Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Taxation, Educational and Primary Bills
under Consideration. Senator Page
Visits Vermont Senate. Ad-
iournment Expected Soon

Thursday was not the longest day of
work in the house but was probably as
hard day as will be seen this session.
For almost four hours that branch
worked upon one measure, namely, a
primary bill, and after amending the
bill so that it's original had been almost
lost, the house killed the bill by vote
of 136 to 102. and the next morning
reconsidered it's action, Speaker Weeks
having taken the floor for short time.
The senate put an end to the attor
ney generals worries Wednesday after
noon by refusing to concur with the
house in it's passage. A feeling exists
that H. G. Barber, the present officer
will hold the expenses to low figure
The senate and house are at logger
heads over the inspection of schools,
the house wanting it done by any
person whom the officers of the town
may select. while the senate want a
person qualified in medicine to make
the examinations.
The senate has concurred in the
house bill relating to reimbursing towns
in which toll bridges have been freed
as we'll as exemptina Bromley noun
tain from taxation and purchasing the
| Peru turnpike, which has been eyesore
| to tourists in western Vermont.
| The governor has attached his sigma
ture to bills relating to the Hardwick
! fire district, school endowment, forests.
gambling devices and machines OF
chance and Williamstown fire district
| and many others.
Senator Seaver did not agree with
| the committee amendments preventing
gambling being allowed at fairs. He
thought there was enough gambling
law without making an association
suffer for the actions of one man and
when another senator tried to strike
out the clause of the bill relative to
fairs, be spoke in accord with the
motion. The senate is not expecting
to have any time taken up with efforts
to change the factory inspection law and
killed the measure it had before it
which had lain on the table. However,
it has passed the defamatory COM
munication bill in courtesy to Senator
! Powell, the teeth having been take
out of the measure it is claimed by
some opponents of the measure.
Eugenic marriage appears to be
reposing peacefully in the order-to-lie
files of the clerk of the house and may
sleep throughout the remainder of the
session.
The senate is having a time of it's
history with the Boston & Maine cor.
poration bill. Senator Simonds opposes
the bill because it provides for taking
over the Passumpsic & Connecticut
Valley. Montpelier & Wells River anC
Vermont Valley railroads, all Vermont
corporations and solvent paying divid
ends, into confessedly bankrupt
corporation. After lengthy argument
for the bill Thursday it was made {
special order for Tuesday morning.
At hearing regarding court proceed
ure many opinions were expressed
Wednesday evening, one of which wa:
that $4,000 could be saved by dispens
ing with the assistant judges wher
jury cases are being tried, while
another was to reduce the salaries o.
the court reporters, to 5000. bu
caution was advised in changing tn,
forms of procedure.
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