Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-26

| DTODdBdllUR anu distributing Jllb nSn Ill
the streams throughout the state, as ex-
planned by those i'm charge, was highly inter
esting Nearly $500, 600 fish were distribu-
ted through the state during the two years
now closing. The Legislature will be asked
for a small appropriation to enlarge the
| plant in addition to the usual amount for
maintenance.
The fish and game laws of the state have
had as promoters for several years a large
body of men from all sections who have
put in much earnest work and have been
successful in carrying through any legsla-
tion that they might ask. 1t is probable
that the efforts to break into the law this
year by repeating the six-inch clause and
tearing down other barriers will not sue
coed. Mr.. Lynde of Dummerston, al
though the mover of bill to do away with
posting streams, etc, is not the father of
the bill He introduced il by request of
a neighbor in an adjoining town. He
posts his own brooks and believes thor
oughly in protection to fish as well as to
school teachers.
This Years Rutland Fight.
The bill setting back to the town of
| Rutland portion of the territory included
in the limits of Rutland city by the charter
of 1892 will doubtless furnish one of the
prominent fights of the session. The
speaker has appointed strong committee
to consider the matter, who will probably
visit the premises with power to take tes-
timony and get at the bottom facts if pos
sible. Rutland city people claim that the
territory which it is proposed to detach
from them is in large part closely built up,
and that the unbuilt portions contain only
building lots which will soon be covered
with houses. The Rutland town people
say that the city limits include quite por-
tion of farming territory, the owners of
which are paying the high city taxes under
protest. Judge Reads committee gave
this matter a very thorough investigation
two years ago, and their report establish
ing the city boundaries was then consider
ed an impartial one, and embodied the re-
suit of a compromise by which it was then
said that all interests were satisfied. A
probable outcome of the matter is that the
boundaries will remain nearly as at pres
ent, on the ground that the proper time to
express grievances was in 1892, and that
the state would have too large job on
its hands if required to arbtrate every dis
pute about village and city boundaries
through its legislature.
The bill relating to subscriptions to
newspapers, introduced by Mr.. Joslin of
Waitsfeld, reads as finally passed by the
House: "No suit shall be brought or re-
covery had for the subscription price of a
newspaper sent by the publisher or propri-
etor thereof to any subscriber after the
term of his subscription has expired, or
sent to any person who has not subscribed
for said paper" The last clause was
added ON motion of Mr.. Ladd of Alburgh,
who said that he had once had to pay for
a newspaper that he never ordered. The
bill is one that appeals to popular favor as
viewed in the prospective, but if it becomes
a law and the effect of it be, as some claim
it will, to stop the newspaper of every man
in the state who is in arrears, it will prove
a less boon to the average subscriber than
is expected.
House of Correction Commitments.
October %.
joint resolution has been recently
adopted providing for a special committee
of senators and representatives to enquire
into the cause of the large increase in
commitments to the house of correction.
Mr.. Hines of Brattleboro was today ap-
pointed chairman of this committee on the
part of the House. 1t seems from the re-
port of the committee on the house of
correction that the institution is crowded
to nearly double its normal capacity, and
it is found that very many of the inmates
are committed for offences under the
liquor law, and, in many cases, for terms
of only 20 to 80 days. The officer who
commits these persons is entitled, under
the present law, to fee of 20 cents a
mile for travel one way, and to some other
fees for copies of record, etc. The officer
who makes trip of 100 miles with a
prisoner receives $50, and is out from one
to two days time, and car fare to the
extent of six or seven dollars. This would
seem tolerably good thing for the 1OC
miles officers even, but the officers OF
some of the counties have to travel 20C
miles or more to get to Rutland, and il
not infrequently happens that the state
paws more that $40 to commit some person
who is sentenced for only 20 days. 1t i;
not easy to trace any logical connection
between the size of officers fees and the
( frequency of commitments, but it is init
: mated by some that in rare cases a con
nectOn exists.
1t is to be the work of this special com
mittee to thoroughly overhaul the whole
9 system of fees and commitments, and
t recommend such legislation as shall rene
q dy the evils if they exist. 1t was Governor
Fuler's suggestion that commitments from
counties remote from Rutland be made tC
the different county jails, and thus say
S portion of this large expense.
e Liquor Agency Profits.
b Mr.. Walker of Grafton has today intro
S duced a bill providing that if, upon the sci
f tlement of the account of a town liquo
n agency by the selectmen at the end of tn
r year, there is found balance in favor o
n the town in excess of five per cent of tn
e total sales for the year, such excess shall b
It paid into the state treasury. 1t is elaine
/ in behalf of the bill that there is TO rea
r son why the large towns who have liquO
II agencies, patronized largely by the small
\ er towns, should pay their expenses wit
h profits made from their neighbors.
l. The bill in aid of Leland and Gray SEN
1. mary at Townshend was reported adverse
IS ly today by the committee on educatio
E. and refused a third reading. 1t is unde
pr stood that the committee were inclined I
at favor the bill but felt that it would estal
e. lish dangerous precedent. Indeed fol
re other similar institutions, so it is said, ha
e. already taken measures to ask aid of IL
s. state provided this BILL should go through
to The first aye and nay vote of the sessio
in the house was brought out today by M
Lords bill prohibiting the election of an
member of the general assembly to any o
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