News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
[From our Special Correspondent

GordOn'S Employers Liability Dill /:
| framed with view to doing away will
much of the expensive litigation in cases
of personal injury and will prove to be
one of the important measures of this
session. Senator Norton of Chittender
county wants the Public Service Commits
sion to have power to compel railroads
to furnish respectable depots; the Senator
doubtless having in mind the station at
Burlington. Webster, the Democratic
member from Swanton, has introduced a
bill to exempt $40 in wages from Trustee
process, and there is much talk about the
hotels and corridors as to the merits OF
the bill The bill has been reported favor
ably by the Committee and will have
many staunch supporters. 1t is exactly
in line with the platform promises OF both
political parties. but from comments here
it seems that political promises are not
to have any more force than two years
ago. Senator Butler of Windham county
seeks to remedy the divorce evil by re-
curing personal notice in every case
Notice may be published in the newspa.
pers as now, but evidence must be shown
that the libellee has seen thenotice Nc
Cuen of Vergennes has introduced the
much talked of primary election law
which is long enough to be good. 1t
took the Clerk forty-fve minutes to read
it. Mr. Clark from Morristown is the
champion of the hedgehog bill and it
looks now as if the bill would pass. 1t
providedsa bounty on hedgehogs. Mr..
Shaw Of'StOWe wants q close season on
skunks, foxes and other fur bearing ami
mails and has introduced law to that
effect. The purpose of this law is not to
protect these animals, but to prevent
killing them until the fur is worth taking,
thereby increasing the profits to the
hunter and trapper who does take them
Good authorities claim thatif the bill be-
comes a law, it will mean 500, 10000 a
year more to the hunters and trappers of.
the state.
Two bills have been introduced to give
Vermont publicity department, one by
Mr.. Boyce of Waterbury and the other
by Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes. Mr.. Bovce
would have a publicity department
created by itself with director who will
1evote his whole time toward advertising
Vermont's attractions. Mr.. McCuen
would have the department. nconnection
With the Agricultural department. Both
Ire agreed that Vermont ought to adver-
Use. MIR. Chahee of Rutland has intro |
iuced bill to create department of |
rade inspection and provide for stand |
lrd OF weights and measures. The bill |
nsures that the purchaser gets what he |
'ays for. Mr. Stafford of Brattleboro |
wants stop put to paying for transport
alton of voters on election day. DR.. |
1atchell of Charlestown wants to tax
lectric light plants when owned by a !
other than the one in which |
hey are located. Mr.. Pittreige of Lei |
ester wants to cut Bank exemptions |
rom 81, 600 to 81 900 and Mr.. Fletcher
II Cavendish wants women to vote.
The hearing before the Committee on
federal Relations, Mr.. Bates Chairman,
IN the Income Tax Amendment was one
VI the most interesting events of the past |
week. The opponents of the measure
lave accepted every opportunity to get |
n their knocks, beginning with the docu.
nent by Mr.. Bradford of Massachusetts
md ending with the speech of Senator c.
}. Page. The hearing was had Tuesday
vening and it was expected that there
would be some lively discussion, but evil
lently the opponents OF the bill prefer to
lght IL out where there is no chance for
he friends OF the measure to answer back.
tX-Gov. Barstow appeared before the
and gave very clear argu-
nent why this Legislature should adopt
he Amendment. Senator Gordon from
'arre and Senator Powell of Burlington
.lso spoke very eloquently in its behalf
10 one appeared in opposition although
everal who were present have expressed
heir opposition. The amendment was
by President Taft and SUD-
'orted almost unanimously by the last
ession of Congress and now comes TO
he states for approval. 1t is understood
hat both Senators Page and Dillingham;
!
Washington and are both opposed to
ratification of their act. Ex-
Sov. Barstow pointed out that Ex-Sena-
or Edmunds who is now quoted as being
gainst the measure, voted for it when he
vas in the United States Senate. The
sx-Gov. suggested that the Ex-Senator's
lew point had changed since he became
ne of the great corporation lawyers. 1t
} interesting at least tostudy the circum-
tances of the opponents of the bill and
ee wherein it affects their interests. Even
enator Page says that the Income Tax
; one of the most equitable methods of
axation known and the great danger in
dopting the Amendment lies in the fact
hat an income tax is so fair that Con
ress is liable to overdo the matter.
here seems to be but one argument
gainst the Amendment and that is that
he State should not surrender its right
D the Government of the United States.
he measure will doubtless come before
ne House shortly and the doing therein
NIL make interesting reading. If the
leasure is voted down it will be because
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