Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-08
MARY ROGERS
MUST HANG.
HOUSE REFUSED TO COMMUTE
YESTERDAY 13s TO 81.

Adjournment Satu rday instead OF Fri
day--Temperanee Legislation Re
ported--S5, 900 annually for Nor
wich UniVersity.--Valued Insurance.
Policy Passed House--Weekly'Psy-
nent Bill Killed in Senate.
Both houses got right down to busi-
ness Monday afternoon. The Senate did
nothing but routine. Among House bills
passed in concurrence was one ineorpor-
ating the White River Water Co.
In the House, a new bill came from the
committee on ways and means extending
aid to Norwich university at Northtield.
II provides that each county senator shall
nominate a student At the university for
the four years course, and that 5000 a
year shall be appropriated for the institu-
tion. This bill takes the place Of the one
introduced earlier that contemplated set
ting aside the war claims fund OF s2i0,00O
for the use o. y. L. Another disposition
Of this fund is now planned-to make it
the basis OF a common school fund.
The 2-cent mileage bill, which came up
for passage, got stalled. Miles announced
that he had seen new light and had con-
eluded that the act might not be constr
tutional Some amendments that he
offered were agreed to and the bill was
ordered 10 lie.
Aitken's bill making changes in the
bovine tuberculosis law WAS fayorably re-
ported. An attempt to reduce the pay of
the cattle commissioners from - 10 % a
Ia faflaa nrffa AfeaarEafnn
proposition to give the commission
authority to test herds as they saw fit.
The Chittenden county folks were up in
arms at once and the plan failed by a de-
eisive vote. The bill relates especially to
the handling OF imported cattle. The
compensation for cattle killed remains as
before. except that the owner Is not given
the hides Of slaughtered cattle.
Among bills killed by the House were
half dozen OF the measures introduced
to regulate eHucuses, that subject having
been already disposed of also the high
way bill from the committee to helptowns
excessively burdened by supporting high
ways.
The House passed House bills requiring
hotels to install rope fire escapes; per-
hitting town school districts IN which
there are incorporated districts 70 hold
annual school meeting at some other time
than town meeting; payment OF claims
allowed by court Of claims; also Senate
bills repeating the law to prevent fraud in
sale OF garden seeds; to encourage forest
growth and protection; distribution OF
assets Of deceased personsi fixing penalty
for injury TO highways; adding clustered
sisters to persons whose depositions may
be taken; giving state board Of health
additional powers in connection with pure
food act passed at this session.
HapgoOd OF Peru introduced bill
changing the communication OF the death
sentence from the province of the general
assembly TO such three members OF the
supreme court as the governor may name.
Tuesday was the most interesting day
thus far, though interest will deepen TO
the end.
The Senate held an executive session
Tuesday morning and confirmed the ap-
pointment OF Judson +. Cushman OF Bur-
lington as commissioner of state taxes.
This appointment was desired by the SEN
ate. and generally throughout the state.
and is a merited recognition of an officer
" ho has done a great deal of good work.
II is supposed that Gov. Bell wished to
appoint another man and would have
done so but for the pressure exerted.
The Senate al the same time rejected the
appointment OF Luther A. Cobb .
u Island Pond as state inspector OF finance.
This is the office that +. ). Platt has held.
md in which he is entrenched by legisla
ion described elsewhere
The Senate passed the Senate bill short 4
ming the open deer season to the last
week in October having six week days.
i also coDcurred in the House bill re
ating to the payment by towns of the
board OF pupils, at discretion OF directors,
N lieu OF conveying them. The Senate
Silled the House bill giving road COM
nissioners control OF culverts up to six
eet long The Senate passed a Joint reso-
ution providing for the appointment by
he governor OF a commission TO confer
With officials OF New York and Quebec as
o a uniform code OF fish laws governing
axes Champlain and Mempremagog.
The Senate blll granting municipal suf-
rage to taxpaying women came up IN the
House Tuesday afternoon under favor
bile report from majority OF the com
nittee. ID