The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-10-13

sLe Legislature mtt lset srtA shu SlehH
iEsi by The election Of Gen. Mccullough
90 Pre,idebt oi toe Senste snd h Hs.kins
a speaker Of the House. AZ the latter
vas not prepared 10 announce The com
miltees last .esk so adjournment wss
taken TIL Monday Of this week.
The outgoing G.vernor presented =
lengthy mtsssge covering the work Of The
pact tao years and many sensible sugges
tons 10 regard to the future,
Gov. Smiths message Was short and
chiefly confined to two subjects, good
roads and novel plan 10 induce wealthy
residents OF other states TO locate 10 Yer
mont We quote the following summary
from the Montpelier Record:
The governors plan is that = Law shall
be enacted whereby 40 inducement can be
of sted wealthy persons TO take up resi-
dence 10 the Siste upon al agreement tina.
each such individual shall contribute at
least 5000 TO the State treasury, this sum
10 take the place OF taxation on whatever
personsl property may be possessed. A
com mission to be appointed is to fix the
suln to be paid by each individual upon q
sworn statement OF the value OF bis person
81 property and the contract 10 be entered
into between the Stale and the indivd ual
is to run for the term Of 20 years for the
benefit OF himself and his heirs.
The governor csls attention to the fact
that 10 many states radical and supreme
tax legislation has been enacted TO reach
the estates OF rich people with the result
that great estates and small estates are be
ing driven nom pllce to place IN order to
ishten the burden Of taxation. II is with
. view to giving the owners OF such estates
an opportunity to come to Vermont and
give the people OF this State the benefit Of
their wealth that be suggests the sdvisabil
ity OF adding such feature TO the present
corporation tax law.
The other subject treated is the matter
OF State highways sad the State highway
tax OF five per cent-irom which an
amount OF $50 600 is annually raised,
The governor cfiticises the manner Oh OK
peLding this fund under the present Law
IS uubnsinesslike 10 thst the local govern
snis in every one OF the 245 towns 10 the
State has hand in it. He further con
dennis il because net dollar OF il goes
into permanent improvement OF high
ways His suggestion IS that the highway
Law OF Msssachu setts modified TO meet
our conditions be adopted, aud that the b
per cent highway tax be placed ct the
disposal OF highway commission for the
building OF permanent State roads begin
ming with the improvements OF the high
ways connecting the smaller towns With
the railroads.
Speaker Hsskins announced his commit
tees on Monday. In the Senate members
n ON this county have the following places
Gen. Mccullough is ohsirmsn of the com
nittee on rules and also on the judiciary
committee, Bstchelder is chairman OF the
grand let committee aud on the military |
committee. Ia the House. +. W. Cook o.
is on the military committee,
Harris OF Bennington is chairman OF com
mittee on public buildings and on high
wsys, Lathrop OF Arlington on claims, |
Gardner OF Pownsl on railroads. Burbee
OF Winhsll on manufactures, Flower oil
Rupert on agriculture, Wymsn Of Peru
on grand list. Woodward OF Lsndgrove Oh
general committee. Robson OF SYNDICATE
on state prison. Parsons OF Sunderland Oh
immigration and industrial matters. Tul
Iy OF Dorset on distributing committee.
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