Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-18


senate had considered the inheritance
tax bill
NEW STATE BUILDINGS.
have introduced bill calling for an
appropriation of $3.50, 900 to provide for
new building to be used in connection
with the Capitol building. The build
ing committee may use their discre-,
ton as to whether the new building
shall be an annex to the statehouse
or be built on the vacant lot near the
Pavilion. That there is need of more
room in which to do state business is
beyond question, but it is an open
question about getting the appropria
ton. The plan is to build at an ex-
pense of S250,0O and borrow the mon
ey from the school fund which is now
bringing the state per cent interest.
There will be opposition to this plan
FOR the state can easily secure the
funds at per cent or better. 1t is
thought by some that better plan
would be to issue time bonds and thus
secure the money at lower rate.
State bonds at four per cent would I'M
doubtedly sell at premium and the
state would thus gain. At present
| there are not enough committee rooms
at the state house and it is doubtless
true that new building would short
en- the sessions of the Legislature.
Since it costs about $500 per day to
run the legislature it would be
good investment for the state to
build. For instance at the present
time there is no room at the state
house for the public service commits
sion, or the commissioner of agricul
tnre and in some cases two depart
ments are now compelled to share the
same room During7the sessions these
rooms must be used by committees.
all of which leads to confusion There
! will be fight on the bill with Mr.
Cory of Montpelier working his head
off for it..
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
The members seem to be divided on
the question Of final adjournment.
some hoping to finish by Saturday next
and others thinking it impossible to
finish before Wednesday, the 25th.
Among the important bills yet before
the legislature is the income tax
amendment, the state tax question,
and the offset law, the great railroad
fight between the Boston & Maine
and the Central Vermont, the fight
over the granting charter to the
Fifteen Mile Power Company, the
public building bill and scores of 9TH
ers of more or less Importance. The
legislature is bound to be criticised for
the length Of its session at best, and
many members feel that since criti-
,, cism is unavoidable they might as
we'll stay until their work is finished.
There seems no possibility of finish
ing this week without slashing bills
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= ton.
: LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
!. It is stated by one in a position to
!, for governor whose principal personal
plank will be or direct primary
\ system. 1t is safe bet that no man
E will dare run for governor who is op
l posed to direct primaries. At least
he will not dare to let the voters
. know it.
The governor furnishes figures tt
e show that more than $l,000.000 will
: be spent on highways this year.
We should have noted that Dartt o.
> Springfield and McCuen of Verg ennas
also supported the direct primary bill
The house has concurred in the pro
o posals of amendment to the state con
d stitution. This is the first step to
s ward their adoption. If adopted BY
the next legislature and then ratified
by the people the change will be com
:, plete. The two most important ones
- change our election from September t.
/. November and give the governor addi
: tional veto power.
a Governor Mead has vetoed five bills
fhtro FrN nd
+ tanned by unanimous vote.
} If Supt. Stone had been more of {
fighter he might possibly have savet
something out of the wreck of hi:
!, central normal school hopes. Il
when they threatened to ask for hi;
resignation be had told them to 81
ahead and that he did not wish to be
superintendent in name only. he woule
8 have rallied some of his forces.
! There is bill before the legisla-
ture requiring all lobbyists to be reg
| istered and providing a fine for anyone
who becomes member of the thire
i house without first taking out his IL
j cense. The bill ought to be amended
E so chat they must also wear red lights
: fore and aft.
{ Among those who opposed the direc,
primary bill were Haynes of Goshen
: whose town casts 49 votes for Cover
nor and Msttison of Glastonbury.
4 whose town casts eight votes.
The senate have had a. very cas-,
time of it thus far. but before the
q week is out they will understand wha
I it means to be besieged with flood o,
:. bills. They will have to do more
j from now until final adjournment thar
t during all the session previous to this
;, Lt.-Gov. Slack referred the intangi
+ BILE tax bill to the committee OF
! banks. The banks do not like tn
y bill, but if subcommittee report it ad
' versely they will lay themselves opel
o to some mighty direct and pertinen
questioning.
e Frank Cory of Montpelier is as muc
e responsible as anyone for the death O
g the direct primary bill.