Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-26
"From Our Special Corresponds
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MONTPELIER, Oct. 25th, 1894.

To-day brings to a close the fourth
week that the Legislature has been in
session, and the inquiry now frequently
heard, is the Legislature to close their
labors in time to get home and eat their
Thanksgiving dinner, or are they going
to make an additional expense to the
State of $4,000 by remaining in session
another two weeks after the usual time
of adjournment.
There has been some apprehension
tnat the revision of the laws would pro-
long the session as it did in 1880. Mem
bers of the Judiciary Committees, which
have the work in charge, say the work
will be finished in ample time for the
Legislature to adjourn by Thanksgiving.
If the session lasts until after Thanks
giving, lay it to the Judiciary Commit
tees. The session thus far has been
light as to the number of bills intro
! duced. According to the joint rules
adopted, only three days remain for the
introduction of bills. Last session 359
bills were introduced in the House up to
| November 2nd, and 126 in the Senate.
Every one who knows the history of
the past ten years says that more has
been accomplished thus faT during the
| present session than in the same time in
any previous term. This is what the
House has done: 1t has introduced
bills upon almost every conceivable sub
ject, from IAN act to prevent horses
from running away" to an act permit
ting the killing of deer in this State.
Several revolutionary measures have
been suggested by the bills permitting
the catching of trout of all lengths, and
the killing of deer during certain sea-
sons. The latter bill will no doubt be
killed. Regarding the former there is
more uncertainty. The fact that no law
can be enacted for preventing the small
fish from biting, and the fact that when
thrown back they very frequently die,
would seem TO show the uselessness of
the "six-inch law" On the other hand,
the fish commissioners assert that if this
is allowed there is no use in stocking the
BROOKS for the trout do not begin to
spawn until they are the length of six
inches or over, and that no return what
ever is gotten from five-inch fish.
Among the bills passed this week was
one to pay A. o. Huntington of South
SALISBURY, 5000 for expenses incurred
in getting Haseltine Sergeant, horse
thief, from Danemora prison in New
York, and taking him to the Bennington
county Jail, from which he afterward es-
capped. One of the members of the
House said that he did not believe in
paying a man for giving horse thief a
place where he could so easily get away.
In the House, Mr.. Wyman of Athens,
| introduced Fl, 115, in amendment of No.
13, acts of 1888, relating to banks and
trust companies; Committee on Banks.
No savings bank is to make a regular
semi-annual dividend at the rate of more
than two per cent. on sums which have
not been on interest for six months pre-
Ceding. The act does not prevent divi-
dends on sums deposited on or before the
9th or 10th day of the month.
In the Senate, the first work of the
week was by Senator Kenfield, who pre-
sented another of those ribbon-tied mis-
sives asking for municipal suffrage.
This time the voice was from Stowe, and
the petition was signed by 70 of the citi-
zens of that town.
| Mr.. Gibson of your county, followed
him by introducing in rapid succession
Senate bills Nos. 27, rs and 80. The
first was to allow the Bennington Water
Power Company to hold real and per-
sOnal estate; the second, was to author
ize the County Clerk to complete certain
court records; and the third was to al
low the Judge of Probate for the Ben
nington district, to complete certain rec
Ords of that court.
Bennington county bills have been
thick during the week. In addition to
the above, Mr.. Bowles presented one by
request, incorporating the Bennington
and Woodford electric railroad, by Mr..
Gibson to incorporate the Bennington
aud WoOdford Construction and I'm
prOvement Company, and by Mr.. Barber
| l,vr g.. H..
ton and Woodford Electric Railway Com
pany, and to amend the charter of the
Green Mountain Club. Also one author
Immediately on receipt of their commits
sion.
Mr.. Nichols of Weathersfeld, who, 1
believe, is a sugar producer, introduced
another bill of interest in assisting farm
ers to receiver their maple sugar bounty
by yproviding for the payment by the
State, a sum of money not to exceed
$500 to the first person residing in Yer
mont, who shall prosecute for and recov-
er the maple sugar bounty due him from
the general government.
The members of both Houses were
made happy Tuesday, by receiving from
State Treasury Field, checks each for
$50 on account of their services thus far.
The attendance of women at all the
sessions of both branches, this week,
still keeps close to the average of La
dies Week. Wednesday there were a
! large number present, especially during
the Joint Assembly
House bill, No. 80, introduced by Mr..
! Weston of Newfane, was published last
week Tuesday in the BANNER.
There is to be hearing before the Ed
ucational Committee this evening, the
purpOrt of which will probably be COM
municated to your readers by 'the Her
nit"
The Vermont Historical Society are to
have meeting in the Representatives.
chamber this evening. What is going to
add much to the interest of the occasion
is the fact that Senator Justin S. Nor
rel is to be there, and is to present the
society with life-size portrait of him
self, painted by Artist T. w. Wood of
this village. The portrait is said to be
one of the artists masterpieces, and is a
perfect picture of VermOnt's ''grand old
man" The occasion will be one long to
be remembered.
One of the older members of the
House, one who has been here before,
said yesterday, that he never saw a page
on the floor of that chamber who made
himself so generally useful, and tried to
be as accommodating as does the one
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