News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-01-08
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

$50 bills on hand it is certain that there
will be at least 400 to be disposed of,
which will require an average of more
than II day to permit final adjourn
ment on January 81. If the members do
not work Saturdays, and it is not prob
able that they will, 20 bills must be got
ten out of the way each day to permit
such adjournment.
The bill providing for the collection of
delinquent taxes in the town OF Eden has
passed the Senate,
The coal situation has been taken up
by the legislature in the adoption OF a
resolution on the part of the House au-
thorizing the Governor to appoint COM
mission to cooperate with similar com.
missions from other states for the pur-
pose of relieving the stringency OF the
coal market.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
establishment of home for orphan chill
dren has passed the house. While it may
be a good move to establish a home of
this character the question comes up isn't
the Home for Destitute Children at Bur
lington and the Kurn Hattin Home at
Westminster of the kind that might do
this act with special state appropriation
When the Senate re-convened Monday
evening the chaplain was absent and so
Lieut. Gov. Howe conducted the devo-
the Episcopal church at Bennington and
his experience as a layreader came in
good on this occasion. Now will we
hear again that the" office" of Chaplain
ought to be dispensed with and the mem
bers look after their own devotions
Congressman Plumley addressed the
Farmers Club on Tuesday evening, Civ
ing an interesting talk upon butter and
oleomargerine. He allowed that the
shortage in production of butter made
artificial products necessary.
Bill H. 33S, which is by Mr.. Houghton
ofWaterville and provides for the promul-
cation of the public acts by the secretary
of state through the town clerks instead
OF by means of the newspapers as at pres
ent, has not been reported by the COM
mittee on internal affairs. Why Hough-
ton should wish to do away with circu
lating the laws through the newspapers
we fail to see Under the present man
agement the cost is about half what it
would be to follow Houghton's suggest
ion and then not half the people would
see the laws who now do.
By vote of 1855 to AZ the House has
made the punishment for murder to be
in the first degree death, and in the second
degree Imprisonment in the State prison
for life The bill restores the law as it
existed prior to 1910.
The legislature resumed business Mon
day evening and things are now moving
along quite well, but only about half the
biz thus far introduced have been dispos
ed Of. Among the 332 that remain are
some of the most important measures.
primary elections, publicity of
expenses, employers liability,
to State and federal consti
buttons, regulation of hours of labor and
other labor legislation, innkeeper' S license
to various State institu
tons, election details, supervision of in
yes tment panies, interchangeable mil
cage books regulation of sale and dstri
button Of electric energy, construction OF
storage reservoirs for water power.
These are some of the matters not yet dis |
posed of.
Says the Montpelier Argus Represent
ative Jose, of Johnson, ought to post
himself a little more thoroughly before
be writes many more letters to the pa
pers. In one recent effusion he referred to
P. w. Clement, "former governor of YER
mont" and to Mayor James B. Estee,"
of Brattleboro. Mr.. Jose should post him
self up a little on Vermont political histo.
nv before he contin les the letter writing
habit. People will be suspicious of the
accuracy of any of his statements if this
sort of thing goes on.