Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07

tho time limit Tor tnr Introduction pf
bills expires next Tuesday. much proposed
legislation of great Importance has not
vet boen introduced This is due to the
fact that a member entrusted with the
fortunes Of so,ne measure likely to be at
tachcd. will take as much time az nossble
IN insure its ncrfeotion before submit
ting II "a adverse criticism.
The bills passed early are not as a
whole the most weghty measures. Leg
iSlation which most vitality AFFECTS the
state ana that which presents the most
dif1cult problems naturally requires most
consideration both in committee, whore
the hardest work is done, and on the floor
of the House and Senate.
Among the laws already enacted the
only one attracting general attention Is
inc law exempting wages to the amount
of $40 from trustee process This measure
was rushed through the Senate under
suspension OF the rules. encountered
some opposition in the House, but, after
II sooo many appeals to party honesty
was passed with slight amendments in
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form inc nhi lacked no effective feature
VI '"e o'" trustee process law ana added
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AUTHORIZATIONS sol GIT.
The chief interest must still center In
the bills introduced but not yet enacted
into law. OF these about 2rl came from
the numerous members OF the House
while considerably less than ln have
arisen in the Senate. OF these u or more
were private measures and over 80 we're
local In their interest and effect
Some l6 bills call for substantial appro-
priatlons There are four important bills
| asking appropriations for educational in
stitutions and another is understood to
be at present in the hands Of the revision
committee. The University Of Vermont
and Middlcbury College have both passed
their plates and Norwich is on the point
of doing the same. The Castleton normal
school is asking for $1,000 and the State
school OF agriculture needs $4,000. Alto
gether the special demands on behalf of
educational institutions will probably
amount to considerably over 100000. This
educational problem allies Itself closely
to the movement for state development
which has been stirring In Vermont dur
ing the past few years. since the mod
ern trend IS in the direction Of State in
situations or learning which are also In
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"mehorated by way OF the state treas
crH' announcer p'I4s asks Tor generous
| appropriation 'or monument 10 th'
| late General Wells, and the military o
| the present comes in with a demand re-
lating to armories,
QUESTION OF TAXATION
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mas, state comnairr i, has hoor an
nar.r, tbot tho suhtoc, of ,oxa,,or ,,,s
receive IN. sorious o,,or,ior ~ W..
rroser, vcruon, Ieg,,,a,uro ,rh> 40
mord b,, hoo, i,sistor, for svs,or, ~
,ox,,ior vhicb ,vo,,d epcoura,o ,n,.os,
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roneral,v suggested mans nroceeded alon,
tho rather comnlicatcd lines of rho a.,
rate theory. hut unless appearances ar,
deceptive there mas pe"n decided shift
of sentiment both IN Montpelier and
over the state. IN faVor OF a law entirely
exempting from taxation all money
loaned on Vermont real estate at five
per cent or under The Babbltt law along
these lines has passed the Senate ano
awaits the action OF the House. Besides
the tax exemption law introduced by
Senator Rabbit, four other bills embody-
ing the same genera! principle have beer
introduced. Two bills limiting offsets have
been introduced
| Special methods of taxing forests and
orchards are as sensible as they are Just
\ bill which has the hearty approval OF
the State forestry department aims tc
make 1t possible Tor man owning UNI
cultivated land to set it apart as "A forest
plantation, and by giving some rights
Of direction to the state forester, to have