Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1890-10-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Resume of the Weeks Important Work AT
the State Capital.

The petition of "Stanhope and eight
teen others,' in the senate, against the
passage of any high license legislation,
was waste of breath.
A large number of the citizens of West
Rutland have presented a petition asking
for the passage of weekly payment law.
Anti-Atkins Democrats are chuckling
over snub alleged to have been perpe-
trated upon Atkins, by the Democratic
members in caucus asking all Democrats
present and not members of the House
to withdraw.
Proctor of Proctor will introduce a
bill for the establishment of trust COM
pany at that place; capital, $4,000.
Mr.. Brown of Sheldon is afraid the
Chicago fair will be too Worldly, and
accordingly introduces joint resolution
asking the fair directors not to open the
Institution on Sundays.
DR.. James, the member from Water
bury, estimates that discussion costs the
state So per minute.
The bill prohibiting lotteries and gift
enterprises was reported adversely from
the committee and refused third reading.
One of the senators wants all deposits
in savings banks taxed.
The Democrats did not vote for Nor
rill's return to the L. S. Senate, as was
rumored they intended. Edward j.
Phelps got one vote in the Senate and 56
in the House. Morrill's vote was q and
l57 in the respective branches.
Important Bills Presented.
Bills of special interest introduced in
the House, the past week, are as follows:
By Clark of Halifax, to reduce the
number of Supreme Court judges to five,
and their salaries to 81, 800 per year.
By Ryther of Dover, to reduce to $500
the amount in savings banks, held by
one person, that shall be exempt from
taxation.
By Prouty of FIanklin, providing that
all real estate under mortgage shall be
taxed to the mortgagee to the amount of
all notes secured by the mortgage.
By Miller of Dummerston, providing
that all persons occupying abandoned
arms shall be exempt from taxation for
period not exceeding ten years.
By Kennison of Peacham, to exempt
from taxation mortgages bearing not
more than per cent interest.
By Bucklin of Shrewsbury, to repeal
the famous cider clause of the prohibi-
tory statutes.
BY Garfield of Ryegate, to prohibit
any gift enterprise by any church or
other society.
By James of Waterbury, to appoint a
state engineer of highways and bridges,
etc.
By Dexter of Wardsboro, to repeal the
siX-inch fish law.
By Taylor of Cornwall, to repeal the
aet~of 1883 appointing commissioner, Il
agriculture, etc.
BY Blake of Swanton, to make the
last fifteen days of September part of
the fishing season.
By Enright of Windsor, to abolish the
county board of education, and work
other changes in the school law.
By Pollard of Chester, in relation to
hours of employed females and minors.
By Darling of Chelsea, to provide for
secret ballot.
BY Brown of Nottingham, to regulate
the rental of telephones; provides that
not more than three dollars per month
shall be charged for single instrument.
Senate bills introduced:
Bv Randall of Washington, fixing the
fine at not less than $50 or more than
5000 for adulteration of maple sugar.
By Commissioner Valentine, to create
ssbureau of immigration and industrial
interests" whose duties shall be to in
terest the people of other states and
countries in our unoccupied lands and
our opportunities for manufacturing in
terests.
On the Committees.
These committee appointments of es-
pecial interest to TIMES readers have
been made:
Marshall of Brattleboro, on rules and
on elections.
Manning of Weston, on elections.
Stearnes of Windham, on federal rela-
tions.
Burbank of Cavendish and Amsden of
Weatherstield, on way and means.
Mann of Wilmington, on Judiciary and
railroads.
Enright of Windsor, on judiciary and
state prison.
| Boynton of Woodstock, ON education.
Powers of Athens, on education.
Holden of Reading, on claims.
Hastings of Townshend, on claims.
Taylor of West Windsor and Ryther
of Dover, on highways and bridges.
Pollard of Chester. Amsden of Wealth
ersfield and Marshall of Brattleboro, on
banks.
Stowe of ReadsbOro, on manufactures
Perry of Newfane and Moore of Plym-
outh, on agriculture.
Preston of Baltimore and Warner OF
Ludlow, on land tax.
Harlow of Springfield, Dexter OF
Wardsboro, Rice of Somerset and Cooh
of Mt. Holly, on grand list.
Tyler of Guilford and Brockway OF
Hartford, on general.
Marsh of Andover, Phelps of Grafton
and Simonds of Peru, on distributing.
Labaree of Hartland, on state prison.
Williams of Rockingham and Clark OF
Halifax, on corporations.
Miller of Dummerston, on town lines.
Kendall of Winhall and Smith of STRAIT
ton, on mileage and debentures.
Brown of Nottingham, johnson Of
Bridgewater, and Marsh of Andover, OF
insane.
Manning of Weston, on joint rules.
Hewitt of Putney, joint on house ot
correction.
Mann of Wilmington and Tarbell OF
Londonderry, Joint on reform school.
Houghton of Yves minister, joint OF
game and fisheries.
Sherwin of Jamaica, joint state anC
court expenses.
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