The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

II viii be an absolute impossiblhty
for the legislature to clean up its work
before Thanksgiving.
According to Mr. O'SuIliyans reselu-
tion newspapers may not solicit sub
scriptions in the State House.
The Senate passed today bill pro.
hibiting a candidate for Office from be-
ing on the ballot of more than one par
ty
The much heralded attorney general
bill was slaughtered by the House as If
it were nothing more than legalizing the
grand list Of Goshen's Gore.
Through the killing OF the bill to in
crease the state highway tax from to
cents, Barre city win be saved from
being milked to the extent Of about
81 900.
The man who said at the early part
Of the session that this legislature i
not legislative body would do well 70
amend his statement. Words are How
ing freer than water.
The correct vote laying away the bill
labolishing capital punishment was yeas
f53, nays So. Representative Watse q
lITyde Park was ID his seat and did not
vote, not being able to speak above
whisper
The Senate is still dead set on adj
iourning next Friday afternoon 70 =
week from the following Tuesday. Ahat
BODY yesterday unanimously adopted
/ the resolution providing for that ad'
joumment.
4 Conference committees OF the House
and Senate will attempt to break the
! deadlock on the question Of Sunday
hunting of deer and the amendment %
lH. 81, the Senate insisting that the au.
ditor's vouchers be public.
The state of Vermont Is asked for a
contribution Of S3,50o for erecting q
ianitors house near the Benningtga bat.
ltle monument, when $500 additional
Il raised by subscription. The sum oi
/ $500 Is asked also when $3.50 i raised
lby subscription.
The Senate got into the habit Of re-
considering yesterday afternoon When
lat recalled from the dead the bill relat.
ling 10 voters ia town meetings. Their
they ordered it To lie. The bill pro
vides that no man can vote in Maret
meeting unless be has paid tax tnt
year previous and presents receipt tol
the same
The cath annual report Of the State
Board OF Agriculture contains many
fhalf tone illustrations BY happy co
Incidence tie frontispiece Of the report
Is full page picture Of "A Vermont
IHaviield,r and Is from q photograph
taken on the farm Of Dana IA. Morse q
Randolph, the newly appointed membe
lof the board
Among The BILLS which have failed u
mass muster in the Senate was tha
providing for 4 general city charter fo
ial Vermont cities. The bin was iden
teal with the one killed BIZ the Hous
Yesterday forenoon; also relating t
hunting ou Sunday and relating TO th
protection Of binds and. on an adyeTs
ren0rt by the committee, the Hous
EbiiI providing for tile taking Of waite
for public use.
Hapeoad Of Peru feels highly elatel
over the passage this afternoon OF Hous
bin IS. a0#, forbidding the posting Q
advertisements within the bounds Q
the highways lie has spent laFg
amount 81 money the past year for th
purpose Of making his town attraetiu
for 4 high grade Of summer residents
No advertisements are in sight within
several miles oil his village, the peopi
Imakinq their own law 50 far. lie claim
that lis town il the banner town Q
the Union in that respect, 80 far 9
heard from, as well as having the oni,
, hotel with an outside fireplace. He con
tends that an occasional glympse 3
h deer il far preferable to a constan
view II tobacco and patent mediein
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