Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-15
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

| contain the following members from
Orleans County and vicinity: Graham
of Craftsbury on rules; Stephenson
of Lowell on federal relations; Currier
of Troy on ways and means; Graham
of Craftsbury on judiciary; Taylor of
Hardwick on education; Bartlett of
Morgan on education; Pearson of
Coventry on claims; Taplin of Barton
on railroads; Taylor of Hardwick on
railroads.; Collier of Derby on high
ways, bridges and ferries; Cree of
Wheelock on manufactures; Weeks
of Lyndon on grand list; Lane of
| Newport on general committees;
Rowell of Albany on distributing
committee; Stevens of Charleston on
state prison; Graham of Craftsbury
on corporations; Darling of Burke on
corporations; Ingalls, of Greensboro
on corporations; Simpson Of Sheffield
on town lines; Clark of Glover on
mileage and debentures; Bailey of
1rasburgh on public buildings; Colby
of Sutton on insane. The members
of the joint committee from this vicin-
ity are: :Currier of Troy on house Of
correction; Lane of Newport on state
and court expenses; Woodwork of
Westfield on temperance; Bryant of
Holland under fourth joint rule; Tay-
lor of Hardwick revision of bills;
Graham of Craftsbury revision of bills.
In the house the first bill was intro
duced by Representative Foote of
Cornwall and looks to the relief of
the existing evil of double taxation.
1t is simply a repetition of the bill
twice introduced in the house four
years ago and provides for the ex-
emption of all loans secured by a
mortage upon real estate bearing a
rate of interest not exceeding four
bill will be introduced by the mem
bers of the special commission ap-
pointed two years ago to investigate
the matter and whose report to the
legislature on the sbject is valuable
document.
1t is claimed that the democrats will
have a candidate for senator next
Tuesday and that they will vote quite
solidly for him at first but they will
doubtless break later but just how is
not as yet predicted.
No democratic candidate has as yet
been decided upon but the names of
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury and Sena
tor Hazelton and Representative G.
@. Miles have been prominently men
toned for this honor.
The visit OF the Buffalo delegation
in the interest of the Pan American
exposition will result in the early
presentation of bill appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of making an
exhibit at the exposition. There will
be Pan-American exposition COM
mission but there seems to be senti-
ment that they should serve without
compensation and that especial atten-
ton, should be given to advertising
the agricultural resources and natural
advantages of the state as a summer
resort.
A bill by Mr.. White of Rutland,
admits of the consolidation of the |
Rutland Railroad system. Permits |
consolidation on such terms as may
be agreed on by directors and ratified |
by stockholders of the Rutland rail-
road with the Bennington and Rut-
land, Rutland Canadian, Addison rail-
road, Ogdensburg and Lake Cham
plain, Rutland and Noyan railroad,
RuElan dtrausit oopopanioo ond opu
other railroad Or transportation
company, with or without the state
that may connect with any of them.
An important measure that is being
discussed is the reorganization of the
of the supreme court of Vermont.
The plan that is suggested is to form
an appellate court to consist of three
judges who shall be elected from the
present judges of the supreme court
and then elect five circuit judges
whose duties shall be confined wholly
to the county courts. This wauld re-
an dit is probable that this place would
be given to democaat.
Resolution by Senator Varney, that
the following proposal amendment of
the constitution be proposed to the
house of representatives: The Gen
eral Assembly shall meet on the first
in January. The first
in November 1906, and the
first meeting of assembly in January,
1907. The governor and other State
officers, town representatives mem
bers of congress elected biennially on
first Monday in November. Laid on