Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-04-02
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
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in its present inocuous form. 1t de
ponds on how it happens to feel at
the moment.
The bill appropriating sos, 900 for
the purchase and support of a state
school for defective and feeble
minded children is a law with the
governors signature. The bill to
add $40, 900 to the regular apprOpri-
alton for the departments of agri-
culture and forestry was later cut
down to SIS, 600 and with this addition
the bill was passed. This bill is for
the purpose Of establishing an agent
in Boston or some other large city to
act as agent for the farmers of YER
mont in marketing and selling their
products. In this way and by watch
ing the markets every day the best
prices can be obtained and consign-
ments can be run in at the right
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time and disposed of at the highest
market price, If will also be a great
help in teaching producers the prop
er methods of manufacture and pro-
duction so as to obtain the best
prices, and also scientific instruction
as to how to pack and ship to the
best advantage. In this way it GER
tainly seems as if the idea might and
would be made a big success.
The Senate has had before tor
somewhere in its clothes the bill
permitting the reorganization of the
Boston & Maine railroad For weeks
past, and has advanced and retreat
ed on it like a mouse on a trap. 1t
killed it once, then brought it to life
and finally passed it and sent it to
| the House. There the chances are
that it will be slaughtered out of
hand and with very little argument
but we can never tell. 1t all depends
in the consideration of any measure
on how it happens to feel at the
psychological moment.
The House has passed the bill ask
{ ing for a modest appropriation for
the excellent purpose of purchasing
a prison farm near the state prison
where certain Of the prisoners may
be work to advantage to them both,
both bodily and mentally but income
may be derived by the State from a
large farm properly worked and 1t
may later to a great extent be made
self-supporting. Certainly this is q
tgood idea, and directly in line with
economy and prison reform.
The special committee on the prop
osition to suggest some means where
by there might be more room for
the purposes of the capitol loused
out very Unexpectedly last week and
gave a shearing at which large
number of officials and representa-
tive citizens gave host of good
reasons for an enlargement. The
committee heartily admits this gen
eral necessity, but as it has as yet
submitted no report--it may be that
it can't make up its mind what to
recommend. Meanwhile not a peep
has been heard from the Senate
wherein reposes the repeating act
respecting the law passed two years
ago authorizing the investment of
$500, 900 in Improvements, and if it
doesn't concur with the House and
pass the bill before adjournment the
old law will stand and the expendi-
ture would have to be made. This
would certainly solve tie problem,
with vengeance.
The House killed the lights-on-
vehicles-travelling-b night bill so
long ago that it sounds like ancient
history, but this action way taken by
Only a small majority and the de-
mand for such a measure is so strong
that the Senate has put through
such measure and put it up to the
House again. 1t reads somewhat
more satisfactorily than the House
bill did, and the prospects are that
the House will accept it and that it
will become a law. The offset tax
alton bill of Mr.. Moore of Ludlow,
which was substituted in the House
for the committee bill, has been &C.
cepted in the Senate, with the ex-
ception that offsets have been limited
to 81 900.
A large part of the day Thursday
VISA devoted to arguing the PROPOSE