Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-10-13
MANY MEASURES
ALREADY IN.
ARE NAMED AND
WHEELS ARE TURNING.

Amendments Offered to Local Option
Law.--Caucus Bills Numerous
Automobiles q Pet Subject.--Plural-
ity Election Of Representatives
Animal Bounties Must Go.--First
Tilt In House.
The Vermont legislature convened
Monday afternoon, with many absentees,
barely quorum Of the House being pres
ent.
The Senate is doing more than its share
of business, and has tackled some large
| jobs already. Senator Slack is first to Of
fer bill to create the office Of attorney
general. 1t provides salary of $500,
duties Of the Office to consist OF represent
/ ing the state in suits to which 1t is party,
/ to assist states attorneys in prosecutions,
| to advise state officers as to their duty.
/ The governor appoints the officer. The
| bill is likely TO pass. Make note OF the
fact that Senator Slack as lawyer is eligi-
| BILE for the place and that Gov. Bell is from
| slack's own county.
senator Buxton Of Rutland county has
radical notifications Of the game laws.
/ Two bills offered by him fix a license fee
/ OF go for non-res ident deer hunters, and
/ repeal noxious animal bounties. Another
| bill by Buxton provides for election Of
town representatives by plurality.
The House merely heard the report OF
i the committee ON rules. adopted same and
adjourned. no business beng provided.
The Farmers organization held its
| first meeting Monday evening, with more
than 100 members present. II wgs voted
to continue the organization. Among the
speakers was r. +. Galusha of Royalton.
Some so new mem bers joined. The farmers
will .sdo things by united action through
this organization.
The speaker announced the standing
committees Tuesday. A good deal OF
heart huttering is always noted among
mem bers, especially the leaders, who like
to get chairmanships or places on impor-
ant committees.
The chairmen OF the several House COM
mites are Elections, Start Of Bakers-
field: federal relations, Fish OF Ira ways
and means, Proctor Of Proctor; military
affairs, Dartt OF Springfield; Judiciary,
Fits OF Brattieboro; education, Dartt OF
Springfield; claims, Leavens OF Cambridge;
railroads, 6rout Of Derby; highways,
Manuel of Riehford; banks, Davis OF
Bethel; manufactures, Agan OF Ludlow;
agricultural. Aitken 81 Woodstock; land
taxes, Winslow OF Clarendon; grand list,
sherwin OF Jamaica; general committee,
Pape OF Barre; distributing, Brown OF
Franklin; state prison, Shepardson OF
Richmond; corporations, Darling OF Chel-
sea: town lines, Atwood OF. Cornwall;
mileage. Bacon of Elmore; public hTiid-
ings. Holt of Pittsfield; insane, Daley OF
Hartford.
These members find places as follows:-
Morse OF Randolph second on committee on
agriculture; Farrsr OF Pomtret and Acker-
man OF Vershire, federal relations Downer
oi Sharon, fourth on ways and means, also
on iudiciaryi Darling OF Chelsea, fourth
on judiciary; Crane Of Brookfield, second
on claims Galusha Of Royalton on rail-
roads; Hutchinson of Washington on
highways; Hutchinson OF Braintree, land
taxes; Greeley of Rochester general COM
mittee, Hanson OF Tunbridge, distribut-
ing, also on mileage; Thompson OF Cor
Jones OF Hancock, town lines; Pierce Of
Fairlee, public buiidings; Kendall of
STAFFORD an Webb of Granville, insane.
Among House members of the joint
standing committees are Tilden Of Nor
wich on library; Tucker OF Thetford, in
dustrisl SC hool; Silsby OF Newbury, Tilden
OF Roxbu ~, game and fisheries; Davis of
Bethel. Comstock of West Fsirlee and
Miller OF Barnard, state and court ex-
penses :Sherburne OF Pomfret and Granger
Of Milliamstown, immigration; Daley of
Hartford, Chedel Of Stock kbridge, insur-
auee.
The first tilt in the House came Tuesday.
Mr.. O'Sullivan OF st. Albans city, Demo-
crat, introduced a resolution TO cut down
the visiting committees to the several state
institutions, limiting them to three repre-
sentatiyes and two senators each, from the
several committees having these institu-
tions TO consider. IL is common for the
whole committees and invited friends to
juuket on these trips. O'Suliiyan pleaded
for a limitation, on the ground OF econo-
my, ana the unnecessary interference with
the regular work OF the session.
Josiah Grout said the resolution was OF
anlunusuRl nature and suggested that Mr..
O'Sullivan allow il to lie for the present.
The latter declined, Grout moved to make
1t the special order for Wednesday at II
a. M. " hich was agreed to hy a vote Of
l30 to 81.
Bulls came Tuesday rather freely, in