Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-12-13

/ one providing that seleetmen may put
/ Ia watering tEoughs al cost not exceed
l ing go with annual cost Of maintenance
not 10 exceed 81,
one 10 allow damages against telegraph
companies for mental anguish or suffering
/ caused by Negligence IA receiving, trans
/ hitting aud delivering messages,
| Creating a commission 20 establish a
uniform system Of probate and county
court forms and records,
| Resolution, providing for appointment
Z by governor of a commission ta tnNestl-
/ gate and report TO next assembly regard
/ ing condition OF state normal schools,
with recommendations tor increasing
( their efficiency,
/ Authorizing oyeFseers Of the poor 10 re-
move town paupers 70 towns liable Tor
/ their support,
1 To provide for the examination Of insur-
/ ance companies,
/ 10 regulate telephone rates,
} One providing that druggists Licenses
shall not be included in number Of H.
esnses issued ia towns that vote yes,
/ The "omnibus" Iish bin, including all
the changes that the Joint committees de-
sires 10 make TO the fish laws, Among
other provisions the ring season y not
to open until May 10Th la brooks aud
streams.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,
Governor Proctor has registered no veto
as vet,
At the close Of the week many bills be.
sides those reported above had passed one
house and were before the other, but men-
ton OF the outcome is deferred until next
week, when the work can be- summed mp
more easily,
The legislature put In six days last week,
working Saturday for the first ume,
There was barely quorum, but sessions
were held forenoon and afternoon. II
was necessary to work saturday IN order
to finish this week,
The court Of claims came la for oOnsid-
cradle attention last week. II was al
legged that the court Is a very expensive
method oi settling the claims against the
state aad ought 20 be abolished IN he IN
terest OF economy. The personnel Of the
court received no criticism. The commit
tee on claims gave the court an endorse
ment, but the matter may come up again.
The new railroad bill gives the railroad
commission authority % prescribe meth
DDS for hea ing oil passenger trains. The
old law specially exempted mixed trans
The fatalities Of the recent Nergennes
wreck resulted mostly from the fires SET
by heating stoves, il being q mixed train.
TOW okuttNkse Auah on stoves mlAtu
train can be heated nobody quite kuo&s,
but the state should not assume the re-
sponslbility, even indirectly, r the use
OF stoves IN cars. Why cannot the passen-
ser end OF mixed train be run next TO
the engine in cold weather. and heated b.
steam2
The banquet given by the "members Of
the Orange county legislature as the
menu put 1t, at the Montpelier House
Wednesday evening OF last week proved
one OF the happiest occasions of the ses-
sion. About sixty were present, includ-
ing all the members OF both houses but
one, and many invited guests, most Of
them either Of the county or former resi-
dents. Senator Paul presided and Senator
johnson acted as POSTMASTER. Bright and
happy responses we're made by Lieut.
Gov. Prouty, Judge Watson, Speaker
Caeney, Chaplain Patterson, Tax Commits
sioner Cushman, Superintendent Stone,
Collector Emery, Horace Bailey, Gen. Gil
more, Editor Parker, Representatives
Hatch, Jackson, Scott and Darling.