Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-14

Total expense of all benefCaries during the
terhs Indicated SII,SO2 50
REBUILDING DIRECT TAX.
One of the important acts of the ffty-frst Con-
gress the passage of law efunding the direct
collected of the states to supply the pressing necessities
of the national government in the War of the Rebellion
Under this act Vermont entitled to SI7o,4o7 &c.
and on the 10Th day of August, 1901 the Legislature
having been convened for that purpose, complied with
the requirements of the of Congress by passing
act authorizing the acceptance of this amount in full settle
ment OF Vermonts claim. This sum paid to the
State in due course and has been used provided by
law in paying current State expenses.
The adjustment of this matter involved the prior
sideraton of large claim which stands against the State
for furnished Vermont at the time of what is
known the St Adams raid. That matter is still unad
justed, but there would be little doubt that in
due time justice will be done State and this charge
wiped the books of the department Vermont has
already placed herself in honorable position with refer
to this claim by providing for a commission act
in conjunction with commission to be appointed by the
national Congress to adjust the whole | should
come short of my duty were to omit to accord large
of credit for the favorable of this matter
to Hon. L. Henry Powell who State AUDITOR gave to
It's adj stment large amount of patient labor
WEEKLY PAYMENTS.
In my inaugural message urged the passage of a law
compelling corporations, and individuals employing help
in large numbers to pay their employees weekly. | again
urge upon your attention the ACCESSIBILITY of the
of such a statute
know how the protestations of several of
the large corporations of State against such law but
having in my own business for more than twenty-five
years followed the practice of paying my employees
weekly and in money, | have become thoroughly con-
vinCed of the wisdom of this policy. and believe that
those who oppose the enactment of looking to
this end stand in their own light in doing. But,
however this may be, your duty legislate for the
greatest good OF the greatest number you can do
and be just to the minority.
Wrongs and injustice often creep in under the system
OF monthly or indefinite payments payments in mer-
Chandise Remember that is your duty well as con-
stitutonal right, to correct these wrongs
STANDARD OR UNIFORM INSURANCE POLICY.
There is which our people are called upon to
bear which is burdenSOme than that of insurance
against fire The practice of of sister states
notably Massachusetts,, New York and PENNSYLVANIA
to require all insurance companies write a uni
form policy prescribed by law
There is contract at common and so impor-
tan the contract of insurance 1t is held by nine
tenhs of people, and in the contingency of fire has
a value measured oentmes only by the face of the pol
icy Its universally and great Importance make of the
first moment that the terms employed be simple and
the conditions incorporated therein be few as possible
consistent with the scope of the The ordinary
policy with its manifold conditions is quite too complex
for the comprehension of the average policy holder This
completely somewhat enhanced by the fact that hardly
any two of the httone companies doing business in Yer
mont the form of policy Were uniform pol
icy prescribed by law the policy holder though ignorant
of the legal effect of his contract could rest in the full
that he held policy devoid of technicalties
and fair in its conditions.
therefore recommend that statute be enacted reuur