The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-01
G. O. Hard.
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BENNINGTON CoUNTY's REPRE-.
sENTATivEs IN MONTPELIER

BENNINGTON CoUNTY's REPRE-.
sENTATivEs IN MONTPELIER.
A Close-to-Hand View BY the Jour
nails special Correspondent at
the Capitol.
Montpelier, November 2sth The
Legislature is back after the Thanks
giving recess aud the members seem
/ 10 be inspired with a determination
| 10 finish up the work of the session
30 that final adjournment eau be
mad before the Christmas holidays
| Whether this can be done or not re-
mains to be seen. II will depend
largely upon the harmonious workln
II both houses as the time is toe
short TO allow serious difficulties
over any measure and finish In the
22 working days that remain before
| Christmas. Al matter OF fact
zone Of the important questions tha
the legislature will be- compelled tc
,ettle In some way or be criticised
| Tor derelictiOn of duty have been
AIKEN up as yet aud II such matters
An taxation, for instance, received
he consideration they should 1t VIII
AXE time. The statement OF the
mount of business before the Hous'
given below, viii enable the journal
eaders to form some idea of the
line of final adjournment.
tsa. 4. ma n
care thrown into them the first OF
he session by the report from the
Ways and means committee Of inc
financial standing OF the state ano
he admonltion to go slow In appro'
)riation matters or face a state tax
rhis Is shown by the readiness ol
he highways and bridges committee
o report favorably an appropriation
II $200,D0U for better roads. II Is
also shown by the passage of the
bin to spend $40. .000 for a anew bull
ng al the Waterbury asylum ane
he propasal TO expend as much
more for new buildings at the indus
rial school at Vergennes, the rails
ng OF the annual appropriation fol
he board of agriculture and flores
ry, 10 say nothing OF bills to raise
he salary of the attorney general
he bank commissioner. the tax com
missioner that in the aggregate cal
or a good deal of money
The Governor is doing his bes
TO secure economy and Is urging
ha. all appropriation bills be helt
Iack until the last days OF the ses
ion. II may be that he hopes thu
Julk will be 80 large that considera
Die pairing can be done without dill
icnlty. while If the bills go II |
ding ly II might b. harder TO &c |
he amounts cut down. The Cover |
ior can certainly be depended upol |
% keep the expenditures within the |
,tates income so far as II lies II
lis power.
The ways and means committe,
ire already preparing for unusua
demands upon them and have ready /
a bill providing tax on direct In
neritances that IL is estimated vii
oring the state In about 800 ,O0t
/ year IL VIII not recommend
direct state tax except as n last re
sort, but even that may be necessar! |
Il he legislature spends the money l
i now looks as though II was goint
TO.
The House has ordered 10 a third
reading the bill introduced by Mr.
Amey OF Brighton. making the pun
lshment for murder Ia the first de
gree Imprisonment for life unlesi
the jury shall add TO It's verdict tn,
words with capital punishment
rhls Is probably as near as the legis
lature will come to actually abolish
ing capital punishment this session
The judiciary committee has before
bill providing complete abolish.
nent OF this method OF punishment
ahieh, II ii reports it at all. II vii
probably do without recommendatlo
and the matter than can be thrssh
I'd out on the floor OF the House
.iome OF the members desire TO ali
their views on this question but Il
he amey bin passes there is proba
y little show for this one,
There is also lots Of pent gp ora
.ory awaiting the bill introduced by
Mr Burbank Of Cabot. providing foi
the sale OF liquor for medicinal
mechanical and chemical purposes
luly by the state ID stores 10 BE- es
iablished In towns votins to have
msq;
The passage of this bin would bt
/ return 10 prohibition more dras
lic than Ihe conditions tina, existed
before the passage of the present
license Law and. Of course, the mem.
'~fa sho are not beIlesrs Ia Tho
present method o. handling the ia
aoi question wiIl urge It's passage
~ith ali ihe prr-aasiyenesa at ,heIf
sornnaud The provisions in this
sili for the prevention of the sale Of
liaor for a beverage are probably
about as near periec, az can BE- De
sired Il bssng the work Ia part of
he late chief justice and United
States Senator Jonathan Ross Of
y lchnsbury Il IL. however. too