Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-07
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGES.

strict the amount to be paid for this pur-
pose, and the law was therefore changed
| limiting 1t to $4,000 in any one year. This
law became effective February /, 1909
and as showing the necessity for such a
| chehge, l Wou'! 3aN ycur attention to the
| tact that from July /, 1908, to February
l, 1909 there was expended for this pur-
| pose $S3S22.03 \ certain number of cat
| tie were condemned and killed, the bills
| FOR which were not rendered in season to
! be taken care Of under the old law, and
| these have never been paid for. As a
! matter OF justice, provision should be
| made for this payment. From February l.
! l9O9, TO July l, 1910, there has been eX-
| pended in payment for diseased cattle. the
sum of sos, 749.06, and under the law which
permitted of disposing of them to some
| rendering plant, a return has been made
! to the state for the same period of
SI2OS.l6. 1 believe the provision limiting
/ the amount which can be paid for this
| purpose is a proper one, and should be
| continued. Some progress is being made
! in stamping out this evil but it will be a
! long time before il can be accomplished
In my judgment, some part of the burden
| should he placed on the owner of the cat
| tie"
The work of the public service COM
! mission is praised The important work
| which is being accomplished under the
! law of 1906 in abolishng grade cross
| ings also comes in for hearty approval
SiNty-eight people who are either deaf
! dumb, blind, idiotic, feeble minded or
! epileptc are now receiving state aid from
| the fund of $4,000 provided annually
! Recommendation is made for the con-
! tnued care and education of these un-
fortunates in institutions outside the
! state
The successful Champlain tercenten-
! airy celebration forms one chapter.
The passage of an employers liability
! act is again urged.
Attention is called to the necessity Of
taking some action on the joint resolution
| proposing an amendment to the constitu-
! ton of the United States
| The report of the commission appointed
| to prepare proposals of amendment to the
! constitution of the state is reviewed. A
! time has come to make a step forward and
! keep up with the march of progress in
| other states and Mr.. Prouty expresses the
! hope that nothing win stand in the way
| of the adoption of the proposals sub
| mitted unanimously by the commission
| Changes in the banking laws are
| recommended in accordance with the re-
! port of special commission. IN con-
sidering the report Of the commission to
/ investigate certain corporation laws the
| practice of granting special charters is
condemned.
The need of having available an
emergency appropriation which could he
used when special needs are urgent is
/ advocated.
The subject OF weights and measures
is discussed, with statements regarding
| the results of inspections i'm the state
/ and the conference held in Montpelier.
/ The legislators are told that a bill will
| be presented to them for action which
/ Will be of great benefit if enacted.
Sections of the message are devoted to
the governors conference, tablets and
portraits and grants to the colleges.
! In his concluding remarks Mr. prOutv
speaks of the great prosperity Of the state
as evidenced by the increase Of $4,000. 900
| in the deposits in savings banks the past
year, and recommends study Of the re-
| ports of the state officers which are filed
! with information of great value