Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-18
Monday.

who cannot read and are 100 proud
| to ask for assistance from the ballot
clerks. Senator Lord of Washington
favored the bill because 1t would help
many voters to vote in secret ana
called attention to the fact that an
educational qualification Is not re-
quired In this state, but that we have
manhood suffrage. The bill authoriz-
ing the Deerfied River company to
issue bonds was passed.
Senator Prouty of Orleans pre-
sented a Joint resolution providing
that when the general assembly ad-
iourns Friday afternoon, Nov 1S, 1t be
to meet Tuesday forenoon, Nov. 20,
no per dems to be paid during the
recess but 10 cents per mile to be al
lowed for mileage.
The vote refusing a third reading
to the bill to prevent cruelty to live
stock, was reconsidered and the bill
was ordered to a third reading.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Red
field of Hubbardton, creating the Of
flee of attorney general and providing
that the appointing power shall be
vested in the supreme court, was
killed, because the house preferred
measure providing for election by the
general assembly This does not
mean hostility to the project of ere
ating the office of attorney general
The house ordered to a third read
ing the bill introduced by Mr.. Proc
tor of Proctor creating a tuberculo-
sis commission of five members.
Tuesday.
After debating the question for
nearly the entire day, the house, by
vote of 1853 to 49, refused to grant a
third reading to the bill abollshlng
capital punishment, and substituting
therefor life Imprisonment. A crowd
ed house listened to the debate. The
leaders in the debate who were in
favor of the bill were Mr.. Billiard of
Burlington Mr. Darling of Chelsea,
Mr.. O'Sullivan of st. Adams city and
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru. Those who OPP
posed the bill and favored keeping
capital punishment on the statute
books were Mr.. Hilliard of Cabot
Mr.. Grout of Derby, and Mr.. Fits OF
Brattleboro 1t was the best display
of oratory that has been made on
either floor during the session thus
far. During the arguments, the eff
feet the passage or the killing OF thls
bill would have on the fate OF Mary
Rogers. the convicted Bennington
murderess, was only incidentally re-
ferred to- Mr. Nutting of Westmin-
ster made an effective speech against
the bill.
The house refused a third reading
to the bill creating the office of at
torney- general, appointment to- pc
made by the governor, with advice
and consent of the senate.
The senate adopted the joint resolu-
tion providing for an adjournment
from Friday to Nov. 29, without pay
during the recess, with mileage one
way.
The house refused passage Of the
bill annexing a part Of the town OF
Lowell to the town of Albany
Wednesday.
The senate killed the house bill by
Mr.. Aitken of Woodstock, making
one member of the board of agricul-
ture a forestry commissioner and en-
powering said commissioner to ap-
point fire wardens in the several
towns in the state. An amendment
was proposed to the house bill, which
was passed, defining and punishlng
kidnapping, making the fine not more
than $4,000 instead of not more thah
81 900 for this offence. The bill reiat-
ing to fraud in sale OF garden seeds
was passed; also that to protect
monument and burial lot of william
French in Westminster, and the pi'i
relating to milk cans ana otner re-
ceptacles of intoxicating and non-ln-
toxieating beverages. The bill en-
larging powers of married women was
killed. Two petitions for munlcipal
and presidential suffrage for women
were presented. The committee TO IN
vestigate the Bennington battle mon
umerlt reported, recommending re
pairs and changes to cost about so'-
75O. a part Of which can be raised on
subscription.
The house reconsidered its vote re-
fusing a third reading to the bril- IN
troduced in the senate by Senator
Slack creating the office or attorney
general. This bill as amended by the
senate provides for the election OF an
attorney general by the legislature
instead of having such official APP
pointed by the governor. After the
provisions of the bill had been ex-
blamed by Mr.. Fits of Brattleboro
and Mr.. Proctor of Proctor it was
ordered to third reading without
debate. Thus far only two candidates
are active for the position. These are
Col. A. A. Hall of st. Albans and
John G. Sargent of Ludlow.
The house also ordered to a third
reading the bill increasing approprla-
tions for the state normal schoois
from $4,000 to $500 annually.
The house adopted in concurrence
the joint resolution originating. IN tne
senate providing for a recess OF the
legislature from Friday, Nov. is, to
Tuesday. Nov. go, with no per diem
next week, and ten cents mileage one
way.
The bill requiring dealers in ever
green trees to procure license was
slaughtered in the house.
Mr.. Miles of Barton, Mr.. Fits OF
Brattleboro and Mr.. Bailey of Essex
were appointed conference commit
tee for bill making the auditor OF ac-
counts a certifying officer. Ihe SEN
ate insists on striking out the house
amendment prohibing public lnspec-
ton of auditors accounts.
Among bills killed were one to pre-
vent double taxation and one repeal
ing six-inch law for brook trout.
Among those passed were one provid-
ing that liquor licensees shall not hold
office in public school management;
creating a tuberculosis commission
and authorizing sale of the state camp
ground to the United States govern
ment.
The governor signed the Morrill, hall
bill: the bill appropriating $500 tow
ard a battle monument at Monocaey.
Md. and that extending the power OF
states attorneys in prosecuting by IN
formation.
The governor returned to the sem
ate without approval the bill making
fees for witnesses in county courts "
per day with six cents mileage Tor
travel in the state. The governor |
thinks such fees as render 1t proht-
able to become a witness would tend
to increase litigation. He thinks II
4 citizens duty to the public to give |
what evidence he can when contro-
versies arise.
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