The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
Legislative Notes

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mail will be avoided.
Mr.. Perrin of Berlin wants due re-
cord made of all payments of princi-
pal and interest in the case of mort
gagors; and he would make a failure
to record the payments operate to
the disadvantage of the mortgagor in
that the amounts thus unrecorded
would be taken from the face value of
the mortgage.
Mrs. w. p. Smith of st. Johnsbury
was in town yesterday, in the interest
of the State library committee.
Mr.. Gales bill requiring candidates
for Office by popular election to file II
sworn statement of their campaign
expenses will create little breeze,
but is not unlikely to get favorable
consideration. 1t demands that this
statement shall be filed with the
county clerk, and the provisions of
the law apply equally to expenses in
CURED in securing either the nomina-
ton or the election. No itemizing is
required when the expense does not
exceed $25. Candidates for Justices of
the peace are not to file statements
unless requested by three or more
voters. All these sworn statements
are to be public property and may be
examined at any time, and copies
shall be furnished by clerks when the
regular fee is forthcoming.
The passage of Mr.. Bundy's bill,
cutting down salaries and doing away
with allowances for clerk hire,
wouldn't offer any special inducement
for men of executive ability to take
office. 1t would cheaper the public
service in more senses than one. The
introduction of this very radical mea-
sure may be regarded as an interesting
exhibition of playing to the grand
stand" but the prospect of such bill
getting any particular consideration
in committee is exceeding slim.
Mr.. Phinney of Bridgewater thinks
it useless to have extra fish commits
sioners, and has introduced a bill do
ing away with them and putting eX-
ira work that may be necessary on to
the shoulders of the regular board of
fish and game commissioners.
What is the use of wasting time over
Senator Emery's bill to remove the
fence around the State House, so long
as the whole structure is to be taken
to Burlington? Mr.. Vincent, the Rep
resentative from the Queen City, with
Representative Warner of Vergennes
as a foil, has started the movement
and he expects his bill will get serious
consideration by the Legislature of
1902. 1t reads very fairly in the Off
cial report, and it will start a breeze
of comment among the newspapers
and on the street But the Legislature
is trifle too busy this year to stop
and order the removal of its head
quarters.
A telegram was received at the Capt.
toll Tuesday evening stating that Mrs.
j. A. Dixon, the wife of the gentle
man from Hardwick, had died during
the afternoon from appendicitis. Mrs.
Dixon was stricken "a week ago and
her husband, Rev. j. A. Dixon, went
to Hardwick hurriedly last Friday.
Senator Stiles couldn't see why a
witness should have So day to at
tend court outside of the State and
only 81 a day inside. The difference
is that the IS will come out of the
other fellow. 1t is protection of home
markets discouraging the export OF
evidence.
Senator Russell wife and little
daughter are again with him i'll Mont
pelier. A glimpse of Mrs Russell and
daughter explains the Senator's sunny
countenance.
1t seems strange that SO many towns
and cities fail to make their quadren-
NAL appraisals and grand lists accord
ing to law, and have to call on the
Legislature to grant legality. Ii the
law is too stringent it seems as though
it might be changed. If not, officials
should be elected who can follow the
directions of the law.
st. Johnsbury is the only applicant
this year for a city charter, and she's
after that in earnest.
The attempt to repeal the Statute
against blasphemy was frustrated very
promptly, and for good and sufficient
reasons.
Chairman Morrill,, of the fish and
game committee, would have been
glad to save that six inch clause, but
realized that, after the previous DEM
onstration over the bill, further effort
in that direction was useless. The
House was bound to pass the bill just
as III was leIU Wnen Oruereu 10 III
with the six inch feature knocked out
and did it by big majority.
If every town in this State doesn'
have two road commissioners, it will
not be because they haven't been asked
for. Bills of that description have
become almost as numerous as petit
tions for the preservation of the pro
hibitory law.
The gentleman from st. Alban
made point when he suggested, dur
ing the discussion over the fish bill Oh
Tuesday afternoon, that valuable TIM
was being wasted over little matter
The fact was, the fate of the six-incl
clause was definitely settled some day
before when the House refused t.
adopt the committees amendment
and the protracted debate over tina
feature was clear away from the rea
point at issue. The Legislature ha
some very important business on ham
and can't indulge in long -drawn-ou
talks over small matters if it is goin
to do its larger tasks we'll.
Once more the State House fence ha