News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-04
Legislative Notes.

| Legislative NoteSs
Female citizens are likely to become
voters, but they will have to pay tax
es if they do.
A bill has been introduced, provid-
ing that fishing may be done at any
time with hook and line, and crea-
ting a bounty of $40 in favor Of any
person discovering illegal fishing with
seine, etc., and destroying the appa-
ratus found.
Mr.. Haselton, of Burlington, has
introduced a bill, accompanied by a
petition, granting pension of $50 per
! annum to Peter Lander, who lost MS
arm at Burlington while firing sa-
lutte in honor of Gen. Sheridan on the
occasion of his visit to Vermont.
The following resolution introduced
bv Senator Valentine, which has been
adopted, will be likely to stir up the
friends of the normal schools
Resolved By the Senate and House Of
RepresentdtiueS.-Th four suitable per-
sons be appointed by the Governor. who,
with the State Superintendent of Educa-
ton, shall constitute a committee of five
to inquire into the system of normal
school instruction under the patronage of
the State, and report to the Governor be-
fore the meeting of the legislature in
1888 as to the discontinuance of the pres
ent system after August, 1890, the desir-
ability of establishing one normal school
owned and controlled by the State, and
in connection Herewith the practicability
of normal school instruction connected
with graded school in each county in
the State. The expenses of such COM
mittee to be paid by the State and not to
exceed $3.50.
The first bill passed and approved
by the Governor is an act to incor-
porate the Burlington cancer relief as
ISOLATION.
The Tinkham oleomargarine bill
has passed the House. This bill pro-
vides that any person who sells, or
offers for sale, as butter, any oleo-
margarine, butterine, or article or sub
stance resembling butter, and not
made exclusively from milk or cream,
or of which the oil or fat of animals
not produced from milk is a compo-
nent part, shall, for each offence be
fined $500, half of the penalty to go
to the complainant. Any proprietor
of hotel, boarding house, eating sa-
loon or similar place for furnishing
food to persons for pay, who shall FUR
nish, or in cooking use such suostan-
ces, shall be deemed as a seller as
above. The preserve of such sub
stances in any such place shall be
proof that it has been sold. The
keeper, however, may post in con-
spicuous place placard with the
words ''oleomargarine used here,
printed in letters not less than three
inches in length and escape the penal
ty for selling such substances as but
ter.
A Saratoga trunk would hardly hold
the petitions that have been offered,
praying for municipal suffrage for
women.
The House refused the third read
ing of the bill providing that savings
banks should return to the towns for
taxation all deposits in excess OF
5000. The present law will probably
remain undisturbed.
A bill exempting from taxation one
watch not exceeding the value OF Szo
has passed the House.
The committee on the State Prison
has presented a bill to appropriate
money for repairs to the State Prison
building at Windsor. A sum not ex-
ceeding $4,000 is recommended, to
replace the woodwork around the
cells with iron. This bill was part of
the committees report, which was pre-
scented and ordered to lie and be
printed.
Senator Valentines bill, an act re-
Iating TO the election and term OF Of |
fee of selectmen, listers and audit
ors, has passed the Senate. This bill
provides that at the annual town meet
ing in March, 1887, each town shall
choose from among the inhabitants
board of selectmen to consist of three
and board of auditors to
consist of three members; one men,
Der Of each board shall be chosen for
one year, one for two years and one
for three years, and towns shall, at
each annual meeting thereafter, choose
one selectman, one lister and one aud
tor, each for term of three years.
Mr.. Mansur, of Brighton, presents
. bill to amend section ABB of the
evised laws. Persons secreting them
elves in any building, etc., in the
with intent to steal there .
rom and break out in the night time,
hall be punished the same as for
burglarious entry in the nighttime.
MIR. Smith, OF Vershire, has intro i
Iuced bill, appropriating sum for a |
oldiers' home in Vermont, not to ex- {
eed $4,000; to be drawn on when
wo- thirds of the trustees of said ,
ONE vote to ask therefor. J
BY Mr.. Ripley, of Mendon, to au- {
horize the acknowledgement to (
xchange the arms and equipments of
be National Guard, of Vermont. Pro-
ides that the arms may be sold or :
and be replaced with the )
ewest and most approved patterns )
sum of 81, 800, or so much thereof
8 may be necessary, is appropriated.
EDMUNDs LOVES A GOOD HORSE I