The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-21
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Governor Fuller approved a. 8, an act
amending the charter of the Barre Water
Company, October 14th. The first bill
approved by Governor Page was October
DIST The Legislature of 1892 is a week
ahead.
The capitol seems like 'some banquet
hall deserted" to-day, and the sergeant
alarms is improving the time to do a
little "house cleaning'-to employ the
shibboleth of him of the Reformer of
Brattleboro.-Journdt, Saturday.
The Montpelier correspondent of the
st. Johnsbury Republican says: "That
clause in the weekly payment bill ex-
empting steam railroads from paying
another bill including railroads will be
presented soon,"
The resolution introduced on Friday
by Representative Martin of Brattleboro,
providing that all bills referred to COM
mittees be reported back in fifteen days,
unless an extension of time is granted by
the House, is move in the right direc-
ton and, if adopted, will materially aid
in the despatch of business.-St. Adams
Messenger.
The name of Principal S. W. Landon
of the Burlington High School has been
mentioned for the position of State Su-
perrin endent, to succeed Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Landon informed this journal yester-
day that he would not be candidate for
the position. The State will do we'll to
insist upon Mr.. Palmer succeeding him
self to that position. Clip
per.
The leader on the Democratic side is
undoubtedly T. J. Boynton. He is rec
ognized already rs man of common
sense and good judgment, and when he
rises to address the chair the House gives
close attention. By the way, it is whis-
pered that "Jeff" will probably be the
successor of the late Hiram Atkins as
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee.-Ne,us and Citizen.
The appointment of Representative
Hunt of St. Adams as chairman of the
General Committee of the House will
meet with the approval of all who are
familiar with his executive ability and
business experience. This committee
has grown largely in Importance during
given the consideration of many import
ant measures st. Adams Messenger
The school law is another thing to be
hauled up and chopped over, and this is
likely to take more time than the general
tax matter, because it not only concerns
the pocket, but gives thousand and one
men an opportunity to air their pet theO-
ries of the educating business. The rela-
~ oh - SnE Oh, 4,
present law gives much better satisfac-
ton that did the one which preceded it,
and this although in some respects there
is little improvement. The change did
away with the teachers monopoly, and
made it possible to get schools taught at
reasonable rates, but did little toward
correcting the inequality in school taxa
ton. Superintendent Palmer has gath
cred some figures in regard to this mat
ter which are certainly surprising. In
the first place, there appears difference
in the average of counties from 1913 cents
in Grand Isle to 1915 cents in Bennington.
The average in Rutland county is 27.3,
and for the whole State 25.6 cents.
Then among towns there is variation
from cents in Rutland and Panton to
1875 cents in Searsburge. And among
districts the figures run all the way from
cents in Rutland to 220 in Searsburgh.
There appear the widest variations in
districts of the same town. Thus, one
district in Brandon pays 5 and another
100 cents, one in Cambridge 10 and
another 100, one in Leicester IL and
1911, one in Lincoln III and another 100,
and so on without end With such very
wide differences it is obvious til at only a
radical changein the method of imposing
taxes can produce anything Ii Ike unifor-
mity.-Rutldnd Herald.