News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-12-10
LETTER FROM MONTPELIER.
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MORE FISH TALK.

The past week has developed more
fish talk, and the members who rep
resent the jewellers on the Vermont
shores of Lake Champlain had aneat
scare. On Tuesday morning, with
only 100 in the House, the bill to
prohibit seine fishing in Mallet's Bay
was taken up. 1t had been sent
back from the Senate with propos-
al of amendment that entirely shut
off that kind of fishing in all the
Vermont waters of Lake Champlaln.
The House didn't know it was load |
ed" and concurred in the amend
ment. But when the lake members
reached the capitol and discovered
what had happened, there was
hustle that continued until the vote
was reconsidered and the Senate's
radical amendment nonconcurred IN.
The upper branch then took it all
back" thus preventing an injustice
to Vermont fishermen, who don't
care to stand by and see their Cana
dian neighbors allowed to fish with
seines and be themselves debarred by
law from that privilege.
THE LIGHTS THAT FAILED.
The House had an interesting time
helping Mr.. Durick of Castleton pass
his bill holding railroad companies
responsible, to the extent OF from
$4,000 to $4,000, for deaths resulting
from accidents by reason OF faulty
construction or through negligence
of their employees. But the Senate
didn't look at it in that way and
killed the measure.
The Senate also dealt unkindly
with Mr.. Gales bill compelling a
candidate to make sworn statement
of his expenses in the campaign-a
bill which got safely through the
House.
The bill increasing the salaries OF
the Supreme Court Judges to $4,000
per year went down in the House, by
a large majority, on the ground that
the salaries paid at present were sui,
fcent.
Other bills that have died during
the week are these: Exemption from
taxation for debts owed out of the
state; for the construction of roac
between Norton and Brighton; re
storing the Australian ballot system
in its entirety providing forfull pay
ment of fire insurance losses on per
sonal property; regulating the ap
pointment of Road Commissioners
another bill allowing towns to cleo
either one or two Road Commission
ers; protecting certain game bird
and their nests; for the better care O
cemeteries relating to the taxation
of farm machinery; relating to WON
an suffrage in presidential elections
exempting from taxation none.
loaned at four per cent; relating t.
construction and marking of ballots
amending the law relating to takin
of land for school purposes; relatin
to record of writs of attachment o
real estate; relating to support {
insane persons; relating to the sur,
tyship of Judges of Probate; rela
ing to the support of paupers; limi
ing the meaning of the word "coi
spiracy," &C.; relating to actions (
replivin; making arbitration of labc
troubles compulsory; amending Il
law relating to appeals from cour
of insolvency; relating to ratings c
dangerous places on highway
THESE REACHED THE GOAL.
After a somewhat long-drawn-o1
debate, the House passed the Sena
bill to pay Towne Brothers of Ric
ford $500 for the presumablc bur
ing Of their barn by a lunat
who got away from the Waite
bury asylum. The identity of t
man who burned the buildings, al
the extent to which the State shou
be considered responsible, were me-
tiers of grave doubt in the minds
many members, and the majority
20 for the bill was brought about
the willingness to give the Town
the benefit of that doubt.
Here are some other bills tn
passed during the week: Permitti
cities and Towns to unite for the i
provement of highways; providi
for adding to the grand listinventt
les inadvertently omitted by lister
Incorporating West Concord villa
and West Burke graded school d
trict; relating to summer scho'
and educational meetings; exemI
ing all veterans from payment of
poll tax; relative to insane perso
and their support; appropriate
$500 for State board of Libra
Commissioners; providing for higl
education for women at Middlebu
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