Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-10-18

Cove, ~ miles north, at 4 p. m. A
few hours later the steam tug Favor
lite was sent to the Anchoria and tow
ed her to ST. Johns. There were two
births and two deaths at sea. The
passengers who were landed at Pouch
Cove were heartily welcomed.
LETTER FROM MONTPELIER.
The weary legislators, who visited
their homes at the end of the first
week, returned on Monday, and bust
ness opened quite in earnest on Tues
day. Maj. Grout, Speaker of the
House, announced the standing COM
mittee of the House on Tuesday, and
the various bills which had been wait
ing to be placed in their respective
hoppers were distributed, and solid
work has commenced upon them.
1t is understood by most readers
that all bills are masticated and pref
ty effectively digested by committees,
before they return to the house in
which they originated, and that ia
vorable report from a committee is
evidence that the bill has merits. If
of minor Importance, there is usually
little or no debate upon it, but if it
is of public nature discussion is
to be expected, and it is not infre-
quently the case that the bill is then
rejected, in parliamentary parlance,
skilled"
Among the more important bills
introduced in the Senate, lis one to
simplify the manner of voting at the
September elections, by having votes
for state and county officers put in
the same box, with other minor
changes one relative to the place
and time of holding county and SUI
preme courts; those of Chittenden,
Essex, Franklin, Orleans, Rutland,
Washington and Windham counties
to be held on the second Tuesday of
March and September of each year;
all the other counties on the first
Tuesdays of March and September.
The Supreme courts are to be held at
Montpelier the third Tuesdays of
January, April and October. An
other bill has for its object the tax
ing Of all real and personal property
used for public, pious or charitable
uses, except houses of religious wor-
ship, and parsonages, valued not to
exceed $4,000. This would bring
large amount of church property into
the list. Another bill exempts the
polls of poor persons, and soldiers of
the rebellion who lost an arm, leg,
eyeslght, or who suffered like disa-
bility, Bills have been introduced
for the formation of two new towns,
chiefly from the territory of Rutland.
One to be called Proctor, in honor of
Ex-Gov. Proctor, the other to be
called West Rutland. II is purpos-
ed also to make intoXication a crime
punishable by Imprisonment on the
third conviction. Several bills have
been introduced in the interests of
ee-growing and forest protection.
Those who purposely set fires that
destroy timbered lands are subject 10
Imprisonment. A senator proposes
to create law that shall permit those
towns which have adopted the town
system of schools to 60 back TO the
old system after two years, if they sc
vote. A bill Is introduced making
the number of auditors, listers anC
selectmen, three each, and the tern
of their office three years, to be chos
en- one each year, after the first cleo
ton. What is called the 'sshort haul
bill, relative to prices charged 70
freight tariff on railroads has beef
introduced. This bill prevents tn,
issue of passes. The first offense il
liquor selling is made punishable b,
a fine of $40 and one months impris
onment; the party selling liquor to
man who commits crime under it
influence, is compelled to pay tina
mans family two dollars a day Will
he is suffering Imprisonment fror
that cause; justices of the peace wi
4 be required, not only to take an oath
} but to deposit duplicate oath in tn
county clerks office, give bonds, an
promise good behavior.
j. E. Harris, formerly publlshe
of the St. Johnsbuly Inde1, is spec
e ial reporter and editor of the Mon
s peller Daily Journal, and his s'notes
: are spicy and interesting.
S The House has under consider:
v ton several bills relating to the higl
b way laws, some of them to simplif
i the law of 1884, others of a slight
q different character, but none tn;
:, propose to 60 back to the old labo
: tax district system. The House w
y consider the matter of trustee proces
S fixing larger or smaller sums as tt
{. amount of Indebtedness creating tru
II tee liability. Among the most il
d portant measures proposed, is VIII
3. is known as the ''Policy Value" b
It in regard to insurance. This mea
3 ure, it is presumed, is copied fro
t. the New Hampshire act, which ma,
le such a commotion among insuran
ID companies last year. 1t simply 1
W quires the insurer 10 pay the insur
he the full sum named in his policy