Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-11-29

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ditional assists nee in state library.
The important measure from the ways
ana means committee making provision
for the support OF government came IN
Inc House. IL appropriates tl,o4O,oVo 10
tbe dtAerent branches OF state expenol-
tnres for the next biennial term. This Is
neayy increase over two years ago, ano
will mean state tax Of about 25c. .instead
OF 20c., as two years ago.
MONDAY.
The Senate was the more interesting
hody Monday. Four proposals to amend
the constitution were debated and only
one passed-relating to filling vacancies
in office OF senator and representative In
case of death or disa bility OF one elected.
The proposals defeated were:-To allow
amendments to be proposed every two
wears instead OF every ten years. TO elect
senators according to districts and one
changing September election to Novem-
Der.
The asylum appropriation took consid-
ersble attention and finally passed with
a larger budget than the House voted.
Ths Senate reconsidered the bill relat-
ING 10 the use OF the u. 5. certincate
revenue as prima fscie evidence OF liquor
selling by a vote OF Is TO IA in order that
some amendment could be made to the bill.
The Senate authorized the normal
school commissioners to report at next
session on what terms the three normal
schools can be leased by the state.
The Senate passed the so-called phar-
macy bill. Ii also passed the House bills
relating to tax warrants; increasing board
OF health's appropriation and enlarging
its duties; appropriating for insane
asylums Including 5000 for a nurses
home and requiring that II 500 patients
are kept at Waterbury 200 shall be kept at
Brattleboro.)
The Senate killed the House bill requir-
ing bushes TO be cleared from vicinity OF
highways and one relating to truants and
providing for purchase OF needed cloth
ing for pupils.
The senate killed a Senate bill to reme-
DIV double taxation-the last OF Its kind.
The Senate passed a House bill giving
more leeway to foreign surety and fidelity
insurance companies
Among bills passed by the Senate were
Senate bills fixing salary OF each insurance
commissioner at 81 900, In lieu OF fees;
creating office OF cattle commissioner and
taking duties from board OF agriculture;
authorizing compilation OF school laws;
relating tO reports OF Brattleboro Retreat
to state auditor; also House bills forbid
ding shipping OF young stock with older
stock repeating the unconstitutional act
relating to taxation OF non residents; re-
Iating TO officers OF one bank holding Of
fice In other banks.
The Senate killed House bills cutting
down period OF exemption OF manufae-
turing plants from ten years to tive.years
changing name Of rhetford Academy.
The governor approved the Senate bill
increasing school age to Is years and per-
hitting kin dergsrtens.
The Senate passed Joint resolutions ask
ing Congress to pass the Grout oleo bill.
A new Senate till would place all State
reformatory institutions under one
board.
The House discussed Taylor's bill to so
divide the state school fund as to give
towns that raise over Soc. tax one half the
excess before the remainder is divid ed
among the towns on a basis OF schools.
The small towns feared they were not
going TO get all that was coming to them
and killed the bill.
The Swanton fish hatchery bill, which
was killed last week, was revived by the
House and passed with the appropriation
cot TO 81 500.
The House passed House bill changing
advancing arrearsges in pay to Vermont
soldiers in war with Spain; to pay X. A.
5pafford $3.50 so; making provision for
support OF government; amending Sec
tons relating to exemption of church
property; appropriation for normal
schools; shortening open trout season and
six-inch law ; relating to open
ing OF lands for highways; requiring
wages to be paid In cash when demanded;
appeals in criminal cases; per-
hitting taking OF fish at any time from
private preserves by owners thereof; for
bidding reissuance OF milk coupons on
sanitary grounds; authorizing superin-
tendent OF education to issue circulars OF
educational information; reducing
amount In trustee process to s.; changing
system OF registration OF vital records;
also Senate bills relating to electric lines
and wires on highways; relating to pris-
oners who violate the parole and House
bill foroidding sale OF "embalmed" milk
Or cream.
Tine House appropriated si00to mark
OF Chester A. Arthur.
New House bills are in repeating the
I 500 exemption for deposit in savings
banks and for debts owing by non-resi-
dents; imposing fine OF $50 to 500 for
milk; limiting dividends OF
all savings banks to IL per cent.
The House bill granting examiners the
right to issue not more than three teach
ers' permits without examination was
debated an hour and passed.
The House concurred In the bill relating
to peddlers, so that those unfortunates
Will be subject to license fees.
IL passed the bill relating to taxation of
mining and quarry rights; also the bill
raising the state school tax to 10c.
Among House bills approved by the gov
ernor were one relating to collection of
taxes by trustee process; to punish false
swearing about fire losses; changing fees
OF town clerks; appropriatipg 81 600 for
geological work legalizing lists OF Bethel;
relating to conditional discharges from
asylums.
The House held short evening session
at which II killed the bill creating an IN
surance department, also Senator Wallis
highway bill.
The joint resolution authorizing the
normal school commissioners to secure
leases OF the school properties for the
state was adopted.
The House passed the House bill re-
curing railroads to treat as baggage one
bicycle to each passenger; also Senate
relating to spportionment of senators; au-
thorizing domestic fire insurance COM
panies to accumulate reserve; providing
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