Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-04


ar l-liveri, . messages unless such child |
has certificate SLOWING the comp'-il n
If e..r,ain school work provided by IaS. /
The town superintendent, district SUI
p-rintanden,. OF prudential committee
an, given power to investigate. This up
to date j. the total IT the really Import
ant Legislation.
Practically every memhAr nj this leg's-
latur- does his own thinking in his own
way aud at his own convenience. People
have wondered, criticised and prsis-d at
the conduct of the Legislature Of 1905
hut the fact remains that II IL d-liher-
alive body that will act wisely IN due
time There are fights in the name oil
Temperance, fights over the compulsory
test for cattle, fights for more aud hetter
| schools and highways, fights over the
question Of taxation aud offset, il fact
there is a fight over practically every I'M
portant measure before the Assembly
Not one of these fights has progressed
far enough for any one TO forsee the out.
come. The present body is an honest
one and its watchward seems to he TO
be right rather than rapid. This was
splendidiy illustrated by the action OF
the Senate in regard To the Trustee bill.
The bill is of great Importance In more
ways than one The Republican party
have promised it in their platform. The
people at large are of different opinions
| in regard to the wisdom of the bill. 1t
was carefully considered last week both
by its friends aud its opponents. The
friends of the bill could have insisted
upon it's passage, but owing to its I'M
portance it WAS ordered to lie until after
the thanksgiving recess in order that
each member might take the matter az
!, with his constituents. 1t was shown
. again in the passage of the doe killing bill
when Senator Finn voted directly oP
posite to his oft expressed desires. Ii
each case personal preferences gave wa,
to honest legislative duty.
Pride cuts no figure in the Legislation
OF this session, for mauy bill has beei
passed and theu called back and killed
; or amended as soon as defect Wa
II found. The whole conduct OF the as
Is sembly shows that the fear is not that th
e session will last too long. The fear j
j. that it will adjourn before every question
is settled satisfactorily.
The principal SOCIAL event of the wee
was the fish aud game banquet o
. Wednesday evening. Fhe affair Wa
3 held at the armory and WAS largely al
" tended, about four hundred covers bein
' laid. After fine spread of venson an
moose meat DR.. Bishop OF Boston CAV
" talk on big game hunting in Main
W aud New Brunswick. His remark
. we're illustrated by moving pictures an
t slides showing every detai! OF the spor
Many OF the members Of the legisiatur
> availe1 themselves of the opportunity
" enjoy Vermont's SWEETEST function.
40 Another event of some Importance
y altho differing very much from the bar
al quet, WAS the public hearing on tempe
- ance. This was held at the state hons
a and altho interest did not run an hig
- still there were some who would hav
no enjoyed it as we'll as they did the bal
ii. quet. The principal bone of contsntio
a on the temperance question seems to
GO az to county option and a state board {
- license commissioners. have been III
10 able to find many who favor eithe
q, There are however many who strenuou,
N ly oppose both. They oppose the stat
board because it could mean nothn
>, more nor less than the building up of
~ powerful political Influence in the stat
ts dominated by the liquor interests. Their
~ seems to be no good reason why boar
IT. of strangers could make better selec
n ton Of licensees than the people VIII
70 are fnlly acquainted with persons an
O. conditions in the very town which vote
N for license. The County Option measur
nj is opposed because not one county in tn
n, state would vote for license and the stat
at would be back upon the old prohibitio
10 basis which it is hoped has become
IN thing of the past. Of course each mea
N ure has its supporters but those VIII
70 favor it do not seem to be az urgent j
AZ their support as the opposition ia urg-r
,e for its defeat, The temperance law
II will receive considerable attention bu
IN there is general feeling that no radio,
n. changes will be made. Some detail
40 will be modified somewhat but it will b
~ impossible at this time to destroy tn
\. local option law. The anti-saloon peopl
are industrious in behalf of several sue
GO measures to SO amend the local optic
:. law as to make it odious. and while the
RI offer these amendments in appare,
a. sincerity, it is believed by many that
a is done for no other purpose than t
H. make the law unpopular.