Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-11-07

mont who desires TO make permanent
business Of maintaining diseased cattle
on his premises and that every one
would be willing to stand the slaughter
if full value is paid by the state. Let us
not, then, rush to an extreme and do
things we may be sorry for. Rather let
us frame good tuberculosis law and
stand back of it,
DR.. Vincent of Burlington, has intro
duced a bill that ought to settle the vexa-
tous seining question. 1t is in the nature
owners on Lake Champlain to draw seines
at certain seasons to catch fish for their
own use or to give to their friends, or to
sell within the state. but it forbids the
sale of fish so caught or the shipping of
the same out of the state.
The IIardwick Gazette says: "a plu-
rality vote elects county officers; the
same law ought to be good enough for
towns. A plurality law would make
practically impossible the combines"
and Grades" that are the frequent results
of many of the long drawn out fights to
elect representatives. Such law would,
we believe. also result in the selection of
better men for candidates"
The bill introduced in the House last
week to legalize boycotting was offset
Tuesday by one of the senate, by Emery
of Orange. relating to the intimidation
of workmen. 1t fixes a penalty for a
person who attempts to iniure any
person, firm or business by threats of
loss of patronage or by boycotting or
threats of boycotting.
1.-The people of the whole state suffer
from the effects of the liquor traffic and,
if it is to be licensed, the people of the
entire state should have an equal share
in the revenue derived from licenses"
say the members from the small towns
and they have the power to Incorporate
this idea in any license bill and will eX-
erclse it.
Montpelier will not always be on a
side track. Not only people living at
the capital city are making things in
teresting for a change-but prominent
Vermonters residing in other parts of
the state. Some important surprises
may be developed in the near future.
The sooner the better. Waterbury
Record.
The Hyde Park News and Citizen is
dead right when it says:
IF Vermont has a single law that
needs changing 1t is the socalled major
ity vote in our elections. The majority
are mot in it, as everybody knows. A
plurality law would represent the people
better and go far towards promoting
honest elections and purifying politics."
The little insignificant bills that take
so much time were held up till the last
minute, but they are all in. We recog.
nize the old fossils, the saw dust bill,
the hedgehog bill, the Tickleneck pond
and Joe's pond bills, etc, etc. There
ought to be law to protect the legisla-
ture against such foolishness.
The report of the state board Of health
shows that there were 227 divorces
urantad in Varnont lo.t vaar Doac the
board class divorce as contagious
disease. and has it discovered the microbt
that causes it, or why does the board OF
health delve thus deep into this obstruse
question?
"The McFeeters bill to abolish capita
punishment should pass both houses,
says the Reformer. "Capital punish
ment is barbarous custom of the past
and the sooner 1t is abolished the sooner
we can regard ourselves as civilized
people"
The highway commissioner, says tina
Danvlle has 1875 miles of road, more
than any other town in the state. The
North Star was once located on Danvillt
heights but one day wandered of on thi;
maze of roads and never has been seer
since.
More bills to pay blank, blank o.
blank town than IN any session in many
years. Everyone who has CLAIM
against the state that is not collectabl,
by law has got someone to put in a bill
to help him put his hand into the stat,
treasury.
Chairman Stafford, of the corporation
committee, is the right man for the
place. His committee acts promptly OF
all bills sent to it, and its recommenda
tiOns are followed nv the HOuse Nor.