Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-10
LEGISLATURE AT WORK.
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| y. S. Senator Jonathan Ross, and pre-
sented by Senator Walbridge of Essex,
1t calls for the appointment of a state
commissioners, who shall have genera
supervision of the state agencies, buy
the goods and make rules to govern
the agencies. The bill abolishes the
Office of county commissioners ano
town agents, repeats the act making
the possession of U. S. license pri-
ma facie evidence, abolishes the dis
closure feature in intoXication cases,
the act by which the state attorney
shall prosecute injunction proceedings
and the penalty of 500 to $1,000 or i'm
prisonment of not more than six
months for disobeying the injunction
in contempt proceedings, the section
giving liquor prosecutions the prece-
dence of other suits. evidence of gen
eral reputation and making liquor
found on premises presumptive evil
dence The measure comes forward as
a substitute for the present law, and a
sweeping repeal is made of the amend
ments put from year to year on the old
law in order to make it effective The
law takes the government of the agen-
cies out of the counties and towns and
places them in the absolute charge of
a state commi ssioner. who shall be
elected by the legislature at salary
of $1,000. His bond will be $50, 600,
and he can hire clerk at $500. He
appoints the state agents, one or more
in each county, where the people can
be reached the handiest
Resolutions relating to the death of
w alartaI San
ator Spencer of Wilmington introduced
bill giving women right to vote and
hold Office in town, city, village and
fire district meetings. Referred to
general committee. The bill by Sena
tor Emery of Orange creating board
of railroad commissioners was referred
to the committee on railroads. as was
also that by the same member refer
ring to the amendment of statutes re-
gardng railroads. The rules recon-
mended by the joint committee were
adopted and committee named to at
tend the funeral of Gen. Grout.
In the house Mr. Bailey of New
bury presented railroad commission
bill prepared by Judge Jonathan Ross
and the present commissioners. The
bill provides that the board shall con
Sist of three members, when practical
BILE, persons familiar with the con
struction and operation of railroad and
appointed 10y the governor for a term
of six years, no member pecuniarlly
in or an official of any rail
road corporation. The clerk of the
board shall have all powers and duties
incident to clerk of a court of rec
ord. The board shall have monthly
sessions. and the forms of procedure
and rules of practice shall he such as
prevail in courts of equity. Appeals
from the decisions of the board may
be taken to the supreme court, The
board shall have the general supervis-
ion of all roads in the state, and the
power to examine books, summon wit
nesSeS and employ experts at its dis
cretion. The board Is 10 be notified
of accidents by the superin-
tendents of railroads, and shall make
investigation thereinto.
States attorneys shall receive - per
Day for services to the board. The
board shall have jurisdiction of all
matters provided by the charter of rail-
road companies, and may provide
uniform system of keeping accounts
and NAL, inc and 1nhliGbIDu returns
RIA board shall as far as practicable
.cn,forn, r. the laws If ma General
to,,arnmant IN tha subiect nj inter
,totn commerce Thev sball renort nj
,nn;ollv md s,,ooast sucb legielatio,
,s NAV he deemed desirahle The
,oard sbsIl stand hetwaan the rail
,oads and the neo,la and shall ever.
.;sa tbair trerorative sn as tn serve tbe
,est interests ~ tho neonje II was
.afarrad IN tho railroad committee
Tho I'm nror;d;ng for weekly nav.
nants ~ wagas in cash rresanted Nv
Tr Lawrence NJ Rutland was rafarred
n General committee The Joint rasoln- F..
ion from, tho Sena+a rroviding for a
ecass and attendance at the fnneraI Of
ten Gr6nt Was raca;yad and - com.
nittaa annointad IN attand
4 few h;iis were introdncad in the
;enate Yesterday among tbem one nv
SENATOR Snencer for tho eouitabla nav
nent If ;ndrments IN The afternoon
racass vas taken as rasnIvad IN ac,
onnt of tba daath If Cor Cront The
h airn,ar ~ tba bonsa anDouncad tbe
oint sanding committees AMONG
han, vrara AJams ~ Narlboro rnbi;c
eaIth. Gale of GniIford revision Of
iIia. Wait of Tondondarrv came
nd fisheries. Kinoshnrv Cf Windham,
tata ana CONF aynansae ConIanJ of
,rat+iahoro and Hove Of Raadsboro
omnarance WcFaeters af EnoshnrG
,ainritv Leader If the house intro,