Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-10

N"' N'S '"'"OaN commission, the
Prohibitory Law and Corporation
Taxes.
Montpelier, Wednesday, Oct &
The second weeks work of tho vor
mont legislature has opened with a
rush, and several important bills -
a kind that are usually left till toward
the end of the session are ALREADY bo
fore either the Senate or the House
Speaker Mortified announced tbo
House committees when that bodv
/ reconvened Tuesday afternoon. Tho
! chairmanships and the assignments ~
! Windham county members are pfvon
! elsewhere. The makeup of the com.
mittees is almost unanimouslv an.
! proved Throughout the list tho
speaker has shown impartiality and
purpose to expedite the public busi.
ness.
Senator Russell of Hinesburg intro.
duced Tuesday afternoon a bill chang.
ing completely the cattle commission
law. This bill creates a new commits.
ion. provides strict regulations against
the importation Of infected cattle
does away with the compulsory tuber.
culosis test, and provides for fun nav.
ment for diseased cattle killed under
the law.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Brownell. and in the House
by Mr.. Douglass of Williston, provid.
I ing that a plurality vote shall elect
town representatives The House bill
makes the time for turning the boxes
5 O'Clock instead of 8. A very import.
ant bill was introduced in the House
by Mr.. Porter of Wilmington to in.
crease the revenue on corporation
taxes. This bill increases the rate TO
be paid by railroads from 212 per cent.
of gross earnings to per cent: tele-
phone companies, from 3 per cent to
) per cent. telegraph companies from
3 per cent. to AZ per cent: sleeping
and palace car companies from per
cent. to ~ per cent; express com.
panies, from per cent. to 6iA per cent:
building and investment companies
from / to per cent. of sums loaned
outside the state.
Today two important bills have been
introduced. which were drawn by ex
Judge and ex-senator Ross of ST.
Johnsbury. The first of these. intro
duced in the House by Mr. Bailey Of
Newbury. completely recasts the rail-
road commission law. In substance
it gives the railroad commissioners
the power of a court of record. regu
lates the method of practice before the
board and gives the board jurisdiction
in all matters provided for in the char.
tiers of the railroad companies.
; The other bill. introduced in the
Senate by Senator Walbridge of Es.
sex. relates to the liquor traffic and is
modification of the present prohb-
: itorv law. the purpose being. evidently.
to do away with its Objectionable fea.
T lures. 1t provides for state com.
missioner, at a salary of $1,000 year.
; who shall appoint not more than ten
agents for the sale of liquor in each
, county. The commissioner shall buy,
: test and distribute all liquors to
; agents. Sales are to be as nearly at
cost as may be. The statute is re-
pealed making payments of salaries
to states attorneys dependent on per-
Torrance of duty under certificate Of
presiding Judge. Also the provisions
giving justices of the peace concurrent
, jurisdiction, relating to disclosure OF
intoxicated persons. relating to injunc-
tons directed against nuisances and
. properties in which they are located.
and making the holding of a United
States revenue certificate prima face
, evidence against holders of them.
= Mr.. Spencer of Wilmington in the
e Senate and Rev. c. D. r. Meacham of
r Passumpsic in the House introduced
bill giving women the right to vote
e and hold Office in town, city, village
e and fire district meetings. A weekly
payment bill was introduced in the
. House by Mr.. Lawrence of Rutland,
who was elected to the House on a
labor platform. The bill provides
for the weekly payment of wages in
q cash by corporations.
n News of the death of Gen Grout re-
: ceived Tuesday afternoon, created a
chaplain made a touching reference
e to the event in his opening prayer A
1 joint resolution was adopted by both
$ Houses, recognizing Gen. CIRCUITS dis
tinguished public services in the war
. for the Union, as a brigadier of state
militia in defence of the northern Yer
i, mont border. as member of the state
! legislature for several terms, and dur
: ing his protracted service in the ma
! tional House of Representatives Sen
= ators Stiles of Caledonia, Mayo OF
It Washington, Jackson of Orleans, Wal
s bridge of Essex. Graves OF Caledonia
and Representatives Russell of Rut
t land town, Seaver of Barton. Morrill, Of
r STAFFORD Horton of Poultney and
o Bundy of ST Johnsbury were appoint
:, ed a committee to represent the legs
q lature at Gen. CIRCUITS funeral.
n Next Tuesday is the date fixed by
: law for. the election of a United States
Senator for the full term beginning
q next March. There is no doubt O
i Mr. Dillingham's reelection by pracu
e cally a solid Republican vote. INT
e two Houses will vote separately OF
/ Tuesday and the following day at nool
! q joint assembly will be held, whei
- the vote will be declared.
) The Democrats of the House arr
st holding meetings each Tuesday even
ing to discuss all important natter
n of legislation. Mr.. Gale of Guilford
If the acknowledged leader of the Hous
/ on the Democratic side, is the chaiI
Ie man of these meetings. 1t is under
s stood that both Mr.. Gale and DR.. Con
e land of Brattleboro are giving atten
a ton to the formulation of licens
81 law, to be submitted to the House Il
r. due time.
10 The farmers of the House effecte
g an organization Wednesday. night 10
the proper protection of their own IL
terests, and to secure united actio
~, IaofcIafinp dfraof1u n fantinp them