Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-03
NEW YORK LAW MAKERS
A Forecast of the Weeks Work In
Both Branches.
GREAT GOOD ROADS BILL.
Albany Convention Lands system Of
Highway Improvement Which
Would Necessitnte "a NO.
OOO.OOO Bond Issue.

Albany, Feb. 3.-Tay"s. the speed of
automobiles and employers liahili1!
are among tn" subjects that will en-
gross the attention of the senators this
week.
The Stranahan mortgage tax bill and
the Kun foreign corporation measure.
which has been SO much amended that
II is now practically Il new bill, are
side by side in general orders and will
probably be taken up Tuesday morn
ing. The senate leaders and Senator
krum. who is chairman OF the commit
tee on taxation and retrenchment. adj
nit that the opposition against the for
mer measure is very strong. but they
believe that the amendments made by
the committee last week have done
much TO gain 1t favor especially that
section which provides that holders Of
corporate bonds and mortgages tia
have not heretofore been taxed ma.
present them for record and have ,hoI.
stamped and exempted from furlei
taxation.
Senator Humphrey. a member OF tl'
committee Oh taxation. diSsenled frol.
the favorable report Of the committed
and win speak against the bill when
it comes up for final passage. He is
opposed to the measure because it af-
tects his district particularly.
The Banking Law Amendment.
Another bill that will come up for
- . I,;., a.
the Gherardi-Davis bill to simplify the
procedure. facilitate the settlement and
reduce the expenses of receivers on
dissolution of moneyed corporations.
The Humphrey bill amending the bank
ing law relating to annual meetings
and election of directors will also come
up for third reading.
The Bracket bill relating to the man
aEement of state hospitals for the IN
sane. abolisning boards of managers
and creating boards of visitation. is
now in order for third reading in the
senate.
The Cox automobile bill. amended
to limit speed outside of the city and
village lines TO twenty miles and max
ing ii Il miSdemeanor to exceed this
speed. was reported favorably las,
week by the codes committee. hut by
20 the committee for Il further hearing.
Senator Cox has displayed irritation
over the recommittal and declares that
he will muster strong force in SUP
port of his bill at the hearing before
he codes committee next Wednesday
afternoon.
While legislation to be considered in
the assembly during the week will not
be of extraordinary Importance. there
will he enough business to keep mem
bers busy most of their time. There
will be two hearings. and arg"
number of persons interested will
doubtless attend.
"Wednesday the Ahern bin to license
actors ANA censor the drama will come
up again for Il hearing lef re- the as
Semhly committee Oh general laws. MIR.
Ahern SaiO he had lHi,! in n new stoch
of argument ammunition and that the
hearing will lac Il NEST lively one.
4 New Good Roads BilI.
If the plan Endorsed at the good roads
convention in This city is carried into
execution New York state will be call
ed upon TO issue bonds in the sum OF
$50 900, COO for the immediate execution
of a'sys,em Of road improvements
which means the construction of a net
work of up % date highways that will
connect every citv az tln .t"t" NV