The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-29
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
Forbess Brief Review of the Work Done
the Present Session.

0llNlfEllEhs Wa AONf So hO
islature will adjourn sine die on We'd
nesday morning at O'Clock. after ses-
sion of 81 days. The total amount OF
ana dtbentures due the mem
bers approximates 100000. Up to the
present time 1871 bills have become laws,
Several important measures have fai'ed
of passage this session, including the
bill to confer municipal suffrage upon
women, and the Pitkin high license bill,
the latter being defeated in the Hous
to- lay by vote of 149 to 81. Some
forty Republicans voted for the license
bill. Only one speech was made in
favor of the bill, that by Mr.. Furman OF
Swanton. The prohibitory liquor law
has been amended IN several minor par
ticulars this session. One of the most
important bills signed by Gov. Dilling
ham to-day was the act apprOpriating
$50 600 for bridge between Grand Isle
and North Hero, across the island chan.
mel OF Lake Champlsin. The construc
ton of this bridge supplies the missing
link between the the Islands forming
Grand Isle county and the main land,
two other bridges having been built since
1880 by State aid in this county.
The Legislature has passed bills APP
propriating $25, 900 for the support of
the Vermont Soldiers Home and $4,000
additional for the completion of the
Vermont monuments at Gettysburg.
A handsome sum has been appropriated
for bronze statue of the late Major.
General Geo. j. Stannard to crown the
State monument on the Gettysburg bat
tlefield. TT Legislature also passed to-
day a bill apprupriating the sum OF
$4,000 per annum for the term of -four
years to the University of Vermont and
State Agricultural College,
The following bills have become laws:
An act to incorporate the Maritime
Canal Company of Nlcaraguea an act
fixing the standard weight of a bushel of
salt at 10 pounds; an act making thu
fiscsl year to END June 80; an act incor
pnra ing the Vermont Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: an
act Incorporating the Brattleboro Street
Railroad Company; and an act to incOr-
porate the Mount Man, fi'ld Rulroad
Company.
We also add Col Furbes's figures as
to the bills, et3, providing for the next
biennial term as follows:
The fiscal year under the new law
tuuo OulN OOt anu lhC appi'Bi
made by this act covers the period
from July /, 1888 to June 80. 1890, in.
elusive. The bill appropriates in the
aggregate one million one hundred
anu fifty thousand dollars, div ded az
follows To pay the detentures
IF the Lieutenant Governor, the
Senate and House and the cOntin.
gent expenses of the General Assembly,
SIC, 600; for the payment of such de-
nands against he State as may be al
lowed by the Auditor of Accounts for
the biennial term, 5000 900; for paying
the interest on the bonds and other
deh;s of the State for two years, $50.
900; for paying the expenses OF the penal
inst. buttons of the State for the biennial
term 100000 The bill authOriz % the
Treasurer to borrow q sum not exceed
ing $500 900 for deiraying the expenses
of the Government and paying such ap-
prOpri atoms as may be made. Provision
Is also made for meeting the debt Of the
State Agricultural College of $l35 600,
which natures in 1890 This college
fund is hel in trust by the State and
the Treasurer is given authOri y to re-
new their bonds when due.
The aggregate amount app rOprilted
for the last biennial term was 1885, 900
Under the present bull State tax of 20
cents on the grand list is assessed which
will raise $3.50, 600. The balance Of
State revenue necessary for meeting the
expenses of the Government Will be de
rived from corporations, which pay
taxes amounting on an average to S225,
900,
The estimated receipts from corpora
ton taxes for The next fiscal year are as
follows r tilroad companies, 500 900 /;
savings banks and trust companies, 800
600; foreign insurance companies, $40,
900; home insurance companies, $1,000 I;
n[i celltneCus corporations, $4,000
Other sources, and the amount of ate
revenue for the last fiscal year, were in
round numbers as follows Income
from Agricultural College fund, $3.50;
Judges of Probate feet, $4,000; County
Clerks fees. S4S. 600: labor of pupils in
Reform School. S3400; from House Of
correction. S74OO; from State Prison
convict labor. Sl3 600 Corpora ion
taxes last year amounted tt $239,000,
and the State tax raised $4,000 more
Other minor items make up the balance
of the receipts,
Some of the expenditures necessitated
by reason of bills passed The present ses
sion other than is noted above are as
follows For building State Insane
Asylum, 800 600; for the support of
Mlddebury College, $4,000 per annum
for a term of four years; 10 establish a
permanent camp ground for the Safe
militia, $500; in aid of the Vermont
Dairyman'S Association, $1,000 The APP
preparation made for the biennial term
is the outside limit fixed by the Ways
and Means Committee of the House to
meet State expenses, and the expendi-
ture' are likely to be less than the
amount appropriated.
A large number of bills were passed,
most of which were of minor import
ance. The Educational bill came to the
House from the Senate with proposals
of amendment, which, in the main, were
agreed to. AS amended the State Su-
perintendent of Education is to be elect
ed by the General Assembly and receive
salary OF $4,000 per year, The school
bill will 60 to the Governor and before
Wednesday morning 1t will doubt, 81
become law. The Educational bill
calls for the expenditure of some 500
900 for supervision, The County Super
visors provided for are to be elected by
a county board of educatiOn to be com
posed of one member from each town to
be chosen at the annual meetings. The
original bill contemplated their appoint
ment by the Governor.
The following appointments were
m ide by the Governor Hon. James L
Marti of Brattleboro, To be Commits
sioner Of State Taxes; Rev. Geo. w
Perry of Rutland. to be State Geolngist.
and DE-. J. II. Hamilton Of R'chfOrd, tuI
he a mem err of Il e State Board of
Heal h. This cpmple'eS the list of al
pointmenis TO be made by Gov. Dilling-
tam THIS session, Except those made ne
ressary by pend ng leg station.
MONTPELIER, VI Nov. 81 The Leg
isiature will j iurn sine die to morrow
morning at s O'Clock. Nearly alt the
buness of the session was finished tie
fore midnight. The most important act
of the session, the ,houl bill, was sign.
ed by Governor Dillingham; this even
ing, and is now a law. A lint assembly |
was held at 10 O'Clock tonight 10 elect
State Superintendent of E lucation, as
provided for in the bill. Three nom,E-
ations for the office were madr-Hun |
f F. Palmer Of Waterbury. Hon. Walter
E Howard of Fairhavan and Hon Love
land Munson of Manchester. The result |
Of the vote was as follows Palmer, l29
Howard, 20: Munson, 50, Mr. Palmer /
being elect d by 3 maj lrity. The new
OF Education is the r p /
from Waterbury He is is
lawyer of excellent reputation, and for
a d. zen years has been the official report
er the Supreme Court. Mr.. Palmer was