St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-12-14
ESSEX COUNTY FIGHT
Will be Settled by Referendum.
Legislature Discussing Ad-
journment.

has been referred to a joint commit
tee of the legislature which will re-
port to both houses today. The ex-
pectation seems to be that final adj
journment cannot be taken before the
holidays but nothing definite will be
known until the committee reports.
The fight over the removal of the
county buildings in Essex county
Guildhall to Island Pond is to be
hnally settled by the citizens of that
county, for an amendment is to be
added to the bill providing for
referendum and in that shape the
bill is expected to pass.
The fight over the central normal
school bill is not expected to be pull
ed off until the committee appointed
to visit the institution at Johnson has
made it's report. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish, Mr..
Calderwood of St. Johnsbury and
Senator Daniels will make the visit
this week.
Last week many of the real important
measures of the session were taken up
and acted upon. There was real sur
prise when the proposed amendments to
the constitution were brought before the
senate for action. Proposal one which
removed the time lock" from the pro-
Every other proposition for amendment
reported by the special commission to
recommend changes was approved by
the senate. The vote on proposal one
was 16 yeas and O NAYS but as a two
thirds vote was necessary the 10 sena-
tors voting against it defeated the pro-
posed amendment. The 10 voting nay
were Senators Archibald, Butler, Cush-
man, Cults, Dale, Darling, Davis, Edger-
Tor C1al6 6o~1 oa1
amendment having been endorsed by
both political platforms the course of
these senators has been very much crit
icized throughout the state.
In the house the chair appointed Mr..
Fletcher of Cavendish. Mr. Kennedy of
Williston, Mr.. Wright of Westminster,
Mr.. Stone of Wallingford, Mr.. Davis of
Manchester. Mr. Shorey of Lyndon, Mr..
Hall of Isle LaMotte, Mr.. Smith of
Shrewsbury. Mr.. Burbank of Cabot, Mr..
Bean ofNewport, Mr.. Fitch of Windsor,
Mr.. Miller of Bethel, Mr. Thompson of
Concord, Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes, and
Mr.. Amev of Brighton to consider the
proposal of amendment to The state con-
stitution which had been acted favorably
upon by the senate.
VetOes by the Governor.
Governor Mead sent in three vetoes
342 which was intended to correct bill
already passed by both houses allowing
railroads to make a change of motive
power. These two bills have had
rathered checkered course in the legisla-
ture and one that apparently would not
bring much credit to some members if the
full truth were known. Those apparent
ly responsible for the bill claim they did
not know its contents and are trying to
dodge the odium that seems fairly well
directed toward them. Either somebody
has blundered seriously or else there was
some crooked work in connection with
this matter.
The other bill vetoed was one creating
a state board of examiners of embalm9ng
and repeating several laws now in force
regulating the practice OF embalming.
The governors objection was that it
exempted the bona fde employees of en-
balmers from some of the regulations
that were placed on the embalmers them
selves and SO would prevent the state
from bringing criminal action against
such employees although they were res
ponsible for the crime.
The third veto was Senate bill No. ~
which gave certain state and town Of
hcals the right to examine personal in
ventories. The governor said that while
the bill prevented the state officials from
disclosing any information it did not do
so with the town officials. It is claimed
that clerk sent this bill in by mistake
but it went the whole course to the gov
ernor without anybody's discovering
that it was the wrong bill or any error
existed until it reached the governor and
the poor clerk takes the cussing.
Direct inheritance Tax.
The house has passed the direct inher-
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pass the senate as the revenue such a
measure would bring is absolutely neces-
sary to allow the state to carry on all
| the work before it without laying a di-
rect state tax.
| The bill allowing the shooting of bucks
| with horns three inches long and chang
! ing the open season from the last of Oc-
tober to November Is to 25 inclusive,
| Sundays excepted, has been passed. But
| the legislature refused to raise a resi-
dent hunters license from so cents to
| $1.OO.
The committee on federal relations has
| made its report on the income tax
amendment to the federal constitution in
the shape of a resolution recommending
| that the state do not ratify the amend
ment. The resolution was ordered to lie
and be printed and was, on motion of
| Senator Gordon, made special order for
next Wednesday afternoon at 2.15
O'Clock.
$150,O0O for Highways.
The house has passed the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Babbitt of Bellows Falls
appropriating money for the construc-
tion of public highways. This is really
| the bill of Road Commissioner Gates and
originally carried an appropriation of
| $200, 900 per year but it was amended
by the house so it gives $50, 900 per
year. 1t raises the amount of money a
town can vote for permanent road work
| from $500 to 81 900 and the state is to
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