Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-18
LEGISLATIVE WORK
STARTS OFF WELL
Several Important Bills Already
introduced
Mr.. Wright Of Westminster President
Of Farmers Club.
Montpelier, oct. 10.

Montpelier, oct. To-
Legislative work has started off re-
markedly well, considering the manner in
which the sessions have been broken in
to by such events as the visit of Presi-
dent Taft. The Senate has promptly
done its part toward redeeming one of
the campaign promises in passing the
trustee process bill, committees are work.
ing hard on such bills as have been in
troduced and some are ready to report
the proposals of amendment to the state
constitution have been laid before the
General Assembly and referred to a
special joint committee and the proposed
amendment to the federal constitution
providing for the election of Senators by
direct vote of the people has been trans
mitted by the governor and referred to
the committee on federal relations The
House bill regarding the rebuilding of the
court house and Jail at Hyde Park, in
PRODUCED Tuesday morning, was reported
back in the afternoon and was read
the third time Wednesday afternoon.
The election of state officers, supreme
court Judges ETC., occurs Thursday and
ladies' week Is next week, so with an
ordinary legisla ture it might be expected
that there would be little done until af-
ter the November election. But this
body seems determined to do good work
and do 1t promptly.
change one well established custom and
will give no governors ball. Various
comments are heard on this decision, but
1t is generally approved. The expense of
this function in recent years has become
so great that only a wealthy man could
really afford it. One years salary would
not cover the cost Governor Fletchers
decision may make it easy for those who
follow him in the executive chair to
avoid an unnecessary expense. That he
is amply able to meet the expense Of this
function and decides not to do so will
break precedent. He cannot, however,
be accused of parsimony, for he will
spend more than the cost of the ball on
some of the charitable institutions of the
state.
The need of more room at the state
house was forcibly brought to attention
today, when the Librarian of the Yer
mont Historical society complained, in
his report to the annual meeting that
there was not sufficient room in the pres
ent quarters for the display of many in
teresting and valuable manuscripts and
relics, and that no more room could be
had. The society appointed special
committee, composed of w. w. Stckney
of Ludlow, Horace w. Bailey of New
bury and James X. Batchelder of Ar
ington, to urge on the present legislature
the need of some action in the matter.
This society numbers in its membership
some OF the most prominent and infiuen-
tial men in the state, and if these men,
bers set vigorously to work in the mat
ter 1t will be possible to secure the ad-
ditional room which has been needed
for several years.
Fish and game bills are making their
appearance, but all will have to be con-
sidered in connection with the general re-
vision Of the laws on such subjects pre-
pared by ]. w. Titcomb, the commits
sioner of game and fisheries, and the re-
suit will probably be reported in the
form of a committee bill