Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-12-09

ighi.-d Ia so far AS possible 10y the n
-d hIonded citizens themselves. MT. -.
Sinur however has not made his hight
by reason of passion or prejudice, but ,
upon the constitutional ground that the
ought not to interfere with
The seui-nce of The Courts unless II 10
that the trial was not fair or
that new evidence WAS discovered after
the trial which had it been heard 10y
the jury would have changed their YER
dict. Mr.. Stone is lawyer familiar
with our theory of government and thus
far has placed his claim upon the sec
ton Of the Constitution which says
1.-The Executive, Legislative and Judi
ciary Departments shall be kept separ-
ate aud distinct so that neither perform
the duties properly belonging to the
other" He is supported by nearly
every lawyer in the House. However,
Mr.. Stone says that il necessary he will
review the evidence of the trial but for
the sake of the public he hopes it will
he unnecessary. This will not be done |
however until after the bill has been adj |
vauced to the third reading. II the
House refuses the bill third reading it
will be unnecessary and the law as ad-
ministered by the Courts will take its
course. Mr.. Stone has been supported
by Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish, Peck of
Burlington, Hunt of New Haven, Boyce
of Waterbury, Gatchel of Charleston,
CARL of Canaan and others. Kent finds
champions of his cause in Martin of
Brookline, Howe of Bennington, Daniels
of Warren, Webster of Swanton aud
others. The bill is made special Or
der for Tuesday and by the time this is
published will probably have been de-
termined There is feeling that If
the bill had been voted upon last week
the bill would have been killed, but
Kent's friends (not friends for he has no
friends) may be able to work upon the
passions and emotions of enough men,
bers to tip the scales in his favor.
By a vote of 1877 to A the House re-
fused third reading Of the bill.-ED !
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Some very important committee hear.
ings have been held during the week
, The railroad committee have been con.
sdering the proposed charter asked for
| by the B. & NJ. granting the right t.
e build parallel tracks with the g. V.
u north of Brattleboro and it is under
: stood the c. V. are in opposition. About
e a score of BrattIeboro business men APP
:. peared at Montpelier during the weel
g in behalf of the charter but considera.
!. ton has been postponed to give the c
n V, more time in which to prepare thei
e opposition. The railroads have beef
e fighting the public measures so long il
e is indeed refreshing now to see them
# fighting each other. The committee on
d conservation have had a strenuous tin,
e considering the charter of the Champ
is lain Realty Co. to float logs and pulp
/. wood through Woodstock. This is
l. fight between the section Of the countr,
g. through which the river runs aud tn,
Il lumber company. The people of Wood
is stock claim it will be of great damag,
l. to their beautiful river along the bank
It of which they have taken the trouble t,
set out trees for the protection of tn
= river banks. This fight is to the bite
l. end and it is understood the committee
% are with the people of the communit'
S, which will be damaged. The appropri
lie atoms committee have been considering
# the state fair appropriation aud now tn
i county fairs are fighting the bill unles
e they, too, can have finger in the pie
'e The fight is taking on all the aspects O
lie tariff making fight and will doubles
he result in both state fair and county fair
re getting in on the division. The schem
ii is to appropriate money for the purpos
IN of aiding fairs to give more premium
at for agricultural and industrial exhibits
e About the only opposition to this prop
'r osition was that some of these fair
r would take this additional sum O
n money and make one more purse for
n horse race and some of the members O
Of the committee even do not think tn
,e state ought to appropriate money 70
W horse races. The bill will probably b
I'd amended so that it will 60 to the bene
h fit of the agricultural and industria
re classes and exhibits alone.
re RECONSIDERATION
f. The House has reconsidered two bill
e during the past week. Early in tn
st week bill compelling towns to keep
I'd separate fund for the making of sno,
be roads came in on favorable repo,
ne from the committee on highways. Nj
I'd Battell of Middlebury made stirrin
III speech about the Independence of sma
a towns and succeeded in killing the bi
or without anyone getting in word of d,
IL fence for the bill. Before the next da
Bates OF Derby and other members c
the committee got busy and on the TO