Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-10

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witnesses, one giving states attorneys il
creased power to prosecute by informs
ton. 1t concurred in the House bill r.
curing school fire drills.
Senator Fish piloted his scholars eye
sight test bin to third reading, by a vol
4 of 10 to II.
Thursday morning, the House took u
the bill giving municipal suffrage to won
I en-, under a favorable report from the com
mittee. Miles of Barton, Dartt OF Spring
field and others advocated the bill, be
lieying that intelligent, taxpaying womel
should vote, as we'll as men. Circuit o
Derby thought they should vote, es
pecially on the local option question
Blanchard of Newport opposed the bill on
the ground that there is no indication that
the mass of women want to be burdened
with the duty of suffrage. Billiard Of
Burlington opposed the property quail
itication. BY the close vote Of 80 TO 81, the
bill was killed.
The House Thursday refused TO concur
in the Senate amendment to the auditor
bill, striking out the provision closing the
vouchers to the public, except with the
auditors consent. The House doesn't
relish being blocked by the Senate in
these ways. The House especially put this
provision in, as recommended by its COM
mittee.
The House Thursday killed House bills
reducing amount in trustee process to So
relating to descent OF personal property,
providing go penalty for shooting grey
4 squirrels.
The House "monkeyed" with bills in
creasing per diem Of members OF the legis-
| lature to y and finally made one bill a
special order for this week Thursday.
The House Thursday debated the bill re-
quiring weekly payment OF wages by cor
porations. Pape, Smith OF Rutland, Dur
lex Of Castleton, Malone OF Fair Haven,
| Waite Of Hyde Park, Darling Of Hardwick
and others participated, nearly all speak
ing for the bill, which is always popular
measure in the House 1t was ordered to
third reading on yea and nay vote, 147 10
63. For the bill il was argued that weekly
payments were beneficial not only to the
wage Garner, but the whole community.
that II corporations were compelled to paw
weekly, companies and individuals would
follow suit.
There was a sharp debate in the House
over the House bill providing that pub
fishers cannot collect for newspapers sent
after the expiration Of the subscription.
The favorable report was unexpected
Mr.. Darling Of Chelsea opposed Il as an
act calculated TO impair the obligation OF
implied contracts; that the party who
takes paper and reads il should pay for
It whether directly ordered or not. 1t I
cropped out that many abuses existed !
through the practice Of some publishers OF |
crowding their papers onto people. Many |
smoke for the bill and it was ordered to |
third reading.
Fish Of Ira proposed a new House rule |
to expel any member found guilty Of in
toxication while in the House or on COM /
mittee duty. II went over.
The vote passing the senate bill protect
ing savings banks when bank books are
lost was reconsidered and the bill recon-
mitted
The House ordered TO third reading and
on Friday passed the bill appropriating an
aggregate Of si592. 20 TO indemnify owners
OF cattle slaughtered in Chester during the
prevalence OF the foot and mouth disease.
II amounted to 30G of the value, the other
7O1o having been paid by the government
heretofore.
The House passed the bill incorporating
the Broad Brook Cemetery association.
Action on the bill to increase the salary
or the state superintendent OF education
was put over until next Thursday.
The House passed the bill amending the
charter Of the White River Aqueduct 60.
The Senate held an important session
Friday morning, the feature Of which was
the report from the Joint special com
mittee on the caucus question OF a bill
smbodying the committees ideas. The
measure Is the so-called Slack bill intro
faced in the Senate by the senator from
Hafas a H. IL T.. I
amendments, additions and notifications
made by the subcommittee OF the caucus ,
committee, Messrs. Fowler, Fits and
)'Sullivan.
This viii undoubtedly be the ycrmont !
,aucus law. though some changes are |
likely to occur during the consideration I
II the measure. Il is worth while 10 out /
inc the BILL with amendments. To begin /
With, u IS caucus, not a general primary.
.ct. Caucuses are TO be he d as al present Z
BY the several parties separately, not Joint .
'aucuses. In town cauCuses 10 elect dele / a
rates to conventions or to nominate town +
representative, voting shall be by check !
ist, II five per cent Of the voters 80 peti- y
ion. This check list is made up In this !
way II he listers when they make their {
ircutt IN April are to present each person
Untitled with blank on which he writes p
he name Of the party he intends 10 ACT :
With a. the coming election. This blank =
5 taken BY the lister when he takes the g
inventory and filed BY him with me
own clerk, and from these blanks 30
eturned the town clerk makes up check
IL with each voter enrolled under his r
iarty. This check list must b. posted &
lefore caucus time and corrections ~ il 4
re made by boards Of civil authority. :
The caucnses q any party must BE- beid 4
.n the same dav thruug bout The atHte
pc eaucuses arr Co De conducted hv the
town committees. The town
o. provide ballots al its evurnsa
'eualiy 81 goo tine is named Tor voting on
item ntlug O. vote in any party cancusi
.ct that 90 the voters oEu party.
Tbs ON j. the shortest and sfmuIasfH
Y OF the laacus bills offered whi.h
rflgllarlg commended g. De- does mi :
1ase radical changes from trfsfarfi
leihocsr blt continues things shauf ~
teE are. wth Che addition 81 q rfif4tie
heck llst and q penalty Cor voting IA he
ranE ealeus. The provision Tor regfs-
ration win Re vigorously opposed 81, 7
bose who believe That he secrecy ~ ne
'ail0t is more important than the purity
u the caucus