Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
GOVERNOR SIGNED
TRUSTEE BILL
1t Was Passed by Senate After
Being Amended by House
Feeling That It Is Gold 5rlck-Legs-
Iators viii Go Home Today to Remain
Until Wednesday.

Iators VIII Go Home Today to Remain
Until Wednesday.
Montpelier, Oct. 80.
Senator Rabbit of Windham introduced
an important bill at the evening session,
providing that money loaned on mort
gage on real estate shall be exempt from
taxation If 1t bears interest at not more
than five per cent. This is regarded as
an administration measure and is intend
ed to equalize the opportunities for loan
ing money between banks and individ-
uals. 1t is believed that 1t will work for
the advantage of the farmer and others
requiring to borrow money for carrying
on their business and industry.
1t may not be generally known, though
the fact was stated in the report of the
state superintendent of education four
years ago, that he first normal school in
the country was established in Concord.
Mr.. Cutting of that town has introduced
bill appropriatng $500 to provide a
suitable marker for the site of the orig
inal normal school building.
House bill No. 81, relating to the hour
for opening the polls on election day, af-
forded Mr.. Jose of Johnson an oppor-
tunity to air his eloquence again and he
took full advantage of it, speaking seven
times on the same question, but he had
only 81 followers when the vote was
taken. AS finally adopted by the House
the bill, as amended on motion of Mr..
| Ryder of Rockingham, provides that the
polls shall be opened at o'clock in towns
of more than 1900 inhabitants unless the
| town votes otherwise at the March meet
| ing Immediately preceding.
| A joint resolution introduced in the
| Senate Tuesday was adopted by the
House today, providing for a special
committee to investigate and report upon
the need of state detention farm. The
! purpose of this is to have a place for the
care and instruction of criminals whose
offenses are not punishable by execution
or confinement in the state prison, the
idea being to provide a place where they
| can be confined without contact with the
depraved characters likely to be found IL
the present penal institutions-in fact
reformatory, though not so in name.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Cook o
| Lyndon for the regulation of campaig 81
| expenses, drew the lines so closely tina
it would have been impossible, in the even
of it's passage, for a candidate to spend
dollar for newspaper advertising. Tn
bill was ordered to a third reading with
out any real understanding of what i
meant. When 1t came up on the ques
ton of passage it was referred to tn
committee and will probably be amende
to a considerable degree before it come
up again.
The House and Senate have agreed o.
broad arrangement in regard to tn
election on Tuesday They have pa sse
bill providing that members and stat
officers, and others whose duties requir
them to be in attendance at the stat
house, may vote here, Whine they hav
also adopted a joint resolution providin
for adjournment from Friday afternoo
until Wednesday evening.
The trustee process bill was final
passed by the House this afternoon by
vote of 1863 to 6S. This was rushed throug
the Senate under suspension of the rule
! as a measure designed to carry out tn
pledges of the Republican party platform
1t has been delayed in the House ar
there was fear that the Democra
, would try to defeat it. 1t appears tn;
the Democrats were willing to throw
scare into the majority, but when II
time for voting came they divided,
did the Republicans, and most of the
voted for the passage of the bill.
I The longest bill of the session was IL
troduced this morning by Mr.. Ryder
E Rockingham. 1t is intended to carry o.
t the recommendation of the committee
nine on the state educational associatio
5 and provides among other things for Il
e election of the state superintendent
f education by a board of education. IT
V opponents of Mason s. Stone thought, a
e ter their failure to defeat him for +
d election, that this measure would ser
, to GUST him from office. But they ha
I learned now that the chances are tn
n such board will be made up that N
= Stone will be assured of continuance
office