Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-05
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

In the house an important measure
introduced was bill by Mr.. Nay, the
member from Jericho, regulating di-
vorce in the state. This bill stipulates
that no divorce shall be decreed with
in the state for any cause if the parties
have never lived in the state as hus-
band and wife, nor for any cause
which was accrued in another state
unless one of the parties was living in
the state at the time such cause was
given. 1t also provides that no di-
vorce shall be granted unless cause
for the same existed at the time the
libel was signed by the libellant, and
provides that every libel shall set
forth whether any prior proceedings
for a divorce have been instituted.
By Mr.. Graves of Colchester annex
ing part of the town of Colchester
to the city of Burlington. Annexes
Winooski village and other portions
of town lying south of the northern
line of the village extended easterly
to Essex town line. Act to become
operative when Burlington and Col
chester so vote; committee on town
lines.
By Mr.. Taplin of Barton, to prevent
the pollution and obstruction of the
waters of Willoughby lake in West
more; to general committee.
A short but somewhat spicy debate
ALL ~ nd
result that body is saved from passing
a very undesirable rule. It was
proposal to amend rule IA of the house
and was so written that but few mem
bers could discover its meaning. 1t
was intended to abridge tie right of
calling for the yeas and nays in order
to put the members on record on a
measure as desired by q member. Mr..
Monohan was the only member to
speak in its favor and he did not dis
close the real object of the resolution
but said that it was intended to bring
about harmony with the constitutional
right of ballot. Mr.. Hale at once
arose and interrogating Mr.. Monohan
brought out the fact that the measure
if enacted would allow the bouse after
a yea and nay vote was called for to
vote to take a ballot and thus the
members could avoid putting them
selves on record as desired by the |
member demanding the yeas and |
nays. The resolution was also oppos-
ed by Messrs. Graham of Craftsbury !
and Porter of Wilmington and was
killed by yea and nay vote. Yeas,
II; nays, 134.
There is a warm fight over the Citi-
zens Telephone company of St. Johns
bury, the petition for a new company
being signed by every business man of |
that village, but there is strong oppo-
sition.
A very important measure was in
troduced in the bouse Tuesday morn
ing. 1t contemplates nothing less
than bond issue of ten million dollars
by the state for the purpose of the
construction of permanent highways
in Vermont. 1t was introduced by
Mr.. Northrop of Fairfield and author
ICES the state treasurer to issue ten
million dollars in three per cent. bonds
to run for a period of not less than
five nor more than twenty five years,
and said bonds shall not be sold at
less than par. The proceeds of the
sale of these bonds is to be expended,
one-half in the year 1901 and one half
in 1902, in building permanent roads
throughout the state, and the money
is to be divided among the different
towns in the same manner and pro-
portion as under the present distribu-
tion of the state highway tax.
Among the bills introduced may be
mentioned house bill 209, which pro-
Fides that the state superintendent of
education shall establish at least four
grades in the common schools of the