Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09

icy. 1t imposes a penalty for indulgence
In graft on the part Of public officials
| Amending the statutes relating to the
official ballot so as to place candidates
for county officers on a separate ballot
and to permit candidate nominated by
more than one party to withdraw his
name from such ballot as he does not
care to have it appear on. This law is
expected to work satisfactorily I'm shut
ting off fusion" movements.
Making the regulations of the Vermont
| National Guard conform to those of the
regular army. in accordance with crcu-
lars recently issued by the war depart
| ment.
Providing for the construction of pub
lie warehouses and prescribing a method
of managing them.
Authorizing the presentation of testi-
| monials of honor to soldiers and sailors
in the war with Spain.
The substitute fish bill introduced by
| the committee to cover points included
| I'm some 10 different measures introduced
| in the senate and house. This bill was
| outlined in The Phoenix three weeks ago.
| An attempt was made in the house to
amend the bill to meet certain local needs
but quietus was put upon that and the
| bill passed.
Appropriatng $500 annually for the
work of the state geological survey. This
| is an increase of $500 and was granted
| without opposition.
Providing for the suitable clothing of
children who are kept away from school
! by lack in this regard: and authorizing
! the performance of truant officers duties
! by certain other persons.
Authorizing the reissue of permits to
teach in the case of successful teachers
Repeating the law to prevent fraud in
the sale of garden seeds.
Imposing a penalty for running an
| electric -
steam car tracks without stopping for
signal.
Relating to the duties of commissioners
in settling estates and to the distribution
of assets Of estates of deceased persons.
Including the clustered sisters of a re-
ligious society among those whose de-
positions may be taken out of court
Enlarging the power of the state board
of health in connection with the provi-
sions of the pure food bill introduced by
Mr.. Campbell of Rockingham.
Extending the time for the return of
quadrennial appraisal lists to the fourth
| Tuesday in August in towns of more than
5000 population.
Providing for the distribution of state
reports laws, etc, to the high schools
and academies in the state, for educa-
tional purposes.
Amending the law relative to the con-
veyance of scholars to authorize the pay
ment of board Of pupils in lieu of daily
conveyance.
Regulating circus exhibitions and
amending the law organizing the court
of claims and prescribing it's duties
Not Allowed to Pass.
Numerous additions to the long list of
defeated measures are a part of the
weeks record. and of these we mention
those of the most interest to the public:
The house refused to interfere with the
throwing Of rice at blooming brides at
railway stations or in passenger cars, and
so killed a bill prohibiting that pastime
1t also rejected bill giving towns. cities
or villages further privileges in the direc-
tion of aiding manufacturing concerns
and declined to allow the surviving wife
or husband to take the wearing apparel
of deceased and intestate husband or
wife in addition to what the law now
permits either to have.
Six bills relating to caucuses and the
nomination of candidates by popular vote
were killed, because they were useless by
reason OF the passage of the main caucus
law.
The proposition to put all bridges and
culverts exceeding six feet span under the
exclusive control of the selectmen was
rejected by the senate after being passed
by the house.
The house put quietus on another
straight plurality bill and on a bill chang
ing the check list law slightly. 1t said
no TO proposed increase of salary for
the chaplains of the state prison and
house of correction, and slaughtered two
more probate judge salary bills, and
| hadn't any use for bill to protect the
public from 'healers'' suffering from con-
tagious diseases.
The house was treated to a contest
between Bennington county members on
Tuesday over a bill providing for one
shire town instead of two, and the selec-
ton by a committee made UP of the SUI
n hn lon
the necessary county buildings, a referen-
dunn feature being attached. 1t was ar
gued as against the bill that the town of
Bennington was rather too much interest
ed, and that the people of that county
as whole knew enough to decide upon a
location without the help of outsiders
The house killed the bill after a favorable
report
Two railroad bills were defeated in the
senate; one of them gave the commission
ers more or less control over the railroad
tolls; the other gave the board supervis-
ion over the issue of stock by street rail-
roads.
The long bill providing a charter under
which any three or more persons might
organize as a corporation was adversely
reported and killed by the house
The house completed its playing of foot
ball with the womans suffrage bill on
Wednesday forenoon, defea ting 1t by a
roll call vote of 124 to 100 A measure of
this sort was killed in the lower branch
earlier in the session by the light vote of
80 TO 81. Subsequently the friends of the
cause secured an introduction in the sem
ate which body passed the bill and sent
| it along for another bout in the house.
On Tuesday the latter ordered 1t to a
| third reading Ill to 104, but the next day
killed it, The presence of a property
qualification in the bill was argued as
discriminative; and the further argument
was advanced that the women of the
state really didn't want the right to vote,
| If they did they would ask for it in I'M
| equivocable and unmistakable terms
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| ing ~ pounds was found in the screen
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