Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-08

by Senator Reed. was lost. Senator
: PlumIey demanded the yeas and nays
I on the question of concurrence. Yeas,
Senators Adams, Arnold, Erwin,
| Hunt, Lewis. Lyman, Platt, Shat
tuck. sherwin. Walker White OF
Chittenden, White of Rutland-l3.
NAYS, Senators Barber, Bell, Dale,
Darling, Gibson, EIazen, Hines, Ma
comber, Miles, Plumley and Bell-ll.
Passed:-S AZ, requiring justice to
deposit his official oath with the coun-
ty clerk or to return his commission
TO the governor. 4 fine of not more
than 500 is provided for wilful neg
Ilect so to do.
HOUSE.
Bill passcd:-H. 40, to provide
for monument TO Thomas Chitten-
den fappropriates SO, 900
Bills Introduced II. go, by Mr..
Lewis of Wells, relating to election of
officers in town meetings. In towns
of less than 1000, moderator and all
other town officers to be elected by
ballot; polls to be kept open till 3:l5
p. M; board of civil authority TO de-
eide by ballot between two candidates
receiving equal number Of yotesl; gen.
com.
II. 800, by Mr. Peck Of Brooklield,
amending the school laws. Prescribes
the length Of school routes. and for
certain equipments for school rooms;
relates also to term Of Office Of certain |
school officers, and to the official visit
ING Of schools; education.
II. 30l. By Mr.. Nye Of East Mont
pelier to amend the law in regard to
highways. Makes highway tax TWEEN
ty-five cents instead of twenty cents
on the dollarl; com. ON highways.
II. 300, by Mr.. Smith Of Norris
town, amending law III regard to SELL
inc intoxicants. First onense, 81 20
and thirty DAYS: second. $500 and four
months; justices TO have concurrent
jurisdiction with county COURT; com.
on temperance.
ii 3ll, by Mr.. Lord of Montpelier,
to incorporate the city of Montpelier;
judiciary.
II 3l3, BY Mr.. Currier Of Barre, to
incorporate city and town Of Bar
re; judiciary.
II 3l4, by Mr.. Ballard of Georgia,
relating to textbooks in the public
schools. Provides that town school
directors shall purchase textbooks for
use in said town, and that textbooks
of same series be used five years con-
education.
II 3l5, by Mr. Smith OF Burlington. ,
to amend the law in relation TO crimi- /
nal appeals. If the case is not en-
tered in county court, the lower court ,
shall enter judgment and issue war
rant to carry the same into etlectl; jul \
dietary
IL BIG, by Mr.. Lord OF Montpelier,
to prevent adulteration OF candy.
/ Fixes penalty Of from $50 TO 500 '
for adulteration by use of foreign and
deleterious substancesl; public health. !
II 1913, by Mr.. Watson Of Hartford, ]
BY request, textbooks in public
schools. School directors TO provide I
at expense of town; pupils to make !
good books lost, injured or destroyed; I
education.
ii 324, by Mr.. Ballard of Georgia, )
TO tax bicycles. All under $50 in val 4
ne to be exempt; all above that value
to be taxed; grand list.
II 325, by the same, to establish a
standard to be used in all
and cheese factories. The
''Babcock 400" processl; agriculture.
Gubernatorial appointments Gov.
has appointed Col. Fred
Z. Smith of Montpelier as state in :
spector OF finance to succeed W. III. +
Dubois of West Randolph; and has {
reappointed ID. L. Morgan superin- y
tendent of the house OF correction, !
and Mr.. Cakes. superintendent of the i
state prison. a
Graded school bill:-H. 33, 10 abol- :
sh graded schools, was taken up. The :
on education reported adj. k
'ersely. Mr.. Weston moved TO amend p
by excluding from the provision of y
he bill such schools as have had funds 4
)equeathed to them as corporation. il
Opposed by Mr.. Young, Mr.. Greene, .
Mr.. Denison: favored by Messrs. Read =
md Weston. The amendment was il
ost. The question recurring. Shall
he bill be read the third time? Mr.
Weston advocated the passage of the ii
ill, because it would do injustice to tc
zone and would afford equal facilities al
or education to all children, whether =,
rom the village or the hillsides. lie 81
lid not wish to take one step that W
would lower the present standard. but u
avored course that would tend to a
ring all the schools up to a high
Mr.. Smith Of Burlington ~
bought the state was hardly ready to a
dept such course at this time. He 20
epresented a locality not affected nv m
he measure and was in favor of the -
own system, but the time had not vet ac
ONE for abolition of the incorporated &C
chools. Mr.. Rustedt told how well az
did under the town system. :,
lie was heartily in favor of the princi- Ia
lie involved in the Weston bill. but N