Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-29
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Especial to Telegram.)
Montpelier, Oct. 29-There was an
other flood Of bills in the House today
and many OF them were important.
Among them was H. 100 by Preble
of Shoreham amending the ballot
law by removing the squares at the
top OF each column and leaving the
voters to mark such names as they
wish to vote. H. 1872 by Dunklee OF
Vernon, fining persons who adulterate
milk. from $50 to $500.
H. 1888, by same, relating to sale OF
commercial fertilizers. 1t Is very
severe against adulterations.
H. 1874, by Battell Of Middlebury,
amending road commissioners law.
Provides that town tax shall be- ex-
pended by road commissioner in the
same manner as the state tax for per-
mauert roads, with the approval OF
the selectmen.
H. 1876, by Pape Of Barre, further
safeguarding the investments of saw
ings banks.
H. 10, by Crandall OF Wells. 1t
provides that no person can be sued
for subscription to a newspaper, sent
after time paid has expired.
The Senate had very animated
discussion over the bill to .make plu'
rality elect in case of town represent
atives. The bill was finally passed.
The House passed large number of
bills as follows: ...-.
H79, SO, 90, 97,99, all private bills
There was hot discussion over H 60,
the inch fi>h law and the bill was
finally laid on the table.
II ia by Burke OF West Rutland. is
a good one. 1t requires all motormen
on street railroads to be competent,
experienced persons.
All that is talked about here today
is the address last evening Of Presi-
dent John Young OF Newport Of the
Vermont Bar ASSOCIATION on the sub
iect of the referendum.
Mr.. Young's high standing as a con-
s,itutional and corporation lawyer
gave an added weight to his words.
In his address President Young said
IN part: When the people of this
state organized state government
they adopted a written constitution.
This was designed for the protection
uf the rights and privileges of the in
dividual as we'll as for the people col
lectively. While recognizing the
principle that all power originates
with and flows from the people, the
inhabitants fully appreciated the diff
culty Of organizing government OF the
people on the principles of a pure
democracy.
The great inconvenience and ex'
pense of assembling the people to-
gether to discharge the various func
tions of government, and the uncer.
tainities likely to result therefron
led the people to adopt a representa-
tive form of government. To secure
the best protection to the rights Of
the individual as we'll as the people
collectively, the governmental func
tions were delegated TO three depart.
ments-the executive, legislative and
the judicial. The functions Of each
were defined in general and compre'
hensive, though clear and explicit
terms. Each was designed to be q
check upon the other, especially the
legislative upon the judicial and the
judicial upon the legislative. BY tht
letter of that constitution the iegisla
tive power was delegated to the Gen
eral Assembly. No veto power was
by the letter Of that instrument, re
served to the people.
Article 8 Of the amendments TO tht
constitution reads as follows:
"The Supreme Legislative power O.
this state shall hereafter be exercised
by Senate and House of Representa-
tives, which shall be styled The Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Yer
mont Each shall have and exercise
the like powers in all acts Of legisla
ton; and no bill, resolution or othe
thing, which shall have been passed
bv the one, shall have the effect OF
or be declared to b., law withou
the concurrence OF the other"
Not ony the laneuag but tn
spirit OF this article seems to delegat
to the Guneral Assembly the who'll
Legislative power Of the people with
out reservation of Limitation.
From the organization Of the gov