The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-08
LEG ISLAIIYE NOTES.

the House was taken up in the debate
on House hill 112 regulating the issu
ing of policies of fire insurance and
the payment of losses. Mr.. BuIIard
of Burlington defended the bill He
called particular attention to the pro.
visions of the bill requiring com.
| panies to take risks when asked to,
and the fixing of rates under the aus.
pices of the insurance commissioners.
He maintained that the insured are
now at the mercy of the companies
and Advocated the passage Of this
bill as affording protection. Mr.
! Blanchard of Newport and Mr.. STRAIT
ton of Montpelier opposed the bill.
Several others spoke The third
reading of the bill was ordered with
an amendment striking out the first
section of the bill. The bill was re-
ported unfavorably by the committed
The women OF Vermont will have to
get along this year without the right
to vote. Regardless of the fact that
the bill allowing municipal suffrage
to women was ordered to its third
reading on Tuesday afternoon in the
House, this morning that body voted
down its passage by vote of 100 to
1874. Among the speakers against it's
passage were Mr.. Pape of Barre, Mr..
Durick Of Castleton and Mr.. Sher-
burne of Pnmfret
The name of Luther A. Cobb for
inspector of finance has again been
sent to the Senate by the Governor
for confirmation. Besides this, other
appointments await confirmation as
follows; For State highway com.
missioner, Charles W. Gates of Frank.
lin county; and for fish and game
commissioner, H. G.. Thomas of
Stowe, reappointed. Considerable
interest is manifested in the probable
outcome of the contest between Gov
ernor and Senate over the first named
appointment. At exactly 2. 30 o'clock
the bill relating to the communication
of the sentence upon Mrs Mary M.
Rogers came up before one of the
largest assemblages ever gathered
within the fall of Representative
The first speaker was Mr.. Darling of
Chelsea.
Some confusion appears to exist in
the matter of the amount of income
now attached to the Office of superin-
tendent of education. The salary is
81, 900 year; $500 is the max
imum allowance for clerk hire,
and 5000 for travelling expenses, But
while $500 is allowed for a clerk,
only so much of this sum as is ac-
tually paid out for clerical expenses,
as shown by vouchers, is allowed.
No money accrues to the superintend-
ent in the event of clerical expenses
being less than $500. His salary is
just 50, 00o-no more, however much
clerk hire and travelling expenses may
be less than the sums allowed for
these items. Thus the statement in
these Notes recently that the superin-
tendent's salary would net about
50, 900 annually was an error requiring
explanation and correction The Jour
nal maintains its belief that If the sal
airy of Mr.. Ranger, during his occu-
psncy of the office, could be reason
ably increased, without making per-
msnent addition to the salary Of the
superintendent, such an addition
would be favored by the House as well
as the Senate, and the people of the
State at large. 1t would be a mark of
appreciation merited by capable and
jealous servant to an office whose
duties and labors have very largely in
creased since the salary was fixed at
81, 600
The substitute fish bill from the
committee on hsh and game was signed
by the Governor on Monday afternoon
and is now law. The open season
for brook trout is from Hay 1 to Aug
ust l lake trout from May ! 10 Sep
tember l. black bass from June 10 to
January /, pike and pickerel from
May to November 1, except in
waters of Lake Chsmplsin. One per-
son is allowed tn take ten pounds of
brook front only in day and the
amount of lake trout for one day is
restricted to twenty pounds; PEN
atty for violation So pound. Trout
and bass cannot be caught for purpose
of sale.