Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-13

vile competent witnesses IN cases CIVIL OF
criminal, under certain restrictions.
Senator Pierce favors SIS deer license
for nonresident deer hunters.
The Senate and House both passed a
resolution providing for Legislative in
yestigation OF state expenses.
The Senatorial heads of the joint stand
ing committees are:-Llbraries, Holbrook
OF Essex; house of correction, James OF
Addison; industrial school, Isham of
Ghittenden; state and court expenses,
Baldwin of Orange; insurance, Wells OF
Washington; immigration, Prouty Of
Orleans; game and fisheries, Pierce OF
Windham; public health, Fish Of Wind
sor; temperance, Slack of Caledonia
revision Of bills, Simpson OF Caledonia.
Senator Fletcher OF Windsor is on the
joint temperance committee.
In the House the most important bill
vas one framed by c. j. Russell, senator
amendments TO the local option law. The
bill provides for the appointment of
license commissioners by the governor,
three for each county, to be paid . day
by the state and to serve six years each.
1t repeals the second-elass license. IL
removes the discrimination in the cider
clause relative to sales by the barrel by
home manufacturers, which is said to be
unconstitutional. II requires that minors
convicted Of intoxlcation shall disclose,
or be jailed until they do. and that the
persons disclosed against shall be prose-
euted. Ii restores the old prohibitory law
provisions relative to search and seizure,
and taxing OF costs in cases Of intoxica-
son. This bill represents the views OF
be moderate license men as to changes
n the law.
Two bills relating TO the automobile
appeared in the House. One OF them
requires a general licensing OF machines
and drivers by the secretary of state,
with display Of signs by autos, so that
they may be reported IL they do wrong.
Many rules for the proper operation of
autos are prescribed and fines named for
violations. The other bill. by Pierce, OF
Far ee, shuts autos off the highways
from noon to mIdnight-sort of half
and half arrangement.
A bill by Mr.. Darling of Chelsea gives
the right OF appeal to county court from
findings OF selectmen when lands are
taken for school purposes.
Start of Bakersfield thinks il is time to
revise the Vermont statutes and has
bill to that effect in.
The Georgia man has bill to prohibit
seining in Missisquoi Bay from Jan. LIST
to Oct. 1st.
Sherwin OF Jamaica wants to remove
the restrictions as TO pharmacists being
licensed.
OBrien Of South. burlington joins in
the raid on animal bounties with bill
knocking them all out.
Two bills relating to deer hunting are
IN; one prohibits shooting deer with horns
less then three inches long,
A House bill changes time OF holding
annual town meeting from March until
first Tuesday in May.
Another limits exemption OF church
property 10 property actually used 'or
church purposes.
Father 0sullivan scored over Josiah
G~t IN the House Wednesday marninE
securing the, passage of his resolution 70
cut down the size OF the committees OF
visitation to state institutions. Grout
was willing to compromise and limit the
junkets 10 the committees only, but ms
effort failed.
Caucus legislation still holds the pole.
Several bills came in Wednesday, Senators
Slack and Buxton, in measures much alike,
proposed that voters shall state their pollt-
ical preference TO the listers in the spring,
from which a check list shall be made up
later for use of caucus, and nobody shall
vote in caucus other than that OF ms
party, under penalty of fine.
Senator Dickey Of Orange wants the law
amended so that Freemen's meeting can
adjourn by a two thirds vote, on failure 10
elect representative. A unanimous vote
is now necessary Mr.. Dickey also has
bill in to allow men 70 vote al March
meeting when liab ble to assessment at fol-
lowing tax levy. Now they cannot IN
less they paid taxes the year before.
Waite Of Hyde Park put in House hili
reducing savings bank deposits exempted
from present limit of 5000 to 200.
Bills 10 incorporate the South Royalton
Cemetery association and the First Congl
church OF Bethel were introduced BY Mr.
Galusha OF Royalton and Mr.. Davis Of
Bethel. respectively.
Cheney u Newark proposes to abolish
capital punishment for murder.
Archibald Of Manchester wants to re-
peal the anti-treating clause of the local
option law.
Several bills providing for plurality
election Of representatives are already in
A bill hy stratton Of Montpelier admits
10 practice of osteopathy graduates oi
Still college. Des Moines.
The houses will vote separately Tor Y. :.
senator Tuesday, the 18th, and jointly the
18th. Redfield Proctor viii be returned
without Republican opposition.