Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-25
The LEGISLATURE.

while the late general assembly has in
the main acted wisely and well, it is al
ways relief to the good people of the
commonwealth to know that any legs-
lature's chances for doing harm are at
an end. Much has been accomplished,
both positively and negatively. in these
last days, as will be seen from the sum
mary following:
ThWsdoy. NoU. 1.-THE senate re-
fused to pass bills pardoning Almon
Meaker. repeating the State school tax
law, and compelling insurance compan-
les to pay the full amount of policy in
case OF total loss. \ bill vas intro
duced appropriating $500 for the SOL
diers' home.
The house killed the bill providing for
a bureau of labor and industries and
passed several of no general interest.
a Joint assembly was held at which
Senator Morrill,, q. :. Fassett of EnOs-
burgh and Cas>ius NJ. Peck of Brook
field were reelected trustees of the uni
versity at Burlington and NJ. ;. Stone
was chosen superintendent of education
to succeed E. +. Palmer of Waterbury.
Fr61dy-'rhe senate at its morning ses-
/
afternoon it passed the bills relating to
the payment of mOiety in liquor cases
and repeating the act incorporating the
Methodist society of Middlebury. Then
it took ii recess and spent the rest of the
day visiting the insane asylum at Water
bury.
The bill providing for the removal of
the Windham county buildings from
Newfane to Brattleboro occupied the at
tenton of the house all the forenoon. 1t
was killed. In the afternoon the bill
chartering the city of Rutland came up
and was discussed at length. 1t was
passed as reported by the committee.
The house also passed bills relating to
tina assessment of State tax and to the
Windsor home for aged people 1t killed
bills prohibiting the use of dogs in hunt
ing partridge, protecting deer, eagles,
fish and highways. relating to highways
and some others. In the evening the
weekly payment bill was discussed at
length and killed, yeas Co. nays 1913.
SdtWday.-The senate passed number
of bills, including these: Relating to
pay of counsel in criminal cases, appro-
priating $1,000 Annually for each OF the
normal schools, appropriatng S2C 70 to
buy land for the Reform school, appro-
priating $1,000 for the support of
the soldiers home, appropriatng $1,000
for the fish hatchery, approprating
$50, 900 for the Water bury insane asylum.
providing for 30 scholarships in Norwich
university, Incorporating the city of
Rutland. Cicero q. Peck of Hines
burgh was confirmed as trustee of the
Reform school.
The house passed. over the governors
i'm.
bank at Ludlow. The governor thought
the bill gave the bank too great powers.
The fish and game bill. which is a codi-
iication and modification of the present
law, was discussed and passed. The
election bill, relating to the Australian
ballot system, reported by the elections
committee, was passed substantially as
reported. The house killed bills reduc-
ing to one the number of railroad COM
missionerS and reducing The salaries of
certain State officers.
MoHdog.-The senate lad .Omg debate
on the Ludlow bank hi which the gov
ernor had vetoed. 1t passed it over the
veto. 1t also passed biii- making the
salary of inspector of timaLtc $1,000. pro-
tecting pheasants for two years, relating
TO the making ard printing Of State Off
GERS reports, relating to the duties of State
officers, and others. These appointments
Were confirmed in executive session:
Russell I. Johnson of Concord, supervIs-
or of insane; Samuel +. Pingree of Hart
ford. l.. G.. Bagley of Rutland and Am
ory Dawson OF Craftsbury, railroad COM
missioners; Egbert c. Tuttle of Rutland,
director of the house OF correction and
State prison, vice j. W. Cramton. The
appointment of w. II. II. Bingham of
Stowe as one of the directors of the same
institution TO succeed himself was reject
ed.
The house cut down the senate's ap-
preparation for the insane asylum at
Waterbury from $4,000 to S55, 900 and
passed the bill in that shape. 1t also
passed the bills relating to the State
board of pharmacy, relating 10 check
lists of voters, appropriating $1,000 for
building fence around the house of cor
rectiOn, paying constables for time spent
in freemen's meetings, repeating act es-
tablishing permanent camp ground for
the State militia, appropriating $1,000 for
the hsh hatchery, appropriating $500 for
the soldiers home. 1t killed number
of bills,
Taesday.-The senate took up the
weekly payment bill and Senator Mead
of Rutland delivered himself of long
speech in support of it. The passage of
the bill was refused. only four senators
voting for It, The senate refused to
concur in the house amendment cutting
down from S6500 to $1,000 the approp-
ration for fence around the house of
correction. 1t concurred in the house
amendment to the bill making an ap-
preparation for the Waterbury asylum.
AS it passed both houses finally the
amount appropriated is $4,000. The
ballot law was slightly amended and
passed, as was the highway bill. Pass
age was refused the bill remitting pol
tion of the fines of O'Neil, the White
hall rumseller. The house bill to ex-
pedite legal proceedings was passed
Mayor llaselton of Burlington was con-
firmed in executive session as States
prison director.
The house talked about the high license
bill and refused to pass it, There was
long wrestle with the ballot bill, which
the senate had amended in a way not sat