Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-22
HOUSE.

weeks work beginning with a very
good attendance of menbess.
HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced Mon
day were the following:
BY Mr.. Simmons of Woodstock,
to legalize quadrennial appraisal of
Woodstock for 1898.
BY Mr.. Boothe of Milton, relating
to double taxation and correction
thereof. Provides that mortgagor
shall pay taxes assessed and have
legal right to collect OF mortgage
the proportion of tax corresponding
to latter's interest in property,
Mortgage Totes to be exempted.
Mr.. Waterman of Chester intro
duced in the House bill amending
the statutes relating to intoxicating
liquors, providing "that four grand
jurors may, on application of 10
voters, apply to selectmen for leave
to employ detectives to get evidence
against persons suspected of selling
liquor Illegally"
A bill was introduced by Mr..
Simmons of Woodstock authorizing
selectmen to light dangerous places
in highways.
Mr.. Whitcomb of Cavendish i'll
troduced bill authorizing the fish
and game commissioners, on petit
ton Of 10 citizens, to shorten the
time for taking certain fish in GER
tain localities where the habits of
such fish seem to warrant it.
Mr.. Butterfeld of Derby intro
duced bill creating the Office OF at
torney general.
NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.
Mr.. Wall of Randolph, by re-
quest, introduced bill to incorpo-
rate the Central Vermont Railway
company. The incorporators named
are E. c. Smith, D. D. Ranlett,
Charles NJ. Hays, Charles Percy,
John 6. Mccullough, William
Seward Webb, Ezra H. Baker and
Samuel. E. Kilner The corpora
ton is created for the purpose of
acquiring title to and owning and
operating the railroads Of the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad company,
the Missisquoi Valley Railroad COM
pany, the Burlington and Lamoille
Valley Railroad company, and also
the lease Of the New London North
ern railroad and the stock of the
Montreal and Vermont Junction
Railroad company, and to operate
any. -others railroads on consent, of
their stockholders. The capital
stock is fixed at $4,000, 900, divided
into &c, 900 shares of $1oo each.
s. Much of Wednesdays session was
taken up by a debate on the bill
granting bounties on certain noxious
animals. 1t was reported favorably
by the committee on game and fish
cries, with proposed amendments
reducing the bounty on wolves and
panthers from Sac to $Iz, on bears
from $I5 to $1a and on lynxes from
$lo to S.. These amendments
were adopted. The bill was ordered
to third reading.
Mr.. Carpenter of Rutland intro
duced a bill creating the Office OF
insurance commissioner. His du.
ties shall BIS those now performed by
the secretary of state and the treas
urer so far as they relate to insur-
ance matters.
Third reading was ordered on the
bill making an appropriation oil
$4,000 tor the soldiers home.
LABORATORY BILL PASSED.
The meteorological laboratory bill
was passed. The amendments APP.
propriates $1,000 to equip the labor
atory and $1,000 year for salaries,
supplies, etc.
suPr. STONE REELECTED.
In joint assembly Thursday the
present supreme court judges were
reelected. Supt. of Education Stone
was again elected, defeating Dr.
Dunton. The vote was: Stone III,
Dunton 81. Z
SENATE.
In the Senate Monday Hit Of
Windham introduced a bill com.
polling railroads to sell 1000 mile
books which shah be transferable