Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-26
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
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ess and there is much discussion
about the hotels and corridors as to
the merits of the bill. The bill has
been reported favorabIy by the COM
mittee and will have many staunch
supporters. 1t is exactly in line with
the platform promises of both politi-
cal parties, but from comment heard
here it seems that party promises are
not to have any more force than two
years ago. Senator Butler Of Wind
ham county seeks to remedy the di-
vorce evil by requiring personal
notice in every case. Motive may be
published in the newspapers as now
but evidence must be shown that the
libellee has seen the notice. 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 of
MorristOwn is the champion of the
hedgehog bill and it looks now as if
the bill would pass. 1t provided a
bounty on hedgehOgs. Mv. Shaw of
Stowe wants a close season on
skunks, foxes and other fur bearing
animals and has introduced bill to
that effect. The purpose of the bill
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 that if the bill becomes a law it
will mean 500. 600 per year more to
the trappers and hunters of the state.
Two bills have been introduced to
give Vermont a publicity department,
one bv Mr.. Boyce of Waterbury and
the other by Mr.. McCuen of Yer
! gennes. Mr.. Boyce would have a
publicity department created by itself
with director who will devote his
whole time toward advertising Yer
mOnt's attractions. Mr.. McCuen
would have the department in con-
nection with the Agricultural depart
ment. Both are agreed that Vermont
ought to advertise. Mr.. Chaffee of
Rutland has introduced bill to Gre
ate department of trade inspection
and provide for standard of weights
and measures. The bill is finding
many friends but will probably be
fought by those people who like to
give short weights and measures. The
bill insures that the purchaser gets
what he pays for. Mr.. Stafford of
III dIIlCOOAO "oIIo q sup puG W pay
ing for transportation of voters on
election day. DIR. Gatchell OF
Charleston wants to tax electric light
plants when owned by a municipality
other than the one in which they are
located MIR. Pittredge of Leicester
: wants to cut bank exemptions from
$4,000 to $1,000 and Mr.. Fletcher of
Cavendish wants women to vote.
The hearing before the committee
, on Federal relations, Mr.. Bates, chair
man, on the income tax amendment
was one of the most interesting
events of the past week. The oppo.
nents of the measure have accepted
every opportunity to get in their
knocks, beginning with the document
by Mr.. Bradford of Massachusetts
! and ending with the speech of Sena.
tor c. s. Page. The hearing was haC
Tuesday evening and it was expected
I that there would be some lively dis
; cussion. but evidently the opponents
OF the measure prefer to fight it Out
where there are no friends of the
measure to answer back Ex-Gov
Barstow appeared before the commit
tee and gave very clear argument
o why this legislature should adopt the
: amendment. Senator Gordon Of
, Barre and Senator B. Powell of Bur.
lington also spoke eloquently in it.
: behalf. No one appeared in opposi
i tion although several who were pres
} ert have expressed their opposition
, The amendment was proposed BY
President Taft and supported almos
unanimously by the last session O.