Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-11-06

ator Gihs"n OF Windham County has in.
troduced long and comprehensive bill
which will be know asa primary cleo
ton law. This bill provides for the
nomination of candidates hy a direct
vote oil the people or 10y nomination pa
prrs. The bill gives all the details nee
rssary Tor the proper nomination of
candidates by the regular political par
ties. Senator Finn of Windsor Coun-
ty has introduced bill for the purity
OF elections providing penalty for buy.
lug votes, intimiaating or threatening
voters or paying for the transportation
OF voters to aud from the polling place
1t also torhids the paying OF political
workers This is tough on the livery
stables who do such nice business on
election day. There are also many Dis
trict Court bills. A bill introduced IN
the senate last week provides that ever,
hunter must have a license before going
into the woods to hunt. The lee is
liked AT 81 90 for resident hunters and
SIS for nonresident hunters and aliens
While it seems impossible that such a
bill will pass there are many supporters
of it. The proceeds are to be expended
in enforcing the fish and game laws and
IN the propagation of fish aud game. |!
is fact that this legislature seems to
be taking the fish and game laws more
seriously than any other subject at pres
ent, aud it is probably well that.they are
because they will get just AS much out
OF their system before they reach the
more important matters. Fish and
game laws are good things for them to
train their oratory on to work off their
surplus energy.
The House has killed the bin which
made road commissioners ineligible for
reelection it they exceed their appro-
priation, and they have also killed one
which made the tuberculin test of cat
tie compulsory, and provided no pay for
cattle killed. House bill No. los aho
lshing the Board OF Agriculture aud tur-
ming the work over to one commission
er met with some resistance in the House
but was finally ordered to "A third read
ing. The Commissioner of Agricul-
ture shall promote agricultural interests
throughout the state by meetings, lee
lures, crop reports and by such Other
methods as he thinks best, and $4,000
per year is appropriated for his use
The discussion OF this bill brought. out
more fun for the members than any
measure yet considered. That is it
was fun for all the members Int one.
Jones of Sudbury. Jones has dipped in
| ms ear Oh every measure so far, either
to make speech or offer an amendment
and the members had long since lost
interest in his forensic efforts. As usual
Jones arose in his seat and started
speech in favor of this agricultural bill
After about three sentences the mem-
bers began to rap the covers of their
desks until there was a noise much
louder than the speech of Jones. Speak
er Cheney with smiles on his face re-
stored order and the process was re-
,, peated tor three times. Jones man
fully kept at his task each time and
when he had finished he exclaimed.
"Ihere, gentlemen, now you may bang
your seats all you please" doubt'if
there was dry eye in the honse when
it was all over.
The real doings OF the week however
have been over the question of adjourn
lnent for election. Aud here again it
ia lucky for the state that the dispute
was not over any important legislation.
1t was only a question OF choice of the
members. Some wanted to go home
and some wanted to stay and work.
Some did not dare go home for fear
their constituents would think they
were Sinking the duties of the state.
Others claimed they wanted to go home
aud see their constituents about the
pending legislation. Mr.. Reader, if you
are a constituent you may know that
your representative and senator has
thought of you great many times dur
ing the past week. Eloquence has
flowed freely in your behalf. If the
members remain as loyal to the constit-