News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-10-19

III oNoSlOhJ anu clloN0 Nlh plOt lbNh
of children 16 years old who have
had 26 weeks schooling in the year
Briefly, other bills introduced are
To make the auditor a certifying of
fcer; making women eligible to
places on state boards; prohibiting
towns, cities orvillages from bonding
to an amount not greater than six
per cent of the grand list; making
husband and wife competent wit
nesses for or against each other
electing license commissioners by
popular vote and giving them charge
of fifth class licenses; removing the
square from the head of the official
ballot; shortening the trout season
just month; amending the law rel
ative to the drawing of jurors re-
pealing the anti-treating clause OF
the license law; allowing widows OF
persons dying intestate and without
issue all household goods in addition
to their present share of the estate
providing for the proper care of ami
mails in transit; and tor payment by
insurance companies of full value on
goods destroyed by fire.
SUNDRIEs.
The junket fever, which makes its
appearance to greater or less de-
gree at every session, was prescribed
for by Mr.. O'Sullivan of St. Adams
City in a joint resolution limiting the
number of visiting committee to five
for each institution. The resolution
was carried by a margin of four votes
in the House, but the Senate killed it,
mainly on the ground that it discrim-
mated too closely as to the num-
Der of pilgrims from each committee.
1t is not at all unlikely, however,
that the dead resolution will leave
behind it moral effect" that will
prevent the fever running as high as
in some previous years.
The farmers in the Legislature
have started in again with vi9or-
GUS organization, and their weekly
meeting for debate on measures com
ing up in House or Senate will becen-
tiers of interest.
S. B. Waite has been appointed
clerk of the committee on railroads.
Several important measures are to
come before that committee and it
will have something to do through
out the entire session.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Leavens
Thursday is an act amending sec
tions 7 and 81 of the acts of 1902;
towns shall elect liquor commission
ers by ballot at town meetings with
out regard to their political afflilia-
tons; fifth class or druggist license
may be granted by license commits
sioners instead of selectmen as at
present-referred to the joint COM
mittee on Temperance.
Another bill introduced by Leavens
is an act amending act 9Oof the laws
of 1902; no person engaged in the
liquor traffic, directly or indirectly,
may be accepted as surety on bond;
no persC n to be surety for more than
one applicant; sureties must be resi-
dents of same town as applicant-re-
terred to committee on temperance.
When the General Assembly ad-
iourned on Friday forenoon, to rest
until Monday, Is bills had come in
to the House and 20 into the Senate.
THE LIEUT. GOVERNOR OPINION.
Lieut., Gov. Stearns has been inter
viewed by a newspaper reporter and
this is what he says concerning the
Legislature and the bills to be passed:
Mr.. Stearns is sapguine in saying that
in his opinion the body this term will
prove business making body. "There
will be a caucus law enacted" said he,
although the bill now before the Leg
stature will be modified somewhat. 1
do not believe much will be done with
the liquor license law aside from
change in the second class license to a
higher fee. The town system of license
boards is not satisfactory in every case
but probably cannot we'll be improved
upon. There may be other minor
changes made" "What about State
?" queried the reporter. "Will
there be reform there?"
A special committee is already at
work investigating the State insane
asylum accounts. but there isn't time
for full investigation before adjourn
ment. l would like to see all the sup
plies, particularly coal, ETC., used by
the State institutions purchased by CON
tract instead of each for,itself as at pres
ent There would be a great saving
here.
"The bounties on noxious animals
have got to go, as the bill providing for
this change in the law is meeting with
great favor"
Continued on Page Four.)
Good Templar Officers.