Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-10-31

A few papers and persons who have
not taken the time to read the Battell
bill, II. 104, persist in calling it "Dis-
rensary" bill, when 1t Is very far from
that. 1t follows the Massachusetts, law
more nearly than the South Carolina.
Study the bill, boys, or else do not speak
and betray your lack of knowledge of
what you are talking about.
The very able and conclusive address
of retiring President John Young, of the
Vermont Bar association, Tuesday night,
was solar plexus blow to the referen-
dumists. He showed that the courts
had uniformly held that the Legislature
could not delegate their constitutional
rights as law makers to the people.
There was joint session of the legls-
lature Wednesday afternoon when the
portrait of Admiral Clark of the Oregon,
was unveiled with appropriate speeches,
etc. The Admiral was present and
showed his appreciation of. the honor
paid him in neat little speech. The
largest crowd of the session was present.
If the bill, II. 100, by Mr.. Preble, of
Shoreham, becomes a law, a voter will
mark each name for which he wishes to
vote, and the squares at the top are re-
moved. This leaves the law as it was
first adopted, and is the pure Australian
ballot.
Mr.. Crandall, of Wells, has very evil
IDENTIFY had trouble with some papers
that he has taken as he has introduced
bill, II. no. providing that no person
can be sued for any paper bill, etc.
This is clearly unconstitutional, as it
interferes with private contracts.
The bill introduced by Senator Phelps
will put an end to towns being obliged
to lay a road to one house through valu-
able property, when it can be shown
that the owner of the land through which
the road or street passes would be bene-
fitted. lie will have to give the land.
Representative Battell has brought a
pair of his Morgans to this city and if il
will stop raining occasionally proposes
to give his friends an airing behind some
of the best horsefesh in Addison county
- Nontpnliar DAILY Journa1
The House is getting right down to
business and Wednesday suspended for
the rest of the session the JOINT rule re-
curing the reading Of all bills when in
troduced. The House then voted to read
private and corporate bills by title only.
At the end of the session last night DPS
bills had been introduced In the House
and 102 in the Senate. This is more
than two years ago, October so, when
240 bills had been introduced in the
House, and SO in the Senate
There was pleasant surprise party in
the executive chamber when Gov. Stew
art, Admiral Clark and Gov. Ormsbet
called to pay their respects to Gov. Nc
Cullough. They told stories and had 8
general good time.
Mr.. Lawrence of Rutland, introduced
an important bill Wednesday evening
tn IT,tA ha1 atn
At present any printer can buy and ust
a union label, if he has the cash, which il
wrong.
The legislature is evidently determined
to make ballot marking as easy as posi-
BILE and to take the intent of the voter
no matter how it is shown or whether
the ballot is technically marked right OF
not
Bailey, of Newbury, was in the Senate
one day this week, and tried senatorial
chair. He filled 1t more than full, too
Besides being mighty good fellow hi
is of senatorial size and ability.
Mr.. Stafford, of Morristown, has in
troduced bill authorizing the governor
to appoint one woman on each of TIT
state boards, which is right in theory
and would prove right in practice.
The Daily journal states an absolute
fact when it said Tuesday that harmony