Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

he committee on CIalulS, ONT VI tnc lhiucst
worked committees in the Legislature. Sen.
.tor Bingham is on the Judiciary, Railroad
md State Prison Senator Whitcomb on the
general committee, and on federal relations.
Work and IA short SesstOn-An.
nounceme mt Of the standing Com.
mites o. 'nn ,.cs, o"se ~ 1m.iye. ma
state Officers.
MONTPELIER, Oct. y.
About one hundred and forty members of
he House stayed in town over Sunday and
were present in Representatives Hail. ready
to do business, this forenoon. The fact can
not be ignored that the feeling of a majority
of the members is strongly in favor of II rap
id transaction of business and IN early adj
iournnent by the first week in November
if possible And it is also evident that the
sentiment Of the Legislature, as whole is
Newiangled schem,s for the
of mankind by statute will re-
celve very slight countenance, either in the
Senate or the House Most of the members
There is good tax law in the statute books ;
it perhaps needs soslc slight amendments in
order to make Its operation more elect
i've let them be made and then let us stop
with the system OF taxation. That
seems to be the general idea and am in
clncd to believe that those who expect
to SEE any important notifications OF our
laws by the present Legislature as things
now stand will be disappointed. | do not
believe that the Judcvine highway law will
he repealed, though it may be made little
less cumbrous Yesterday | heard one OF
its opponents arguing against it to knot ct
farmer members lie described in glowing
terms, and with good deal of truth the de
plornblc condition OF our highways under
the operation of the Judevinc law. But, y
said one of his auditors, ''if the highways
are so bad why don't We hear OF any acci-
dents. haven't known of single high
way accident in our county during the past
two years. While, under the damage law,
three or four suits against towns were
brought to our county court every term"
This kind of argument is very convincing to
the average legislator; and indeed, the OPP
ponents OF the Judcvinc law find it very
hard to answer. For the truth is accidents,
not outstanding the bad condition OF the
roads, are not nearly as numerous, as they
were claimed to be under the old law, when
the towns could be sued, and, generally, I've
made to pay round sum in damages.
Offsets ON: Real Estate.
This conservative sentiment Of the Lcgisla-
ture will, also, think, be fatal to the bill in
troduced by Mr. French Of Cndcrhill.
on Friday, IL. Q, An act in amendment OF
chapter %. sections 81 to 1877 Revised Laws,
to cqualizc taxaton.") THIS bill is copy of
the law now expcrimcntally in existence in
Massachusetts, which is the outcome of an
effort to tighten the burden OF mortgagors of
real estate and to transfer some OF it to the
shoulders of the mortgages. 1t provides that
ANY mortgagOr or mortgagec OF real estate
may bring into the lsters,of the town, or city
where such real estate lies within such time
as shall be specified for bringing in the lists,
a statement, under oath, of the amount due
in each separate lot or parcel of such real
estate, and the name and residence of every
holder of ian interest thereon as q mortgagee
or mortgagor. When such property is stu
ated in two or more places, or when record
ed mortgage includes for one sum two OF
more estates, or parts OF an estate, an csti
mate of. the amount of the moItgagec's inter
est in each estate, or part Of an estate, shall
be given in such statement. The listers
shall from such statement, or otherwise
ascertain the proportionate parts OF sucl
estates that are the interests of the mortgaget
or morleagors respectively, and shall asses
the same. Whenever in any case OF mort
gagged real estate statement is not brough
in as herein provided, no tax for the theI
current year on such real estate shall bc in
validated Tor the reason that II mortgagect
interest therein has not been assessed to him.
The present system undoubtedly bears hare
upon the mortgagor and as, in thereby II
least the MORTGAGE is taxed upon the note
which he holds, it seems like double taxation
But the truth is every system of taxation i
more or less unjust and no taxes are 50 Ger
tain and easy to correct as those upon rca
estate, payable by the owner of record, an,
collectable out of the realty. II the obliga
ton were divided bewecn the mortgagor an,
MORTGAGE, the result would be that in man
the only tax which wouli be corrected woul,
he that which the mortgagor had to pay.
the mortgage lives out OF the State and hi
notes are taxable where he resides hoy
can he he made 10 pay here on til
real estate: II this bill should be
, come law, the mortgagor in most case
would still he the real payer of the entire tax
Many mortgages are now overdue The
will be at once foreclosed, or new trad
will be made by which the mortgagor eS
prcssly agrees to pay the whole tax. 1t
like taxing the raw material OF sugar. Tn
one who really pays the tax in the end is tn
poor man who buys a pound of granulated c
the grOcer's. You may try to tax MORTGAGE
in the most complicated manner the poe
man who buys the farm will have to foe
the bills.
In looking over the bill introduced by Nj
| Rln.l.p,nr of IriIn, Snt 4
., "An act to amend section $500 If III
revised laws" find that it has new Id,
in it, concealed under good deal of vcrbiag,
lie intends to prohibit the giving away {
liquor to minors a, private dwellings, will
out the consent of their parents, or qua
dams
The Committees.
The Speaker announced the committees,
follows
Elections smith OF Newbury, Sheridan ~ Hig
gaze, Smith Of Addison Fay OF Richmond, Tayl
Of Gullfori, Rowell OF Bloomfield, Wakefield
Westneld.
Federal Relations Hunt of walthain, Pnncy
Plttsheld, Matterson OF Glastonbury, jenkins
Kirby Perry OF Barnard, stone of rlanteld, Adam
OF Derby.
Ways and Means-Hooker of Bra'tleooro, VIII
OF Montpelier. LandOn OF Rutland, kimba Of We
gtnnts, Prltchard OF Bradford, Barnard OF Wi
hall Perkins of WINDSOR, Brown OF sprin
|
Military Anars-Stone of Danville Harlow
Westminster, Bridgman OF Barton, Horton of Chi
tenden, Briggs OF searsburgh Lynn OF Wesimor
Hayward OF Tunbrdge.
Judiciary Thompson Of Irasburgh, Munson
Manchester, Abel OF Westhaven, Plumley OF Mort
HELD Noble OF 81 Adams, Roberts Of BurliugtO
Carter OF iIardwCk, Bodies OF Rockingham. Burr
of Albany.
Observation-Disclosures OF Barre, Childs Of BENIN
ton, Andrews of Johnson Brien OF Castleton, Pc
kins OF Windsor, Stanley of Leicester, Dearborn
ELY, Mather Of Chsster, Jones OF Dover.
Claims-NOble OF st. Adams, Brewster Of Hun
ingt0n, Holmes Of Grafton Cults OF Orwell, ri
. ney of Holland, Bromley CT Pawlet, circuit
Maidstone, Fiske Oi Isle La Mote, Folsom
Sheffield, Page OF Cabot, Tracy Of Chelsea. Whl
temore OF Bevidere, Greene 10 Plymouth, Webb
Sunderland, Kittell of Sheldon.
kailrOads-Butler of Essex, Allen OF Ferrisburg
Bolles OF Rockingham. Brigham Of Bakersfield
Landon OF Rutland Tewksbury OF Randolph, Wal