Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-23
DOINCS AT MONTPELIER
Things Working Smoothly Now. Cover
nor's Ball Will Not Be Held. Eiec-
ton of Judges and Superintend-
ent of Education.

D Ills are COIIllIiS Ill last now anu CQ0
committees are finding plenty of work
to do. 1t is expected number of bills
will be reported by the committees
gin its work of passing and killing the
numerous measures always introduced
A joint session Thursday was posi-
bly, as important session as was held
last week. At this session the legisla-
ture elected the following officials:
Judges Of the supreme court-(Chief
judge John W. Rowell of Randolph,
Loveland M. Munson of Manchester,
John H. Watson Of Montpelier Seneca
Haselton of Burlington, George M.
Powers of Morristown.
Superior court judges-(Chief) w.
W, Miles Of Barton, Eleazer L. Water
man of Brattleboro, William H. Taylor
of Hardwick, Z. S. Stanton of Rox-
bury, Fred M. Butler of Rutland,
Frank L. Fish Of Vergennes
State superintendent of education -
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier
Sergeant at arms-Frank T. Parsons
of Montpelier.
Adjutant general-Lee S. Tillotson
of ST. Albans.
Judge advocate general-Aaron II.
Gr0ut of Newport.
Commissioner Of weights and meas
ures-Hngh Il. Henry of Chester.
There was but one contest in the
election Of these officers. This contest
~ame over the election Of Mr. Stone.
The normal school interests have felt
for several years that Mr.. Stone was
in error in opposing the normal schools
and proposing one central school in
larger place. This feeling came to a
head this year and the opposition to
Mr.. Stone centerad their interests upon
Prln. II. j. Stannard of Barton and
Mr.. Jose of Johnson presented Mr..
SCannard's name to the joint assembly.
Mr. Stones supporters were surprised
at the size of the Stannard vote be-
cause no long canvass had been made
by the Stannard supporters and, in
I fact, it was not decided to present a
name in opposition to Mr.. Stone until
the day previous. The vote stood
Stone 184, Stannard IS and one for n.
Mr.. Jose used some forceful language
in opposing Mr. Stone but yester.
! day apologized to the house for any un-
parliamentary language he might have
used.
J. Whitehill.
Mr.. Locke Of Barton appears to be
the most active member from Orleans
county. Last week the Monitor men
! toned one bill introduced by him rel
ative to the distribution of estates Of
deceased persons. The Monitor under
stands this bill merely provides that
the judge of probate may in his dis
cretion designate money from the es-
tate Of the deceased to be used for the
care Of said deceased's lot. Mr.. Locke
has introduced another bill, authoriz-
ing the Orleans graded school district
to Issue bonds, that they may issue
$40, 900 for repairs and additions. The
district has built a new schoolhouse,
mourning debt of $1,000 They ask
an amendment to their old charter,
which originally would not allow bond
ing. They are now carrying the debt
on school orders. The first mentioned
bill of Mr.. Locke's was killed in the
house Yesterday by vote of 43 to 12O,
after some debate
The Orleans county delegation ex-
pect to organize soon.
A number of the more important
bills have been introduced, among them
being several on taxation, trustee pro-
cess. probate laws, public service cor
poration Jaws, etc. One bill creating
considerable interest is that introduced
by Mr.. Darling of Orange, by request,
which provides for the regulation OF
competition among public service cor
porations in the same locality. Nc
competition with business subject tc
supervision of public service commits
sion, unless commission certifies thai
public good requires it. Another i'm
portant bill has been introduced by
Mr.. Plumley of Northfeld relating tc
rights of married women. Permits
those who own property in their owr
name absolutely and which was con-
veyed to her for her sole use to convey
it. She shall not beome surety for he1
husbands debts except by way Of
mortgage and shall not convey or
mortgage her real estate except by
deed duly executed by herself and hus-
band. One of the taxation bills was
introduced by Mr.. Comings of Rich
ford. 1t relates to the taxation O.
personal property and to establish {
uniform fiat rate on certain classes
!; thereof. Personal property herein
after enumerated to be taxed at an
nual fiat rate of one per cent per an
mum and shall pay no other tax: q,
money on hand, on deposit or at inter
est, except when deposited at interest
in savings banks and trust companies
, and such banks pay a tax on such de
posits, or when deposited at interest il
national banks and the taxes on sucl
, deposits are paid pursuant to. the pro
vision of chapter 81 of the publ
statues. CID Other debts due to the
person to be taxed. Gid Publi
stocks, bonds and securities QV,
Stocks, bonds and notes or other in
debtedness or corporations within Oh
without this state. (V) Subdivision
E 8 5 and IL of section 1876 of the publi
= statutes as amended are hereby re
pealed, but such repeal shall not affec
obligations exempt under subdivision
II, issued before the passage Of thi
act.
Gov. Fletcher has made decided hi
by cancelling the usual Governors ball
a very swell affair and costing larg
t sums of money, and giving the anoun
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