Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-23
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railroads. Not all of them, however,
glory be The bill was cbampioned by
Senators HIT of Brattleboro and Stearns
of Lamoille, ably seconded, on behalf of
the people, and was opposed by Senators
Blodgett of st. Johnsbury, Watson of
Windsor county, Smith OF Burlington and
Mccullough of Benningt on-backed by
the Rutland county mentor the railroads
The latter also had the most powerful
lobby in active attendance that has been
seen here in recent years The railroads
tried to kill it with amendments, the vote
standing Is to Is, but Lieut. Gov. Bates in
the chair stood Loyalty by the people and
voted down every amendment. After
hours OF the hottest kind of fighting the bill
passed by vote of IL to 3 and the senate
at once adjourned from Saturday noon to
Monday forenoon TO prevent any chance of
reconsideration.
Gov. Smiths scheme of taxation as APP
piled to wealthy summer residents has
passed the house and will probably be
law by the time this is read. His bill to
promote good roads is also favorably re-
garded but will not get through as easily
The legislature has great deal OF conf
dence in the governors honesty, excellent
| Judgment and clearness OF vision and is
willirg to let him have bis way in nearly
everything. The members don't believe
| that he would advocate or attempt to pro-
mote anything unless it was a good thing
| for the state and are inclined to help along
anything suggested by him that don't cost
| too much.
A bill appeared in the senate Saturday
| to abolish the office of Adjutant and In
spector General and to include the duties
of that office in those of the Quartermaster-
general and to repeal all acts concerning
| the National Guard and suspend the mill
tia organization for two years. All this at
one fell swoop. The bill will urquestion-
ably go to the governor most enthusiastic
ally and will meet the report of the special
investigating committee which comes in to-
same thlng. The report is warm one
and will be revelation to the people of
Vermont. 1t shows up a system of out
rageous end unwarranted extravaganza I'M
raralleled in the history OF Vermont, You
will all have an opportunity to read it, and
will probably do so carefully.
The bill including all beverages contain
ing more than three per cent OF alcohol
was amer de- and put in nice shape to pass
the house, but Harris Of Bennington a'ked
how farmer who bad put barrel of
sweet cider into his cellsr was going to
know when that cider became illegal? The
farmers thought on this unforeseen infringe
ment of their immemorial rights for mo-
ment and killed the bill so dead without a
dissenting voice that there wasn't enough
LETT OF it to embalm.
| All the bills to provide testers and anal
ysts of milk, butter and cheese were also
reported adversely and killed. The farm
ers and dairymen evidently thought they
could take care OF these interests without
the assistance and advice of a salaried state
off cial.
The bill to place states attorney under
the guardianship of the county grand jory
was also killed. The law, therefore will
remain as at present, and the states attor-
ney will have to get bis certificate of good
behavior from the presiding judge.
| The senate, of course, killed the bill with
which the house had taken SO much trouble,
viz putting tax of 80 cents on bicycles,
and the listers must bear in mind that the
legislature expects them hereafter to ap-
praise all bicycles and put them into the
| list at their actual value. This will be quite
chore but it will have to be done.
The bills to create department of in
surance are all as dead as kit of mackerel,
as was expected. There appeared to be
large popular sentiment in favor OF an insu-
rance commits Toner, but the legislature was
sfraid OF the cost.
The bill creating the office of attorney
general is not finally disposed of at date of
writing, but it will probably 60 the way OF
all the world and with the insurance COM
mssioner's bills.
| There has been scarcely any school
legs station this session, possibly not as
much as was actually needed All bills
to increase the efficiency of the schools by
skilled supervision have been killed, on the
plea OF economy. Nary text book agent
has been around the capitol this session, a
condition that has been unheard of for
years.
Rev Mr.. Simmons Of Woodstock intro
duced a resolution Saturday to the effect
that the house regretted very much not
having given the bills to give municips
suffrage to taxpaying I, males over 81 years
of age the consideration which was their
due but the house refused to apologize.
Said it was CAD Of it and the resolution
was withdrawn. As matter of fact the
general assembly has treated all bills en-
larging the sphere of woman's political
usefulness with scant courtesy, but it is
also matter of fact that these bills were
not backed up by the petitions of any con-
| siderable number OF women. The petitions
were even fewer this year thsn usual and
no effort whatever was made to help the