Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-04
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910.
Notes of the Legislature.

Monday the Governor appointed ""h
sigt "a the commissions OF Joseph \.
ID. Boer Of Montpelier, Hon. Porter u.
Dale of Island Pond aud Joseph l..
Southwick Of Burlington to he trustees
of the permanent school fund.
No hill, can be introduced after the
second Tuesday in November except |
through Committees or 10y unanimous
consent.
An attempt was made to reconsider
the bin giving the Public Service Com
mission au Office at Newport, but the
House would not listen to it.
Fletcher of Cavendish stood 10y the
lahoring man aud the party platform
in his earnest speech for the ten dollar
exemption bin.
The public hearing on the mileage
and advertising hill developed into quite
IA debate. The Press appeared strong in
support of the bill aud the only argu-
ment against it was contained In a letter
from Mr.. Redmond of the Public Ser
vice Commission. The gap between the
Chairman of the Commission and the
United Press seems to be widening ana
it NAV Toe that in this fight the dear
public are forgotten 1t is the public
that are most Interested in having the
timetables printed in the newspapers.
1t would not he safe to attempt To
name the leaders of the HOUSE, but
Fletcher of Cavendish, Amey of Bright
on, Boyce of Waterbury, Bronson OF
Hardwick and Peck of Burlington MAKE
a mighty good combination. On mat
t-rs relating to highways we would pick
Bates of Derby.
CLARK of Morristown has secured pas
sage OF his go called hedgehog till anC
it may he said in his credit that h'
handled the matter so well that but on'
vote WAS cast against it. 1t places :
bounty on hedgehogs.
Old timers say that the crowd at thu
hearing on womaus suffrage was thu
largest ever gathered in the Hall o
Representatives.
Dr. Bryant of Ludlow wants the las
about fire escapes 50 amended as to il
cIude apartment houses of three storie
or more The Doctor seems to be tn
champion on health measures and h
seems to be we'll sustained.
Mr.. Dart OF Springfield was in tn
chair one day last week and it was re
marked that he would not make a ha
speaker. He has fine voice and pre-
ence.
Stone of Wallingford has introduce
bill to pay Representative Fisk sixty
five dollars, part of his election Z,
penses.
The bill to tax electric light plants
bound to meet with stubborn resistant
this year as in the past The bill
fortunate this year in having some goo
men behind it, and Gatchel of Charlie
ton who introduced it has rallied SON
splendid support. The bill provide
that a municipality owning plant
another town shall pay taxes on it tn
same as if owned by an individual {
private corporation.
The plurality bill was showed unde
The bill to prevent disease amor
honey bees caused ripple of mirt
throughout the House.
A bill is III to pay the $4,000 los
which so many people turned down
year ago, but were anxious to get aft
they found that Dr. Mead was willir
to take it,
All the left overs went out to Int
city Park Saturday and saw Norwi,
trim Vermont by scor4 of II to
The Cadets win only about once
twenty years aud were made especial
happy 10y their well won victory. Go
ernor Mead was present aud received
glad hand from both buuches of rootel
He gave short talk to the Burlingt'
bows before the cadets arrived He clos
his remarks by saying, "May the be
team win" 1t did
The Governors reception aud ba
were said to be the best ever given
Montpelier. Chalk up one for DR.. a,
Mrs Mead as entertainers.
1t looks AS though the bill to ha
Highway Commissioners elected by t
people would pass if amended so as
be elected by the Legislature in t
the election of Judges aud several otl
state officers The idea is to take t
Office out of politics.
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