Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF THE PAST
WEEK.

THE lMBOkIANI BUSlNESS Of The BASI
WEEK.
/ THURSDAY, Oct. 25.-The senate in ex-
ecutive session confirmed the following
nominations by the governor: James NJ.
Hamilton of RichfOrd to be member of
the State board of health for six years;
David j. Foster of Burlington to be com
missioner of taxes; Chester NJ. Ferrin of
Essex to be supervisor of the insane for six
years /; Lucius d. HaZen of st. Johnsbury
to be director of the State prison and
house of correction for two years Marsh
o. Perkins of Windsor to be director of
the State prison and house of correction
for tour years; Nelson w. Fisk of Isle
La Motto to be trustee of the Vermont
Reform school for six years; George w.
Wing of Montpelier to be trustee of the
Vermont asylum for the insane for six
years. A few bills were introduced and
others were passed, but none of special
consequence.
The house had debate on the bill pro-
hibiting the election of members of the
general assembly to offices to be filled by
that body. 1t was not disposed of. Mr..
Delano of ShoTeham introduced a bill
fixing the compensation of road commits
siOners at 81 Il day. TO be paid out of the
highway fund. Bills were also intro
duced providing for appointments to
scholarships in normal schools by town
superintendents; making Jan. |, July 4,
Aug. 10, May 30, Dec. %, Feb y and any
other day appointed by the governor le-
gal holidays; providing that the profits
Of town liquor agencies shall be paid in
to the State treasury
FRIDAY, Oct. 26.-Neither the senate
nor the house did any business of impor-
tance, and both bodies adjourned till
Monday afternoon.
MONDAY. Oct. 29.-Many bills were in
troduced. One of those presented in the
senate prohibits the sale of goods other
than agricultural products and apples in
towns without license from the select
men or aldermen, making the fee S3 and
per cent of the value of the goods.
The house passed "a bill amending the
charter of Middlebury village. Bills in
trOduced provide for board of commits
sioners on tuberculosis, the expenses of
which shall not exceed $4,000 a year;
and for a quadrenGial revision of the real
estate appraisal in the State at large.
TUESDAY. OCT. 30.-There was an
other shower of new bills in both
branches. The senate bills provide,
among other things, that the license fee
for selling fertilizers in the State shall
be $50 instead of 500; that town officers
shall give bonds; that telephone mes
sages shall be written out aud delivered
without additional charge; that the
State board of health shall make regu-
latiOns for preventing danger from tu-
berculosis: that the ballot law shall be
amended; that towns may receive money
in trust for cemeteries and burial lots.
The senate passed a bill providing for
free libraries
In the house Mr. Parker of Vergennes
introduced bill fixing the salary of the
Judge of probate for the New Haven dis
trict at $50. Bills dealing with the
State board of agriculture, to tax col
lateral inheritances, to simplify the com
putatiOn of interest, to amend the bal
lot law. preventing the shooting of fish
in Lakes BOmoseen and St. Catherine
and in the Lemon Fair, amending the
law relative to the salaries of States
attorneys (that of Addison county to be
$500, and for a bounty of "a dollar each
for rattlesnakes were introduced.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3l.-The senate re-
fused to pass the bill laying a tax on
bicycles and passed the house bill setting
apart portion of the day for teaching
patriotism in the public schools. A very
large number of bills were introduced.
Ope, Dy senator flatt, provides that the
members of the State board of health
shall receive So day and expenses, but
may not draw more than $1,000 for two
years work and expenses.
There were many new bills in reduced
in the house. Mr.. Burbank introduced a
woman suffrage measure providing that
women who can read and write and will
pay IA poll tax and take the freeman's
oath may vote at all elections, the law to
go into effect when a majority of the
women in the State vote that they want
such a law. Mr. Brown of West Rut-
land introduced bill providing for the
payment to j. +. Manley of that town
of $50 for crops destroyed by deer. Mr..
Lewis of Wells would impose fine of
Sl5 on persons who drive stock on side
walks. Measures intended to improve
the ballot law and the fish and game
laws are very numerous.
The Joint assembly reelected Mason S.
Stone superintendent of education, and
chose Senator Proctor, eX. Gov. f. j.
Ormsbee and Crosby Miller of Pomfret
trustees of the university of Vermont
and State Agricultural college.
The appointment by the governor of
of Col. Fred f. Smith of Montpelier as
State inspector of finance, to succeed
w. ii. Dubois of West Randolph, was
announced.