Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
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The matter which is causing the
most speculat on about the state hou
this week is whether it will be possb
for the members TO go to their homes
Saturday afternoon havi completed
their work but it is not generally
expected that this will take place
owing to the fact that Redfcld Proctor
stated on the floor of the house Satur-
Jay morning that the resolution which
vas lai upon the table that morning
wO lid help to hurry up the final ad-
iJurnment. There were Monday morn
ng 173 bills TO be disposed of, which
include many or the principal ones of
the session including education. general
corpor alton law, appropri atoms for the
government. highways and bridges,
schools, colleges, taxation. primary as
we'll as several of lesser imp 1rtance.
Upon the committee reporting by
resolution Friday afternoon in favor
of &C journment next Satu d ~ it
served one go d purpose that of bring
ling out the educational bill, which it
was not expected could be considered
until the last of this week The mes
sage from the governor asking that a
referendum be attached to the primary
bill helped that measure through the
house although it may get dropped off
in the senate, while a taxation measure
with the five per cent clause offsets to
the amount of Is per cent of the vaIu
alton and it has gone to the senate for
consideration and will probably get
through that body by the first of next
week
The closing days Of the session are
at hand is shown by the fact that the
senate and house are trying to get
from the table the measures which
have been ordered to lie One of the
bills was disposed of Monday evening
when the senate passed the one for
prevention of venereal diseases, but the
general corporation law bills of which
there are six have all been ordered to
| lie until Wednesday owing to illness of
| Senator Shaw. who drafted them
The house occupied considerable time
Monday, discuss ng the Hendee bill
| Mr.. Caswell of DERBY explained the
bill. Mr. Powell of Richford dis
cussed the bill at considerable length
and after considers BILE discussion on
the floor of the house Mr.. Caswell of
DERBY tried to have H. 282 dismissed
which resulted in the motion to dismiss
| being Crtered to lie. The house work ed
until after 6 O'Clock, before adjourn.
| ing, disposing of 20 me asureS, while
| the senate in the evening disposed OF
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Senator Seaver got busy Saturday
morning hen it looked as though the
probate Judge in Orleans county was to
get reduction in pay and after speak
ing at some length on the measure,
succeeded in obtaining raise of $3.50
on the judges salary. This was fol-
lowed by the Judge of Windsor district
getting raise of 500.
| Senator G. S. Page occupied his old
seat of 40 years ago Saturday morning
in the senate and for a short time
spoke to the members telling that the
senate of Vermont could give the u
business and stating it as his opinion
that congress will not reconvene unit
| December.
| Several bills are in committee o.
conference among which is one relating
to the medical inspection OF SchoO
chilCren. The house wants the meas
ure so Worded that any layman can o.
obtained to make the examination
while the Senate wants the wording O
the bill so that competent persons will
do the work
1t looks as though the man wiz
wants to go fishing will have to carr!
a combination gunner anG fisherman
license in order to enjoy the pastime
While it may be hard upon few j
will be matter Of considrrab fnan
olal assistance to the sta
Vermont is willing to appropriat
money for the repairing of the OIL
Constitution House near Windsor bu
1t will not send $4,000 to be used TO
the Perry victory on Lake Erie ~
Gov. G w. Gates has accepted tn
craftsmanship of the joint commute
Of the American Road Builders associ
alton and the American Highway assc
citation, two of the great organization
of the country, which have been tryin
for six years to hold joint meeting
This year it will take place at til
Panama exposition Gov. Gates ]
charge of the arrangements. He Wa
selected because he has come up frol
the road department and has mad
good The comm tees Ct each organ
{ cation expect him to make good
his venture