The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-09
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bill was killed with very little ceremony.
Another instance of this feeling was seen
in the handling of the bill providing for
the division of a town into two highway
districts and the optional election of two
road commissioners. This didn't have
the sanctity of age to the extent that the
representative plurality bill did, but it
was looked upon as foolish and unnec-
essary innovation and was promptly
strangled.
Only one contested election case has
come before the House committee on
that case the sitting member was found
entitled to his seat. The House commit
tee on town lines is having little squab-
! BILE over a proposition to take slice off
Braintree for the benefit of Randolph.
and has also before it the proposition to
annex the village of Winooski in the town
of Colchester to the city of Burlington
this latter case is that Colchester seems
to be willing to lose Winooski but Bur-
lington not willing to take it.
The bill providing for Vermont's repre-
sentation at the Buffalo exhibition next
year has gone to the Governor and is very
likely law by this time. Itappropriates
| $15.000 or sum not to exceed that, if
| like amount can be collected by subscrip-
tion or from space rentals from intending
exhibitors. So that the result will give
the state a creditable representation at
Buffalo without doubt. A bill is in TO
abolish the Office ofstate tax commissioner
and to give the Job to the state treasurer.
Commissioner Bigelow's official taxation
bills also provide that the commissioner,
with the secretary of state and state
treasurer shall constitute the board of
appraisal of all the million of railroad
property in the state. So that, whate'er
may befall, everything is coming their
I. xxysr nd fail ilC
Why not abolish half the offices in the
state and and make their duties devolve
upon the secretary of state and state
treasurer-who are already insurance
commiSSioners-and give them several
new ones besides? They can handle
everything except the office of presiding
elder. In view of all this, it is suspected
that the bill to abolish the board of agri-
culture and cattle commission, introduc-
ed in the House Friday, is designed to
cast it's burdens likewise on the secretary
of state and state treasurer. Seriously,
the last named bill will fail. The board
of agriculture is working most satisfac-
torily, and the bill will be killed with
very much less trouble and noise ssan its
killing occasioned two years ago
The bill extending the authority of the
railroad commission and giving it power
to enforce its DEGREES came in FL iday and
will very likely become a law. 1t is the
general opinion that either this should be
done or the commission abolished.
The postponed joint assembly Thurs
day will elect Gen. Gilmore to the Two
offices of quart ermaster general and ad-
iu ant general beyond doubt. The bill
consolidating the two offices will become
law before then.
The bills for bounties on woodchucks
and hedgehogs, on which | built such
fond hopes, have, am exceedingly sorry
to say, climbed the golden stairs. They
deserved better fate. petition came
in Friday from Middlebury and New
Haven, however, to make a close season
for skunks. l am going to amend it by
including cigarette smokers and possibly
other vermin. In the midst of life we
are In debt. PdG UObiS cum.
j. E. HARRIS.