatures in resolving themselves
IN mutual admiration societies and filling
the Offices from their own ranks, has been
justly severely ccnsure1 and has given Use
to great scandal. The spectacle of candidates
turning somcrsaults bet wecn the various par
ties IN order to secure the requisite popularity
has been tor often ridiculous This Lerisla
turc ought to take a highminded stand upon
this subject, and express its disapproval of
the evils growing out of this custom. So sc-
rious Ind this evil become before the last SEES.
slon, that then an attempt was made 10
cnsralt It's prohibition upon the organic law.
That failed to secure the requisite two-thrds
vote; but the feeling against the custom
has been growing ever since; and am salts
fled tina, public sentiment demands its aboli-
lion. Col Walker sided with Mr. Burnap
and stigmatizcd the lobbying of members for
office as unfortunate and dsgratcful. He
hoped that the members would put them
selves on record against it, But ii WAS soon
evident that the resolution had not the ghost |
o. chance. 1t iuterfered with too many |
little arrangements. Senator Bingham endeay |
.ored tobe witty and did raise laugh by NOV
ing as an amendment that past members of the |
Legislature also be made ineligible as well |
as present AMI Senator Crane really did saw |
good thing by moving that all those who AS. |
pre- 10 be members should be cut off from
eligibility. Senator Boydcn tiled to load the |
DllI down by moving that no members should |
he appointed to any Office by the governor
senator Lie recalled the only objection worthy
OF notice. lie argued that the choice Of the
Legislature should not be limited; that the
true aim WAS the obtaining of the best
man be HE a member or II private citizen.
Senator Hogan inttrrogatcd himself aud dis
covered that he was not II candidate for any
once and then panlively protested against
disfranchisement. What he meant, lie only
knows Finally Mr.. Idle moved that the
consideration of the resolution be postponed
indefinitely and this was done, to the intense
satisfaction of three-quaItcrs of the Senators.
Nevertheless its mere introduction and dis.
cnsslon have done some good and predict
hat there will be less ground and lofty tumb-
Ing among Legislative asprants than for
many sessions past. So Senator Burnap can
he congratulated even in defeat.
Female Suffrage at n Discount.
The uugallant House committee ON Judi
cary reported adversely on petition sicocd
by Mrs. NJ. ii. Kinney of Crailsbury and 1859
others, requesting the Legislature ITO pass
an mel granting The right Of suffiagc to the
women of Vermont
Hills introduced,