Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
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having such features rom obtaining
any state aid.
The house killed the bill providing
for the compulsory retirement OF sn
preme court judges at the age OF .,
and their optional retirement at oU al
ter an adverse report by the judiciary
committee.
Bills relating to grade crossings fol
railroads were introduced by Mr.
Hatch of STAFFORD and Mr.. Jackson OF
Barre city. The former makes over
head or underpass crossings compulsory
after such have been ordered by tht
board of railroad commissioners sinai
deem the same impraeticable.
Mr.. Senter of Montpelier is still at
ter sellers of diseased meat. He intro
duced a bill providing a penalty FOL
anyone who sells such diseased meat oil
not over three years Imprisonment
and fine of not more than $500. This
bill went to the joint committee on
public health. Mr.. Senter also intro.
duced a bill providing an additional
state building somewhere on the state
capitol grounds for the use of commit
tees. supreme court judges and other
state officers. This bill carries an APP
preparation, the amount Of which is
not named, and provides that the con
struetion of such buildings shall be left
to the governor, lieutenant governor
and five other citizens.
Still another bill introduced by Mr.,
Senter abolishes the cattle commission
Fair Project Killed Wednesday.
The house Wednesday morning, TAX
ing up the bill providing for a state
fair commission under special order,
refused third reading by vote of
% to ll3. Later it was voted to re-
consider the bill.
Senator Chase of Windham intro,
duced a lengthy measure dealing with
rates of transportation, covering the
matter OF railroad rebates, etc.
The senate passed the bill making
women eligible to hold certain town
offices
The bill providing for the election of
town representatives by plurality vote
on the fourth ballot was ordered to
third reading in the house.
The house by a vote of % to lag
passed Mr. Shaw's bill granting NUM-
cipal suffrage to women.
The weekly payment bill passed the
house late Wednesday afternoon by
vote of 16l to 43. There was consid-
cradle discussion over it. Mr.. Archi-
bald of Manchester was inclined to OPP
pose the bill as interfering with ar
between employer and en-
ployed. Mr.. Senter of Montpelier said
corporations were not on same basis
with individuals in their relations to
the state; they are creatures of the
state and amenable to direction. He
favored the bill as directly in the in
terests of the workingmen.
One Seat Declared Vacant Yesterday.
The house of representatives yester-
lay passed the bill pacing a $40 limit
to the amount exempt from trustee pro-
cess Mr.. Senter of Montpelier spoke
N favor of the bill. The senate passed
,hree bills, all of which came from the
house. They are to legalize the quad
'ennial appraisal of the city of Barre,
that notice of town meetings |
,hall be published in newspapers and,
more important, the bill to abolish the
lbuso of the fee system in justice and |
courts,
The senate ordered to third reading |
he bill repeating the statute providing
or state banks.
The house committee on elections yes
erday afternoon reported on the con-
ested election case of Mr.. FELTON, of |
1ighgate, whose seat was declared va
ant, he being ineligible to hold the
flee on account of being postmaster.
t is reported that Mr.. Spaulding of
'horeham, Mr.. Burnham of Woodbury.,
nd Mr. Slade of Rutland town will
lso lose their seats.