News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-17
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL
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town anuEinunlclpal ONCE. section =
e Women over twenty. one years of age
n shall have the right to vote for presi.
j Dental electors" That's all there is to it
AS indicating the general opinion that
: the educational bill is dead, Norwich Uni
t versity and Middlebury college have
already had presented the usual appro.
5 priation bills for their support, and one
is expected from the University of Yer
mont at any time.
) The omnibus committee fish and game
bill-whch wipes out or assimulates a
dozen or two woodchuck, hedgehog,
, tipup and-bob and bullplug and sucker
/ bills-allows one deer of any sex or size
to be killed during next falPsopen season
from November 5 to December 5, in
elusive, 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 season for foxes, and the
season for some small game is changed
in some miner particulars. This bill NAV
be amended slightly from the floor, but
not extensively.
The so called eugenic marriage law,
fathered by Mr.. Eaton ofWoodstock and
unfavorably reported from the commit.
tee, was made a special order in the
House for Thursday afternoon of this
week. The most important provision in
| the bill-which is an excellent one through
QUITS that no marriage can take place
without a certificate of sound physical
| health from both parties, meaning es-
pecially to prevent the transmission of
an uncurable or infectious disease. The
state will unquestionably adopt this idea
some time in the not distant future, and
proceed on the same sane theory as in
the selection ofsound and healthy seed for
planting and the best animals for breed
ing purposes instead of continuing to
permit the breeding of scrofulous, con-
sumptive and morally and physically
diseased humanity, but very likely it has
not yet arrived at the point of taking
such healthy and progressive advanced
ground.
The special committee on taxation is
expected to report general taxation
measure to the House tomorrow. 1t pro-
vides for a seventy-five per cent exemp-
ton on offsets, and taxes intangibles at
seven tenths OF one per cent. When this
bill comes up for third reading some
dissatisfaction will doubtless be shown
with it, but the committee seems to have
struck a fair average of all the bills before
them.
Both houses have adopted the joint
resolution pre- vding for a special COM
inittee to investigate and report on the |
necessity for more room in the capitol
building, and the commit tee will at once !
get busy and try to hatch out some plan |
to overcome the difficulty which will be
Iarlv 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 that the legislation on the
subject of two years ago was defeated by
referendum, 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
otherwise 'the budget bilT'-is now
ready 20 be authorized by law 1t pro-
vides for a board of estimate on what
appropriations are necessary, to consist
of the first seven state officers, who shall
b-ennally estimate the receipts of the
state and apportiou appropriations ac-
cordingly-being sure of cutting the gar
ment according to the cloth." This board
will receive financial reports and esti-
mates of all officers, departments and in
situations, and alter appropriations re-
quested and will, near the end of each
session, include all appropriations re-
quested in one budget BILL instead of
passing many single bills.
Good progress is being made on the
compensation bill, the pri-
mary bills and many other important
with good prospect of favor.
able action before many days.
The bill to restore the records of La
noble County, destroyed by fire." passed
the Senate after the pay had been cut
down from Is to 10cts per folio. The
House concurred and passed the bill. The
Governor undoubtedly will approve the
measure.
Hon. c. H. Stearns, w. E. Tracy, H.
Nj. Maxfeld and Prof. Peaks of Johnson
were here last week in the interest of the
Normal schools.
A largely attended meeting was that |
held one evening last week when the edu-
bill was discussed. There was \
much said, as your Lamoille county
riend, Chas. Miner, would say "pro and O
on" Judge Watson spoke in favor OF
he measure, while Jos. Deboer gave one =
If his strong and characteristic sneeches