Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-03
(rrom Our st,T Correspondcnt)


Montpelier Nov. I.-One hundred and
thirty four In the House ana d now bills
in the Senate was the record Of the day
I'm the LEGISLATURE to-day. The total num-
Der Is now is and i?6 of them arc House
THIS and 1872 originated in the Senate. To
sucnk OF the bills coming i'm by the pocket
ful is not correct as they would nave come
hv wheel"arrow loads If any legal method
would ha 20 allowed When Mr.. Emery OF
chelsea rose quietly in his scat ana asked
I'm an uncon -crned way for permission to
introduce six bills the House nearly col
lapscd lie holds aha record for drawing
IN the largest single load of bills during
the session and until the Bristol log teams
begin to show their Skill his record for
big loads Is SAFE.
The idea on taxation suggested by Gov
Smith in his inaugural address has been
incorporated into = bill which was in
PRODUCED hy Mr.. Kcml' of Montpelier. The
chief features of the measure follow:
% ANY person who has been a non-r, sidcnt
Of this state for one year may, in con-
temptation Of becoming . resident, enter
iutC n contract with the state whereby in
Considcrati of a specific sum per annum
ps hereinafter provided ana paid into the
state treasury he shall be exempt from i
other taxation on personal property dur
ing the term of the contract Term Of
ccptract shall not exceed 20 years. Mini
mum sun to be paid shall! be 500. Real
estate Of such persons shall be taxed as
present except that tax on rca! estate
held for purpose of residence not to OK
coed certain dimensions shall he deducted
from the amount paid to the state. State
board If tJXation Is created to consist of
three memlers to be appointed by gov
crnor. Said board shall have power to
represent the State as before provided in
mating contract with persons. They shall
Tx the amount at which such persons
shall be taxed Persons taking advantage
Of this act shall deposit securities with
the State treasurer to guarantee perform
anoc. Members of board shall receive IS
per day for zine spent. They shall have
an office at Montpelier. Ten per cent. Of
the amount realized by the State shall he
paid to the town in which person resides I:
10 per cent. shall he divided among all the
towns and 10 per cent. distributed to towns
according to population.
This is day when the wori Of the
i.cgisi sture colt be mentioned 10y title only
not because its quality does not warrant
1t but because its amount prey, nts it. In
fact so much work has been placed be-
fore that body that there is already corr
siderable talk that it Will be necessary
for the lawmakers to return after
Thanksgiving. Their is strong senti-
ncnt against the hurried and slipshod
legislation which always comes before
the close of a session and it is claimed by
some prominent members that II would
be cheaper for the State if they should
take a little extra time for consideration
OF the important work before them
Perhaps the first bill in Importance to
appear to-day is the bill introduced by
Senator Thorn son of Rutland which pro-
Nidcs referendum on the temperance
question, Iha differs quite radically from
the NH air .ldy introduced IN the House
which has license law attached. SEN
htor Thoms MS measure simply provides
that the question whether the people
want Il change from the present prohiA.-
tory law 70 hGh license or local option
shall be submitted to the people and that
the result shall be placed before the Leg
lslaturc Of 1900 for them to treat as they
So nj. This bill will allow a popular cx-
preston or the sentiment of the people
wilch they have "A right to give and will
receive considerable attention at tho
bands of tho present Legislature.
mat there is Il strong suspicion that the
board Of agriculture is not worth he price
Is shown by the introduction of bills to-
day a fishing the board. Another i'm
purtaul bill from an agricultural stand
point Is tn" bill calling for u change In
u" appraisal and payment for condemn
Cd animals killed. also a bill abolishing
the board Of cattle commission. The bill
raising the state school tax from five to
ten cents On the grand list is one which
become law but the large towns and
fiiies of the State will not feel like show
us any more libcrality to the smaller
towns. The subject of divorce must be
considered as there We're two bills intro
tGccd touching the matter to-day. ono
Mas presented az requ6sD by Mr. Hen
borson of Rycgatr. reducing the time linn
II in which "A libellec in divorce case can
marry from three years to one year, and
pnother by Nr, Emery Of Chelsea which
forbids a husband Interfering WITH the
property of n wife during the tendency of
divorce proceedings. Some bills of mill
tary interest also appeared, one original
Ing in the Senate which provides for aid to
those soldiers during the Spanish war
who are sick or disa bled at the time their
company is mustered out Of service An
other which is an expensive one especial
~ during these times Of war expenses, re-
qlires an appropriation of 1892 60 to pay
the expenses Of various companies Of the
Vermont National Guard to Washington
at the inauguration Of President McKIn-
ley and to New York at the time of tho
dedication of Gen. Grants tomb. Bills
aDolishing the office Of town grand jurors
and creating a Vermont highway commits
sion arc measures which will arouse moro
than usual interest.
The first special order for this morning
was House bill No, 1877 to incorporate the
Rutland-Canadian Railroad company An
amendment was moved by Mr.. Ranney
from Newport making tine company sub
ject to future legislation but Messrs. VIII
liams of Bloomfield and Swasey spoke in
opposition to the bill and it was recon-
mitted to the committee for further
amendment. This was followed by House