The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06

mink i Likely 10 get the axe, as a slm
laF bill from Cook of Dandy Nas slaugl
teItd on Wednesday. Ills taxation bll
which would rcduce the sum exempt iIoi
listing ~ saylnss banks iron ssY0 1
slvv Is also due for sudden death II III
TEMPER Of the house ons taxation Is an
euleuon.
Goodhue Of Westminster has sornethinl
10 say about taxation IN llz9. whici
among other thing, creates the office o
siAie commissioner VI appfai,als. Tbs i
along something the same line a. III,
pondeFous taxation commission propose,
uy the administration.
Senator Gibson introduced s59 OF
Wednesday, which IeInlts the village oi
hFatIleboFo 10 renew aud maintain hight
lRg aud power plants
Mr.. Nheeler oi Jamaica !, absent from
hl, seat on account VI illnrss.
Gr. Brown Of Wilmington, who has
/ been staying with her husband, Repre-.
sentative Leonard BroWn, has gone home.
Alr. Miller Oi Guiliord Is the potential
champion oi the undergrad .chool'marm.
Ills baL H2oi. proposes 10 allow the
teachers pay Tor attending teacher con.
Venlfas and superntenden,s talk
swaps, Miller j. surely night,
3AAs AAAAhA4 AAr Nd~f=rAuL LOT AHt
Sunday law IN HhS, which permits the
ale of foods non nintoxieatins drinks, 10.
bacco and cigars, but lambastes the Sab.
bath'breaker. of the island and elsewhere
by putting a tine Of two bones on dane.
Ing, playing games and working on sun.
day. "BafD Is now an honorary mem.
ber Of the state Sunday-school associa.
ii0n.
Bouniies on bears and hedgehogs got
the can today when H2i and H55 were
officially put 10 death. while the lad for
regulating everything was formally
punciurrd when Hl22 which forbade the
erection Of barbed wire fence along the
highway was killed.
Senator Gibson presided in the senate
yesterday and today and gave an excel.
lent demonstration o; good dispatch OF
business and fair grasp o; leading prin I
comes up for a special hearing next week, /
probably at public meeting.
His runnlngmate on the elections
committee, Finn Of Windsor introduced
! bill today that provides for q state tax
ation board of three members, to draw
$3.50 year each, 5000 for clerk hire
md expense money enough TO visit every
own in the state and regulate its grand
ist. They would supersede the commits.
ioner Of state taxes and have full charge
i all matters relating 10 taxation.
Some one blundered on the emergency
eer law. There is no limit on the num- |
er Of bucks a man may take. This al
ernoon the house recalled If from the
oyernor, the senate recalled it from the
ouse and il will have TO be fixed up be-
,re it becomes law. "Hasty legisla- !
on" said the senate.
The following is an abstract OF a pri-
lary election bill TO be introduced this I
eek by Mr.. Howe of Bennington. The
III provides for the nomination OF state, /
and county candidates by a
ireet vote Of the voters of the leading e
.rtes in the state. Parties casting less b
ian 10 per cent OF the total vote may
axe their nominations by caucus and T
inventions as now, but must hold their "
ucuses on the same day that the larger e
rites meet in primary. The bill does s
It affect the selection Of United States Il
nators, presidential electors, or candi- e
ties in town and village meetings, jus I,
.es OF the peace, town representatives. ii
delegates to national conventions. b
Under the provisions of the bill the Il
st primary would be held the third y
esday in June. 1910. and bennially h
ereafter The ballots are to be pre- d
red in practically the same way as for
general election and the election off c,
: are the same. The polls are to open ii
eleven o'clock in the forenoon and re- oi
in open until eight o'clock in the pt
ming. In case there are three or more be
ldidates for one office, the voters vi
st signify both their first and second tn
,iee. The candidate receiving the B
atest number of votes will be declared lei
nominee, provided he gets at least 40 of
cent of the total vote Of his party.
no candidate for an office gets over 10 in
cent or more of the total vote of his Fl
'ty, then the first and second choice OF
es for the several candidates are to be kr
led together and the person receiving tn
largest number OF combined first and tn
ond choice votes is to be declared the he
ninee. bO
his bill forbids under severe penal col
the use of money or other valuable th'
siderations in getting support. or the Pc
OF intoxicating liquor to influence fer
ers. II also provides that all candi- Br
es must file sworn statements show sto
the amount of money expended in bot
II behalf, showing to whom the mon ais
was paid, and for what purpose. 1t loo
vides for an appeal to any Judge of ito
superior court in case of question or !
test. This bill is drawn along the Get
$ of the primary law of the state of Mr.
which is said to be one of ing
best in the country, and where it has on
ed entirely satisfactory to the voters. :
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