Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-01

hearing. those VINO taNofcu th0 iNatAs
/ bill ia speeches besides himself were lady
OF MiddlebuFy, Hatch OF STAFFORD and Finn
OF Springfield, while Scott OF Bakersfield,
/ Kicker OF Grolon, Latham OF Milton ana
Chaffee OF Enosonrg opposed,
Heel inyestigatiOn-Mr Senter OF Mont,
pelier made an effective single handed
| light IN the House for his resolution pro,
yiding for an Investigation OF the scandal
attending the sale OF diseased meat by the
cattle commission, Finn OF Springfield,
| Darling OF Chelsea, Cady OF Mlddlebury
and others opposed, The opposition was
too much tor John, but he got very re-
| spectacle vote for his resolution, which
/ the House finally dismissed, Mr.. Senter
| has bill in 10 abolish the cattle eommls-
sion, Ii Is understood the committees on
agriculture are framing a bill 10 reform
| tue commission and the system under
whieh il operates,
Contests The states attorney contest IN
| Bennington county has provoked as such
heat as anythiHg so tar, Meagher,
Fusionist, had plurality of Is over Daley,
| Republican, but Daley asked that the
JOINT committee appointed TO canvass
votes for county officers send for the votes
aud count them, The question then arose
a. 10 the right OF the committee 10 do this,
and also as TO It's policy, Some lawyer
members advised one way and some an
other. The senate passed a Joint resOlu-
ton to have the ballots called for, but al
| ter two warm debates in the House The
latter refused. Archibald and Senter OPP
pOsed, while Gibson Of Brattleboro was
| the main champion OF the resolution.
| Meagher will probably be declared elected
on the face OF the returns, Four members
OF the House any way will lose their seats,
/ as the committee lnds they were holding
postmasterships when elected. They are
| FELTON, OF Highgate, Burnham OF Wood
/ bury, Slade OF Rutland town and Spauld-
| ing OF Sherburne.
| Plurality election-The bill OF Mr..
Chedel Of Stock bridge, providing for cleo
ton OF town representative by plurality on
the third ballot, II a majority were not Sc
cured before, was amended in the House
so as to provide for plurality election ON
| the fourth ballot, and was passed. The
Senate now takes II up.
Trustee process-Mr. Senter's bill eN-
empting wages OF laborers up to 80 from
the trustee process passed the House and
| is bsfore the Senate.
| Among the more important new bills
/ that appeared last week in the Senate are
one by Senator Chase OF Windham regu-
lating railroad rates within Vermont
after similar manner TO the newly
enacted federal regulation; one by Moody
OF Washington requiring railroads TO
| furnish freight cars within a specified
time or forfeit a small charge; one by
Stafford OF LamOille providing that GER
tain designated prisoners at the house of
/ correction may work outside the walls;
one by NauPatten OF Burlington pro-
yiding that voters whose delinquent
taxes are abated shall not be allowed to
vote in town meeting; ole by same sena-
ter providing that assisting ballot clerks
shall be named by the party committees;
| enc by senator Stafford providing for the
| incorporation OF villages under general
| law; one by Senator belong providing
| for the transfer of the tax funds paid by
lire insurance companies so that towns
| having fire departments shall receive
| amounts so paid to, be used in support
OF such departments; one by Rowland of
Washington providing for election of all
town officers by ballot; one by Chase of
| Wlndham making any rate of interest
agreed on legal; one by Senator Moody
providing Tor payment of total loss by
insurance companies when real property
is entirely destroyed; one by same, per-
hitting women to act as trustees Of
| public Libraries; one by Holden OF Ben
nlngton providing for sale OF liquor by
one registered druggist in each town for
medicinal purposes, on certificate or
prescription; one by Aldrich of Windsor
exempting municipal property used for
| public purposes.
New House bills include the follow
ing;-one by Brown of Berlin providing
Tor appointment OF poundkeepers, ETC.,
by selectmen, instead OF their election !:
one by Grafton of Burlington providing
Tor selection OF grand ana petit jurors by
| assistant judges and county clerk instead
OF their election; one by same and one
Dy Kicker OF Groton increasing salaries
OF members Of the assembly; one bv
Finn OF Springfield permitting the killing
oil dogs running at large under certain
condltionsi one by Hatch of STAFFORD and
oy JACKSON OF Barre, relating to the aboli-
tlon OF railroad grade crossi gs: by
Senter of Montpelier stiffening the
penalty for selling diseased meat; bv
Robinson Of Waterbury allowing no
| deduction for debts owing without
state except on affidavit from creditor
by Senter providing for erection of new
state building at Montpelier for use bv
state officers; by Dewart of st. Adams.
limiting imprisonment for offences under
liquor law to two years. by Shipman of
| Westmlnster, eXempting $1,000 worth Of
property owned by veterans of Civil war
or their widows; by Cady of Middlebury.
granting state aid to all agricultural fairs !.
py 1raton OF Burlington, making eight
| hours max mum days work for en-
ployes OF state, county or town: by Finn
OF Springfield, providing for the establish
ment OF district court In each county.
with jurisdiction between Justice and
county courts; by Edgerton of Rochester.
relating to taxation in this state of shares
OF STOCK IN concerns outside the state. by
Burnett of Royalton, incorporating the
village Cemetery association of Rovalton !.
by Cobb of Brighton, providing That
tnree months residence in town gives
right TO vote in town other than one
listed in; by Porter of Wilmington. in
creasing corporation tax rate on railroads
by rising scale according to gross earn
lngs per mile; by Grout OF Dover. nro-
vlolng Tor election of town superinten-
dents OF school; by Norton of Bristol
authorizing state laboratory to perform
autopsies. ''oA II"
The towns of Reading and HUNTINGTON
ways. 'seu nigh
These bills have passed both Senate md
House: Appeals from condemnation ~ Of #
lands Tor burial purposes; amending stat
ute relatlng to hearings on appeals from
listers; hxlng costs of commitment 70
mouse OF correction to be added To nrisono
er,s me at uniform rate of IS thronphon
the state; providing for publicatjen in
newspapers of town meeting warninaa.
prohibiting duplication of costs for nrnsa,,
cut1OnS based on Soma footn, r. ~