Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
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such pupils shall be provided for in the
high schools, academies or seminaries Of
some other town.
Another Word from Judge Read.
The practical value of the right word in
the right place was illustrated in the fate
which befell a senate bill in the house this
morning. one of the senator's who is
physician, introduced bill Tor the proven
ton of blindness which provided that
should any midwife or nurse having the
charge of any infant in this state notice
within two weeks of its birth that one or
both eyes of such infant were inhamed or
Redeemed, and should fail to report the
fact to some legally qualified practitioner or
health officer, said midwife or nurse should
be subject to fine or Imprisonment The
bill passed the senate, came TO the house,
was reported favorably with proposals OF
amendment, making the bill also include
the parents. read the third time and was
evidently about to pass without opposition
when Judge Read arose and said that he
didn't believe that this house was quite
ready TO say that some mother. perhaps.
should be subject TO a penalty for not re-
porting to others what might possibly be
some defect in her child. The question
was then put on the passage of the bill and
not single member voted in its favor.
The Rutland Hearing.
Everything else was sidetracked this
evening that the members might all have
chance to hear the arguments before the
special committee on the bill setting q pOr-
portion Of the city of Rutland back to the
town OF Rutland. The meeting was held
81 I. tH.|| q III
filled. W. b. c. Stickney Of Bethel and
D. c. Baker spoke Tor the city and T. c.
Partridge of Proctor and ex-Gov. Dilng-
ham for the outside interests. 1t is not
expected that the committee will make
their report to the house before next week.
sI5O,OOO TO Finish the waterbury
Asylum.
The joint committee on the insane sub
mitted their report Tuesday. On thei- Wis
IL 10 the Brattlebor0 Retreat. Oct. n. they
found that institution in excellent condi-
ton. There were 292 state and g6 private
patients, with one vacant ward capable of
accommodating 80 patients
The state asylum al Waterbury was
found badly Oyercrowded. with 30 lie
mates when the number ought not 10 eX-
coed lGj The ventilation is bad. owing to
the faulty construction of the fan system
The committee recommend the completion
OF the asylum according to the Original
plans, which include a north wing to cor
respond with the present south wing. and
two rectangular wards; also the erection of
@ mortuary, and the purchase. al q proba-
b.e cost of 5000. of 40 or so acres of
meadow land for farm colony for couva-
lescents. Until the additions can be- made
80 patients should be transferred to Brat
tiebor0. 4 bib! has been introduced from
the committee. appropriatuC SljU.uuu Tor
the purposes named. bun II is very doubt
tul If Do becomes a law
The bill appropr.atiu- $500 Tor the ma
ple-susar industry passed the senate this
morning
The fsh and game laws are evidently 10
be- kept intact, The house refused. this
morning. 90 repeal the G-inch trou, law
and TO pass the bin allowing deer found
damaging crops TO be killed.
The revision committee say that they
will report their work 20 the respective
houses, possibly hy Saturday. certainly
not later than Monday
All hands now think it possible 20 wind
up before Thanksgiving.
senator Reed of WIndhau presided over
the senate for q while YESTERDAY
The house handled 70 different bills and
resolutions today, and the speakers files
are empty.