Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-15

I advanced pupils.
I The House bill to create permanent
public school fand met with the opPosi-
4 tion OF Senator Dickey only when II came
B to passage in the senate.
fhe Senate confirmed these appoint
ments IS the governor :-Charles W
Gates OF Franklin. state highway com
missioner, succeeding j. .. Sanford OF
Stamford; II. q. Thomas OF Stowe, nsh
and game commissioners under the new
law, providing for q single commissions
and succeeding himself; Fred b. Pier OF
Jamaica, director OF state prison TO sue
coed Marsh o. Perkins; George i. How
ard OF Craftsbury, railroad commissioner
for six years to succeed himself; Joseph
w. Fowler OF Manchester, trustee OF In
dustrial school for six years TO succeed
him1elf; Dan ID. Burditt Of Pittsford,
trustee Of insane asylum to succeed the
late w. N. Plat; DIR. George ). Foster OF
Putney, supervisor Of insane, 10 succeed
himself. A. W. Foote Of Cornwall was
rejected for the place later filed by Bur
dit. Z. II. Markham Of Pomfret was not
confirmed as trustee OF the asylum, which
be formerly held, and the place ID vacant.
The Senate twice rejected Luther A. Cobb
OF Island Pond for inspector OF finance,
and il the act already passed is good +. ;.
Plat of Poultney lie inspector.
The railroads won their light in the
Senate on the bill that had passed the
The increase for railroads from 7-109o to
/ 10 on appraisal or 2A9o to 2l9o OF gross
earnings was stricken out and railroad
taxes left as they were, on gross earnings,
while the other increases were retained.
/ The bill went back TO the House, where
/ the subject was threshed out. The raul |
roads had plenty of speakers and the
! House receded from its position and re-
stored the u rate, as the railroads /
wanted. This change represented about /
two-thirds OF the total proposed increase 4
In revenues under the bill as reported in /
the House.
House bills concurred in by the Senate |
included one to appropriate for the State |
Horticultural society; providing addi-
tional protection for horse breeders; re-
quiring railroads to sell mileage books
good 10 bearer; prohibiting advertising
and soliciting in state house: relating TO
creameries and their management; ex-
emption from trustee process in the inter
est u laborers; Mr. Chedels House bill
relating 10 form Of ballot.
There were numerous disagteements
between the two houses the last night.
One house would amend a bill OF the
other the latter would refuse to concur
the first would insist and conference COM
mittees would be named to settle the
trouble. The Senate receded on the bills
relating to the exemption OF church prop
erty, and furnishing minors under Is with
firearms, and the House gave way to the I
Senate on the bill relating to medical !
registration board, while ON the ballot and
the pedlars' license bills compromises
were agreed on. great deal OF talk was
heard on these bills, each house being dis
posed to make the other back water IL
possible. The way they are left, property
owned by churches will be taxed unless il '
is Immediately connected with the church ,
and parsonage, while hospitals, ssylums
A nd aFDhauaUaa a llawad A have MON
erty held for income exempted parents }
may furnish firearms to their children J
under 10, but such arms are not TO be o
furnished them otherwise; candidates CT
more than one party may at their discrs-
ton withdraw their names from all save ,
one party on the official ballot so many
days prior to election; psdlars OF fruit
must be licensed, and the fees are accord
ing to the Senate's high schedule.
Two bills failed through the lack Of Il
agreement between the houses. One OF
these provided that the surviving husband
should be entitled to the same share OF the
personal effects OF a deceased wife as the v
wife enjoys with regard to those OF n de-
ceased husband. The Senate wanted to
leave the division largely discretionary p
with the probate court and so amended b
he House bill. The latter wouldn't CON-
sur, and as the Senate adhered the bill
'ailed.
Another similar outcome was over the
question OF changing the method OF elect
ng town representatives from majority to
plurality. Each house, early in the ses-
lion, determined this matter on separate
bills before it. The Senate went on record
% elect by plurality on the first ballot
The House, after thorough consideration,
declared for plurality on third ballot, in
'ase majority was not obtained before. n
Mr.. Chedel OF Stock bridge fathered his -
)tll. The House killed the Senate bill
when 1t came up and the Senate, the last b
lay, served the House bill the same. n
Then, in an exasperating way, the Senate =
allied back the Chedel bill, reconsidered it "
md passed it amended to straight plurali-
y on first ballot. This was in the wee In
ma hours of Saturday morning. II made
he House mad. Chedel and Billiard con-
lemned the policy OF the Senate and de- p
Jared they would prefer to let the law
tand as it was. The House, by thunder
ng "no" refused to concur and the Senate
wouldn't recede. This was the very last
ill acted on by the session. F
The Senate agreed with the House in ex-
ending aid for highways to Jamaica, -
Coventry, SYNDICATE and Belyi-
lere, but turned down Sherburne.
At its closing session the following
House bills were concurred in by the Sem
tie and became laws:--Providing for in
reased number of ballot boxes at cleo
ions; uniform allowance for officers OF V. q
I. IT, requiring corporations to pay taxes
IT forfeit their charters; increasing salary
4 state tax commissioner u. +. Cushman)
rom s1l00 to 5000; taking water for pub
ic use; extending powers OF cattle COM n
nissioners with regard to importation and
laughter of tuberculous cattle; and in
reasing per diem OF commissioners from 10
3 to 81.
The Senate prevented these House bills
rom becoming laws by killing them
'rinting and distribution OF ballots by
ounty clerks; appointment Of COMMITS
ion to consider applications for pardon;
ayment of counsel to assist in state trlais: =
s3l47 for repairs at Water
Jury asylum.
The House killed House bill relating to
niformity in negotiable Instruments: q
lso Senate bills removing the 5000 ex-
mptlon of savings bank deposits: cur
ailing powers OF grand juries and cores :
ondingly increasing those OF states at n
orneys TO prosecute by information; re-
Oiring that selectmen, listers and audit
rs be chosen for alternate terms OF three -.
ears each; requiring towns that receive
late money for permanent road work 10
lise 259t as much themselves for same.
One OF the last things done by the "a
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