Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-23
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

short session has ended in talk.
Hope not.
The indications are that the sena-
tors and representatives have made
up their minds that the ''posting"
clause of the fish law must go.
Many members of the house in
their seats last Friday morning dodg-
ed voting on the question of adjourn
ment over to Monday.
A very meritorious measure is that
introduced by Mr.. Noble, of st. AL
bans, prohibiting the sale of opium,
morphine, or choral, except on the
prescription of a physician, and then
record shall be kept of who buys,
how much and on whose order.
A blow was aimed at the patent
medicine and sewing machine vend-
ers, as well as large number of 9th
er tradesmen, by bill introduced by
Mr.. Plumley, of Mortified, prohib-
iting the posting or painting of adj
vertisements or notices on bridges
or fences beside the highways.
The life-destroying toy pistol
seems in fair way to be abolished
from the state, bill having passed
the senate filming any person who Of
fers these nuisances for sale, or sells
one, $40 for each one sold, and that
will make trade in them unprofita-
BILE.
A bill to incorporate a railroad
from Rutland to the western state
line has been introduced. Redfeld
Proctor is the power behind. the
throne in the move, and it is suppos-
ed to be a lever with which to pry
on the Delaware and Hudson canal
company coal combination. Well,
it is right; that monopoly should be
broken up.
Is this legalizing of grand lists by
the Legislature to never stop? If
towns and cities do not elect men
who know enough to make legal
grand list, they ought to suffer.
There may be excuse for sometimes
correcting merely technical errors,
but too often the defects are vital,
the result of culpable ignorance or
wilful neglect. In such cases, and
this Legislature has or will have some
such before it, the law makers should
not interfere.
1t is understood that Mr.. Childs,
of Bennington, is drafting a license
law, and will introduce it into the
house at an early day.
There is large merit in the bill of
Mr.. Carter, of Hardwick, giving ho-
tel and clearinghouse a lien on the
person effects of impecunious guests.
The absence of the member from
Craftsbury last Thursday, gave that
town a democratic justice of peace.
Dorman B. Eaton, of New York,
was an interested listener to the dis
custom on the divorce bill Tuesday
afternoon.
Only So representatives were in
the house when it was called to or.
der Monday afternoon, but before
adjournment there was a quorum.
The people of the state should looE
out for the bill providing that select
men may raise money by direct tax
on the towns, for the purpose of eel
ebrating centennial anniversaries
Let them be careful, for it may b.
that there is a big chance for taxa
ton in this bill, if it becomes law
Shall the entie common school sys
TEN of the state be changed? Shal
the district system be abolished, AM
the town system be substituted 70
it? A bill for that purpose has bee
introduced into the senate, and tn
Joint Committee on education is t
: have hearing on it in the room Q
the General Committee next Tues
day evening. All interested in tn
subject should endeavor to be there
, The WAYS and Means Committe
1 is OF have the question of taxing col
porate property, including railroads
S telegraph and express companies
: home and foreign fire and life insul
5 ance companies, saving banks, an
: trust companies, national banks an
: other corporate property, before i
e and is to have a public hearing O
+ the question of railroad, Telegram
Y and express companies next Tuesda
+ evening, and other corporate prope
IS ty on Wednesday evening.
l. 1t is understood that the Commi
e tee of Ways and Means, of whiC
a Col. Hooker is chairman, are consi'
n ering the subject of state expense
e and of taxation therefore, with gre
W care. Among other methods, the
s. have under consideration the prop
r sition to require the taxes upon co
1T porations of all kinds in the state
IS be paid directly to the state treasu
IL er, and to be applied toward tho pa
III ment of state expenses, the balan
l. to be assessed as state tax, viii,
f. they think will be an exceeding
st small per cent. If this propositic
in is thought to be feasible, and shs
re be carried into effect, it will not on
er almost annihilate our state tax, b
ly it will obviate the necessity of sta