Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-11-05

equipment. NJ. s. Stone, state superin-
tendent OF education, and others APP
reared before these joint committees in
favor OF the measure. Other hearings on
this bill will be given later.
The committee on appropriations gave
q public hearing in the supreme court
room Tuesday evening on the bill which
appropriates s6. 600 to establish depart
ment Of pedagogy at Middlebury college.
Among those who appeared ia support OF
this bill were President Thomas Of Mid
dlebury college and Senator John w.
Stewart.
The sportsmen last week made an effort
to induce Governor Prouty, because Of
the recent rain. to change the proclama-
ton forbidding hunting OF ali kinds for
two weeks because Of the danger Of forest
hres, SO that It may be lawful to hunt
cartridges, wocdcock and ducks. He
was called uuon BY delegations OF them
and received messages from others. The
hunters asserted that the flight of wood
cock is now on and that the birds will all
be gone BY Nov 9. when the season again
opens. They further assert that the
hunting for woodcock Rnd ducks is in To-
calities where there is no danger from
fires.
Ghe joint committee on appropriations
gave a hearing In the Senate chamber
Thursday evening on the bill appropriat-
ing s25, 900 to enable Vermont TO proper
" celebrate next year the tercsntenary OF
the discovery Of Lake Champlain. The
Hon. W. ]. vanPatten, L. NJ. Hays and
NJ. D. Mcmahon Of Burlington and Prof.
W. r. Howard Of Middlebury college AID
R. W. McCuen Of yergennes appeared IN
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action inasmuch e. the New York com
/ mission win accompany Senator H. ".
Hill OF Buffalo when she comes to Mont
pelier Tuesday, Nov. 10, to address the
. Vermont Historical society, and the gen.
tlemen before the committee Thursday
! night made it plain that 1t IL desirabis
that action on the bill be taken befors
that time that the Vermont commission
J to be appointed under the bill might
meet to make preparations for the cele
bration.
The House Judiciary committee gave
) public hearing in the coat room THUR
: day night to discuss the three employers
liability bills now in its hands, one max
I ing all employers liable, another pertain
ing only to corporations and a third ex
] cepting farm hands and household serv
I ants. J. P. Mari Of Bsrre and s. Hollis
ter Jackson of Barre for the Americas
D Federation OF Labor. Representative
: Leary Of Burlington and others spoke II
favor OF the bills. w. B. G. Stickney q
Bethel and J. W. Redmond Of Newpor
1 discussed the general question Of the lis
bility Of employers under the present law
but expressed no opinion in regard to the
bills in the hands of the committee. Mr.
! Redmond declared that the bill which ex
: cepts farm hands and household servant
! from It's provisions would be class legis
! lstion and consequently would be uncon
! stitutional.
: Tbs appropriations and the proposes
4 appropriations have already brought tn
budget up above the 500, 900 mark
A Hence the caution Of the cooler head
: against such iuxuries as district courts
, trunk-line highways, hundred thousan
: dollar normal schools, etc.
The gentleman from Stockbridge, VII
!. is famous for the first hedgehog bill {
!. the session, had the judiciary committe
. in Queer street at the public hearing la.
1. night. He wanted to know IL there WEI
:. any data to show which was general
8 the more negligent, the employer or tn
e employees. Montpelier Journal.