Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
18TH SESSION OF GENERAL AS.
sEMBLY ENDS SATURDAY.
Senate Killed Resolution to Examine
Mental Condition Of Mrs. Rogers
License Bill Passed by House-No
Finance Inspector Confirmed.

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Finance Inspector Confirmed.
The 12Sth session OF the genera
assembly OF Vermont adjourned at
o'clock Saturday morning. Dec. 10
after working all night. The senate
presented Lieut-Gov. Stearns with I
Speaker John Merriiield was giver
a purse of 500 In gold and Chap
lain NJ. w. Farman "a purse OF S1S7.
The senate again refused to con-
Arm the nomination of l.. A. Cobb OF
Island Pond for inspector OF finance
and unless the act of the legislature
continuing II. :. Plat In that Office
is retroactive the state is without an
inspector of finance. The nomina-
ton of DR., George 5. Foster of Put
ney as supervisor of the insane for
a term Of six years was confirmed.
The senate killed without debate the
joint resolution passed IA few hours
before by the house, providing for the
appointment of commission to ex-
anime the mental condition of Mrs.
Mary Rogers. II passed the bih ere
ating permanent school fund, and
killed the bills recognizing the rail-
road commission, and providing for
the election of representatives to the
general assembly by plurality on
the third ballot.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Charles w. Gates OF Frank
lin to be state highway commission
er; H. c.. Thomas of Stowe, state
fish and game commissioner; +. b.
Pier of Jamaica, director of the
states prison and house of correc-
ton; George T. Howard OF Crafts
bury. railroad commissioner for six
years, and Joseph ", Fowler OF
Manchester trustee of the Vermont
Industrial school for six years.
Before a committee of the whole
in the senate, j. l.. Cushman, state
tax commissioners, presented brief
ly his understanding OF the condition
of the finances of the state. In his
opinion, under existing laws, there
will be a deficit of about $4,000 dur
ing the next biennial term, taking
into account the regular expenditures
and the 100000 appropriation for
Morrill, hail. He thought the pro-
posed increase of corporation taxes
from 2ia TO 2A per cent on their
gross receipts would just about meet
the probable deficit The house
passed the bill increasing the salary
of the tax commissioner from Sl,l00
TO $4,000
The senate refused to confirm the
of A. w. Foote of Corn
wall as trustee of the state hospital
for the insane and the governor ap- |
pointed Daniel ID. Burditt Of Pitts |
ford for that position. who was con-
tirmed
The senate passed the tax corpor-
alton bill after proposing an amend
ment making the tax of gross earn
ngs of railroads az instead Of "a
per cent, as proposed by the bill.
This amendment, which was con-
,urred in by the house, leaves the
aw where II has been for the past
)ast two years.
The open season for deer will for
he next two years be the last week
n october containing six working
lays, the house having passed In
Concurrence without debate the SEN
lie bill providing for thus shortening
he open season.
The senate made a special order of
ouse bill $50, to create a permanent
chool fund, which was passed by a
ote of 90 to /.
The house passed the new liquor
Nv by yea and nay vote OF 15s to
8. No amendment was made save
ne to remedy clerical defect.
The permanent organization of the
enate of 1904 was perfected by the
lection of C. II. Stearns, president;
T. H. Prouty, vice president; Walter
. Farnsworth. secretary. The house
rganized for reunion purposes by
lie election Of J. H. Merrifield of
ewfane as president, ]. L. Lewis OF
roy as secretary, and one member
ON each county as an executive
'mmittee
The appropriation bill for the
pport of the government reported
the legislature by the ways and =
cans committee provided. among
her things. for the payment of
fcits that have been accommodating
+ several years in state institu
ms. as follows: Vermont hospital
r the insane at Waterbury, s37,50O;
use of correction, $4,000; indus
al school, $500. The bill also
divided for appropriations for 81
)nths, instead of "a, combining the
cal and appropriation year, which
II henceforth begin July l. causing IN
S confusion in the auditors office. :"
ter the Thanksgiving recess, $780,
was required for the expenses of
, general assembly. The st. Al G
rs Messenger, Wnlcn look from ~
official records of the general as
nbly list of the appropriations
de. finds that the proposed term
retrenchment was one of the most
ravagant on record The direct
l specific appropriation bills alone
t up an expenditure of s3O9,S69.SS. Z
Is does not represent the regular q
,enses of government already pro- Y
ed for by law but simply covers :
made by the recent u
sion. To this sum must be added \
atever expenditure results from
carrying into execution of indi-
appropriation measures willis B |:
t and conditional appropriation =
lsures which include the revision ~
the Vermont statutes at a prob W
e expenditure of $4,000.
he governor appointed Hale X.
ling of Chelsea, commissioner to
the vacancy on the state library e
I'd caused by the resignation of
rke c. Fits of BrattleborO. Mr..
ling has also been designated as
irman of the board.