Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-12

A measure was introduced IN the
house this afternoon by Representa-
tive Hodges of Ripton which, although
it may be considered joke by many,
may prove to be considerable more
than that. Briefly it contemplates the
removal of the capitol from Montpel-
ier. 1t recites the disa dvantages of
this city as the capital of the state as
regards location and other facilities,
and provides for the appointment of
a commission by the governor to
investigate the matter thoroughly.
Cities applying are allowed to bond
for construction. The commission
will consider Montpelier and all other
towns and cities in the state making
application for the location of the
capitol with them, and make a full
report on the subject to the General
Assembly of 1902. The bill asked for
a special committee of reference.
Joint resolution, by Mr.. Emery of
Chelsea. Resolved by the senate and,
house of representatives, That our
senators in congress be instructed, and
our representatives. requested, to
endeavor to secure some proper rec
ognition and reward for the extra
ordinary service Of Captain Charles
E. CLARK in command of the battleship
Oregon during the late Spanish war.
In the senate. cold Home Week'
for Vermont assumed a tangible form
> Cou in Init i11fY
ed by Senator Walker of Windsor coun
ty, fixing the week beginning with the
third Sunday of August each year as
'FOld Home Week. This resolution
was adopted on the part Of the senate.
The Montpelier correspondent of
the Burlington Free Press says regard
ing the referendum bill:
"It is evident that the local option
referendum bill is not going to have
perfectly smooth sailing and that the
opposition to it is stronger than ex-
pected at the opening of the season.
In the first place the representatives
think they are correctly representing
their constituents in opposing any
measure that would allow an open
saloon on the streets of the towns and
cities of Vermont without any restric-
ton as to where such saloons shall
be placed. Under the present bill
saloon can be placed within ten feet
of any home in the state if a saloon
keeper owns land in as close proxim-
ity as that, and there are large por-
ton of the lawmakers opposed to
allowing the sale of liquor for drink
ing purposes being conducted openly
on the public streets and under the
protection of the state itself.
Much opposition is felt towards the
proposition to make the assistant
judges of the county courts RESPONSE
BILE for the granting of licenses and
also judges as to what a man should
pay for license. This would make
the election of a portion of the judici
ary department of the state depend |
ent upon the satisfaction they had |
given the liquor element of the COM
munity. 1t would result very largely |
in robbing that Office of the service of |
men, because if the |
judges had refused a license or charged |
some man more than he thought he |
ougth to pay for license that dissat-
isfed person and his friends would |
oppose his reelection not because he
was inefficient as judge at all but
because he had not given satisfaction
to a liquor dealer "
The senate Thursday held what it is
state laboratory bill, amending it to
make the appropriation $1O,O 1000 annu-
ally, whereupon it was passed and
sent to the house for concurrence.