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and establishing uniform rate on
moneys and securities It provides
among other things that in appraising
shares IN national bank or corpora
ton the value of all the real and per-
sonal estate taxed to said corporation
IN this state or elsewhere shall be de-
Quoted from the total appraised value
OF all the shares of stock and the re
manning value only shall be appOrtion-
Ell among ITS shares to ascertain the
appraised value thereof. In reference
to personal estate the law is amended
so that listers shall deduct from the
appraised value Of personal estate, sub
Jeet to the general property tax, sum
eqnaI to the excess if any Of debts ow-
ing by such taxpayer over the aggre-
gate amount of U. S. bonds and other
stocks, bonds and loans exempt from
taxation in this state, the amount Of
his deposits III all savings banks and
national banks III the state whereon
interest exceeding the rate of two per
cent per annum is paid or allowed and II
1.-THE appraised value of all property sub /
lect to the tax ON general property,
and shall take one per cent of the bul-
tance as the list of the personal estate
of such taxpayer, subject to the general
iproperty tax.
! Senator Roberts Of Rutland wants II
provided that no liquor licenses can be
granted to persons holding public office
and there is no doubt that there viii
be strong opposition to the measure by
prominent hotel proprietors throughout
the state who might object to having
their business and political ambitions
conflict III the manner provided for.
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru, whose efforts
IN favor of rising votes has been
squelched by an amendment to the
rules already noted, has retaiated I'M
the form of a resolution to the effect
that no bill or proposed measure which
has been ordered to lie on the table
shall he acted upon until at least one
? day s notice has been given so that 1T
can be duly placed on the calendar It
was referred to the committee ON rules.
Hearing on Ware Bill.
At the meeting of the committee on
minor courts, with the judiciary com
mittee present upon invitation, held at
ter adjournment. to discuss the Ware
district court bill Judge +. II. Harvey
D of the Montpelier city court appeared
: in reference TO the bill and explained
4 what he considered some OF its short
i eominps, among them being in his opin-
ion the difficulty Of one court in a dis
;, trict being sufficient 10 do the work.
:. Judge William r. DAILY Of Brattlebo-
F. 70 appeared in favor of the bill and
:. discussed its various features at some
length. He thought that one court in
4 district could take care Of the eases
y and laid stress upon the no appeal I'M
= der 5000 feature Of the bill. saying
e that he thought creditor had right
Z to have his case disposed of without
e being obliged TO wait six months or tive
r~k,+ Il lta
county court, as sometimes happens IN
j. der the present system.
$. Educational Hearing.
- The flst public hearing on the edu
ii cation bill was , held last evening i,
- Representative hall Before a large bod,
OF members rs interested spectators
w ". Blodgett, chairman of the com
z mittee on state schools, presided an,
IN among the first spea kers on the pro
v gram was Justice John II. Watson O
Il, Montpelier, chairman of the education
5, al commission which drafted the bill
NJ He said that the legislature two year
rs ago provided BY joint resolution for
ne commission of nine members to max
"a report on educational matters in til
IA state, and make report. The repor
ry was based OH the fundamental prime
M pies of the constitution providing equs
he rights TO all and that when the con
ed mission took up the duty of draftin
he n bill they found It necessary to pre-
by cure someone outside, one who we
familiar with the statutory requir
nj ments aud possessed a necessary know
re edge of other state conditions. II
ro- said that the commission found such
oh man in Lieut.. Gov. Hale *. Darlin
by and it was he who drafted the bill. I
nd stated that the matter of equal educ
tional privileges was n government
~. and not local matter and that eve1
,nt town in the state should have an equ
&c advantage with every other town, TIN
~, there were 246 towns in the state al
80 only 70 high schools. He said that
NJ the bill had not merit it should
80 turned down, but if it had merit it W
a. due to the people of Vermont that til
,,tb be given the benefit Of it; that I
a. members of the legislature should j
nod be led astray by the misrepresentation
10 that had appeared in the public pre-
,eb. and that when matters Of educati
ON. were considered it should not be p
marily from the standpoint of doll;
and cents, although this factor shot
ond enter the matter, but from the star
ga point of proper educational opp
$50 tunitics.
tan Dr. w. A. Davidson of Burlingi
oios was the next speaker and stated Il
gett he did not appear upon invitation
Nhss Mt the expense of amy individual
ret organization. He stated that for
Miss years he had Travelled about the st
laPp and knew something about the cdu
be tional conditions in rural communit
the and that the children of these commit
lson, ties had not had fair chance in
NJ. state of Vermont. Vermont had !
the duced many fine men, but it was
spite of the educational system, not
cause of il. He pleaded for better
mentary schools, better buildings,
are ter teachers in rural schools He
L or vocated vocational training and
rock speaking of the normal schools said
T.29S helieved +bo ca,o,n;ss;on ,vas rioht