News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-02
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

The plurality bill was showed under.
The bill to prevent disease among hon
ey bees caused a ripple of mirth through
out the House
Stone Of Wallingford, has introduced a
bill to pay Representative Fisk sixty-five
dollars, part of his election expenses
No bills can be introduced after the
second Tuesday in November, except
through Committees or by unapimous
consent.
Old timers say that the crowd at the
hearing on Woman's Suffrage was the
largest ever gathered in the Hallof Rep.
resentatives.
Fletcher, of Cavendish, stood by the
laboring man and the party platform in
his earnest speech for the ten dollar eX-
emption bill.
The Governors reception and ball were
said to be the best ever given in Mont
pelier. Chalk up one for DR.. and Mrs,
Mead as entertaine
An attempt was made to reconsider
the bill giving the Public Service Com
mission an office at Newport, but the
House would not listen to it.
Mr.. Dart of Springfield, was in the
chair one day last week and it was re-
marked that he would not make bad
speaker. He has fine voice and per-
sonality.
A bill is in to pay the $4,000 loan
Which so many people turned down a
Year ago, but were SO anxious to get
after they found that Mead was willing
to take it.
Clark of Morristown, has secured pas
sage of his so-called hedgehog bill and it
may be said in his credit that ne handled
the matter so well that but one vote was
cast against it. 1t places a bounty on
hedgehogs.
DIR. Bryant of Ludlow wants the law
about fire escapes sc amended as to in
clude apartment houses of three stories
or more. The Doctor seems to be the
champion on health measures and he
seems to be well sustained.
1t looks as though the bill to have
Highway Commissioner elected by the
people would pass if amended so as to be
elected by the Legislature in the same
manner and at the same time as the
election of Judges and several other state
officers. The idea is to take the Office out
of politics.
1t would not be safe to attempt to
name the leaders of the House, but
Fletcher of Cavendish, Amey of Brighton,
Boyce of Waterbury, Bronson of Hard
wick and Peck of Burlington make a
mighty good combination. On matters
relating to highways we would pick
Bates of Derby.
The bill to tax electric light plants is
bound to meet with stubborn resistance
this year as in the past. The bill is for
tunate this year in having some good
men behindit, and Gatchel of Charleston,
who introduced it, has rallied some
splendid support. The bill provided that
municipality owninga plant in another
town shall pay taxes on it the same as 1t
owned by an individual or private cor
poration.
All the left-overs went out to lnterclty
Park Saturday and saw Norwich trim
Vermont by a score II to o. The Ca
diets win only about once in twenty
years and were made especially happy
by their well won victory. Gov. Mead
was present and received a glad hand
from both branches of rooters. He gave
a short talk to the Burlington boys be
fore the Cadets arrived. He closed his re-
marks by saying MAY the best team
win" 1t did.
The public hearing on the mileage and
advertising bill developed into quite a
debate. The Press appeared strong in
support of the bill and the only argu-