Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-28
HOUSE PASSED MORRILL, MEMORIAL HALL BILL
III More Bills introduced Than Same Date in 902Lvey Till
Over Proposal to Abolish the Railroad Commission

WV 'hNhi'Neb
I ployees of trust companies except by
written consent Of the majority Of the
Z directors.
/ Making compulsory on the part Of
/ towns the furnishing Of higher instruction
/ for advanced pupils.
! Providing for semi-monthly payment
/ Of wages.
/ Providing that money loaned at not
more than AZ per cent on mortgage
/ shall be exempt.
Giving the railroad commission power
] to change railroad tolls IL upon due in
/ quiry and hearing 1T deems best"
Among the new measures are the fol-
lowing: Enabling savings banks to invest
In bonds of cities. towns. or villages OF
more than 5000 population. To more ef-
fecuvely regulate the practice Of embalm-
ing.
Prohibiting a candidate from serving
on the board which revises the check list
and for the attachment OF a part OF the
freemans oath to the card Of instruc-
lions for voters.
Providing for a thorough investigation
Of complaints on the part OF grand jur-
ors ana police officers before Issuing war
rants for anybody's arrest
Giving selectmen the right to sell in
toxicatlng liquors belonging to the town
to licensee or parties outside the state
Changing the legal rate of interest TO
five per cent
X
the session opened. regarding the pro-
priety Of raise in the governors salary
The member from Cabot has introduced
a bill making the annual compensation
Of the chief executive $500 instead Of
$500. A bill making the salaries Of ST.
preme court judges 1900 and expenses is
also under consdera ton by the com
mittee on state and court expenses
Another bill to prevent double taxa
: ton has come along, providing for the
exemption OF money loaned In the state
to an amount equalling the appraised
value Of the land mortgaged TO secure
the loan. This bill Is clearly akin to
one introduced two years ago.
/ To compel the cutting Of trees. bushes
and shrubs within the boundaries of
land owned by railroad and other cor
porations.
Passed Both Houses.
Among the bills that have passed both
houses and now await the governors sig
nature are these: Holding owners of
dogs running loose in the woods response
Die for deer killed by said dogs instead
of, under former statute, shooting the
dogs.
Making the auditor of accounts a GER
ufying officer.
Allowing corporations to alter or add
to the business for the transaction OF
which they were originally organized
To permit the shooting of deer having
horns not less than three inches long. on
any day OF the open season except sun
day. and prohibiting the hunting of deer
with dogs, jacks, by crusting when deer
are yarded, or with anything like a
snare or trap The Senate however.
eliminated the Sunday clause. on the
ground that the present statute provides
sufficiently against Sunday hunting As
another bill. making Sunday close sea-
son for any fish or game. and prescribing
, a proper penalty for violators. possibly
| the house will accept the Senate amend
ment of the bill first named. whereby
/ the Sunday clause is stricken out Ii
! took a yea and nay vote Of 10 to II TO
/ settle this amendment
Granting right of appeal I'm connection
with the taking of lands for school pur-
poses.
The joint resolution expressing Yer
mont's attitude in opposition to re-
/ ciprocity with Canada without a definite
/ statement of terms.
/ The First Tilt.
somewhat lively tilt occurred in the
| House on Wednesday afternoon. between
| Mr.. Start of Bakersfield and Chairman
| Grout and three other members of the
| railroad committee. overthe bill to abolish
/ the board of railroad commissioners
| That measure had been adversely re-
ported and duly slaughtered the pre-
! Vious morning, but came up again as the
/ result Of vote to reconsider. Mr. Start
| made a vigorous but rather disconnected
and indefinite speech in support of his
/ bill, denouncing the board, as he had
/ done In committee. as an unnecessary ex-
pense and Of no practical benefit to the
state. Mr.. Grout explained that the COM
mittee had reported against the bill be-
cause no evidence brought before them
! warranted an opposite course. Mr.. Camp
/ bell of Rockingham and other members
! Of the committee defended their action
In the premises. Some rapid firing of
plain English was INDUCED in for few
minutes and the galleries applauded. but
the House again laid the bill away re-
/ fusing IL a third reading by n vote Of
/ lo5 to g.. Mr.. Nutting of Westminster
/ made an attempt to have the bill re-
I committed so that another public hear
ing might be held, but the House didn't
/ see it in that light.
| Finished in Either House.
The House has endorsed measure pro-
viding for the publishing of report. of
county finances in the newspapers-the
I first so-called publication" bill to get
any kind of a show in committee.
The House has passed a bill excusing
grand or petit Jurors from serving for
/ four terms after they have once served.
and bill authorizing the appointment OF
chiefs of police in cases where city or
village charters do not provide for such
an officer.
The bill amending the law relating to
exemption of church property went
through the house without opposition
/ This provides that exemption shall not
{ apply to lands or buildings owned or oc-
cupied by a religious society other than
church edifce, parsonage. school or
1 convent buildings used as hospitals or
/ for charitable purposes. with the grounds
adjacent to such buildings that are used
/ as lawns, Fairgrounds or gardens.
I The Senate has passed the bill protect
Ing all parties concerned in the loss OF a
/ savings bank book. and the bill allowing
voters in attendance on the legislature
and supreme court to vote here for presi-
Dental electors.
4 The house has passed the bill to prevent
the confinement of live stock in cars more
than "a hours without feeding and water
ing.
/ The hnusn has M ssnd a hill taxing, rnr-