Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

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municipal office. Section 2. Women
over twenty-one years af age shall
have the right to vote for presiden-
tial electors" That's all there is to
it.
AS indicating the general opinion
that the educational bill is dead.
Norwich University and Middlebury
college have already had presented
the usual appropriation bills for
their support, and one is expected
from the University of Vermont at
any time.
The omnibus committee fish and
game bill which wipes out or assinr-
Hates a dozen or two woodchuck,
hedgehog, tipup-and bob and bull
pug and sucker bills-allows one
deer of any size or sex to be killed
during next falls open season from
November Is to December 5, inclu-
sive, except Sundays, but the season
of 1916 will be governed by the
present laws. Open season for all
deer, one to each hunter, this year
only. There will be no closed sea
son for foxes, ard the season for
some small game is changed in some
minor particulars. This bill may be
amended slightly from the floor, but
not extensively.
TIE so-called eugenic marriage
law, fathered by Mr.. Eaton of
Woodstock and favorably reported
from the committee, was made a
special order in the House for Thurs
day afternoon of this week. The
most important provision in the bill
which is an excellent one through
OUTS that no marriage can take
place without certificate of sound
physical health from both parties,
meaning especially to prevent the
transmits sion of an incurable or in
fictitious disease. The state will I'M
questionably adopt the idea in the
not distant future, and proceed on
the same theory as in the selection
Of sound and healthy seed for plant
ing and the best animals for breed
ing purposes instead of continuing
to permit the breeding Of scrofulous,
consumptive and morally and physi-
cally diseased humanity, but very
likely it has not yet arrived at the
point of taking such healthy AMI pro
gressive advanced ground.
!, The special committee on taxation
is expected to report a general taxa
ton measure to the House tom0r-
, row. It provides for a seventy-fve
per cent exemption on offsets, and
intangibles at seven-tenths of one
per cent. When this bill comes up
for q third reading some dissatifac-
ton will doubtless be shown with it,
but the committee seems to have
struck fair average of all the bills
: before then.
Both houses have adopted the
Joint resolution providing for a
/, special committee to investigate and
report on the necessity for more
, room in the capitol building, and the
: committee will at once get busy and
try to hatch out some plan to over
come the difficulty which will be
fairly within the present means Of
the state. All are agreed that more
room must be provided at once, and
it is only a question of the best plan
to accomplish the purpose. AS it
happens, it was most unfortunate
5 that the legislation of the subject Of
two years ago was defeated by ref
erendum, as a law of about that
character is just about what is
known to be desirable now.
The bill to establish a board of
: estimate on what appropriations are
necessary, to consist of the first
seven state officers, who shall bien-
: nially estimate the receipts OF the
state and apportion appropriations
7 accordingly" cutting the garment
according to their cloth p" This
board will receive financial reports
t and estimates of all officers, depart
/ ments and institutions, can alter APP
preparations requested and will,
| near the end of each session include
/ all appropriations requested in one
g budget bill instead of passing many
. single bills.
j Good progress is being made on the
/ workingman's compensation bill, the
: primary bills and many other i'm
a portant measures, with a good pros
j pect OF favorable action before many
n days. AS to the prohibition bill with
t the referendum attachment. there is
d a good chance Of it passing the
S House in some form. A large amount
= Of work in favor of it has been done
y n the past week, and the friends Of
y the measure express confidence ir
y the action Of the House. On the
n other hand, its opponents argue thai
g with women voting every town anC
e city in Vermont would be dry" 81
i there is no necessity for it. Finally
s | will predict-with the information
d now available that no question OF
e prohibition will be referred to the
e people by this legislature. More
n anon. OLD TIMER