Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-08
The legislature.

been rather in advancing the mass of
legislation toward the final step than in
having it take tho final step. But few
measures have been enacted into laws
though many have been put well along
toward the goal.
The bill for the Communication of the SEN
tence of Almon Mcaker has been reported
TO the house adversely and is a special
order for Thursday. The committee stood
6 to 3 against the bill. The prospect Of
getting death sentence committed in
Vermont is never very good. The most
successful performance of getting man
off from hanging was about 1861 VIII IN
= murderer was pardoned by the COVER
nor, all because a comma was left out in
printing the constitution. The constitu-
ton did not intend the governor should
ever have the pardoning power in such
cases but the absent comma did its work
that time.
| There does not seem to have been much
progress made on the constitutional amend
ments. Nor do the several proposals to fix
the highway law make much Roadway. The
Judevine law seems likely to stand with.
out very material alteration though some
of its machinery may be considerably
changed.
The appropriation of some Sl3,5OO for
further repairs on tho state prison hangs
fire in the house and meets with consider
able opposition. The reform school law
is likely to be changed somewhat and
there is an effort to have the tramp law
made more stringent.
Mr.. Roberts railroad bill to enable citi-
zens to get out commission TO have roads
obliged to make connections is progressing
favorably. There does not seem to be any
great contest over bills relating to rail
roads; in which respect the session is
much more quiet than usual.
The dog bill has finally gone through
both houses and the sheep may perhaps
Craze in greater safety. A bounty on foxes
is proposed by the Senate and has been the
cause of considerable lively discussion.
The bill of Senator Howard to adop
the town system OF schools was advocated
yesterday by him in a well considered
speech and the measure meets with much
approval. That system is what the STATE
will come to when the state makes up its
mind to have schools kept on a business
basis and is willing to have fewer mer
hold school offices. There is bill through
d the House adding hygiene to the course o
study and there is legislation proposed as
to the uniformity of text books.
The ways and means committee is re
J ported in yesterdays papers as having
agreed on a bill which shall raise at leas
Il the bulk of the state tax from corporations
: the railroads being the heaviest tax payer
undcr the proposed system. Senator IdC
Il has bill giving women substantially thu
same rights in business matters that mel
- have.
The appropriation of $4,000 to complete
; the Isle La Motto bridge has gone through
both houses. The House votes withou
opposition in favor of changing the name
= of Ely back to Vershre.
Yesterday the following state officer
were elected in joint assembly: Hon
Geo Nichols, secretary of state; Hon. +
Henry Powell, auditor of accounts; Hon
Justus Dart, superintendent of educ alton
I. c. Phinney, sergeant alarms; Gen
l.. e. Kingsley, brigade commander; Gen
Il T. S Peck, adjutant general Major llor
J. ace X. Ide, quarter master general
) Carnio l.. Marsh, Judge advocate genera
197 to So for +. II. B.scom); Dr.. S. J
= Allen, DR.. L. G. Butler Q75 to Is for D.
II A. 2. GrinnclD. and Horace Goodhu
1t Q6o to SO for r, NJ, Harvey, supervisor
Z Of the insane; Redield Proctor, lIorac
) Fairbanks and COSBY Miller, trustees q
Z the university AMI state agricultural col
u lege; Il j Ormsbcc, IL. r, Start and J
y n. North, trustees Of the Vermont reform
II school.
n Tho committee on the grand list
J. having hearings on the question Of thu
n double taxation which exists by reason
IL of taxing both rel estate AMI mortg g
IS notes secured by it, there being a bill
70 which proposes to tax mortgagor an
J. mortgage according to the interest O
each