The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-24

this week the other was ready to kill
It for the sake of the glory, 1t would
get, so none was attempted In fact
it was thought by many that to adj
iourn from Friday until Tuesday re-
quired a joint resolution but an appeal
to the constitution Of the state show
ed that either house should adjourn
for not more than three days without
the consent OF the other
Gov. Mead has signed the bill auth
orizing the county Of Iamoille TO
erect county Jail and court house
at HYDE Park and to bond for $780,
ono. lust as It originally passed both
Houses. This is the measure rushed
through the legislature 10 DAYS ago
without even being printed. II was
case of "more haste. less speed"
and it would have passed in the same
length of time If there wasn't half
the hurry One objection to the bill.
It Is said. after It reached the cover
nors officeswas the interlineations.
| differing materially from the text OF
the bill in some important details.
The fact that the state never before
| had exempted from taxation county
bonds was another matter that it was
! desired should be thoroughly under
stood. " turned ont that the bill
was so hastily drawn that the inter
| lineations were necessary and instead
NJ drafting a clean tvnewritten bill
the other was allowed to go in. No
objection was made to evemnting the
bonds since on the one hand state
bonds IN the nast have been EXEMPT
and or the other hand town and city
bonds were eyempted from taxation
bv the legislature hence there was
no reason why county bonds should
not have the same treatment So far
nc the records show. this is the first
time county bonds have been evemp-
ted since 1868. which was as far back
rs investigation was made.
Provision will he made this session
10 nav the clai-,s ~ farmers who had
COWS tested and killed under the old
tuherouline law. but who did not file
their proofs before the law was re.
nea'ed Those n~oofs have now been
slod with the state auditor. and bill
win be introduced TO pay them.
representatives on the Mad river
valley from Moretown Ia Lincoln are
Interested in the proposition Of the
International PUN company. which
owns thousands Of acres Of land on
the wountains ~ these towns TO hoai
LOGS down the Mad river to the Win
ooski river and will object TO such an
act when II comes In. The comnan,
doesn't want to wait for the railroad
and the haul bv team Is too expensive
II II could float the logs II would saw,
money. There are several larg,
mills on the river including two cleo
trlc mower stations which will object
Several school bills are being for
INFLATED and the expectation Is tina
some important amendments will h,
made to the present school law look
ing towards improving the standar,
OF the Vermont educational system
Later In the session the norma
schools NAV come In for the usua
attention. since seldom a session goe
by but they are put on the fryinI
pan
All appropriation bills are TO b
, held up until the session gets tw
|, thirds along. and then II is expecte
there will be y pro rata apnortlor
, ment amonP the annroved subjects.
The last day on which bills can h
introduced In the House and Senat
, Is Tuesday. November I. II will r,
: unire unanimous consent IN N
, House and two thirds vote IN the Ser
/, ate n objection Ia made 10 n membe
introducing a bin from the floor. Tn
committee can introduce bills at an
|, time.
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