Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-01-31

yeas and meas twice with only II
members present, but withdrew eac
time when motions which would hav
not progressed legislation were with
drawn. He then took up one of tn
heaviest matters of the session
namely, the income tax; and afte
the House has passed 80 minutes o.
this, at 20 he allowed a motion t
adjourn, to prevail. 1t was a sue
cessful case of filibuster, causing tn
, House to do business when it hat
been the intent to adjourn with
very short session.
| The House, Saturday morning
passed amendments in concurrence
on House 122 which is an important
measure. This makes legal the
grand lists of the last two years. II
appears that by an act of 1910, al
listers appointed in towns to fill
vacancies since the enactment of the
law have been void, for the law made
it impossible to appoint an officer,
and therefore the grand lists of
about so towns have been illegal.
Two bills were introduced Satur-
day morning whice increase the tax
alton of telephone and telegraph
companies, and another giving towns
the right to vote a pro-rate sum of
$1,000 for extension of county agri-
cultural work, the pro-rate being
made according to the grand list of
each town compared with the grand
list of the county.
Senator Dale made strong argu-
ment against the sale and distribution
of electrical energy, and tried to put
on an amendment that would allow
the sale of the energy outside the
State.
Foss' bill on railroad engineers has
at last passed the House although
considerably amended. 1t is only
opposed by the Central Vermont
Railway.
The teachers training course and
retirement fund each, have passed
the House. The Governor hassigned
bill which stops the jury stating
what the penalty shall be for murder
in the first degree, also the one which
raises the salary of the States At
torney for Essex County; thanks to
the efforts of Messrs. Cameron and
Foss.
Constitutional amendments have
been adopted which will give the
Legislature power to pardon in in
stance of murder and no less than five
members can demand the yeas and
nays. An effort will be made to ad-
journ Feb. s, although it looks i'm
possible.
The House dismissed its first bill
Tuesday,.afternoon, when it dismissed
the one relating to fire escapes. An
effort to have the canvass one in
stalled on buildings killed the bill.
Mr.. Carpenter of CRANKY was
home last week until Thursday, log
ging. He was charged by some
members with being at work cutting
ice for a company in Montpelier, but
upon investigation it was found that
he had been at home. 1t is a fact
however, that he did not cut ice for
the company on Jan, 16, which fell
on Monday, a day when there was no
session until evening. Mr.. Clough
of Bloomfield was also away a part
of the week.
Mr.. Bowker of Lunenburg, had
run of measles. He returned Tues
day morning. Mr.. Cameron of Nor
ton was called home last Thursday
by business interests at his home.
He arrived back Monday morning.
Mr.. Clough of Bloomfield, had an
interesting time last week at his
home. He arrested three persons
in the course of time including one
who stabbed man, one of selling,
and another for stealing; the latter of
whom were fined while the former
was bound over to Essex County
Court in April. Mr.. Frizzell of Ca
naan passed Sunday in Bradford.