Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-28

debtor resides.
Some Early Deaths.

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alton 10 $500 instead of S2lC0 died quietly
/ at the hands of the House, its introducer.
Mr.. Waite Of Hyde Park, making no ef-
| fort in its behalf. II Is understood he
will push for the success OF that other
/ bill making the amount 1900 but -.
After some debate the Senate killed the
! bill allowing male citizens coming Of age
/ to vote at an election just prior to the
/ date when their lists would naturally be
/ taken. The measure had but few friends
among the senators. The Senate also re-
/ fused passage to the bill providing for
Incorporation of local Independent cnarl-
! ties.
! The general committee reported adverse
/ ~ on the fool bill to keep automobiles
| quiet from noon until midnight, and the
Senate turned it down without culver Of
regret.
The house has refused to amend the
/ law relating to assessment of county tax
and to interfere with the present provision
/ as to school age and admission of pupils.
/ II has also killed two bills comforting GER
/ tain authority on agents OF the Humane
/ Society.
The house has killed the bill allowing
the shooting Of deer with horns Of any
/ length: and the bill exempting from poll
/ tax persons who aided in repelling the
/ Fenian invasion.
/ Hhe morrill, Harr' Bill.
! After a two hours debate I'm the pres
/ ence Of packed galleries. lobby and win
dow seats. the house Yesterday after
/ noon passed the bill appropria ting SEQ. =
/ 600 for the erection and equipment OF
Morrill, agricultural hall at the University
1 Of Vermont by n vote Of 40 to 54 This
/ biz was ordered to a third reading on
Wednesday by the close vote Of 90 to Sc
and its fate. so far as the house Is con-
cerned was a matter OF conjecture up
/ to the end Of the debate and the begin
/ ming OF the roll CALL when II became APP
/ parent that the farmers were going to
stand by it. Mr.. Billiard Of Burlington
made a strong speech in support Of the
I measure. He explained the national ap-
] propriations for our state agricultural
/ college in 1852. 1887 and 1890 as having
I been made on the conuIIion that none Of
/ the money should be used for building
/ purposes. and declared that the time had
now come when the state should fur
nish and equip a structure to accommo-
! date the rapidly increasing number Of
| farmers sons applying for admission eas
/ students-a structure that should serve.
l too. as a fitting memorial of an honored
/ senator. II, he said, after accepting the
/ national appropriation and its conditions,
I Vermont is n6t willing to put up a build
/ ing, let us turn the money over TO some
4 state that will.
Mr.. O'Suliivan OF St Adams doubted
! II the resultant benefit to the state would
! sum, and so opposed the bin. He would
eliminate sBurlngton's special interest in
! this measure, and all sentiment I'm re-
/ gard to Senator Morrill,. and have the
/ house look at the matter from a practi-
cal standpoint He believed the scnti-
ment Of the farmers generally through
out the state was opposed to so large an
/ outlay al this time. and was OF the opin-
/ ion that present facilities at the agri-
/ cultural college were adequate. Mr.
/ start Of Bakersfield and Mr. Durick Of
Castleton were the only other members
/ to speak against the bill Messrs Ait
/ ken OF Woodstock, Archibald OF Man
/ chester, Sherburne OF Pomfret, Hilliard
/ Of Cabot. EDDY Of stowe Davis OF Glover
! OBrien Of South Burlington, Lewis Of
/ Troy, Morse OF Randolph. Grout OF Der
/ by and Smith OF Rutland City all spoke
earnestly in favor OF the bill.
Present indications point to the pas
sage Of this measure by the senate.
| For Election by Plurality.
! The senate, after a short debate yes
terday. passed a bill providing for cleo
I ton Of representatives by plurality An
| attempt was made to amend It BY Civ
| ing majority a chance until the third bal
! lot, but this was voted down and the
measure went through without further
| opposition
The house bill Of similar nature was
! reported adversely on the same day. Its
! introducer, MIR. Pape OF Barre City. spoke
/ In defence Of II, on the ground that the
! first ba.ot was the fairest and the pas
sage Of the bill would bring about i'm
provement of our election methods. OPP
/ ponents of the bill urge that a majority
Of the towns Of the state do not want
/ plurality on the first ballot but will be
satisfied with II on the second or third
! The bill was finally ordered to lie till a
| later date The friends OF straight plur-
| a hon al
are quite likely TO be the arblters Of
/ this question.
Mrs. Bells Reception.
The reception given by Mrs. Governor
Bell to the ladies of the state. on We'd
nesday evening was a brilliant function
/ largely attended in spite of unpropitious
weather. and pronounced the most elab-
orately gOwned AFFAIR Of the kind in re-
cent years. Mrs. Bell was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. C. II. Stearns. Mrs. Ros-
well Farnham, Mrs. L. X. Fuller. Mrs L.
A Woodbury.. Mrs. Josiah Grout Mrs
Z. NJ Mansur. Mrs. Y. s. Stanton and
Mrs. c. S. Page. Members of the gov
ernor's staff directed by Gen Gilmore
served as ushers. The decorations were
fine ball given under the auspices of
60. H of Montpelier followed the recep-
ton.
Pick-ups.
That familiar attempt to make the
trustee process work at IS instead Of $40
is on again this year
An appropriation OF $500 annually to
the State Horticultural society is the bur-
den Of one bill.
Walter Pollard OF Baltimore was elect
ed a justice of the peace, in joint as
sembly. to fill a vancancy.
Weekly payment is still an the rack
and the committee will not be able to re-
port the bill for ten days.
Indications are that the matter of eau
Gus reform will develop in the shape Of
some fairly simple and direct measure
which will guard against the more PROM
inent evils of the present system and
prove step in the right direction
Neither OF the two very cumbersome bills
that have been introduced find much IA
vor in the committee. by reason of the
| large amount OF machinery they call for
Gov. Bell has been presented with a
very artistically constructed milking
stool 1t Is made of six different kinds OF
wood-basswood, butternut, black cherry.
| birds-eye maple, curly birch and SUI
mach-fnely inlaid and polished. It was
sent to the Governor by the maker-H
NJ. Salmon of Glover.
Date for date, III more bills had been
introduced In the house, up to this morn