Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-12-17


degree shall 81 Imprisoned in the stats
prison for life. This bill in effect would
abolish capital punishment. Il was
strongly favored By Mr.. Daniels 81 East
| Montpelier and Mr. Boutwell, Of Stock
bridge and opposed By Mr.. Lewis Of Nor
wich, Mr.. Barber Of Bratfleboro and Mr..
/ Elstchsr OF cavendish. On yea and nay /
I vote - votes were cast ia ita favor and Il
/ 162 against the third reading.
/ The only change In the bill introduced i
Thursday By the joint COMMITTEES on tenn
perance a. q substitute for House bin So, /
creating the once Of stats license com
missioner and prescribing his powers and
duties, l. thar the substitute bili provides
for one state license commissioners Instead
OF three.
The committee on railroads introduced
q bill In the House as , substitute for
House bill 4S9 requiring interchange Of
mileage tickets on railroads. The substi- |
tute bill provides that mileage books
shall be good on any railroad In the state
that sells miieages 1t the same price and
OF like character Is the one presented.
Il A new House bill BY the COMMITTEES on
education as q substitute for n. 402, an
act relating to secret societies id public
4 schools. Prohibits secret societies unless
sanctioned BY school authorities.
FLAT TAX ON INTANGIBLEs.
The special COMMITTEES on taxation pre-
scented an important tax reform Measure
providing for a Uniform tax on ssintangi-
hies's Of Ave mills on the dollar OF ap-
praisaI thereof, In lieu OF eli other taxa
ton thereon. The ssintangibles" in
clude:--
i. Money on hand, on deposit or at
interest, except when deposited ct inter
: est In savings banks, etc, and such
banks pay q tax on such deposits, or
when deposited ct interest in national
banks and taxes on such deposits are paid
pursuant TO the provision Of chapter 81
Of the statutes ?. Other debts due to
the person to be taxed. 3. Public stocks,
! bonds and securities. 4. Stocks, bonds
and notes or other indebtedness OF cor
positions thin or without this state.
The tax upon these classes OF property
: shall Be assessed to the owner on April
in each year in the town. village, school
: and FIRE district where he resides except
as provided in subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 Of
section $40 Of the statutes, and said SUBJ
divisions shall apply to personal estate
described therein.
The blank inventories require each tax
payer to make return OF the total amount
OF his taxable property OF each Of the
classes specified.
The Senate Thursday passed.
s. 81, to provide for the inspection Of
: milk.
Fl. 4s5, relating to schedules Of rail-
roads.
H. 227, relating to state board Of edu-
cation. The bill was reconsidered,
amended and passed in concurrence.
5. ~, relating to the instruction Of
4 a. a.
H. 104, relating to the determination Of
destructive fish
STATE HOUSE VENTILATION.
4 H. geo, to provide for 3 system Of ven
tiiation in the state house.
: H. SCI, to increase the efficiency OF the
Vermont National Guard.
n II. 52S. relating TO notices and hearing
on quadrennial appraisals OF real estate.
, H. 537, to change the corporate name
Of the village Of Barton Landing 10 Or
!. leans.
The Senate killed.
n. 4oe, to prohibit the placing Of ashes
Q in highways.
: s. y, relating to the salaries Of county
clerks.
h. ss1, relating to the duties Of school
e directors.
{, The House Thursday passed.
s Fl. 2z4, relating to fire districts.
Y H. S73, relating to cutting trees, shrubs
. and bushes within roadway of . railroad.
H 495. relating to salaries of the
judges Of the supreme court and superior
: judges. Increase from $4,000 to $4,000.
= II. SIS, requiring report OF prosecu-
2 tions to the attornsy-general and giving
! the attorney general authority over pros
= ecutions.
z H. 55s, relating to appeal in casa Of in
I sufficient school accommodations.
Z H. 561, defining misbanded drugs.
2 H. 4S7, in amendment OF and in addi-
2 tion TO the charter OF the Orange County
Telephone company, and to enable said
= company to dispose Of certain property.
e The House Thursday killed.
3 H. 563, relating to ices of jurors before
e iustics.
2 Pending the adoption of amendments
. to II. 131, an act requiring horse shoers
q to be licensed, ON motion OF Mr.. Tucker
= of TunbridRe the bill was dismissed by
vote OF 101 to "a.
d OFFSET BILL sIDErRACKED.
The House Friday morning laid asid.
st the cattle commission bill which was sci
N for special order and side-tracked every.
thing else to resume discussion Of Hous.
y bill sos, which provides for abolishing al
ID offsets. The first thing was the discus.
BIT sion CT the amendment by Mr.. Wheeler
y to the Offset bill offered Thursday, which
provides that the tax in case Of mort.
/. gagged property be divided proporti0nate.
no " between the mortgagor and the mort
4. gagee. After a lengthy discussion on
this amendment, the House unanimously
i, refused to adopt it. Then an attempt
b was made upon motion Of Mr.. Blaisdel
i OF Bridport. to order the bin to lie unit
I the following Tuesday. This was Cd
:, posed by many Of the speakers and til,
=. motion was killed.
- Debate was then resumed on the mail
IN question Mr.. Davis Of Brighton, Mr.
81 Walker OF Dummerston and Mr.. Tildel
= OF Mortified opposed the passage Of tn
~ bill. Mr.. DeBoer, who made such Al
4, able speech Wednesday in favor OF til
4, adjustment Of offsets, arrived in Mont
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