St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-11-14

most nconvenient place in which TO hold
the sessions thereof and also by reason OF
the fact that accommodations tor board
and lodging both Tor members OF the Gen
eral Assembly as well as tor The people OF
the state visiting Montpelier during the
SESSIONS thereof are greatly inadequate
and the charges therefor unreasonabI bic and
exorni ant, is most expansive place IN
which to hold the sessions OF the Cen
eral Assembly, not only to the members
thereof but to the great majority OF the
pt Ople OF this state.
"rhereore, it is hereby enacted, " etc.
The bill directs t he governor to appoint
on or before January l, 1901, three per
sons resident OF the state but not resi-
dents or taxpayers in Washington couu'
tv, commission RS to inquire into the de-
STABILITY and feasibility OF removing the
state capital to some more convenient
place outside of Washington county,
where the members and visitors may at
tend at reasonable expense. This COM
mission is to report it's finding to the leg
islature in 1902. Any town is author
lied to bond itself to carry out the pro-
visions of the act or to aid the state in
establishing the 81 ate Capital within its
limits. The commission is to serve with
out pay Tor services or expenses.
On this measure Speaker Proctor, Fri
day, announced the following committee:
Messrs Fleetwood OF Morris own; Lane,
of Newport; Powers, OF Bennng on;
Will comb OF Cavendish; Porter, OF Viii
mington.
Several bills were introduced in the sen
ate Thursday and some of them are OF
considerable Importance. bill was in
PRODUCED by Senator Dunnett and is to
regulate the business OF a pharmacist.
1t provides that it shall be unlawful for
any person not licensed as pharmacist
to own or conduct drug store or phar-
macy but the bill is not to in erfere with
any legally registered practitioner OF
medicine or dentistry from cOmpUundlng
his own prescriptions. In villages OF less
| than 500 inhdbi ants viii no licensed
pharmacist within two miles OF it the
tate board of pharmacy may issue per
mits to dealers in general merchandise
to sell certain drugs and medicines. Pro-
vision is made in the bill for the examl-
nation and licensing OF pharmacists.
The board OF pharmacy is to consist OF
five MEMBERS active pharmacists, APP
pointed by the governor. The board is
to fix the salary of its secretary and the
other members are to receive three dol
lars and ne, essary expenses per day tor
time actually spent. The board is also
to charge certain fees Tor examining ap
plicants. Under the general provisions
OF the bill regulations for the conduct of
a druggists business is prescribed. The
aim of the bill is to give to the state a
responsible set of druggists and phar-
macists.
The introduction of bills in the House,
was continued Friday. Most of them
were of no consequence, and will doubt
less go through the committees only to
be killed. There was little trouble in
the Senate over the same matter Thurs
day but the introduction of bills was
permitted.
Senator Cudworth, Of Windham, intro
duced bill Friday providing for for
estry commission to be composed of the
governor and two Others appointed by
him, to make an investigation OF the
matter of forestry in the state.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT OF SENATORS.
An important bill introduced in the
Senate Friday afternoon was that by
Senator De Boer of Washington regard.
ing the apportionment OF senators under
the new census among the several coun-
ties. 1t provides for 80 senators the
same as at present, but takes one from
Franklin county and adds one to Wash
ington county. This is the only change
NO EXTENSIONS OF THE OPEN SEASON FOR
ESSEX COUNTY.
There was barely a quorum present
when the House assembled Saturday
morning. A number of bills were passed
without trouble but when the deer bill
came up, extending the open season in
Essex and Orleans counties there wasop-
position and debate.
Gilmore, OF the committee on game
and fisheries, and Hale, of Lunenburg,
spoke in favor of the bill and Stewart, of
Bakersfield, and Whittemore, of Eden,
opposed it, Rean, OF Lincoln, moved to
dismiss the bill and the vote to do so
was emphatic. The reason for killing it
was principally that members opposed
the seeming Determinations it made.
The percentage OF alcohol allowed in
beer remains unchanged, the House hav
ing refused to reduce it to one per cent,
on recommendation OF the Joint commit
tee on temperance.
ANNEXATION BILLS AGAIN.
The legislature met at p. m, Mon
day. The bill to annex a portion O.
Braintree to Randolph, favorably re
ported to the House, was killed. The
vote by which the House refused to con
slider the bill annexing portion OF Win
ooski to Burlington was reconsidered
and the bill was recommitted to the com
mittee, that citizens OF Burlington favor
ing the measure may have a chance tt
be heard.
Representative Bundy's weekly pay
ment bill was ordered to lie and will b
y acted upon today.
r The Senate insists on its amendment
to the bill establishing laboratory {
hygiene, and a committee OF conferenC
=. has been appointed.
{ NOTES.
n Speaker Proctor Monday made it pai
y that he desired to have full and INTEL
y gent expression on the measures betor
= the House by refusing to declare vot
= when less than quorum had voted an
y put the question until he could secure
tell vnta