Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-14
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to act with. and the use of check lists at
| caucuses. have been introduced in the
senate this week.
The farmers organization i'm the legis-
ature was completed on Wednesday night
by the choice of S. w. Butterfield of
Weathersfeld as PRESIDENT r. b. Galusha
of Royalton. secretary; II. N Davis Of
Glover, treasurer; D. II. Morse Of Ran
doph, Geo. r. Aitken of Woodstock and
G.. w. Pierce of Brattlebofo, executive
committee.
The house on Thursday adopted Joint
! resolution expressing the public appreci-
alton of Senator Proctor's service in res
cuing valuable historical manuscripts
and records from obscurity and putting
them in the possession of the state.
The committee on claims is putting in
considerable hard work o'nights among
Auditor Graham's accounts and vouchers.
The house broke the record by passing
a bill as early as Thursday-amending the
American Fidelity company's charter to
permit their doing business in New York
state.
The bill repeating all bounties on nox-
ious animals will be reported favorably
by the general committee the first of
next week.
The joint standing committee on tenn
perance was completed on Thursday. 1t
includes Senators Slack of Caledonia,
Fletcher of Windsor, Fowler of Bennng-
ton, Lord of Washington county, and
Messrs. Graves of Bennington, Grout of
Derby, Dart of Springfield, OSullivan Of
st. Adams city, Agan of Ludlow, Crane
of Brookiield, and Leavens of Cambridge.
There is a prospect that this strongly
made-up committee will have consider
able business on its hands before the ses-
sion ends.
Mr.. Campbell of Rockingham has in
| troduced bill making women eligible to
positions on the state boards.
IN 10 ha dbar
Der of the special committee whose bus
mess ii will be to consider and report on
all caucus bills introduced. The appoint
ing of this committee grew out of the idea
that these important measures could re-
ceive in this way the attention they de-
manded.
The legislature adjourned this (Friday)
forenoon till Monday afternoon.
Chaplain Farman of the senate is Sc
riously ILL.,
The Latest Arrivals.
Mr.. Fits yesterday introduced a bill to
regulate child-labor-a measure in which
the state Federation of Women's Clubs
! are specially interested and in behalf of
which they have taken definite action.
No child under 70 shall be employed in
any mill or factory in any capacity; no
child under 10 to be employed during
school sessions; children 16 years old, who
have had 26 weeks of schooling may be
employed; a $50 fine imposed for viola
lions.
measure to equalize taxation extends
to real estate holders the same right to
offset for debts owing as holders of per-
sonal property now enjoy.
| Three bills touching on the exemption
| of saving banks deposits have already
| been presented, two of them making the
| limit $500 and $1,000, respectively, and the
! third providing that the banks pay all
taxes on deposits, leaving the depositor
entirely exempt.
Other of the more important measures
| introduced on Thursday may be sum-
married. thus: Making the state auditor
certifying officer; prohibiting towns, cities
or villages from bonding for any purpose
to an amount exceeding five per cent of
the grand list; making husband and wife
competent witnesses for or against each
other; to have license commissioners
chosen by ballot instead of by selectmen,
and to put granting of fifth-class licenses
in their hands; removing the square from
the head of the official ballot; making the
open season for trout end July 81; to
abolish the railroad commission; and pro-
viding for payment of full value in case
of destruction by fire of insured goods.