Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1904.
Work II Has Done and Features OF
the Session.

During the session of the legisla-
ture of Vermont just ended total OF
1874 bills was introduced, 1S4 in the
senate and $50 in the house.
The total expense of the legislature
| approximately was $4,000. to say
nothing of the appropriations made
Among the important measures
! that became law are the following:
| Caucus law: regulation of automo-
biles on highways; amended liquor
| law: reduction of open season FOR
| deer hunting to six days and re-
| uuiriug license for nonresident deer
| hunters; appropriation of 100000 Tor
erection of an agricultural college
| building to be known as Morrill, hall;
repeal of all bounties on noxious
animals; creation of the office OF at
torney general; pure food act; pro-
vision for preservation OF forests;
regulation of child labor; revision OF
statutes valued fire insurance pol
Icy act; creation OF school iuna with
s240 900 war claim money as nu-
cleus; creation of tuberculosis com
mission; increase of fees of wit
nesses; appropriation OF $4,000 Tor
Lucy Ruggles teachers home; au-
thorizing sale of state militia camp
ground: creation of state board OF
examiners in osteopathy; reorganiza-
ton of court of claims; reduction OF
fish and game commission TO one
commissioner; reorganization OF
state auditors office and acts regu-
lating the purchase of supplies TOT
and superintendent of state institu-
tons debt limit for municipalities;
act providing for election of town
representatives by plurality vote on
third ballot; prohibiting the sale OF |
firearms to children under Is years /
old testimonial TO veterans OF the I
war with Spain; pay of Nationai
Guard land equipment of National
Guard officers on regular army pa
sis: regulating construction of build
ings by appointment of building IN
spectors: prohibiting delinquent tax
payers from voting; testing of eye
sight of pupils in public schools; re-
ducing proportion of compensation
paid by the state for slaughtered
cattle from so TO so per cent; pro-
yiding for fire drills In public schools:
improved regulation of the practice
Of pharmacy; improved regulation OF
he practice of dentistry; amending
he corporation tax law but leaving
he railroad tax on gross receipts az
~ per cent; providing for the SAFE
~ railroad companies of 500 mile
books at 2 cents mile;
oint resolution authorizing the gov
.rnor to appoint commission Oh
hree to consider a suitable memo
'ial for Seth Warner and Remem-
heroes: extending powers state
BOARD of health; appropriating $4,000
or a silver service for the batteship
Vermont: Mr. Agans anti-"graft'
ill and measure designed to in
rease the taking of charters ana {
hus increase the state revenue. I
Among the important measures /
hat failed of passage are various q
cts of subject-matter following
Providing for abolition of capital II
commutation of death v
weekly payments by corporations;
yoman's suffrage; to prevent double A
axation: reducing board of railroad o
to two members and !.
roviding for their election by the f.
eneral assembly; S-hour day for o
,bor: anti-trading stamp act; COM e
Mission for the regulation of barber II
hops and their conduct; extending u
Jurisdiction of railroad commission II
RS over telegraph and telephone e.
ompanies: improvement of the state n
ospital for, the insane at Water Is
ury: providing for election of town Il
sters and auditors for three years; Il
arious bills for increase of salaries te
f state officers and judges; publica- tt
on of legal notices in newspapers. el
The general assembly early in the
assiGn elected United States Sem
tor Redfield Proctor for the term =,
eginning March 4, 1905, and re- "a
ected the judges of the supreme
1urt and various other public Off p'
ais.
one of the features of the ses- hi
on was the controversy between -
lie legislature and the governor over
The senate rejected
lie nomination of A. w. Foote of
ornwall to be a trustee of the state
Dspital for the insane and twice re- We
cted the nomination of Luther A. he
Obj of Island Pond as inspector of FL
nance. If the bill passed by the ia
gislature is valid, Frederick s. in
att of Poultney holds over as in an
rector of finance. III
Another feature Of the session was WI
e investigation of the conduct of at
ate institutions and the revelations W.
mismanagement and extravaganza of
at followed he
Once more the revenue provided IA
NJ make a direct state tax unneces- wi
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