Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-23

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Tuesday afternoon. Both houses passed
the judiciary committee bill for the re-
organization Of the court "Wednesday
The hin originally called for four su,
prcme court Judges but was amended
"a that the number will be three IN
stead. II Is thought probable that
Judges John W. Rowcll, James NJ. lyler
and l.oyeland Munson will be chosen
for the supreme bench, thus leaving
three vacancies In the superior court
which must be filed by election by the
joint assembly.
Mr.. Kiddor of Woodstock of the com
mittee ON insane submitted report
covering the committee s recent visit
10 the state hospital at Waterbury and
the Retreat at Brattlehoro, aceompn'
MED by u bill appropriating ssO,ogo tos
repairs and improvements at the water
hurry ASYLUM. In the senate Wednes'
Jpy afternoon Senator johnson for the
committee on railroads introduced
new general railroad bill prohibiting
the issuing of passes and imposing gen
eral restrictive regulations covered more
or less in former measures. Among the
hills which passed the senate Nednes-
day were the Chase bill relating TO tel
epraph and telephone corporations, the
Mn introduced by Mr.. Porter of Viii
mington amending the statute relating
10 the taxation of corporations aud the
hin introduced by Mr.. Gibson prohibit
inc the brokerage of insurance. The
senate ordered third reading to Mr.
Gibson S bill appropriating money Tor
the support of the soldiers home AM
Mr.. Rays bill relating to instructions
in the public schools. The committee on
education gave n public hearing Tues
dav evening on the bill providing for
permanent public school fund. The
nurposc of the bill was explained by
members of the commission appointed
by Ex-Governor Charles j. Bell, the
speakers being Joseph \. DeBoer oi
Montpelier. John A. Mead of Rutland,
State Superintendent of Education Ma
son 5. stone. and c. II. Morrill,, princi.
pal of the Randolph normal school
Hearings were also given to the various
caucus bills now before the Legislature
and the bills relating to double taxa
tion.
On Wednesday Governor Proctor ap-
proved the bill increasing the powers OF
the Brattlcboro Home for Aged AMI
Disabled in regard to holding real es-
tate. and the house passed the bill per
mitting the Brattlcboro Masonic Bulid-
ing association to issue bonds.
Log Rolling for Judgeships.
The regular work of yesterday
legislative session was overshadowed
bv the log rolling of candidates for po'
! sitions created by the bill providing
for a revision of the Vermont Judiciary
/ Under the change there are to be foul
i supreme court and six superior court
| mdpes. total of ten places to be
filled. Ii is conceded that the sever
supreme court judges OF the present sys
tenn will be given berths under the new
plan. Judges Rowell. Tyler, Munson anf
! Watson going to the new supreme eour'
and Judges Haselton, Powers and Mile
being given three of the six positions
ON the superior bench. An unseemli
scramble took place yesterday for th'
three remaining places there pens
something like fifteen candidates
Judge f. L. Waterman of this town u
one of the leaders of the bench whiI'
the name of Attorney General G. c
Fits is also being mentioned.
The senate yesterday passed new
highway commission bill which pre-
viously passed the house. An attempt It
amend the bill by reducing the salar'
of the state commissioner from Slsu'
l.. NV n rntp pt H.
TO u. The senate also passed the oil
abolishing the board of directors 10
the state prison, house of correction an
industrial school and substituted there
for n board of three directors which |
TO have supervision of all penal lnstl
tutions in the state, and to perform al
duties heretofore assigned to the board
for the different institutions. Anothe
bill which the senate passed is that II
troduced by Mr.. Ray of Rockingham
proyiding for the celebration of peac
dav in the public school and fttin
celebration of Memorial day. Senate
Phelps S bill permitting the erection o
tablet in commemoratlon or the so
diers and sailors of the war of lSl2 an
: Mr.. Gibson 5 bill appropriating $24,oo
for the support of the Soldiers nom
were also passed by the senate yeste
y dav On motion of Mr.. Porter of WI
! mington the house ordered to lie unit
+, after Thanksgiving the bill relating
! second-cass liquor licenses. Under
! special order the house took up the bi
! providing for the protection OF fsh an
: the prevention of the pollution of IL
:, waters of the state. Mr. Evarts
Windsor explained the provisions
the bill and made a long argument
its favor. Mr.. Archibald of Manche
. ter and Mr.. Brown of Pownal oppose
i, the bill on the ground that it was de
: rimental to the numbering interests
! the state. After a lengthy discusslC
u the house adjourned pending action
the bill, but killed it in the afterhot
J session. The only bill introduced in Il
= house yesterday morning was one
Il Mr.. Darling of Chelsea from the judi
! iarv committee. This bill enables Il
, present judges of the supreme court
D continue in office until their successo
. are elected.
q The senate yesterday confirmed t
+ following appointments of Govern
n Proctor: George H. Perkins of Br
r lington, state geologist; Rollin M. p
< TON of Richford, member of the boa
"a of supervisors of insane; Frank &. III
J. der of Woodstock, member of the sta
lr board of health; Henry L. Clark of &;
10 tleton, C. II. Stearns of Johnson, a
n Albert Edison of Rockingham, norm
a school commissioners; William l.. Cox
,t of Bennington, member of the sta
III board of pharmacy.
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