Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-20
NEWS FROM MONTPELIER
Getting Along Well with Work. Most
Bills in. Some Important New
Measures.

80 Tar as Cne work OF Cne session can
be judged by the number of bills in
troduced and disposed of it is in better
condition and farther advanced at this
time than that of any session for the
last ten years.
Few bills have so many Organiza-
tions pulling together tor them as the
one entitled can act to cooperate
with the United States geographical
survey in continuing the Typographical
survey of the state of Vermont" The
secretary OF state, the road commits
sioner, the state geologist, the fish and
game commissioner, the state forester
and other state officers all profess to
need it in their business. Those inter-
ested in the development of water
powers claim that survey giving dis
tances and attitudes, sucn as the one
contemplated by the BILL would be of
inestimable service to them, and these
surveys are also used in solving
problems of water supply. The auto
mobilists are openly for it and the
Green Mountain club is using what in
fuence it can for the measure. The
bill provides an appropriation of So, OUO
year to carry on the work, a part of
which has already been accomplished.
Senator McCuen has introduced bill
asking for an agricultural school
similar to the Randolph school and 1t
is understood farm will be given the
state in the event such a school is
established in a certain town of that
county.
Whether the people of Vermont are
ready to open other schools of the ma
ture of the one at Randolph or not
before that is beyond the experimental
stage is questionable. To be sure, the
Randolph institution is great success
so far, but has been in operation but
two years.
Senator Dale of Essex county pre-
sided in the senate one day last week
with "grace, dignity and discretion. ="
! says the Burlington Free Press.
! Up until Friday Governor Fletcher
! had signed eight bills, one of which
gives the Orleans graded school dis
trict power to bond to the amount of
500, 900.
The senate has declined to accept
the report of the committee recon-
! mending lump sum of $500 as the pay
of members. Another senate bill just
introduced makes the governor sal
ary S5, 900 a year. The bill has num-
ber Of opponents in the house and late
reports say the governor will veto the
measure If passed.
The Monitor was msinformed last
week regarding the bill! providing that
the probate judge may in his discretion
provide for the maintainence Of lots
from estate funds. The bill has
bec0me law.
Mr.. Robbins of Newport has intro
duced bill relating to liability Of
banks for the payment of forged, un-
authorized, altered or raised negotiable
instruments. The bill has been re-
ferred to the committee on banks. A
bill has also been introduced in the
senate amending the act Incorporating
the village of West Glover.
All fish and game bills presented to
the legislature have been referred to
the joint committee on game and fish
cries. That committee in consultation
with State Commissioner Titcomb has
presented a codlfication of the entire
chapter on this subject. embodying
such changes as they thought wise
This new bill comprises ffty-six type
written pages. Extra copies have
been ordered printed that the people
may have an opportunity to examine
the same before action is taken there
on. 1t is said that the subject of saw
uuSC III SCIedlllS Is COlSlu0r0Q III tnlS
bill.
Mr.. Locke will endeavor to send
three copies to Barton and three to
Orleans and if desired by the citizens
will meet them at LIE Beau Lac club
house, Barton, Wednesday evening,
Nov. 27, and at Orleans Friday eve
ming, Nov. 20, to hear any suggestions
concerning this or any other measure
then lending before the general as
sembly. For particulars as to where
these bills may be seen inquire of c..
A. Barrows, Barton; or A. o. Austin,
Orleans.
The legislature convened again on
Monday evening and II bills were pre-
sented in the house and in the senate
Probably many m ore would have been
!, brought in but a number of members
were on the Rutland Flyer whicn was
wrecked near Middlebury and so die
not reach Montpelier in time for the
evening session. The revision commit.
tee has on hand about 225 bills.
A bill for the abolition of capita
punishment, which comes up every
season, was thoroughly discussed in the
house Tuesday afternoon. On a yea
and nay vote the bill was killed, 3s
voting for it and 181 against it. Mr..
Robinson of Westmore voted for the
bill.
It now seems probable that there
may be no sessions Thanks giving week