Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-08

:, serious arrangement between the gov
ernor and the legislative branch over tn
matter OF certain appointments. The gov
ernor was reported to be inclined to nam
new men as inspector Of finance and "a!
commissioner whom the legislator
considered inferior to the old incumbents
Messers. +. 5. Platt OF Poultney and J. +
Cushman OF Burlington. The Senate es
pecially desired the retention Of the ole
men, and urged their reappointment
The inspector OF finance heretofore hai
been appointed directly by the governor
without confirmation, while the tax com
missioner has to be confirmed, To clip
the governors claws, bill was introduced
aud rust through both houses Thurs
day under suspension OF the rules pro-
viding that hereafter the inspector must
be confirmed by the Senate, and that until
| this is done the man named in 1902 shall
hold over. The ordinary term OF Mr..
Plat expired Thursday, and with no ap-
pointment then made, the governor not
caring or perhaps not daring to force the
! issue-a vacancy was created, the filling
OF which depended apparently on the
identity Of the person named by the gov
ernor. II he should fail to name someone
satisfactory TO the Senate-and nobody
but Platt would satisfy-the Senate would
refuse to confirm and under the new law,
which the governor courteously approved,
Platt is restored to Office by being legis-
lated back into it.
Another incident of Thursday was the
passage By the House Of the Slack caucus
bill, after a warm debate. This bill, pro-
posed by the special caucus committee, got
through the Senate and up TO final pas
sage ia the House without provoking a
row, but strong opposition developed
at the last moment, led by the Democrats.
PHpe, O'Sulliyan and Billiard fought the
bill hard, particularly the early enroll
ment feature, and were seconded by some
Republicans, mostly from the small towns
that don't feel the necessity Of any caucus
law. Il was championed by Blanchard,
Archibald, Grout, Fits, Miles aud others,
who urged the necessity Of some caucus
regulation, and who urged the present bin
as the simplest and fairest. The bill was
passed by vote Of l34 to 60, all the yeas
being Republicans, and 43 Republicans
voting with % Democrats in the negative.
Fits made his farewell fight on the
BrattlHboro biz TO permit the street rail-
way in his town to cross the steam rail-
road track at grade. The Central folks
fought 10 and a majority Of the railroad
committee, which visited the scene by
courtesy OF the company, proposed to
leave the decision with the railroad COM |
mission. Fits took up the cudgel and /
laid about him so effectively that the bill |
passed the House in the shape he wanted 1
IL to.
The project to increase the salaries OF /
tie supreme court judges fell down m the |
House. The first scheme was to give |
them a raise OF 5000 10 $1,000, but the SEN |
ate cut il to 1850, and passed It. The bill /
was tayorably reported in the House, but |
despite the eloquence Of Fits and others, /
who described the judges a. oyerworked |
and underpaid, the House killed the bill, 4
leaving the salaries at 5000. Mr.. Galusha j
OF koyaiton quoted effectively the state |
constitution with relation to the matter |
of salaries.
1t was bad day for salaries all along
the line. The bill to give the governor 1
1000 more las originally proposed II was
$1,000 failed also in the House, and $500
will continue to be his stipend. Two pro-
bate judges in Bennington county also 1
failed 10 obtain increases.
Mr.. Fits OF Brattleboro resigned his
seat in the House at the close OF Thurs
days session, his term as attorneys general \
that day, and the same was
The Senate Thursday received the fol-
loving appointments from the governor:
truberculOsIs Commission DIR. Don ID.
Trout OF Waterbury, DIR. William n. Bry-
ant OF Ludlow, DR.. Lorenzo W. Hubbard
Of Lyndon, DIR. Henry Ballard Of Burling-
ton, DR.. Edward r. Campbell Of Bellows
Falls.
Board Of Visitors 20 Norwich Universe
ty-George O. Stratton OF Montpelier, Os-
car q. Eaton OF Waitstield. John A. James
Of Weybridge, Marshall ~. Stocker OF
Danville.
Board of Dental Exsmiuers-G George p.
Cheney Of St. Johns bury, for five years; X.
Longfellow Cleavea OF Montpelier, for four
years; Luther +. Mellen % Middlebury,
for three years; r.. o. Blanchard OF Ran
dolph, for two years; J. Holmes Jackson
Of burlington, for one year.
or these, only the board OF visitors to
Norwich University need confirmation.
The appointment Of J. w. Fowler as
trustee Of the industrial school, and Of c.
HI. Markham as trustee Of the Waterbury
asylum, made some time ago, were put by \
in the Senate, 1t not being thought best to 4
confirm them until the investigation OF
these institutions has been completed. N
Thursday, the Senate ordered 10 thlrd
reading the bill granting municipal suf-
irago TO taNpayiug women, after q debate
Ia which senator Fish spoke for the wom-
en-. There were only two votes in oppOsi-
.ian.
The Senate passed q Senate Oil prohibit
ing sale q firearms 20 minors under Is. IN
The senate killed q Senate bilI changing
The method o. accounting by road COM
nissiouerss als7 on amending the Ia q re-
sitting 90 joint use o. telephone and tele-
graph poles By different lines; also House
bills relating % lighting covered bridges.
form % ballots cisgualifYIuE candidate
'uf town representative from sitting on
board 90 civil authority.
THE House Thursday passed House bills
relating To conveyance q pupils and dis
ret80uarv payment % their board by
towns. the important bin covering taxa
lion % collateral inheritance, which is
expected 90 increase the states revenue
from this source 50 b; relating TO cutting
% bushes ON the roadside; also passed :
senate bill creating . board Of medical
.ggtstration. Id