Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-11-15

tlSo III uoH COul IJiiduC6 Will tue law,
for causing temperance hygiene to
be taught in our schools Mrs. Hunt
of the w. G. T. U. has been here
and labored hard and successfully
for the measure, which will become a
law. Another measure, known as
the "license BILL has been introduce
ed in both houses. The bill is
very excellent high license bill, and
will receive some support Most of
the democrats will vote for it, and it
may receive some support from re-
publicans. If Vermont had not ris-
en- above the necessity of licensing
crime of any sort, the measure would
not be the worst one possible.
The proposition to take Greenobo-
TO from Orleans and set it into Gale
donia county came up in the form of
bill which was introduced in
the house. On Thursday evening
the committee heard the case as set
forth by Messrs. Tolman, Crane.
Calderwood, and others. and oppos-
ed by John Simpson, and several
members and lawyers from Orleans
county. The plea for removal is
chiefly that of railroad conveniences
for reaching St. Johnsbury. At this
writing we can give no predictions as
to the fate of the bill. Several i'm
portant questions have already been
tried in both houses. The house, by
quite large majority voted for wo-
man suffrage, giving all women who
had property listed at 5000 the right
to vote in all municipal elections !;
the senate ungallantly refused third
reading of the bill and defeated it.
The senate has passed an important
bill which has for its object a relief
from double taxation On real estate.
If money is loaned on mortgages the
party making the loan can, on his
option, loan it at AZ per cent, and
himself be subject to no taxation on
the same money. This, while it re-
lieves him of his taxes on money so
loaned, gives the man who must pay
on his real estate the advantage of
a lower rate of interest, amounting
to sum equal to his per cent of tax
es in towns where not more than
81. 80 is raised on dollar of the
grand list. The bill has been care
fully framed and promises to be ben
eficial, both to the borrower and the
lender. The senate has passed by a
strong vote bill making the first of
Tense for liquor selling punishable by
fine and Imprisonment, while other
stringent measures have received a
favorable consideration. Speaking
of temperance matters, it is thing
of comment that the present legisla-
ture is more free from drinking
men than any that has assembled fol
years. There are none whose ap,
pearance indicate that they indulge
in drinking at this time, and every
practical temperance measure look
ing toward strengthening the law, il
looked upon with favor in both hous
es. The long contest in committee:
over the proposed division of TIT
town of Rutland has been advanced
a stage by a favorable report as t.
the propriety of carving out tow
to be called Proctor, and the contes
Is being waged in the house to-day
The question then will be whethe
West Rutland shall be made into
town.
Railroad legislation is tagging, an
it is bard to tell what will be the fat
of the several bills looking towar
the making of railroad commission
ers who shall have legal persons t
regulate and adjust matters betwee
the roads and the people The insul
ance companies have made so gres
fuss in regard to the proposed lee
islation relative to their matters thu
they have probably defeated the bill
introduced for that purpose. Thel
' will be no radical change in laws rela
ing to the grand list, highways an
l schools. and this legislature will Mt
be guilty of committing any cryir
g wrong in any direction-a thing
7 be thankful for. There is no pro
4 pect of On adjournment till abo
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