News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Legislative Notes.


The present Normal school system
has been extended for ten years.
The Governor has signed the bill
and Grand Isle viii! have q new bridge.
The Legislature will adjourn to-day
"Wednesday and in short time all
of tie rev laws made will be given
to our readers in a supplement form.
. The Senate bill appropriating sum
to erect a State asylum for the insane,
criminal, and otherwise has passed the
House and goLe to the Governor for
signature.
, The third reading of the Pitkins Il
cense bill was refused by the House
last Thursday. All the members
from Lamoille who were present voted
against the bill.
A joint resolution has been passed
by the Legislature requesting the Yer
mont delegation in Congress to work
for the passage of bill pensioning all
Union prisoners of war.
j House Bill No. POI, known as the
g Liquor faster" bill, was killed.
also the one setting off Greensboro
from Orleans to Caledonia County;
and the one to aid railroad bonded
towns.
A bill passed provides that no
teacher, supervisor, assistant super
visor or superintendent who uses
tobacco or alcoholic drinks shall be
engaged or appointed in connection
with public schools
The Governor has appointed and
the Senate confirmed ex-Gov. Samuel
Z. Pingree, eX-Gov. E. ]. Ormsbee
and L. G. Fletcher as Railroad Com
missicners. Ex-Gov. Pingree and Mr..
Fletcher are re-appointments, and ex-
Gov. Ormsbee succeeds Hon. 81. L.
Clark, of Castleton, in the board.
The state tax bill was reported from
the committee on ways and means by
its chairman, Mr.. Proctor, on Satur-
day evening. 1t authorizes the rails
ing of state tax of 20 cents on the
dollar against II cents two years ago.
The total sum to be raised is S1,000,=
900 and little over, as against $780,
900 two years since.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter of putting the pay |
of county clerks at a stated salary,
have recommended that for the next
two years clerks be instructed to keep
an itemized account Of their fees and |
port the same to the next legislature,
so that that body will know how to
adjust the salaries.
Nearly thousand members of the
Republican club of Montpelier, mem
bers of the legislature, and other in
vited guests accepted the invitation of
Mr.. Frank NJ. Cory tie partake of
banquet in honor of the election of
Harrison & Morton Monday night
of last week. The Montpelier band
played selections while the banquetters
partook of the good things provided
for them.
The Senate Of 1876 held reunion
in the Senate chamber Wednesday
night, the 21st. Ex-Gov. Proctor,
Lieut. Governor in 1876, presided.
Frederick w. Baldwin and Chauncey (
W. Brownell, secretary and assistant t
secretary, of that Senate, were in their
respective places. Ten members of ,
the body were present, interesting
eulogies of deceased members were
given and letters from the living were
read.
In executive session the Senate con-
firmed the following nominations of
the Governor: Supervisors of the In
saEe-Homer Goodhue of Westmin-
ster, Russell S. johnson of Concord,
Chester NJ. Ferrin of Essex. Direct
ors of State Prison and House of Cor
William # IT BINGHAM of
Stowe, John w. Champion of Rutland g.,
as Tax Commissioner, Hon. James d,
L. Martin, of Brattleboro; as State i
Teologist, Rev. G.. W. Perry, of Rut- '
and, and on the Board of Health, DR.. a
J. IL. Hamilton of Richford. :
DIR. Hoiton's bill providing for the I
letter ventilation of the capital has =
passed both branches, and every :
member who values his health owes t
.he doctor his personal thanks. On a J
lay like that of the woman suffrage
debate, for instance, the air was a
stencil. The bill au :
thorizes the sergeant-at-arms and {
board of health to arrange for COM s
plete ventilatory process in the repre-
hall, senate chamber, COM !
mittee rooms, etc. II
The Ways and Means committee
reported adversely on the measure /,
proposing to pay to towns the taxes
on savings deposits of residents. The
bill came from the south part of the
State and originated in the idea that
in some towns those having large de-
posts in such institutions were there {
by paying more than their share of
taxation. Ex-Gov. Proctor, chair
man of the committee, said it was
probably impossible to get absolute
equality in taxation as to the several {
of the State. The measure {
was killed.