The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-01
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Correspondent Says Governor Not
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Correspondent Says Governor Not
Likely to Take Action.
The special correspondent Of the
Boston Herald from Montpelier writes
as follows:
Pressure is being brought to bear
on Gov. Prouty TO induce him to veto
the doe bill" permitting the killing
/ OF doe IN the open season. The
! House passed 1t without much Consid-
| Grafton. There was understood to be
a majority against It In the Senate,
but action was delayed so that when
a final vote was taken some votes had
been changed and a number OF sena-
tors were absent The vote was a
tie, and Senator Finn of Windsor.
who was IN the chair, cast the decid-
ing vote in its favor
NO sooner was the result known
than a protest went up all over the
state. The press is almost unanimous
against the measure, and some of the
most influential papers are calling on
the Governor to veto the bill.
Netoes are not popular with Yer
mont Legislature. Few Governors
venture on them, and it is very sell
dom they are sustained. The Cover
, nors OF Vermont have not INDUCED in
half dozen yetoes in 20 years. Gov.
Proctor, who was very strong and
: very popular with the Legislators two
years ago, did not venture on veto
OF any measure he disapprOyed, but
did dispose Of a few by means of a
pocket veto.
Sportsmen and sportsmen's clubs
all over the state are sending petit
ions to the Governor urging him to
veto the bill, and the senator's are be-
ing urged to recall the bill from the
Governor before it is signed. so it is
quite probable that there will be
found some means to prevent the bill
becoming law.
Howe of Bennington was the intro
Queer of the bill. He is known as the
champion introducer Of the season.
and has 20 bills of all sorts TO his
credit. Sentiment generally reyolts
against the killing of females In
most parts of the state the deer es-
pecially the doe, are almost as tame
as farm cattle. They feed in the pas
lures with the cattle in summer and
show little fear of man. Deer can be
found within two miles of the State
= House almost any day, and several
i have been killed this year within that
/ distance Many of the bucks that are
! killed in the open season are so tame
y that they regularly frequent pastures
: and orchards.
The Legislature has not only voted
{ to authorize the killing of doe, but II
a has refused to place any penalty on
u the man who shoots another through
carelessness or negligence while hunt
e ing. Thus, while there is a penalty OF
/ 500 for shooting deer out of season
n there is no penalty for shooting a man
y by mistake for a deer I'm season
u There are several fatal shooting &C
. cidents every year
They now have under considera
u ton bill which viii require all hunt
ers to take out a license, though there
7 is a belief on the part OF some law
e yers that such law would be uncon
y stitutional. since the Vermont bin o
j rights provides that the inhabitants
y OF this state shall have liberty I'm sea
a sonable times to hunt aud fowl on tn,
u lands they hold and other lands no
inclOsed.'
The usual woman suffrage bill ha
y made its appearance, and one publ,
y hearing has been held. There is II,
=. prospect OF its passage. though tn,
y Senate, In which body u was intro
duced. may send Il over TO the House
The usual course is for one house q
~ pass the bill and for the other to xii
~ It.
- Chairman w. b. Locklin Of tn
committee on temperance took hom
10 with him 10 study during the Thanks
' giving recess 20 bills relating to var
y Gus phases Of the liquor business. s.
~ large a part of the state is under Pre-
~ hibition through the no-license vote o
. the towns that there is not much pros
y pect OF any liberalizing OF the liquo
a. laws.
d, Senator Gibson Of Brattleboro vii
~ take up in earnest on the reconver
~ ing OF the Legislature this week hi
~ bill providing for primary elections
Six years ago there was n call for cat
Gus reform, aroused by some charge
" that had been made In regard 10 man
~ pulation OF caucuses A bill wa
81 passed permitting the use OF chez
W list in caucuses when a certain pc
=" cent OF the voters asked for il an
80. | fAoNlA q HtuhlAN lNI Il iuuU VII
w votes I'm a caucus other than that /
which he is entitled TO participant,
~ This was the extent OF the remedis
" legislation, and Il has been OF sma
su effect. because the provisions Of IN
~ law have very seldom been invoke,
Most OF the caucuses are held undo
NNSs the old unregulated system.
III The demand for reform continue
! and the best way 70 effect Il. in N
M opinion OF many, Is 10 enact a pr
~ mary election law This does ne
gu suit the politicians, and the matt,
as Is not we'll understood by the ave
on age legislator. so there is a great de;
Z, OF missionary work to be done II N
'e' bill is to be passed. Senator Gibson
bill is very sweeping in its provision
and requires primary election 4
= every officer, from congressman
sheriff. The bill introduced In q
House by Move of Bennington appli,
only TO candidates for state Office
=, and makes provision for an altena
\ choice In some cases. There will !
I public hearing on the bills Wedno
day evening
7 "All fear OF smallpox epidemic M
passed. No cases have broken OF
= In Montpelier and none have been r
ported among the members OF a
Legislature.
There are two distlnctively admi
istration measures vet To be- dispoSt