Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-20

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WAS WAS agreed to by vote Of 1870 to "a.
nnlu1ham county voted: Yes-Adams.
poyG, CLARK, Corbett, Follett. Hadlev,
DDauullan, Tudor, johnson of Stratton,
luton ~ no-Allen, Barnes, Clarke, Good
en-, naskins, johnson of Wardsboro.
Kingsley, Merrifield, Plumb, Ward, Wheel,
CT, newell. This amendment left the bill
reading Every female citizen II years of
age OF more, shall, while residing in the
Town. be voter in the town meetings"
Inc vote on the third reading of the bin
stood; Yeas 80, nays 1876. Windham
county voted: Yes-Allen, Haskins, John
son OF Wardsboro, Kingsley, Mortified.
newell, Ward, Wheeler, Plumb; nays
Adams Barnes, Boyd, Clark, Clarke, Cor
oett, button, Follett, Goodell johnson of
otratton, Landman, Tudor, Hadley.
Wise Move by Governor circuit.
Under the present law the governor is
member, ex otficio, of several state boards.
including the trustees of the state insane
asylum. A good many people have felt of
late, In view of the recent Developments
at the asylum, that he would be In a posi-
ZION TO take more independent action IL
not member of the board. Gov. Grout
also shares this feeling, and recently sent
TO the legislature communication recon-
mendlng that the law be amended to re-
lleve the governor from such service. He
also recommends that the governor and
Lieutenant governor, ex-officio, and a third
person to be appointed by the governor BIZ
ennlally, with advice of the senate, be
constituted board to supervise other
state boards and the management of state
institutions. The communication was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee of the
senate and house, the members of which
will undertake to frame bill that will Gov
er the question.
The Legislature Of 1894 made an appro-
priation for the benefit of the roads in a
town badly burdened with taxation. 1t
was then thought by many bad precedent
to establish, and this year the fruits are be-
| ginning to come in the shape of several APP
| plications for a similar purpose. The house
voted this morning an appropriation OF
$1,000 to the town of Mendon on the ground
that the town was crossed by highways or
which other towns furnished almost the
whole travel.
why the Member from westmInster 1,
Happy.
These are the days when persons interested
in bills that have not got through are hust
ling around to see that the bills don't ge
hung up anywhere. Others are doing
work to head off bills that will affect theil
interests. Mr.. Clark of Westminster VA
been d ing little work lately in the latte
line in a matter affecting the interests o
his town. Last spring a large estate wa
added to the taxable property of West
minister by virtue of the fact that the eX
ecutor lived in Westminster, although thu
estate had previously paid taxes in Spring
field. The amount of the tax for the pas
year was about 1915, a SUN well wortl
fighting for. So the Springfield membe
introduced bill to repeal the law passe,
in 1S41 taxing the personal property be
longing to an estate in the town in whic
the executor has his residence, and maxim
it taxable in the town in which the estat
is situated The bill fell into hostile hand
in Col. Haskins's committee room and th
Westminster member is happy.
Mr.. Adams, chairman of the house con
mittee on the grand list, states that tn
committee have ruled out all double tax;
ton bills, and will wait day or two to Sc
what the senate does with bill now befoI
it to exempt from taxation money loane
on real estate at At per cent interest. Tn
measure has several advocates in tae sci
ate, bnt others hold that the taxation que
ton is too large to tackle at this stage
the session, and if anything is done wou
advocate the appointment of commissic
to thoroughly investigate the matter an
report to the next legislature.
The house bill repeating the law requi
ing liquor agencies to pay their surpl
profits over 10 per cent into the state trea
ury was defeated today in the senate.
was claimed that inasmuch as the state hi
to pay out nearly $1,000 per year for u
salaries of county commissioners, 1t W
,, only right to get it back in some way.
Those Dreadful WOOdchucks and
4 HedgehOgs.
a The question of bounties on noxio
s animals is one that is profoundly stirri
some of the members. The senate is &C
4 sidering a bill to repeal all the bounty Law
s It is claimed that bears are not so thi
t Int what IL one should be discovered
b any town there would be 100 men ready
! ioin in the chase regardless OF the questi
e of bounty; also that the foxes could
s left for two years at least in the hands
7. the professional hunters without extra pc
a to the poultry yards. New Hampshire
IS seems. paws no bounties on these aniIns
n and is not troubled with them, and some
y the senators think tina: Vermont can
Il as well save the nearly $4,000 year n
h paid out for bounties. The house looks
Il the matter from a different standpoi
m They spent nearly an hour this morn
lie discussing a bill providing bounty OF
Sc cents on woodchucks. This was cut do
ty to Is cents, and, pending the proposit
1t to add hedgehogs to the list, the bill
~ ordered to lie.
he Gone to It's Death.
' '1 The high license bill was led to its de
y in the house this forenoon by an aye
~ nav vote of "a to l89 without discussi
10 10 II was a less Objectionable bill than an,
q its predecessors from the fact that 1t C
a. tanned a clause requiring submission
vote of the people. 1t received two Wi
ham county votes, Mr.. Clark of Graf
and Mr.. Tudor of Somerset.
The state board of highway commiss
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