Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-11
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED.
GOV BELLS MESSAGE.
Retiring executive Expresses HE
visvvs on State Policies.
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Governor Bell gives nrst place in hi
message 10 our educational interests. lie
emphasizes the Importance OF the act pass.
ed IN 1904 making the s2ao,oo received
| from the Spanish American War claim the
nucleus OF permanent school fund, aud
the Recommendation OF the commission that
/ This fund be combined with the Hunting
ton fund and the United states deposit
fund.
Governor Bell endorses the belief OF
Superintendent OF Education Mason 8
stone that an ideal educational system foi
| Vermont must l. elude equality IN support
aud advantages, efficiency In administra.
/ tion and supervision, and adequate and
I productable permanent school fund and
I an unrestricted course OF study as Its es-
sential features.
/ The retiring governor holds that the
numerous demands for the services OF the
attorney general vindieates the action Of
the preceding legislature in establishing
/ this Office, and he speaks In compliment
tary terms Of the service performed by
\ Attorney. General Fits.
/ Governor Bell favors reorganization OF
our judicial system, He endorses the
movement to provide against the unrea-
sonable practice oil continuing cases IN
county court without cause, aud remarks
| thst the county court docket should be q
new book from term to term and not q
continued story.
The retiring message states that Gov
ernor Bell, acting under the act providing
| for the purchase OF silver service for the
/ battleship Vermont to cost not to exceed
5000, contracted with the Gorham Manu-
I featuring company for service consisting
| OF fourteen pieces, decorated with the
/ state coat OF arms and other Vermont dec
I aAaf t..aN 10. IL
| Ii is hoped that the service may be on ex-
hibition during the present session OF the
legis lature.
! As was to be expected, Governor Bel
| takes strong ground in favor OF the con-
| tinuance OF capital punishment, He say.
he has been impressed by the fact thai
/ Vermont has more regard Ter the dignity
OF the law than for sickly sentimentality
and declares he is more firmly convinced
than ever that as safeguard against vlo'
lence and protection to society IN genera
the law making capital punishment, IL
some form, the extreme penalty for crime
should be retained on our statute books.
The retiring governor holds that thu
publicity given our state institutions IL
connection with their investigation by tn,
committee appointed for the purpose ha
had an excellent effect. He thinks thu
conditions existing in our state institu
tiUns at the present time are good.
Two years ago Gov. Bell recommended
the establishment OF some date after which
the state would cease to pay nearly thu
full value OF condemned cattle, which ha
lead to impostions on our state tressur,
in not few instances, and recent devel
opments have emphasized the necessity o
carrying out that recommendation at tn
present session. Governor Bell says tina
a diseased animal should be condemned
slaughtered and burned or buried. He in
sists that the comparatively small amour
derived from the sale of condemned cattl,
for rendering purposes is tainted money
and is no fair Offset for our lost reputation
for pure food products.
In conclusion Governor Bell pays hand
some tribute to United States Senate
Redtieid Proctor's handsome act in giving
a large sum for the establishment of
sanatorium for the treatment of cases o
incipient tuberculosis; urges legislation t
remedy the inequalities OF tsxation; rec
ommends that automobiles for the presen
be excluded from the narrow and winding
country roads; speaks OF the harmonious
relations between labor and capital il
Vermont and urges our lawmakers t,
avoid class legislation, to be faithful, eco
nomical and remember the goose that lay
the golden egg Is native Of our soil.