The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-10-14

President John N, Thomas of Miidl.
bury college conducted the deNeiioha
| exercises from the house pnlpli ol
4 Wednesday morning, aud along toward
| afternoon the members discovered hil
material a. aell A. spiritual pTesenr'
IN the legislature, "Thr Lord loNeih
cheerful eiveT" Was has text. Mr
Thomas and some of the either saaN'
collectors Of special appropriations Iol
the treasurer museum NAV have u
nee heroic treatment this fall io masks
good, for many az the mrmbrFs, 90
pecially those IN the districts af ths
state that 10 not come within the In
| nnsnrr Of these schools. are Inclined q
show their badge when the collection
plate u passed,
Governor Mead sent the proposed
| federal amendment 90 the United states
constitution into the house Wednesday
afternoon, together with the address oi
Gamali.l bradford before the Massa
chns.its legislature. of course, every
one II wondering why the governor
snni bradford > address along with his
message, unless u was that the gov
ernor u leaning sidewise on the subject,
The state officers are opposing the
amendment ON the grounds the govern
meni h already stepping into the helds
employed bY the state Go collect Its
revenues, notably on the matter OF IN.
heritance taxes and corporations, an'l
IL the right Of way II preempted any
further the state. they fear. may have
10 fall back ON u direct tax.
II Allen Fletcher, who II travelling
under the nom de plume Of farmer
In the legislative directory, really had
an ambition 10 be considered the house
leader this fall. that thought must have
received severe jolt on Yesterday
afternoon In the house when Webster
of Swanton Ga democrat, by the waNl;
and an independent. Mr.. Wright OF
Westminster, who talks with the pray
erful infection of a camp meeting
orator, took issues with him ON the nd'
visibility of striking out rule Is OF the
house rules-relating TO notices about
charters Of banks and changing town
lines, etc. Fletcher Is chairman OF the
committee ON rules, and n suggestion
from him ought TO have weight. Mr.
Fletcher would have been satisfied on
Wednesday 20 let the matter drop after
Amey of Brighton opposed. but Judge
Hunt of New Haven didn Z believe IN
backing down, and after Fletcher with.
drew his motion he vigorously renewed
il. The rule was really nothing that
Fletcher cared for. but the renewal OF
the motion put il up TO him to fight II
out. with the result that he received his
first mild reproof. Fletcher 5 position
looked sound on the. face. Anyone the
rule hits could get into the legislature
through the senate and then the house
would be obliged TO consider the bill.
Fletcher contended that the statute
provided rule enough. but the members
seemed to think that the rule did no
harm as il stood. and il might as well
remain where il had been for years. A
feeling may have been existing IN the
minds of some that there was a colored
gentleman in the woodpile, even though
they believed the assurance of those
behind the motion that such was not
the case.
The doe bill came in Thursday under
the guise of "A reenactment OF the old
law permitting the killing of deer with
horns six inches in length. Instead OF
from sunrise to sunset they may be
killed between and 5 in the daytime.
The muskrat and the hedgehog bills
are in the hands of the revision COM
mittee. which has about 40 measures in
its possession. Senator John w. Cor
don of Barre introduced an employer g
bill, with clause about con-
tributory negligence and the assump-
tion of risk, and limiting the verdict to
S., 900 on the first trial. The labor men
are behind the measure. The farmers
will be factor in determining the
scope of such measure, which must |
eliminate their danger
of hiring expensive lawyers in the
seats to fight their lawsuits
brought by the chore boy for falling
through the scuttle hole that the owner
forgot to close after milking.
Bills were introduced in the senate
the Vermont Valley railroad
to hold stock in the Missawippi Valley
and the Connecticut River
Railroad company to hold stock IN the
Vermont Valley railroad.
Mr.. Chaffee of Rutland has bill to
create the office of commissioner of
weights and measures and define his
luties. The bill amplifies the present
aw, gives the commissioner and his in
,pectors the police power to. enter
premises and examine scales and meas
lres used for public purposes and to
destroy such as cannot. be made to
conform with the standards. Towns
md cities must have set of standards
which are specified. The GO commission nm
n 8 salary will not exceed $4,000.
Governor Prouty recommended in
lis annual message better system OF
in the state treasurer
,ffice and the legislature will appoint
committee to investigate and report
" bill or otherwise
The democrats received three chair
from Speaker. Howe: Webster
# Swanton on state and court expenses:
Miller Of Bethel on insurance, Wall OF
Dorset on claims. and Blanchard OF
seadsboro on mileage and debenture.
The house contains 1874 republicans,
z democrats, one independent demo- '
rat, one "Roosevelt party" two in
ependents and one independent repub- ]
lean. There are 100 farmers, IL doc
ors, six lawyers, % merchants, seven
two editors. one barber. .
ne speculator who will admit it., one
ndertaker, and number of others
aving various callings. The oldest
lember of the house is John X. vii
ans of Peacham, who was born Feb.
|, 1885 or IS years ago. the young
st. R. E. Lyman of Stratton, who was
orn March 81, 1887, or 90 years ago.
he Congregationalist have So, Metho
lists 54, Baptists IS. Episcopalians II,
nd Catholics 13. Thirty-fve profess
o religion.
The senate has seven farmers and
even lawyers. The oldest member is
[orace W. Lyford of Warren. who is
5, and the youngest. David E. Porter
st. .Johnsbury. who is 3S.
j. w. Titcomb, fish and game COM
lissioner. appeared before the commit
,e on game and fisheries Wednesday
fternoon and recommended the repeal
f the doe law. He would have the
pen season for the killing of bucks
lone Is days in November. He says
overrment experts at Washington
aim Vermont will soon be back where
was 30 years ago if last years
aughter is permitted to continue. He
elieves in uniform trout law with
lie oren season to start and finish all
YER the state alike, which interests
Tindham county He would limit the
itch to 40 trout a day instead of six
,unds. He favors a gun license of S
nd 90 cents to the town clerks. also
/ salor;a1 oame wardens and chief