Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
Sefore the Railroad Commit
tee Demanded by Grand
Trunk Interests.
IMPORTANT SCHOOL BILL.
meteorological Bill Becomes Law-Bnl
introduced Creating once OF Attor-
ney-General-A Day of Committee
Work The Social Sepson at tho
Capital n Brilliant One.
Crrom Our stan Corr, >ponden,J

(Trom Our STAN CORE Spondon;)
MontI clicr. Oct. SG-Thc LEGISLATURE has
given itself Up To- WORK to-day and al
thoUgh there were many society events
4, d;d not deter lawmakers from accom-
p,iSh.ns COED results. IN, rairobd S.tuH-
ton shows little ClNrgr 0lthouSA au IN
t.re~ts arc closely wAtVhlns every dCNel-
cpmcHt. y puolic hvaring before tac rail-
road committee has been dcrUCdcd ~ the
Grc mi Trunk interest anu the committee
las called upon Nj. RSnlvtt L. print the m
IA copy ct the pyS,ut reorganization
aSr,cnicut :, 1t caA r,v seen. Tine waolo
matter will be tu,ly inv, SttcStei before
any lCsiSlativ, action j. taken.
Thc most interesting feature of the
morning SESSION WIS tCV making ~ House
liil M. - special order in the Senate, its
Immediate ptSs1gc in COZ, Urrcncc and the
sisuiu- Of thv tiJ 10y the governor. The
liu has bcvvmC law and the State Is
assured Oi a bHctci biological laboratory
with Ur. J. II. l.iu,l,y ot burlington aS'
its manager and the bill went throu n
the whole process without a word Of dis
Gus sion on the i!oor ri either house. This
Is Uuiqce and CauHot oc attributed io SuN
lobbying or Cvnukcj WORK hut iS simply
~, L.tu'i1v Of a public demand. ldCr-
tiiiCd from tAC first with tho measure has
been nr liHslsN who by his CuseltSh de-
Notiou To the proi,Nt and Cr0tutttoG> SER
lnSton demonstrated 10 the people of Yer
mont the ValSv and need OF such an in
situation. Ci course there are members n.
the Lvcis,atUre who look upon the 0ppro-
priatiou Cf $500 as an enormous one. II
viii ne rem, inferred tina, the insertion oi
these nguves was left to the committee
ON pubic health At the head ii this COM
miitce in the House is pr. Sii,cS, th'
member from SJ. Jchusbury and ~ cor
rect was his JEIcment in estimating the
needs Of the institution. 50 Unuriug has
h. been In ICQuainting the members win
the justice al his claims that as stated
above not - voice was raised in protest
Tho hill has had other friends hut II Is
Impossible To mention them all. In the
Senate MIR. Smith of burlington has
watched its welfare closely and with thJ
aid OF his friends SuSIcei,d in getting the
measure through that body without "a dis
scntinC vote. This is very gratifying 10
.hCSe men brt the confidence Of the pub
lie in its increased facilities for the de-
t-ction OF the most dangerous diseases
known is thv most pleasing return 10.
all the LABOR iut forth.
House hill No. l57 is one which has beer
predicted and will arouse considerable in
tcrcSt. This i much better guarded
measure than the ono formerly introduced
on this subject. TAis hill provides iha
the consent Of the proprietor NJ a strean
or that part OF u stream 10 h closed mus
le secured and il Is 10 cc closed oUl,
where the fish comm sSilnCrS believe tG0
trout will bc less than six inches in i'nSth
No stream shall bv posted wnlCn nowS int
or directly connects with posted water
or private prrSVrN -, 0ud the Hsh Vo'n
n,iSSiouerS can stock the same with trout
ttlmon or other varieties Of fSh. An,
town ~ giving due notice in the waru.n.
for town meeting may vote upon the clos
Ing ot any stream or p1vt ot streams an'
decide the kind oi fSh - le placed in IN
streams which shall tc done ty Inv lis
commissioners II lotitVd uy th' select
men. Tav commissioners must post IN
streams and !; a person ish IN sue
streams he IS liable to u iinc of 81, !
prosecution Is b-gun witain six months
The waters - closed arc Tn be under IN
control oi the State and decided ty n
owner in IN" name ot the STATE 10 the Ms
commissioners. This act i roi to inter
fcre with present powers of the iisA com
miSSiOUvrs to close ami stock Vertal
Streams,
\ hill or still greater interest is that in
troduCod by request by MIR. ksnNcy q
Newport and is supposed L. represent N
idea Of state State Superintendent sion
uyon expert supervision Of the schools q
Vermont. II does away with town Supe'
!ntepden,s and substitutes SuperinlUr
dent for Il certain number Of schools VIII
IN the limits NJ \ given number oi town.
The bill provides that towns having a
sggr, gate Of not more than ~ or less tha
8, schools, may. by vote of Schoo, director
unite for purpose Of securing u superb
trudent OF schools Directors 0t tONT
uniting shall constitute a committee, OF
Of whose duties shall he
choose - superintendent and Il
his salary and apportion il according
r,SpcCtiVe grand lists Of towns. Tl
State shall pay Slsa toward each supe
iutcudcnts salary, provided the iowI
unitCd,Y pay 0t least $>,o more, said SU
received from the State 10 ~ placed
the credit oi the public school fund. tt
present town supecin,vndoNCY is oNo,iS'
ed The act does not apply To towns
more than s,' population hut such towI
may receive - IS per cent. OF salary
superintendent Cmount not 10 exec
SiSD To he credited is above. Special p-'
vision is made tor Grand Isle county. on
er points in the hil, ri interest are IN,
n union once formed cannot he diSSO'V,
for a period 0t three years from date
It's formation except Ivy a two thirds w
OF school directors in towns forming n
union. \ supC vintcni'nt elected under u
provisions oi this hill may oc vcmOV'
by a majority Of he Join, committee VI
the approval OF the State Supcrin,endc
and each superintendent must make ;
annual report 20 the school boards Of e2'
town nj the Union-
\ hill committing tho sentence OF lS0h'
Ia a. Marsh ami W,!ham i. RUIEel
Northtcld, who poisoned George Mars
husband of Mrs. Marsh, To il
Imprisonment Was introduced
cCmpanying these hills WAS o.
of those largely signed pStito
which are 50 conspicuous during hSis.
tive sessions. The House passed the -
ate bill creating u paid bOs.rd % examine
for applicants for admission to the rs
The old stand by, n hill n reduce q
amount on which the trustee process q
be served from sl1 to s. made its appeH
Snce to-day and closely on its heels ear
Mill allowing towns which So vote
close their liquor SsoDCicS,
The afternoon sessions We're short, mo
of the members having n ,arsS amou
al work in the committee room To do.
the Senate several sub, ,',utc bills appcE
sd but none OF them an, measures whi
Will effect the offsets ot the original hill
In the House the petitions for grantt
municipal suffrage To wonen wcre Qui
plenty hut their effect even on the iu,
ci1vy committee = not Yet made evidc,
A bill which may arnuSs some interest,"
one which requires that in order 10 prN
tice veterinary surgeon a man mU
H. u graduate ot a veterinary cHl,egN a
have n ccrtlficate from the SANE or a