Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-26

Itorney-general bill. Hence a chance
that a deadlock may defeat both .
bills, and meanwhile those o f .
the ungodly with a sense of humor
are chuckling over the situation.
The bill creating a board of esti-
mate otherwise the budget" bill /.
to handle all future appropriations
has passed the House and win very
likely go thru the Senate in regular /
order. 1t may be well to state right /
here and now the interesting fact
that of the bills before this present /
legislature asking for special appro-
priatiOns the aggregate today is
$40B, 800 The total revenue of the
state for the coming fiscal year is
stated as exactly as possible by the |
state officers-$1 1863, 181 81. T h e |
estimated regular current expenses
are for the same period 81, 955 ,33107 !
Strike your own balance, and see
how much can be afforded for extra
appropriations ! Under these cir
cumstances it is impossible to make |
any extraordinary appropriations of
consequence without the levying Of
a state tax. With a state tax, of
course anything deemed desirable
can be done. This is a very interest
ling and somewhat important state
ment. Think it over.
The bill largely changing our laws
as regards the practice Of medicine
what some of the irreverent call
the medical trust bill"-has passed
both houses and in the absence of al
veto, of which there is no suggestion,
will soon be a law Likewise the
bill standardizing the volume and
weight of maple sugar and syrup.
A gallon of legal syrup must now
weigh eleven pounds.
The bill authorizing the tax com
missioner to appoint a special deputy
to assist the board of listers o%any
town in making an app aisal Of GER
tain classes of property
plants, etc-With Which the local
board might not be familiar, passed
the House last Saturday after
lively fight during which the bill
was amended so that the cost Of The
| deputy is assessed against the town
making the request for auch expert
assistance, The House would not
stand for any more expense in the
administration Of the tax commits
sioner's Office.
The omnibus or compromise taxa
ton bill has not yet made its appear
ance from committee, but is eZ-
pocted now at any time When it
makes it's advent it is quite likely
that most Of those who introduced
| bills ON the spacifc subjectsof offsets
and the taxation Of intangibles will
make kicks because their exact in
diVidual views were not adopted but
this plan of sugaring them all off and
striking an average is the only means
! by which any taxation measure could
be enacted. General satisfaction is
expressed as to the general provisions
of the bill, as far as understood, and
it is altogether likely that the bill
will 60 thru without being very
much changed. 1t is that or nothing.
In view of the fact that next week
! Tuesday is town meeting day" the
legislature has about decided ito adj
iourn from this week Friday until
next week Wednesday in order that
all may get home Saturday night and
be on hand the next Tuesday to help
dispose Of the various articles in the
warning Most every man wants to
be at his town meeting, and if the
body remained in session there
would be so few here that nothing
whatever could be done during that
| time. A recess without pay is pro-
posed. Some want a straight weeks
| adjournment, but this is hardly
likely.
With all the smells of spring in
the air and the anxiety to get home
| and help the ''Wimmin folks" set a
hen and make soap there is some
talk of evening sessions, and the
willingness of some to do this and
put in long days in order to get the
| business done goes to show that
there is no intention of remaining
here a moment longer than is neces-
sary. Therefore, bear in mind that
Chey are working nara 10 get thru
and be as charitable as possible.
Above all, don swallow the balder-
dash about the legislature being COM
posed Of loafers" salary-grabbers
or thieves! When some kinds of
newspapers can't think of anything
else to say they always try for glory
and play for safety by abusing the
legislature. This is invariably the
/ last resort Of a coward to black
guard somebody or something which
/ will not strike back
OLD TIMER.