The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
THE LEGISLATURE.


IL. 1, to equalize taxation, tho first bill
introduced in the House this session, WAS
the first one killed on Saturday. The sec
ond one killed was the bill making the
State highway tax ten instead of five cents.
Mr. Fleetwood's bill to regulate party eau
cuses was the third one to suffer.
The bill TO commute the death sentence |
OF DOherty was ordered to lie TO await ac- |
tion on the bill to abolish capital punish
ment.
The section of the statutes directing that |
trout under six inches be returned TO the |
water when caught was sought to be re-
pealed by III. 227, and this tremendously inn |
portant Legislation occupied some time in
discussion. The bill also prevents trout
fishing after August 1. IL was finally Or
dered TO third reading.
The bill prohibiting the selling or giving
OF tobacco and cigars to anyone under six
teen years Of age WAS killed. No prohibi-
tory law on tobacco, 1t appears.
Senate committee bill is in to create
the Office OF State cattle commissioner, and
to relieve the board OF agriculture OF these
duties.
The bill to increase the State school tax
from five to ten cents was ordered to third
reading by tremendous majority in the
House.
sENArE-ATTERNooN.
United States license 70, repeating
Sec. 4476, v. 8, which makes the holding of
a United States revenue license to sell in
toxicating liquor as prima facie evidence.
Reported favorably by Senator Cudworth
for majority of the committee. A minor
ity report was signed by Senator Baldwin,
who opposed the bill because it was direct
slap at the prohibtory law. He says it is
not necessary for druggists to hold license
unless he wishes to violate the prohibitory
law This bill takes away one OF the means
for convicting liquor dealer. 1t is one
OF the best weapons for enforcing the pro-
hibitory law.
Senator Brown said this bill was not
slap at the prohibitory Law. He voted for
the high license law because a majority of
his constituents favored it, He believed
in the prohbitory law, but thought there
was much in our laws that are vicious and
this law is one OF them.
Third reading refused, yeas 10, nays 10.
New corporation laws. 80, relating to
new corporation law, was considered in a
committee of the whole, Senator Stanton in
the chair.
Senator Clement: The reason he intro
duced the bill was because he wished to
have a law 80 that corporation can be or
ganiZed with unlimited capital Under the
present law while the Legislature is not
in session corporation cannot be or
ganized with over 81 100000 We ought to
| be willing to have corporations coming to
tn 8 State that will pay us large taxes. Mr..
Button, attorney of the Rutland Railroad
Company, drew 10 this bill and he was as
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of New York, and asked that he be invited
to explain this bill to the committee.
Mr.. Button explained the provisions OF
the bill and wherein it differed from our
present law. The committee arose and re-
ported progress.
Senator Clement: The proposed law
would give Vermont some OF the benefits
other States enjoy. He had no doubt but
what there would be plenty Of companies
ready to come here to organize. Our treas
| In oh hna cd IIa had haA
correspondence of the best corporation
lawyers in New York who have assured
him that il the law passed they would come
to Vermont to organize.
Senator Graves said the reason the com
mittee reported adversely was the general
effect OF the bill.
Senator DeBoer: He had great regard for
the business judgment of Senator Clement,
the introducer OF the bill, and he thought
the committee had not given the bill the
consideration 1t should.
Senator Stanton: He had personally con-
sidered the bill and was opposed to it upon
general principles. Third reading refused,
Trustee process.-H. 270, relating to col
lection OF taxes by trustee process. On mo-
ton of Senator Cudworth, the vote passing
the bill was reconsidered, amended and
passed.
HoUsK-AFTERNOoN.
Passed H. 129, sppropriating a sum for
the support OF the Vermont Soldiers Home
H. 1872, to prevent the furnishing of free
transportation of judges In this State. III
1853, an act forbdding the keeping OF calves
in car with full grown cattle except mi!ch
cows with calf. II. ago, amending No. Il
of the acts OF 1898 relating to tax warrants
III. 462, making enactmen's relating TO fish
and game a part OF Chap. 189, V. 8. and
subject to its provisions. II. 472, amend
ing certain sections Of acts Of 1893 relating
to fraternal beneficiary association. II. 473
amending chapter 38 of V. S relating tC
school attendance. FL. 253, amending stat
utes relating TO foreign surety and fidelity
insurance companies
Mr.. Waterman The bill was a compro
mise between the law of 1893 and the law
before then, when the division was on 6
basis of attendance.
Mr.. Monahan interrogated Mr. Waterman
! as to the effect of the present system Of di
! vi ion in Brattleboro to show that large
High school drew no more than small
town school.
Mr.. Mayo OF Northfield, representing a
town affected, said the present bill would
, be salts actory, in place of the act of '98.
Mr.. Monahan's amendment was disagreed
| to and the bill was passed.
> ConveyaL CO of scholars II. 467, amend
{ ing statutes relating to conveyance OF schol
ars was read third time. An amendment
, offered by Mr.. franklin OF Townshend, re-
quiriDg pupils to assemble for conveyance
was agreed to. Amendments offered by
Mr.. Lewis OF norwich, Striking out tne pro
vision for board were disagreed to. Ar
amendment by Mr.. Pettingill OF Grafton in
, creasing distance without which scholars
should be conveyed to two miles was lost
The bill was passed, with few amend
ments offered by Mr.. Taylor OF Hard wick
one of which provided that this bill should
not apply to conveyance OF High Schoo
! pupils
Highway commissioners. 1872, amending
act OF 1898 constituting State highway com
mission and for permanent improvement Of
highway. Vote refusing third reading re
considered House went into committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Abel in the chair.
State road commissioner appeared before
the committee on invitation. The Act OF
: 1898 was read by Mr.. Taylor OF Hsrdwick
: at Mr. Wallis request, also the commission
er's circular of instructions to town high
way commissions s. Mr.. Wall considered
that, as a large majority of the towns re-
ceve more from the State than they pat
on account OF the State highway tax, il
, would be- proper for Them TO aid in perma
, nent work to some extent themselves. He
favored no additional tax when it was not
necessary, but to take &c of the 20O town