Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29

80 80 ,.efnsino massage of ii 366, and on
a call for yeas and nays the vote STOOD
as follows: yeas, SO, nays, "a. % '"'
house refused TO reconsider. ;,
State superintendent salary;-h
907 emitting down salary of state SUI
neriptendent to 81 500, was opposed
Nv Messrs. Currier of Barre, LORD OF
i MONTPELIER, Fuller of Barton. Preston
of Fair Haven. and Stone of Walling-
ford, and was dismissed
Friday.
SENATE.
Passed:-S 1863, allowing the hsil
commissioners to prohibit fishing III
ponds and streams Tor three year,.
Sl17, to promote the establishment.
of public libraries by endowment. ii
46i. relating to the liability OF towns
for damages or injuries received on
bridges: s COS, relating TO the un on
of incorporated and town school dis,
tricts: ii 363,to establish state board
of pharmacy and to regulate It's prac-
tice. ,
ordered to lies 1872, prohibiting
placing mill refuse in waters stocked
| by tbe fish commissioners, was OPP
posed by Senator Hazen, and on mo-
ton of senator Leavens, was ordered
to lie.
Introduced:-S 10, by the highway
com fiji continues the board of high
way commissioners for two wears ana
defines the power and work Of the
commission. The road commissioners
in towns are made county boards.
The five per cent highway tax must
be used for permanent work. Road
commissioners may repair bridges
and. unless elected for one year, shall
serve three years.
SIG. as a substitute for ; loo from
the committee on railroads. 1t re-
lates TO the taxation of railroad prop
ertv. Provides that real and personal
estate used in the operation of a rail-
road. telephone, telegraph or express
company. shall not be set in tine list.
5 III, by Senator Barber. provid-
ing a forfeit for corporations which
neglect to make returns TO the tax
commissioner.
Passage refused:-H 437, making
trustee process So.
Third reading ordered:-S l65, re-
lating to the PRONUNCIATION of the
laws.
City and town Of Barre:-H 49,, to
incorporate a city and town of Barre.
Senator Darling said re understood
there was considerable opposition to
the bill. file was not opposed to tile
bill.
Senator Worthen presented a re-
monstrance signed by 252 voters Of
the proposed town. lie also presented
n petition in favor of the bill, signed
bv 500 voters and taxpayers. The
heaviest taxpayers AL favored the bill
and it ought To pass.
BY request, Senator Kinds presented
a remonstrance signed by 2I0 taxpay-
ers and citizens.
Senator White, one of the subcom-
mittee on the bill, favored it.
The bill was passed and was greeted
with applause from the gallery.
savings banks:-S /. TO equalize
taxation of savings banks and trust
companies by allowing them to deduct
the amount of the L. ). income tax
from the tax paid the state.
Senators Hazen, Plumley and Bar
) Der opposed the bin as an unjust
measure.
Senator Leavens, the introducer,
urged the passage of the bill.
The bill was killed in the face OF
the favorable report.
Rutland division;-The special or
, der, 5 -, TO annex portion of the
city of Rutland to the town was taken
up in the Senate. The amendments
recommended were adopted.
Senator Tiffany said that he came
: here unpledged as TO this bill. My
actions are upon my own Judgment
After seeing the situation, was con-
! WINGED that his judgment was right
The former divisions have not injured
Rutland.
: Senator White of Rutland said that
Senator Tiffany was the only one OF
the Rutland senatorial delegation who
: favored the bill. lie was sure that the
senator was the tool of no one, but con
sidered his judgement poor. After
speaking of the careful work of the
committees in locating the city boun.
diaries he said, the Proctors, father and
: son, agreed with the committee and
! accepted its Judgment. Everyone
supposed it was final. 1t was the pol.
icy of the state not to change town
lines without strong reasons. The
grand list of those who wanted to stay
{; in Ward 10 was more than that OF
: those who wished to go out. The
: committee says the city will not be in
! jured. But it will injure those who
are set into the town. Was it any
! reason why the city should be divided
4 because it doesn't own stock in elcctri,
: light or railroad companies? Rutland
! is growing and don't let us do any
;, thing TO stopit.
Senator Barber said sentiment
I should not enter into this. The com