Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-21

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petency of witnesses. Ordered to a
third reading were: Amending the
law regulating the practice of phar-
macy; relating to special teachers
certificates; relating to distribution
of the state school tax; to invest
ments and loans; better care of health
of pupils in public schools. A bill was
passed relating to Rutland city.
MONDAY, Nov. 14-Bills passed
were: Relating to ballots, emblems
to be put over party columns, and sew
eral others of local interest,
In the house the bill to prevent cru
city to animals in shipment was or
dered to third reading after much
debate, as was also the bill relating to
tuberculosis commission, amended to
make the outlay per year not exceed
ing $4,000 instead of $1,000.
Many bills of local interest were
passed but those of state interest were:
prohibiting use of fences and bridges
for advertising purposes; amending
the statute relating to refunding mu-
nicipal Indebtedness. Towns may
regulate such refunding; prohibiting
wild duck hunting by means of motor
boats.
Bills killed were: To equalize tax
alton; creating the Office of attorney
general and making officer appointive
bv Supreme Court; exempting island
property from state highway and
school tax.
TUEsDAY.-The senate did very lit
tie work because of the interest taken
in the bill before the house at this
time, they adjourned.
The bill in the house was the one
abolishing capital punishment. The
Representatives hall was full to the
doors and deep interest was taken in
the whole proceeding. The question
was debated with great eloquence and
with strong arguments on both sides.
At noon no vote had been take n and
not until about o'clock in the after
ternoon was the house ready to vote
on the question. The vote finally
stood 153 to 83 to refuse the third
reading of the bill. The house then
took up the Lowell and Albany land
controversy, and after heated argu-
ments, third reading of the bill was
refused by vote of 146 to 80.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the senate large
amount of work was done although
most of it was of local interest. Bills
of state in trust were: Relating to
official ballots; defining and punish
ing kidnapping; Incorporating Saw
| ipgs Bank and Trust Go. at North
Troy. Ordered to third reading
were: incorporating Newport and
Derby Electric Railway Co., land others
of local interest. Those killed were
relative to preservation of forests
enlarging powers of married women
In the house a large amount O.
work was done. Bills killed were
to prevent double taxation. Money
loaned at four per cent or less on rea
estate to be exempt; relating to time
when road commissioners shall re-
| port; road commissioners to repair
bridges; relative to catching or hav'
ing in possession brook trout. Re
pealing six inch law; relative to de-
duction for debts owing; cities anc
towns to unite for highway improve
ment.
Bills passed: providing for the
establishment and maintenance o.
public warehouses and prescribing
regulations for the management
thereof; amending the law regulating
the practice of pharmacy; penalty o
$40 for allowing minors to play in o.
frequent pool rooms; putting tn
, Vermont National Guard on to sam
basis as regulars; providing for
reservation of $4,000 of the stat
school tax before distribution. MI
Dart explained the method of distri
button under present law. The res
ervation now is fixed at $4,000
liquor licensees not to hold Office i
public school management; creatin
a tuberculosis commission, formulat
, ing it's plans and appropriating moi
f exceed $1,000 per year for the work
authorizing sale of the state cam
, ground to the United States govern
, ment.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.