Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-11-06
FOURTH WEEK.
he Legislative Mill has Com.
meneed to Grind. Several
Bills Have Passed and as
Many Others Have Been
Killed. A Spirited Fight
Over adiournment
Over Adjournment.

Attention has been divided the past
week between deer laws aud the matter
ot adjournment, with houors about
equal. The argument on deer laws was
however confined to the house, but both
branches OF the Assembly figured in the
matter of adjournment, The "curfew"
deer law passed the House after some
very brilliant attempts to smother il.
This law provides that buck or doe
except spotted fawn, may be killed dur
ing the open season, but no deer shall
I've killed b-tw"en sunset and sunrise.
There was but little objection to the
daylight restrictions in the bill, but a
great deal of sentiment and emotion
vas shown by those who would protect
the does. It's doubtful if the bill gets
through the Senate, although it is rec
commended by the joint Committee on
Fish and Game. There are some in
the Senate who are bitterly opposed to
the measure and will try hard to kill it
Or amend it 10y making it apply to bucks
only. The other measure which was
killed provided a penalty for carelessy
shooting human being. There was
considerable brilliant oratory both for
and against this bill. Some members
thought it was too severe and that after
one hunter had shot another he was
sure to be so sorry and broken up about
1t that no further punishment was need
ed. One member thought that if the
bill became law accidents would not
I've reported but the guilty one would
try to run awav and leave his companion
to die alone. That would be adding
insult TO injury. The vote was taken
by division of the House and the bill
was killed. The bill was introduced by
Howe of Bennington. The leading OPP
ponent was Howe of St. Johnsbury.
Thus ended the deer legislation of the
week.
The House has passed the new trustee
bill which provides that creditor shall
hold only such sum as is in excess of $40.
II this bill goes through the Senate and
becomes law | can see where it will
I've wise for the merchant and grocer to
put his business on cash basis at once
md lot of present outstanding bills
will never be collected.
The only bill of general Importance
to pass both houses during the week is
one that provides that persons convicted
of misdemeanor and sentenced for not
more than one year shall he confined in
County Jail instead of being sent to
Rutland. But even under this law tn p
persons so confined must work for the
benefit of the state or the Governor may
rider them removed to some other coun-
ty. The County jailer gets pay for
keeping these prisoners and for the sake
of keeping them he will probably keep
them at work. Several other bills have
passed both branches of the Legislature
but they are local bills or bills that do
not interest the general public. Some of
them are to legalize grand lists, some to
pay somebody the snm therein named
tnd few for the purpose OF amending
| The charter of some town or corporation.
These bills are put through with rush
md 40 one questions them if they are
reported favorablv by the committees to
which they are referred.
There are many bills now before the
Legislature which are of much interest
70 the people of the whole state. The
question OF taxation is receiving careful
consideration by the committees and
+he bills on the subject are probably
,early all in. The employers liability
aw is another measure which is creating
much interest. Fonr bills have been
introduced, one by Mr.. Leary of Burling-
ION, one by Mr.. Howe of St. Johnsbury,
me by Mr.. Williams of Newport and
one by MIR. Barber OF Brattleboro. Sem