Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-17

The House developed two nice littl
scraps Friday morning. The bill to shu
of deer killing for the ensuing thre
years, adversely reported by the committee
found many friends on the floor. The in
humanity OF shooting the beautiful
Inoffensive deer was forclbly urged, anS
the House was so moved TO compassion
that 1t ordered the bill TO third reading
l20 to 56. The other contest WIS over
change in town lines by which it wa
proposed TO transfer a slice OF the town
OF Lowell to Albany. Orleans county
men usually dwell together in brothe
love, but here was an Instance when they
didn't, but got after each other with
hatchets. The tract in question is a lum-
Der region lately stripped that Lowell
/ doesn't want any longer because it costs
more than it pays, while Albany doesn't
want it for obvious reasons. The land
! lies over the mountain from the rest OF
1 Lowell, and its trade and business go to
| Albany. The committee on town lines
! visited the scene and voted 5 to in favor
Of the bill TO set the land onto Albany.
! The whole case was threshed out on the
! House floor Interestingly. Pape, Grout,
blanchard, Lewis, Archibald, O'Sullivan
and other good speakers took part. The
vote on third reading was a tie, 95 TO 50;
the speaker voted yes and the bin was
advanced.
The House slaughtered no less than Is
House bills Friday, including measures
relating to valued insurance, local COOP
efatiye insurance, five-year certificates TO
teachers. giving railroad commission
jurisdiction over telephone companies.
licenses for nom resident hunters Of small
game, making close season for deer,
moose and carbon until 1908, appoint
ment OF county road commissioners by
state commissioner, pay OF petit jurymen
removal OF stones from highways. open
deer season OF three days, appropriation
for photographic work.
The House Friday afternoon passed the
House bill calculated to give laborers and
OF material for a contract lob
preference over prior creditors in case
trustee process is levied, also passed Mr..
Agan's 'anti-graft BILL" one relating 10
notice TO oYerseer, and Senate bill in
creasing fees of witnesses.
The House went in at O'Clock Saturday
morning for an hours session ana skipped |
for home on the 9 o'clock trains.
Il killed five-day deer season bill, also |
Dllls allowing each side in civil case to |
challenge six jurors peremptorily, permit |
ling teachers To visit school three DAYS In /
year without loss OF pay, relating to tray- |
cling school exhibits and libraries, re-
Iuslng exemption for debts owing without i
me state, to prevent cruelty in shipment
of live stock, to have money loaned on Sc
,urity IN sums less than 1000 exempted
rom local taxation and taxed to the state. |
same as savings bank deposits now are.
AT saturday mornings session OF the
senate, the House bill appropriating 500
or monument at Monocacy, Md, was
passed also Senate bills giving town and
MY officers equal powers as to highways,
providing that in case OF death or dissbil.
" OF county examiner Of teachers the
uperintendent OF education may tempo
arly discharge the duties; also House
Ills providing state pay for janitors at
ounty buildings and providing clerical
sslstance for reporters OF supreme court
Both houses adjourned until 2:3O Mon
ay afternoon.