News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-17
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being printed and Will soon come into
the House and be referred to the com
mittee for report. Undoubtedly there
will be public hearings on the subject,
and if the time is given to it in both
houses that its importance would seem
! to merit it will hold their attention for
several days at least.
| The Workingmen's compensation bill
| finally passed the Senate last week with
numerous amendments and is now being
considered by the House committee
| The friends of the bill contend that i'll
the form in which it left the Senate it is
a fair, just and equitable measure, while
its numerous enemies contend that it is
very largely in favor of the employer
and that--in the words of Senator Pow
ell-"the workiDgman has been handed
lemon" Very likely the House will
lEip it up the back some more, and
in what shape it will eventually get
through, If it ever does, omniscience
only knows.
A compromise bill providing for cleo
tions under a primary law is at last fair
ly under way, and it is fairly fafe to say
that something under this title will prob
ably get through in some form. just
what it will accomplish, however, when
it ultimately energies, is beyond guess
work.
On top of these measures of the largest
importance of the session has come into
the House the past week the gigantic
corporation bill-or six fairly good sized
ones in one-and public hearing will be
held on these the coming Thursday even
ing in the hall of the House. These are
If hn
ing, as they do, complete revolution in
the states incorporation laws, and will,
or should, receive very careful and close
consideration.
Some of the bills appropriation for
certain SO called educational purposes
will bring on hot fights, and it is quite
safe to say that some of them will be
pared seriously, if not wholly refused.
Among these are the college items,
which will have haId rows to hoe. The
item of SAC, 900 for the carrying on of
the Vail properties is, in the minds of
many, more than the real necessities of
the case actually demand. Not uo~at
tempt to particulariZe at this time, it is
safe to say that all the usual and regular
appropriations for carrying on state in
situations will be carefully scfutiniZed,
even If some are not denied altogether.
The educational fight has undoubtedly
engendered feeling gainst the higher
institutions Of learning WI iGh may cause
them to suffer financially with consider
able severity before the appropriation
season is over.
The" lump sum " scheme as payment
for the members is resUrrected by Sena-
tor Brown bill to pay them 1928 Der
session, which same has been ordered to
a third reading in that body. Very like
ly it will get through both houses, after
the members have arrived at something
like definite idea of how long they are
going to be required to work for any
certain lump sum. In that case they can
fix the compe nsation to it the case
something impossible at the beginning
of the session.
The taxation agitation dies hard, and
several more individual offset bills are
coming along. These may or may not
amount to something, depending on how
far individual jealousies can be harmo.
nized, but in any event they will take
time.
A bill providing for a district system
of courts Is coming this week, which is
in fact an enlargement and extension of
the present municipal courts. These
courts are given county jurisdiction and
other extended powers are granted to !
them, jury trials, etc.. and they will |
hereafter be known as district courts i'll |
order to more clearly indicate these |!
changes. This is also very important |
and will demand considerable |
time in its consideration.
The hi Is DrOVidinp for a COntribut tory |
sum for the Perry memorial at point I
on Lake Erie and for an appropriation of |
e, 900 for the salvation of the old Con.
stltution House at Windsor were to have
been passed upon by the House Satur-
lay, but went over to Tuesday.
About the last of the eternal string of
fish and game bills is that now in the
House providing for combination hunt
ng and fishing license for a dollar.
Hunting license alone as at present, and
fishing alone at sixty cents. No fee re-
luired of women or children under six
cen, and owner can fish without license
III his own land. This arrangement, it
S said, will pay all the running expenses
If the department, and under the cir
is likely to be accepted.
The bill providing for the reading of
cleo ed passages from Cne biDle III tne
public schools, which went through the
senate so easily, is finding considerable
in the House. AT the public
hearing Wednesday night 1t was holly
stacked by various interests, and petit
ions pro and con have been raining IL.
The bill is yet in committee, with re-
'ort expected soon.
A uniform family desertion and nom
Import act for the regulation of recreant
is come into the House with
God chance of running the gauntlet
afely. The bill provides a penalty of
OF more than two years Imprisonment
t hard labor, or a fine of not more than
300. Refusal to provide for support of
life and children, or desertiOn, brings
he penalty, and forty cents per day from
ne husbands earnings while imprisoned
oes TO his family. Pretty good idea,
lis.
The bill providing for medical inspec-
on of schools, which has passed the
ouse, is made a special order in the
snate for Wednesday of this week.
Four evenings of the coming week are r,
ven TO important hearings in the hall