Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
STATE SOLONS GRINDING OUT NEW
LAWS FOR VERMONT.

Tuesday a Record Breaker for Number of
Bills Introduced-Rutland Railroad
Bills Go Through Referendum Bill Pre-
sented-Disgraceful Row In House.
This week has been marked by hard
work at Montpelier. The members see
Thanksgiving in sight and realize the
amount of work they must do If they
would avoid the necessity of returning
after that holiday. On Monday, a dis
patch says, the senate was is session
only an hour and half, but its business
was all cleaned up in that time. Thirteen
bills were introduced but most of them
of minor Importance. Senator Young
got IN an insurance department bill,
which provides for a commits sioner, gives
him $4,000 salary and his deputy not to
exceed $500 salary, provides for pay
ment of fees monthly, says the COM
missioner shall not be employed by any
insurance company, gives him all the
powers now conferred by law on the
secretary of state and the state treasurer
in connection with the insurance interests
of the state, and prescribes how he shall
administer the duties of his office.
When the bill allowing women place
on the board of supervisors of the insane
and the trustees of the Industrial School
came up for third reading, fourteen of
the senators present said "no," and ten
said "yes." The upper branch is evil
IDENTIFY not in favor of this Innovation
Six senators were absent when the vote
was taken.
The governor has signed the bacteriol-
Ogical bill and the measure providing
for a change in county court writs.
The legislature has decided to ask for
some mementoes of Admiral Dewey's
victory at Manila, in the shape Of cap
tured cannon, which are wanted for duty
on the grounds of the capitol
The senate passed eight bills In the
afternoon as follows: 5 -, to prevent
desecratiOn Of American flag. 5 %,
relating to Withdrawals of deposits in
savings banks By administrators or
executors appointed in another state.
2G, erroneous asses sments of money on
the property in grand list not to yitiate
the whole tax. AZ browning a board of
four visitors and appropriating $400
annually for Norwich University. II.
II, dlutuuluR lllt SNdlultS ItldlluS ~
ballots (makes color of justice ballots
differ from that of sample ballots. II. 52,
prohibiting the taking of partridge for
purposes of sale. H l16, providing for
examiners for candidates for admission
to the bar (siX examiners to be ap-
pointed under state auspices.)
Fifty. one bills were introduced In the
house during the entire afternoon, among
them several of Importance. Dr. Webb's
bill for reorganization of the militia pro-
vides for l6 companies of infantry, of 81
officers and men, unless the national
government prescribes different Dum-
Der. Members of the guard shall be sub
iect to the same physical examination
and wear the same uniform as the regu-
lar army. The force shall sOnstitute a
brigade to be drilled, armed and its Off
GERS elected and commissioned according
to the state constitution and the rules
that the commander-n-chie may pre-.
scribe. The national guard shall be sub
iect to any provisions that may be pre-.
scribed by congress. When ordered out
commissioned officers shall receive samt
pay as army officers; non-commis-
slODtu duu Ill - StI2tdul , W Ptl D.
day, sergeants $l50, corporals 81 %
musicians and privates SlOO, with trans
portation and rations. Members of the
guard who took part IN the Spanish wal
shall be credited with time so spent in
the issuance of medals for honorable ser
vice. Quartermaster general is author
lied to present each member of Firs
Regiment with medal.
Another bill has been introduced thai
will stir up things. 1t is by Senator
Blodgett, and it calls for the annexation
of the town of Concord, in Essex county
to Caledonia.
When the woman-On Switchboard bill
came up in the senate, Mr.. Hit called
for yea and nay vote. The result was
Yeas-Senators Blodgett, Chafey, Nc
Culough, Perley, Putnam, Sayles, Slay
ton, SOule, Stearns and Young: nays
Batchelder, Barnes, Enright, Fay, Foss
Griffith, Hall. Hit, Lynde, Platt, Smith
Steele, Thomas.
The railroad committee had hearing
on the mileage bills and listened to th
statements of the railroad representatives
The Morristown-Hyde Park town lin
controversy 10 RellluR ueClutuly WITH
Ex-Gov. Page is anxious to have the lin
so changed as to include in Hyde Parl
his business establishment, and Judg
Powers Is on hand with any amount o
argument in favor of letting MOrristowl
keep what she has.
Tuesday broke all legislative record
in Vermont for the number of bills intro
duced, there being l34 sent to the desl
in the house and 81 ip the senate.
The first special order for the mornin
was the bill to incorporate the Rutland
Canadian Railroad company. An amend
ment was moved by Mr.. Ranney q
Newport making the company subject t
future legislation, but Messrs. William
of Bloomfield and Swasey spoke in oppC
sition to the bill and 1t was recommends