Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27

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The pages held an amusing mock session
Thursday evening. They acted their part
with thorough understanding. The little
chaps have ''caught on" wonderfully.
Some of the sedate members OF the Senate
and House acted as pages to do the errands
| OF the diminutive legislators ssJae<D
Mimms served as speaker. Numerous
laughable bills were presented and
handled. There was big crowd to enjoy
the sport.
A $4,000 appropriation is asked by SEN
ator Backus for a Vermont building and
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition, con-
ditioned upon the free furnishing of
marble, granite, etc, by home dealers for
I the construction OF the building.
The charter for the recognized White
/ River Railroad Co. was finally passed
without amendment, an agreement having
/ been reached by which the company
gives a bond to cover the amount of
land damages that are shown to be pre-
ferred claims, to the satisfaction of the u.
5. court.
The Senate Killed the House bill provid-
ing for woman representation on state
boards, after lively debate, by close
vote.
The Senate, after killing the six-inch
trout law, reconsidered, and the DILL is
now in committee.
Both houses have passed the important
bill relating to the appointment of COM
mission to study human tuberculosis and
report at next session in regard to the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a state sani-
tarium; also the bill requiring immediate
notice to state board Of health of cases of
tuberculosis.
Ex-State's Attorney Chase OF Franklin
county has been voted his salary by the
House, for which Judge Thompson re-
fused to certify.
Among Senate bills passed BY the Senate
are
Relating to game birds, shortening sea-
son; increasing penalty for unlawful fish
ing in private preserves; relating to State
Normal schools; incorporating Orange
County Telephone company; forbidding
seine fishing in Lake Champlain within
jurisdiction of Vermont; bringing officers
of trades unions under statute against
embezzlement; relating to State printing;
to prevent nuisances in cars and railroad
stations; trains stopping at crossing of
other railroads.; relating to practice OF
osteopathy in Vermont by graduates of
Boston College; to protect shippers of
cattle from Vermont TO quarantine stations
in Massachusetts; committee bills relating
to schools and school attendance; COM
mittee bin relating to taxation of banks;
relating to throwing out ballots improper
liz marked.
The Senate has also concurred in the
House bills:-
To regulate the practice of embalming;
OF State school funds author
izing WhItcomb High school TO issue
bonds; 10 restrain vicious dogs; regulat
ing killing of game birds and grey
squirrels; incorporated villages and right
TO vote for road commissioner; extending
Jurisdiction OF constables; Incorporating
Bradford Telephone and Telegraph Co.
The Senate killed the following Senate
bills:-
Forbidding candidates for representa-
i've to act as members of board of civil
in revision of check list relat-
ng TO public lands granted for use of
schools; to grade crossings of highways
)y railroads.
Third reading has been ordered in the
senate for the following
Judges certificate to be unnecessary for
irawing of states attorneys salary; Peck
public health bill; to enable towns and
titles to unite to improve high ways; APP
zeal from appraisal; exemptions from
axation; summer school and educational
meetings.
The House has passed the following
House bills:-
Amending statute relating to the width
Il wagon tires; providing that jury shall
lot be kept together during court recess
kept by order OF court; exemption OF
ents, etc, of real estate OF married women
rom attachment for debt OF husband;
tearing before probate judge in case OF
insane persons; also the following Senate
ills:-
Money loaned TO town, city or village by
Individuals at not exceeding three per
emit may be exempted from taxation;
800 for State Teachers
ssociation; to duties of county examiners,
cooperation with state SUPPLEMENTARY
The House has killed House bills:-
,qualizing the corporation tax; relatingto
ppeals from DEGREES, etc., of probate
ourts; relating to salary of railroad COM
lissioners; to pay p. b. b. Northrop the
lm named (s33s.47) deer damage.
Gov. Mccullough is signing all bills
without single veto SO far.