Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-10-22

eideg or has an once. no Zee shan Be al /
lowed TO any other prosecuting of1cer TOT
prosecution Of an 0fisnee committed
therein, except on . eeEtiheate Of states
attorney. that be was unable to proseoute.
Two bills appeared in the Senate Tues
day, one introduced by Senator Butler Of
Rncland, appropriating $4,000 annually
for expenses Of state laboratory; the
other by Senator McLam Of Orange relat-
ing 70 officers fees.
AZ Joint assembly Wednesday, the
votes for representatives in Congress IN
the First and second districts were de-
clared.
Thursday, Eve bills were introduced in
the Senate and eleven in the House
Bills we've introduced IN the Senate ~
Senator Cory OF Washington and in the
House By Mr.. Fish Of Veggennes which
carry an appropriation Of $4,000 for
proper celebration on the part OF Yer
mont In 1910 Of the tercentenary OF the
discovery OF Lake Cbamplain.
Senator Walker OF Rutland introduced
. measure which will refund the agricui-
tural college loan of 1910 which amounts
to f135, 900.
Senator Finn OF Windsor has . bill
providing that sentences OF year or less
shall be served in county iails. This
would tend to deplete the house Of correc-
tion and save much in commitment ices.
A bill introduced in the House By Mr..
/ Goodhue Of Westminster Is OF special In
terest to members Of the third house II
provides q penalty OF 1000 and dis
qualification from acting as agent OF any
| corporation at the state house for three
years, OF any person who, acting as such
counsel or agent, fails to register with the
sergeant-at-arms, present his written au-
thority to act as a lobbyist, the date Of
his employment with the corporation for
which he Ia interested.
Mr.. Howe OF Bennington introduced
bill providing penalty OF imprisonment
for ten years or a fne of q, 900 or both
for any person " no while hunting. negli-
gently or carelessiy wounds or shoots 3
human being.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Davis Of
Springfield gives towns, cities and incor-
porated villages power TO appropriate
such sums OF money as they may think
best for the support Of agricultural fairs.
The open season for deer received at
tention in the bills introduced by Mr..
Darling Of Groton and Mr.. Howe Of Ben
nington. Mr.. Darling would have the
open season extended to 20 days and Mr..
tween sunset and sunrise.
Mr.. DeBoer Of Montpelier introduced
a measure which will take Sis, 1852
from the Huntington fund and place it
in the permanent school fund for invest
| ment.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendish would have
the per diem Of assistant judges of the
county courts raised from IS to IS and in
: troduced a bill to that effect
The House Wednesday passed Q resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Martin of Brook
line providing for q drastic Investigation
: Of telephone companies by 3 special COM
: mittee OF Eve members, covering the cost
Of construction, operation, management,
repairs, etc, also the charges for service
by the several companies. There was
some opposition to the resolution, and
J Thursday, when It was found that such 9
J measure should be In the form Of Q JOINT
resolution ii was reconsidered and ta-
bled.
The subject of mid-week Adjournment
came up in the House Friday morning,
) when il was seen that many members had
, departed for bone. Mr.. Bacon Of Hart.
ford deplored the practice OF leaving SC
. early and offered resolution, which was
: adopted, providing for roll call each
] Tuesday and Friday mornings to put the
{ absentees on record. Speaker Cheney
I Joined his word to the movement, saying
that there was plenty Of work to b.
e done and nothing was accomplished
when members went home. The roll cal
: Friday morning showed Sc absent out o.
+; 244.
In the House, Mr.. Hitchcock Of Pitts
: ford presented bill relating to forestry
I afon mrA - 49,
/; sisting OF the governor, director Of tn,
: experiment station, secretary Of state and
8 two citizens to be appointed by the gov
ernor. This board shall receive expenses
= only. They are to appoint a state forest
:; er ct a salary Of not more than q. so
+ who shall be = trained expert and shall
devote his whole time to the duty Of con
]; serving the forest interests Of the state
I; HE shall also be state fire warden Tn
:; bill carries an appropriation Of 5000
annually.
!, Mr.. Calhoun Of MiddIebury offered
bill asking for state aid for q department
(, of pedagogy in Middlebury college.
(, The employers liability bill was pre-
sented by Mr.. Leary OF Burlington,
;; Democrat.
!; Mr.. Jones of Sudbury proposes that g
}. per cent OF the license money going /
= the state shall be distributed among tn
i towns according to population.
=; Mr.. Lyford OF Warren wants to in
crease the appropriation for the state e
L oIogist from 1880 to $500.
D. Mr.. Boutwell, of stockbridge wants til
:; thirty cent bounty on hedgehogs n
b stored.
b, Mr.. Calhoun Of MiddlebuFy, who had q
awful Sight to get elected himself. ofFere
rs q bill providing for plurality vote electio
OF representatives after first ballet.
- Mr.. Miller Of Bethel offered bill stril
d. ing out "intolerabls severity Is q caus
for divorce.
Of Mr.. Williams Of Newport had q bi
be making next OF kin liable for suppol
as when financially able.
as In the Senate Friday Senator Finn ,
be Windsor, who only recently resigne
an from the court Of claims bench offere
ss bill abolishing that court and providin
~ that all claims against the stats shnll /
re- presented to the state suditor By July
ol- preceding the legislative session and b