Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09
new LIQUOR LAW
Some Stringent Provisions for
Second Class Licenses.
Graft Revealed in Investigating Commit
tees Report-AdjoYrnment of Legis-
lature Expected Tomorrow.
Montpelier, VT, Dec.

Montpelier, VT, Dec, 9,
The special committee investigating the
state institutions presented their report to
the legislature yesterday. 1t was scath-
ing arraignment of the directors of the
state prison and house of correction for
open and calamitous neglect of duty vio-
lation of statutory provision as to the
management of those establishments,
and, so far at least as one director is con-
cerned, a manipulation of the business
deals connected with the house of cor
rection with a view to personal profit.
Superintendent Cakes of the state prison
Is scored for unwarrantable use of state
supplies, for personal use, for reckless
extravaganza in the purchase of supplies
and for featilering his own nest in va
rious ways while supposed to be faith
fully guarding the states interests. The
committee recommend the removal of the
superintendent and the board of directors
considering their retention in office as
detrimental to the state. Superintendent
Morgan of the house of correction is not
SO severely criticized, but the condition
of things there is declared to be unbusi-
nesslike and to sadly need reforming.
The report concerning the Vermont In
dustrial school is decidedly creditable to
the trustees and the superintendent.
AS to the Vermont Hospital for the In
sane, the committee had no time for
searching investigation, but recommend
that provision therefor be made at once.
There Is q strong flavor of graft" in
the report, and it has created decided
sensation. commission will be APP
pointed to make thorough work of the
asylum at Waterbury,
The New Liquor Bill.
The bill prepared by the joint com
mittee on temperance, after several weeks
of elaboration, in amendment of the To-
cal option law enacted in 1902. was intro
duced in the senate on Wednesday and
passed by that body yesterday morning
without word of discussion or opposi-
ton. Its scope was simply explained by
the chairman of the committee and the
senate acted promptly. The bill was
taken up in the house this morning and
indications are that not all of the COM
mittee's amendments will be agreed to by
the lower branch An abstract of the bill
as reported by the committee will be
found elsewhere
OF Local Interest.
Senator Pierce's bill making the last
week in October the open season for deer
has passed the senate.
The bill to incorporate the village of
Jacksonville has passed both houses
Representatives Tyler of Guilford, Shaw
of Marlboro and Miner of Halifax were
recorded in last weeks correspondence
as absent and not voting on the caucus
BILL This was true enough, but as they
were absent on committee business at the
Soldiers home, they can't be twitted of
Sinking"
Senator Pierce's bill appropriating $500
to protect the William French burial lot
at Westminster was tossed about a bit
In the house at the instance of Mr.
Hapgood of Peru, That gentleman is a
trife sensitive on the subjects of monu-
ments. and had an idea that Westmins-
ter's local pride should lead her to take
care or this lot and monument without
calling on the state. Mr. Nutting de-
Tended the appropriation and explained
the condition Of things there, several