Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-08

resolution for the appointment OF a COM
mittee to investigate the present method
OF accounting, as well as a bill forbidding
persons walking on railroad tracks except
TO cross them.
Senator Marvin has a bill appropriating
$500 to encourage the fruit industry to be
expended by the Horticultural society in
holding three meetings each year.
The beaver bill passed the Senate, so
that these animals will receive due pro-
lection, also the sturgeon bill.
The election OF the military officers was
postponed until Nov. Sth.
Bills TO prohibit the manufacture or
ale OF cigarettes are in both houses.
In the House Thursday among bills in
troduced were:
One doubling the state tax on the gross
earnings OF railroad, telephone, telegraph,
express and sleeping car companies.
Several bills relating TO conduct OF town
town liquor agencies-one forbidding
sales to persons residing without the
town; another requiring purchasers to
take an oath that the liquor is for neces-
sary purposes
Bills providing for "trsvelling libraries"
10 be sent from town to town and making
appropriation therefor.
Mr.. Emery OF Cheseq has a bill provid-
ing a heavy penalty for persons who
make false statements TO adiusters as to
fire losses.
A bill allowing owners OF private fish
ponds stocked by themselves to take fish
thereirom at any season OF the year is in;
also one forbidding sale OF trout for five
years. Still further went the bill which
would make the "siX-inch" trout law a
"four-inchn law.
One providing for free clothing for
school pupils, when directors find it nee
essary.
One providing that % per cent of the
town highway money shall be used for
permanent roads.
A bill favored by the probate judges
altering laws relating to settlement OF es-
tates.
One requiring relatives to support their
pauper relatives.
A state school tax OF 10c. is proposed.
A bill to have the polls opened at / o.
m. in towns OF less than 1000.
Several bills are in changing the iuris-
dictiJn OF school directors in regard to
providing instruction for pupils at ad-
vanced schools or in adjoining towns.
Some OF them give more authority and
Others less than at present.
A bill authorizes the house of correction
officers to go after persons committed in
stead OF having local officers escort them.
A bill laying tax on Windsor county
to make up deficit in building funds.
The bill providing for choice OF repre-
sentatives by plurality voted was killed in
the House after some discussion.
The militia bill was taken up and final
ly ordered to third reading with muster
limit OF seven days and provision that
officers commissions should expire at end
OF three years.
Towns will continue to elect only one
road commissioner, the bill providing
otherwise meeting defeat. Listers, also,
Will be elected new each year, instead OF
holding for three years each.
Bills to prevent fraudulent concealment
OF property from taxation; relating 10
election OF selectmeu; providing for Off
cisl weighersi prohibiting coasting in
highways; and as to names left of check
list by mistake were all killed.
The bill making 5000 appropriation for
geological work was passed by the House.
In the afternoon bills came In the House
requiring that one bicycle par person
shall be treated as baggage; that creamer-
les shall pay the Goth OF each month; per-
hitting the introduction OF domestic ami
mails within the state without permit
from board OF agriculture, unless some
are diseased; exempting all veterans from
poll tax changing per cent discount on
town taxes unpaid TO 4 per cent penalty
lege buildings over two stories high to
have IRE escapes.
The bills requiring employers to pay
their checks given to workingmen for
wages at face value was killed; also the
one establishing a normal course in
Nottingham academy.
The bill to provide custody for q. A. r.
Dept. records passed the House.
FRIDAY.
First thing came joint resolution pro-
vining for adjournment from Friday aft
ernOon until Wednesday afternoon, 80
that members could be at home election
day. After some DEBATE, both Houses
passed IL. This made Friday the last day
Tor the introduction OF bills and about SO
came in the House and 20 in the Senate.
AZ night there we're SS5 in the House and
lo9 In the Senate. Some will still come in
BY unanimous consent and from commit
tees.
The Senate discussed the proposed
change providing tor separate ballots in.
stead % ali the names being on one ballot
The bill was amended, tabled and finally
killed. A OIL came IN 70 create the Office
o. insurance commissioner with salary OF
= 600 and 500 for expenses.