Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28
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House passed the bill by yea and nay
vote Of 100 to 81.
The Senate made a. start Friday on the
House taxation bill BY proposing long
amendment which provides for tax Of
ssvon-tenths OF one per cent on intangi-
bles. other amendments are to be pro-
posed and before the bill leaves the SEN
ste It will contain proposals OF amend
ment that will provide for the abolition
81 all Offsets, a fiat rate on intangibles
and q tax commission, practically the
same thing that has oncc. been rejected by
the House.
The Senate Friday. passed.
8. us, relating to salary expenses and
clerical assistance in the office Of the com
missioner Of state taxes.
8. 176, relating to trustee process.
Senator Cory proposed an amendment to
the bill so that $40 OF a PERSONS wages
would be exempted from trustee process.
Senators Finn and Lewis did moi. favor.
Thaysr, Gleason and Fairbanks opposed
the amendment, which was lost.
II. 500, amending certain sections Of
the statutes relating to the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor.
II. G3a. TO appropriate a sum Of money
for the University Of Vermont and State
Agricultural college.
II. 228, providing for a more uniform
system Of examinations Of teachers.
s. 1856, an act to prohibit the discharge
OF sewage or other polluted matter in
ponds and lakes. This bill goes into
effect Oct. 8. 1910.
II. $50, as amended, to prevent the
spread OF bovine tuberculosis by cream
cries.
II. 4sl, relating to the registration OF
automobiles and motor vehicles and the
disposition Of registration fees. This
bill was slightly amended.
II. 635, an act to cede to the United
States exclusive jurisdiction Of the land
in Burlington conveyed to the United
States by the University OF Vermont and
State Agricultural college.
n. 500, relating to appropriations for
normal schools. The bill was amended
so that the state appropriate 100000 to
erect a normal, said school to be erected
under the supervision of three men to bs
appointed by the governor.
The.House Friday passed.
8. 172, relating to commitments fol
misdemeanors.
Fl. les, to prevent giving false informa
tion to newspapers.
II. AIS, providing that liquor sold BY
licensees shall be purchased OF Licensees
Of the fourth class.
II. GAL, relating to descent.
8. 1902, to provide for the pay OF publi'
school teachers.
s. 1853, relating to the Vermont Histor
ical society.
The House killed.
H. 81, to provide for the building b.
the state Of certain trunk line highways
JUDGE POWERS SENT UP.
The course Of legislative events took
sudden and somewhat unexpected turl
Saturday when the bill increasing fh
number OF supreme court judges fror
four to Ave became a law. A joint a
sembly was convened at II :4b o'clock an
the Hon. George NJ. Powers of Morris
vile, chief Judge Of the superior court
was elected unanimously TO fill the offic
created.
The name Of Judge Powers was place
in nomination BY Speaker Thomas
Cheney and vas seconded by Senate
Lewis Of Lamoills and Mr.. Williams {
Newport.
The superior court judges remaining o
the bench in order OF seniority Al
Judges Miles, who will be chief judg
Waterman, Han. TAYLOR and Stanton.
In the House Saturday the Senate bi
relating to trustee process was called n
The Judiciary committee proposed !
amendment exempting wages to Il
amount of 80 from attachment by tru
tee process instead Of %, as provided I
by the Senate bill. This. restores the b
practically to the form in which L "
defeated In the Senate earlier in the %
sion. The amendment was adopted Al
the bill was passed.
The House concurred in Senate amen
ments to the bin relating to the registr
tion OF automobiles. The princiI
change made Is the establishment Of > 4
tax Of 81 for each registered horsepox'
The Senate amended the law relating
illegal voting in caucuses by permittii
candidates to transport voters to pollii
places.
A joint resolution offered BY Senai
Lewis Of Orleans was adopted BY the Sc
ate providing that a commission be a
pointed by the governor, consisting
three members. one Of whom should be
Democrat, 20 investigate the increase
state and court expo hes, the commit
to report before Oct. 4.
SENATE SCRAP ON NORMAL scHol
The normal school question v
threshed out in the Senate Saturday aft
noon in one Of the hottest debates In Il
body this session. All the pent-up arg