Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-02-28

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to the progressive mind, this is an
accomplishment of which the origi-
nator is worthy, and the bringing of
all laws on the suject under one
statue will do away with the con-
glomorated conditions in which the
laws have been.
Hanging is abolished by electrocu-
ton, and the various state institu-
tions have been appropriated for in
a generous manner, although no
home was made for the orphans.
Nine proposals of amendments
have been submitted to the people
and a resolution for vote on refer
ential and direct primary and the re-
suits to be used at the next session
of Legislature on an effort to get a
primary act. The primary measures
have had rough travelling this session
and no results could be obtained;
likewise, on the matter of medical
inspection of public schools, although
a bill was signed which will help out
someA
On the matter of highways, the
law makers have been exceedingly
liberal, and $3.50, 900 has been placed
at the disposition of the State High
way commissioner for the coming
two years. The same is true of the
Veterans and their desires and S10,-
600 is appropriated to get them to
Gettysburg next July and monu-
ment to Gen. VIM. Willis.
The work of publicity in the See
retary of States Office will be con-
tinued under the hand of w. H.
Crockett, formerly of the Montpelier
Journal, it is understood. appro-
priation has been made for the in
dexing of the records of the State.
While the Legislature worked along
conservation lines, yet the members
were not ready to except any 81 ,000-
900 proposition, for retaining the
water supply of the State, to be sold
later to corporations. They would
not even allow the investigator of
c,,oL n ,,roy,oci+io,,
The Governor carried away with
him, under the head of pocket vetoes
relating to the State Detention farm,
commitments to Industrial school, in
corpoating the Vert River Power
Company, carrying liquor into manu-
featuring plants, and Incorporating
the Poultney and Graniteville rail-
road; also a resolution to investigate
the system in municipal courts.
Many appointments are yet to be
made and it is understood many
changes will occur in the municipal
| judges. None is watched with more
interest than that of purchasing
agents and State factory inspectors,
the other of the two heavy offices.
Several of the State commission
changes are yet to be learned.
While considerable effort was made
to change the liquor law yet the law
makers did not take to the idea
They have made but few changes
Hedgehog measure commanded the
attention of the House to some ex
tent, and it is wondered if the State
is really suffering as much as alleged
from these animals. A bounty still
exists. The Solons saw fit to charter
several railroads and railroad exten
tions, and the old fight of the Bostor
: & Maine was a missing link in the
proceedings, although the lobby wa!
ever present.
These hot fights which have caused
much feeling in the rurals of Yer
; mont, will be stopped, and plurality
: on the fourth ballot will occurr from
this time, hence.
At times, it looked as though thu
House did net have the agricultur;
interests of the State, in mind, an(
D surely not the industrial interest, il
the way they treated the attempts
I to do away with the tax on oleomar
: garine, which was finally reduced t
: $25, instead of 500. Foreign cream
cry companies have to file bond
now, and the farmers will not hav'