Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-21

superintendent to issue these. instead Of
the directors, and making the number of
permits that can be granted in each town
| four instead Of three.
A Plurality Hearing.
Another plurality bill has appeared,
| providing for that way of settling the
| town representative question on The
| fourth ballot. The elections committee
held a public hearing Wednesday night
on Mr.. Pape's straight plurality bill, and
several speeches were made-most of
| them favoring the measure just as IL
| stood, with possibly a retention of the
o'clock limit instead of making 1t
O'Clock when the box should be turned
Three OF the speakers favored plurality
somewhere between the first and fourth
ballots. The main argument for plurality
on the first ballot was that on the whole
1t would result in the election Of more
representative men. One speaker quoted
Senator Proctor as having said. that day
that while a majority is desirable his OBJ
servation had led him to believe the first
vote was the fairest.
Deer Hunters License.
The bill requiring nonresident deer
hunters to take out a license and paw SIS
therfor has passed both houses and will
be signed by Gov Bell today The new
law becomes operative Immediately and
will consequently be in force at the be-
ginning Of the open season-the last ten
days in this month 1t is hoped that the
provision of this bill as to length of horns
on deer that can legally be killed nbree
inches will prove efficacious in prevent
ing the slaughter Of some does The
measure went through without opposition
The bill repeating entirely the bounties
on noXious animals has also gone through
both branches without ripple of OBJ
lection. II was discussed considerably
at the farmers meeting on Wednesday
night. and by a rising vote the organiz-
alton decided TO stand by this and the
deer bill mentioned above The wiping
out of these bounties will save the state
a snug sum-they cost about 500 900 the
last two years.
Senator Pierce, chairman of the Joint
committee on game and fisheries, has
been very much interested in both these
bills and has worked hard to secure their
passage.
Discussing the Automobile
Automobiles from several sections Of
the state-including Messrs Harris.
Whitney and Pierce of Brattleboro-ap-
peared before the committee last night
to discuss Mr. CampbelTs bill. an outline
Of which has been given in this cores
pondence. Most Of the speakers thought
the bill reasonable, objecting only to that
part OF It which gave town or village Of
hcials the option Of preventing the use
OF this or that highway by these ma
chimes. John W. Gordon OF Barre how
ever, pitched into the bill right and left,
criticising the annual license. the obli-
CATION to lock the machine when left
standing alone, and some other features.
State Officers Chosen.
At a joint assembly yesterday the pres
ent judges of the supreme court were re-
elected without opposition. Most of the
of them emphasized the high class of
character of Nermont's judiciary Judge
Tyler's nomination was made by Senator
Pierce, and seconded by Senator Car
penter OF Rutland and Mr.. Stark of Ba-
kersfeld. State Superintendent Ranger,
Sergt. -at-Arms Brock and Adjt Gen
Gilmore were given another term, and n.
G. Williams of Rockingham was made
judge advocate general Ex-GoV. Nc
Cullough, Cassius w. Peck and C. s. Fas-
sity of Vermont.
Concerning Reciprocity.
Mr.. Grout of Derby introduced vester
day joint resolution touching reciproc-
ity with Canada, which the house adopt-
ed unanimously. In word of expla-
nation he reviewed Vermonts expert
ence with reciprocity during the fifties.
and thought IL an opportune time for the
state TO speak out on this subject The
text of his resolution follows:
That the people of Vermont look with
disfavor upon reciprocity with Canada
without a definite statement of terms
There is no reason to expect the Cam
adams will grant us preferential duties
as they do to Great Britain; or that they
will agree to any favored interchange
except of natural products. This was the
scope of the treaty Of 1854, which, work.
ing great injury tothe people OF Vermont
was terminated on motion of Vermonts
representatives in Congress.
Our relations with Canada are pleas
ant and profitable under national poll
cies which each country has adopted for
its fiscal needs and its industrial devel-
opment; and our commercial relations
throughout the United States are so para
mount to any others attainable that we
should avoid all innovations upon such
relations
Resolved That a copy of these res
olutions be furnished each of our sena-
tors and representatives in Congress"
Slaughtered.
The slaughter of the innocents began by
the refusal of the house to read a third
time three bills providing for publication
of notice of town meetings, board of civil
authority meetings and levies on person.
al property. There are several other bills
in the legislative mill, bearing on the
publication of certain matters of i'm
portance which have not hitherto been
put into columns except as the out
come of editorial courtesy.
The house refused third reading of
the bill providing for adjournment of
freemen's meeting by a two-thirds vote.
as we'll as that requiring labels attached
TO drugs or medical compounds showing
the ingredients thereof
The bill providing for payment by the
state OF expenses connected with the
care Of small poX patients was also kill
ed
Getting Through.
The attorney general bill passed the
senate yesterday without opposition, its
support being due TO the belief that such
an officer would be of considerable prac-
teal use to the state.
The senate has passed a bill making
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