Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
ANTI-AUTOMOBILE BILLS.
Proposed to Keep Them OF Highways
on Certain Days-A Resolution to
Authorize the (sovcrnOs 80 In
~itc Maj.-Gcn. Grant to
visit Montpelier.

public nature and OF interest to the people
throughout The State have boon introduced
Perhaps the one OF widest general inter-
est was that introduced. by request. by
Mr.. Darling OF Chelsea. to equalize dou-
Bile taxation. This bill embodies the
scheme of +. n Bacon of Chelsea to avoid
double taxation. In substance IT allows
deductions from both real and person II
estate for debts owing. and taxes tn"
creditors interest in the town whore he
resides. It is bascd ON the theory that
wealth rather than property should be
taxed. and that visible property should
be taxed where II is situated. invisible
property where the owner resides.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Clark of
Castleton amends the law relating TO ~
vestments by savings banks and trust
companies by including Tennessee in the
list of States in which savings banks of
Vermont and savings institutions can in
vest their money.
If the Joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Mead Of Rutland goes through. Major
Gen. Lewis A. Grant will visit Montpelier,
on invitation of Governor Proctor on
Thursday, November 8, when the YER
monters of Hoston will visit the capital,
and when the Vermont Officers society
will hold its annual meeting and banquet
Inasmuch rs this joint resolution carries
an appropriation of not more than S2"o
for the expenses of General Grant, it went
TO the committee on appropriations
The joint resolution that passed the
Senate this morning providing for
Joint assembly on Thursday AFTERNOON
October IS to elect supreme court
Judges and other state officers was
laid on the table in tho House this az
ternoon, pending the aeon ot inc
judiciary committee on the bill ii''o-
diced last Saturday by' 'fr Scntcr or
Montpelier. providing for reorganiz-
alton of the Judiciary. 1t is thought
however. that the Joint assembly VIII
he held at the time stated, as the stat
utes provide that these officers shall
be elected the third Thursday of the
| session.
duced bill In the senate requiring
roshiers of national banks to transmit
| to town and city clerks before April IS
in each year the nan:Hs Of all persons
having interest bearing deposits in
said banks. and the amount OF such
deposits. This bill also provides that
such statement shall he made under
oath and carries a penalty of $1,000.
| The remonstrance OF Joseph Aud
against seating Representative c. d. Ora
ton OF Burlington was introduced to-day
and referred to the committee on election.
w. A. Lord OF this city denies the repor:
that he had been retained as counsel for
| Mr.. Aud.
At the request of residents along tbs
shore of Lake Champlain. and on the La
mobile river, Mr.. Latham of Milton, IN
troduced II bill today permitting shooting
pickerel in these waters two months in
each year, from March 10 to May Is.
The joint committee on public health
will consider the bill introduced to-day by
request by Mr. Bailey of Essex whcf
makes the appointment of health officers
| optional instead Of mandatory.
Mr.. Haseltine of Andover would keer
automobiles and motor vehicles off thC
public highway at the week end. He i'll
PRODUCED a bill to-day prohibiting suci
machines on public highways between
twelve o'clock noon on Friday and twelve
O'Clock noon on the following Monday.
If the bill introduced by Mr.. Bole O
Coventry becomes a law, idiots. towr
charges, or those liable to become towl
charges, and feeble minded persons viii
be unable to secure marriage license.
The town of Gilmore wants $500 Of thu
State money to repair the Eagle Ledg
road in that town. and bill appropriat
Ing that amount was introduced by Mr.
Slayton of Gilmore.
a bill similar to that introduced in TIL
Senate by Senator Taylor was introduced
in the House by Mr.. Robinson of Water
bury. requiring cashiers of national
banks to report to town and city clerk
the names Of all depositors who have NOR
than 800 to their credit.
A formidab Bile package of petitions from
the towns of Middlebury, Mortified
Warren, Goshen Braintree, Rpton
Bethel. and Tunbridge praying for drasti
legisla ton regarding the running o
automobiles. was introduced by Mr. Cad
of Mlddlebury. and Mr. Moore of Ply
:, mouth introduced bill similar to that In
troduced by Mr.. Haseltlne of Andover
keeping automobiles off the public high
, ways on Fridays, Saturdays and Sun
days Of each week.
t COURT REORGANIZATION BILL.
The judiciary committee settle
down to work to-day. when it begal
its discussion of II. AZ, an act relating
to the supreme and county courts an
the judges thereof. The duties o
the proposed judges Of the s,l
prone and superior courts were dis
cussed and fixed in various instances
> The matters of fixing the terms of tn
supreme court, the number OF judge
of the two courts and the question O
salaries were discussed and the follow
) ing sub committees appointed:
Committee to consider terms OF su
premc court--Senators Chase and How
land and Messrs. Bailey. Darling an
u Archibald.
Committee to consider the matter @
the number of judges and also to con
l. slider the question Of fecs-Mr. SenteI
chairman, Senators Redfeld and Chas
of Wlndham and Messrs Finn an
@ Jackson.
Committee to consider the questio
r of salaries-Mr. Hulburd Of Hyd
= Park, chairman, Senator'S Paul an
Collins and Messrs. Gibson and Clarl
o Mr., Bailey of Essex was appointe
S a sub committee to arrange and re
port the question of Jurisdiction.
- BURLINGTON MAY GET FAIR.
y The bill introduced In the House las
y week by Mr.. Bvarts OF Windsor, pro
Iyi1ipp FL no "a nj l,.rt ha