Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-28

school bills that the committee ON educh-
ton had laid aside with the result that
they were directed to report "A bill to the
house, embodying the conclusions arrived
it, aud which has now become "A law. Its
main features are these. County boards
of education and supervisors are abolished,
aud town superintendents restored The
commencement of the school year is changd
back to April j. and public money is to be
divided at the same time as before the law
of 1888 The county examiner feature Of
the committees bill as outlined last week
is Incorporated almost entire into the new
law. with the provision that town super /
intendent ma, license not TO exceed three /
persons 20 teach in the small districts in /
his town, but such license is not 10 be re
newed more than three times to one per
son. The town superintendent may dis
miss teachers. aud such shall receive pay
pro rata to time Of dismissal The county
supervisors are to be put out March |. three
months sooner than time for which they
were elected
The state school tax was finally fixed at
five per cent but Is To be so divided that
back districts will not be greatly benefited
by il BY the terms Of the original bill
each district would have received about
S33 from one half the tax. the balance TO
have been divided in proportion to aggre-
gate attendance This new bill received 1873
votes IN the house 10 Ia against In the
senate IL was the cause of quite a sharp
discussion in the small hours of the morn
ing, Just before final adjournment. and
passed by one majority The nav law, Of
course can be tested only by trial. but it
would seem 10 involve fuly as much ex
/ pense as the present system IN the matter
/ of supervision, while practically the only
/ relief % back districts IN the burden of
taxation is the fact that they will he able
to secure cheaper but poorer teachers.
Monday evening was assigned for the
consideration of the bills relating to the
taxation OF real estate mortgages and both
the senate and house bills were defeated 10y
decided maioritirs The fact was made
prominent that no money lender would
put out money IN a town where the rate Of
taxation was high IT his mortgage interest
were to Toe set to him IN the list, and that
in such towns much distress would be
caused thereby also that IN the numerous
cases where the nortgagee resided outside
the state ms mortgage would follow his
residence and he lost from the list here 1t
was also shown that it the farmer of the
debtor class should be exempt from his
3 mortgage Indebtedness he would have t.
pay ON his personal property now exempt
and IA many cases realize no benefit 81
I the grand list laws are practically uu
changed except that the large towns art
given longer time IA which 10 complet,
and file their lists
several weeks ago bill was presente,
from the Judiciary committee. reenactiu.
all the prohbltory laws on the statute book
This wa, deemed necessary ON account %
the United states supreme court decision
iu the original package case. and the bu
was drawn under the supervision of Sena
tor Edmund~ IL had been ordered TO 10
under different prete1ts by the friends %
license, tlll the last night of the session
" but was then called up hy Mr.. Thompson
'' Mr. Billiard the leader of the license force,
' was promptly on hand with an amendmen
" OF " Inch he demanded the yeas and nav.
The amendment, of course was voted dow
10y large majority. but another amend
ment Immediately proposed, with al
other demand for ,eas and NAYS with IN
same result With the date for final a,
10 Inurnmeut only seven hours away, It bega
70 look like an attempt to accomplish, b
fhhusteriug, what the enemies OF prohib
ton were unable 90 do in any other wa,
But Judge Thompson then secured recogn
ID ton 10y the char, aud moved that debat
on the whole question do now close. ' whiC
'' notion prevailed and carried the b
~ through u its final stage TINS would n
wv nave been possible only by new ruI
ny adopted this session which mas often he,
T." brought into use an shutting of debate al
WI diiatory motions.
" The Valentine bill, so-called, providu
for a bureau OF immigration and IndustrI
y interests, was killed IN the mouse after
long and animated discussion The apr
priation involved. doubtless had much
d. do with It. vet the prominent argume
l,. advanced IN opposition was that II would
"a. better to keep Nermonters at home, al
get the absent ones back here. than 70 {
to till up with people of different natio
,.. nhty Still the only practical plan 10 Il
t., compllsh this end-that proposed 10y NJ
al Miller of Dummerston, by exemptug d
90 provemeuts on abandoned farms fro
., taXation-received but small support. y
~ sherwin and Mr. Mann made strong b
al unavaiing pleas for the Valentine bill
the The treatment that the world fair /
eek received at the hands of the house see
for as much like boys play as any work Of t
ing session The appropriation asked for
ON the committee. S3U, 900, was too large, b
tor there was doubtless willingness 70 app
ige pirate SO 600 at first Some of the 60
slv mittee were little unwise IN their
Y a marks opposing the cutting 10 $1,000 a
~ thus excited the other side who wanted
ted paw them of, regardless Of the effect tn
ant action would have Five thousand dolll
as was decided upon, which the senate prop
lin ed to make $4,000 This is turn madi,
led ed the house, and without any attempt
ma come together 10y means of a confereI
NJ committee the bill was slaughtered ]
.5 governor then took the matter IN hand a
NJ through his efforts the senate passed
pa. other bill appropriating $4,000, winch
I'm, house finally coucurred in during the
as hour of the session.
lar one OF the proposed constitutional anne
sec ments provided that after 1894 amendme
lte. could be proposed biennially instead
ter once in ten years as at present, The
argument against this plan was the fail
boz, of all efforts 10 tinker the constitution
,I,a year and the consequent feeling that TIM
,,u are well enough as they are Only
IN amendments were adopted by the SEM
80 One of them provided that the supr,
this court may sit IN Judicial circuits of
NJ less than four counties each, instead OF
gard every county as at present The other
both provided that no member of the legislat
y,ss should be eligible 70 an elective office I,
rs of filled by that body in joint assembly.
hin amendment did not reach the house IN t
,,, for action, but would have doubtless
,,pr, the same fate as the other if 1t had ),
MIR of the ablest men who have ever ser
dis the state, notably Judge Powers and A
the tor Powell have received their elect
wa. while members of the house The anne
ably meuts proposed other than those nan
but were % accomplish the changing of
tent time for holding state elections and the
over sembling of the Legislature, the reno
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