Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-13

VIII know about case III court. lnen ne
read the following statement compiled
from the state auditors report:
Amount paid state witnesses for the
year ending June 30, 1885, Sl3,sSl.11
For year ending June 80, 1896, lU,92364
Amount paid state witnesses for the
two years in justices and mu-
nicipal courts, 1l,OoS56
Total on basis OF 81 witness fees, s85.sq3 81
On a basis of 50 witness fees expend-
lures would have been double the above
amount. Continuing, MI. Haskins said:
81 am willing to go on record before my
immediate constituency or the people of
the whole state as to whether l was for re-
trenchment in our state expenses, or in
creasing them as this bill, if it becomes
law, would do. l propose that the members
of this house shall be put on record so that
the people may know who is for himself
and who for the state, and therefore 1 de-
mand the yeas and nays on the passage of
the bill"
The vote stood yeas 50, nays 12l. Wind
ham county voted: Yeas, Boyd, Clark of
Westminster, Clark of Grafton, johnson
Nays-Adams, Allen, Bullock, Corbett
Dutton, Follett, Goodell, Haskins, John
son of Wardsboro, Landman, Merrifield,
BILLS of Lively Interest.
The bill providing for the support of the
fish hatchery has had quite varied expe-
| rience the past week 1t provided for an
appropriation of $500 for maintenance
and improvements during the present BIZ
| ennial term. First 1t came from the COM
mittee on a unanimously favorable report,
was then refused third reading by quite
a large majority, was then reconsidered
after a discussion of some length on the
merits Of the bill, then read the third time
and passed with but small opposition.
Mr.. Folett of Townshend made quite an
extended speech on the question, explain
ing in a clear and concise way his position,
which was that the enterprise should not
be increased, but that he was willing to
vote money to maintain its existence in its
present condition. He moved an amend
ment making the appropriation $500,
which was lost. Mr. Goodell of Windham
wished the property of the state preserved,
although not favoring an increased plant.
He proposed an amendment naming $4,000
as amount of appropriation, which was
also lost.
Mr.. Adams of Marlboro introduced a
bill early in the session providing that in
case a man should willfuly refuse to pay
his taxes, and had no property that could
be taken, he should be committed to the
workhouse at Rutland to work out the tax
and costs instead of being put into the
county Jail as now provided. The judi
ciary committee reported the bill adverse.
ly, but Mr.. Adams succeeded in getting it
TO a third reading over their heads. The
committee then attacked the bill through
Mr.. Darling of Bennington and Mr.. Has
kins of Brattleboro, on the ground chiefly
that delinquent tax payer should not be
branded as a criminal as would result from
his commitment to Rutland. Mr.. Adams
replied vigorously, picturing the luxuries
that surrounded the delinquent as he lay
in the county Jail smoking his pipe through
the winter, while the town was paying his
board in Jail and supporting his family.
The two lawyers were too much for him
however and the bill joined the great ma
jority.
Another bill drawing out good deal of
discussion last Tuesday was the one fixing
the pay of all state boards at the uniform
rate of three dollars per day. The rail-
road commissioners now receive So per
day, the state board of health So, and the
fish commissioners So. The trustees of
the various state institutions receive SO
pei OOis hdsklnS WAS III
this debate. He objected to putting all on
the same basis, saying that the pay should
be graduated according to the duties and
responsibilities of the office. There were
two commissions who held in their hands
the life and health of the people of Yer
mont His reference was to the railroad
commissioners and the state board of
health whom he believed should receive
compensation in accord with the work ex-
pected of them. Mr., Follett also opposed
the bill. He thought there was a differ
ence in men. The services of Benjamin
Harrison, for instance, would command
more than those of some other men that
he knew of. Retrenchment might not al
ways be true economy. The bill was
passed by a vote of 1870 to 92. Windham
county voted: Yea-Allen, button, Good
ell, Landman, Mortified, Plumb, Kingsley,
Clark, Clarke, Boyd; nay-Adams, Barnes,
Corbett, Follett, Haskins, Hadley, John
son of Stratton, Newell, Ward, Wheeler,
Tudor.