Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-20
TWO BIG DAYS.
Wednesday and Thursday VIII Settle
Liquor and tuberculosis Acts.
MONTPELIER. IuesdaY.

MONTPELIER, Tuesday.
Things are "coming to a head" here
| fast. The Russell tuberculosis bill, which
has passed the Senate and been favOrably
reported in the House, by close commit
tee vote. is set for a special order tomor-
row morning in the House. The license
bill majority measure) comes up in the
Senate tomorrow afternoon at 2, and in the
House Thursday morning at 10. A NUM-
Der Of the other 'time-takersn were dis
posed of today, and every prospect prom
ises adjournment on time.
The Senate had for its ''leaders" today
fish and game measures. Ii sustained the
House in shortening the trout season Is
days at its close and repeating the six
inch law. There was warm debate, but
the six-inch clause went, p TO Z. The
strongest arguments used were that the
law failed in its object and that little fish
thrown back died. In the afternoon, the
Senate took the much-ridiculed hedgehog
bill that passed the House, fixing a 40c.
bounty on this prickly animal, and, after
a lengthy discussion, finally killed il,
and changed the fox bounty so that on
foxes killed between Apr. ! and Sept. /,
the hunters will get Sl.25 from the state,
while at other times they will get no
bounty. The reason for this division is
that during the cold months the fox pelts
are worth hunting them for.
The House handled several important
questions. The bill providing that repre-
sentatiyes should be elected By plurality
vote on the second ballot, on which the
Senate spent many hours, was killed with
out a ''yip2 in its favor. 1t also put its
seal Of disapprOyal on the valued policy
bill, requiring insurance companies to pay
the face value of the policy, IN case Of total
loss. There was some talk over this bill
before It was laid away. The House voted
to pay the claim Of $500 made by Towne
Bros of Richmond for the loss Of their
barns and stock from fire supposed TO
have been set by an ESCAPED lunatlc from
the Waterbury asylum. The bill doing
away with the blank squares on the Off
cial ballot in which to vote the straight
ticket passed the House. The Senate bill
permitting the use Of the letters IL 5. q
on sealed instruments instead OF seal
failed in the House. The House passed
5000 claim made by eX-State's Attorney
Chase Of Franklin county, which had
been held up because Of the refusal Of the
late Judge Thompson TO certify to his
faithful performance of duty.
The Senate passed Senate bills as fol-
lows:- Middlebury Woman's college;
commissioning graduates Of Norwich
university as second -lieutenants in U. \.
G.. also concurred in House bills:-Pro-
viding for study Of seeds by experiment
station; incorporating Cherry Hill Gem
etery association OF Bethel; to restrain
vicious dogs; relating 10 hunting game
birds and grey squirrels; relating TO
medallion portrait of Gen. Stannard;
authorizing Whitcomb High school to-
issue bonds.
The senate ordered to third reading
(which indicates passage) Senate bills as
follows Changing closed season ON
game birds; relating TO State Normal
schools. appropriations, etc.
The Senate killed the House bill limit
ing offsets for debts owing to those owing
within the state.
The House ordered to third reading
House bills as follows The wagon tire
bill: limitation of exemption of property
held for pious and charitable purposes;
hearings in cases of insane persons; also
Senate bills relating to a (humanl tuber-
culosis commission; notification Of tuber-
culosis; exemption of rents, etc, of wife
from debts OF husband; exemption of
money loaned to municipalities; appro-
priation for State Teachers association
duties OF teachers examiners.
The House killed bills for compulsory
vaccination; to count five pupils schooled
out of town as a legal school.
Both houses have passed resolution for
the appointment Of a committee of five to
90 to Windsor and examine Doherty and |
Eastwood as to their sanity. Physicians |
from each house will be named.
The House viii begin its morning ses-
sion at 9 80 during the rest of the sojourn |
here. II will "knock Off tomorrow after
noon and visit the Barre quarres, making |
up the time by night sessions, II necessary.
The St. Louis EXposition's claims to an
from Vermont for a state
building and an exhibit were presented by /
Charles NJ. Reeves, secretary of the expo |
sition Legislative committee, in Represen-
tatives' hall after adjournment this after /
noon. From his description, the Column
bian exposition won't be in il compared /
with the ST. Louis affair The state viii /
be asked for about $4,000 to foot the bills.
The supporters OF the majority license
bill in the House held caucus this even
ing and discussed the situation. Less
than 100 were present, but this faction
claims a sure thing in the House, as it
doubtless has in the Senate. The Battell
men are to hold caucus Wednesday
evening to count noses. There is talk OF
a COMPROMISE by which the Battell people
viii withdraw their opposition, let the
license bin go through and in return the
license side viii permit the passage Of the
Ross bill, stripping the prohibitory law Of
some of its most unpopular features.
There was a hearing tonight before the
Senate committee on the weekly payment
bill. The corporations were wen repre-
sented. as were also the advocates OF the
bill and each side put up stiff argument.
The fate OF the bill rests with the Senate
The Montpelier Berlin pond bill came
in for attention tonight, and the hearing
was brisk one.
Ii is probable that a compromise viii be
reached on the White River Railroad
charter by which the incorporators VIII
consent that the land damages be con-
sidered preferred claims, the amount TO be
determined by the court
Cother legislative matter on 5th pageJ