Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-29
BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY. OCTOBER 49, 1900.

Justice Harlan of the United States
supreme court while in Montpelier
few years ago commented on the
present system of Vermont courts and
said it was one of the best in the
country. He said it had one feature
which was the hope of all courts IN
the country and that was the circnit
work that the judges had in the coun-
ty courts which brought them into
contact with the people. 1t prevents
our courts from becoming too exclu-
sive and too much removed from the
people and the demands of the times.
The work of the county courts is
said to be such that it would not de-
ve1op a broad instruction in the law
and to restrict judge to work in the
county courts would tend to narrow
him as lawyer and make him more
impressionable to the popular feelings
of the day.
On the other hand should a judge be
develop him as lawyer as only ques-
tions of law would come before him
and the work would tend to make
man more and more exclusive and out
of touch with the people for whom he
must decide grave questions.
Tt will be seen that the present sys-
tenn avoids both of these undesirable
features. The work in the county
courts keeps the judge in touch with
the people and his work in the su-
preme court necessitates a careful
and thorough study of the law as he
has only legal questions to decide
there.
In the house the fish hatchery bill
was amended to provide an appropri-
alton of So, 700 for next year and Sc, 900
annually after that year.
The following are few of the bills
introduced in the senate:
By Senator Ballard. Any person
having received one first grade certif
icate Or three second grade certificates
and having taught successfully in this
state for $50 weeks, may upon appli-
cation be granted a certificate from
county examiners for five yerrs.
Senator Dunnett offered a petition
favoring woman suffrage, which was
referred to the judiciary committee.
BY Senator Smith. Excess of de- |
posits over 81 ZOO in savings banks to
be set in the list to the owner like /
other personal estate.
Thursday, on motion of Senator
Ballard the senate resolved itself into
a committee of the whole to consider
house bill No. 6 relating to the estab-
lishment of a state laboratory of
hygiene which bill had already pass
ed the house. After general discus
sion committee was appointed to
invite DR.. Linsley, the director of the
to appear before the COM
mittee of the whole. Upon entering
the doctor was questioned by several
members in regard to the expense
Of equipment of the Laboratory two
years ago, and what was required by
the present bill, and also what work
was accomplished in the two years
past, This took up an hour and half
IF the forenoon session and little else
vas done. Senator Royce introduced
l bill to preserve the purity of the
canvass for state and other officers.
It provides that every candidate for
United States senate, member of
congress-, any state Or county Office
,r town representative shall after 80
lays from election file an itemized
lccount of all moneys expended in
upport of his candidacy and in his
It shall be sworn to by him.
candidate for senator, member of
congress and state Offices shall file
he account with the secretary of
tate, the county officers with the
county clerk, and the town represen
atives with the town clerk. Failure
o do this shall cause the election to
10 null and void and shall subject the s
andidate to fine of 81, 900. 6