Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25
THANKSGIVING RECESS
Many Bills Passed or Killed. The Slate
Well Cleaned and Members All Home
for Thanksgiving. VIII Recon
vene Next Monday.

Well Cleaned and Members All Home
for Thanksgiving. Will Recon
vene Next Monday.
The legislature of 1903 is doing its
work we'll, even il it is not es-
tablishing a record for speed. The
past week has seen real progress and
more than hundred measures have
been killed or boosted along toward
final passage. Many have passed both
branches and been signed by the
governor. A perfect flood Of private
bills amending some charter, or giving
pay to some one, or incorporating some
new company. have been passed and
the ssslate has been pretty nearly
cleaned up. After the recess every
body will devote his time to dis
cussion of the tax problems. Offsets. pu-
rity of elections, educational questions
and the larger appropriations. The
entire week has not been devoted to
private bills of no general Importance.
The deer bill, about which there has
been so much talk and so much sentl-
ment has finally passed the senate
and will be a law. This bill passed
the house early in the session but has
been held up in the senate to await
the result of the open season of 1903.
The passage of the bill now gives only
one year in which to give it a trial be-
fore the next legislature meets. The
results of next years open season will
determine the wisdom of the bill The
bill as passed permits the shooting OF
one deer, either buck or doe, between
sunrise and sunset during the last full
week in October. The bill was in
jeopardy in the senate. The night be-
fore the bill came up for passage the
members had been to the fish and game
league banquet and heard President
Evarts sbeak ins opposition to the bill
and many had gone home feeling that
the bill would surely be killed. The
bill came up while Finn was in the
chair and after spirited discussion a
vote was taken and it was found to
be a tie, Whereupon Senator Finn
who was personally opposed to the
passage of the measure voted in its
favor and the bill was passed. TAe
senator had been counted among those
opposed to the passage, but he ex-
planned his action by saying that
although he was personally opposed to
it, he knew that his constituents
wanted it.
Another important measure to pass
both branches is the one establishing a
state board of education. The board
consists of the governor, superintend-
ent of education and three members
Ito be appointed by the governor.
This board has complete control over
the normal schools of the state and
over such normal industrial schools as
may be established. Members of the
board are to be paid S. per day agd
necessary expenses. The bill creating
an agricultural commissioner and abQl-
ishing the present board Of three
members has passed the house and
there seems to be no disposition to
kill it in the senate. One senator said
that if it suited the farmers it ought
to suit 1.-THE senate and that probably
means that the senate will oter nc
opposition. This is not thesoriginal
/ bill that was presented to house by
Mr.. Hitchcock, but is committee bill
compromising matters by combining
/ the agricultural bill with. the forestry
/ bill. It appropriates $4,000 for the
purpose of promoting agriculture ano
forestry and for the purpose Of adver.
tising the .attra1tlons of the state
A child labor law has passed both
houses providing that no person unde,
16 years ofeage shall be employed al
railroadinf mining, manufacturing
or delivering messages unless sucf
child has a. certificate showing the
compilations 1f certain school worl
provided by law. The town superin
tendent, district superintendent. o.
prudential committee are given powei
to investigate. This up to date il
the total of the really importan
/ Legislation.
Practically every member Of thi
Legislature does his own thinking il
his own way and at his own conven
ience. People have wondered. criti
cised and praised at the conduct of tn
Legislature of 1908 but the fac
remains that it is deliberative bod
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