News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
FROM THE STATE CAPITOL
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that it sounds like ancient history. but
this action was taken by only a small
majority and the demand 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 some
what more satisfactorily than the House
bill did, and the prospects are that the
House will accept IL and that it will be-
come law. The offset taxation bill of
Mr. Moore of Ludlow, which was substioo
tuted in the House for the committee
bill, has been accepted in the Senate,
with the exception that offsets have been
limited to $1,000.
A large part of the day Thur day was
devoted to arguing the proposition to
commit the state to policy of purchas-
ing string of sites one year after another
and the erection of elaborate armories
for the benefit of the state militia, or the
states national guard, but after uneasly
listening to the debate more than half
day "a vote was finally reached and the
bill was Knocked so far that it won't get
back before raspberry pickin' time.
In the recent discussion of the comb-
nation fishing and hunting license bill be.
fore the House the only break was in
amending the committee bill so as to in
clude lakes Champlain and Memphrema-
cog in requiring license to fish, but
the Senate amended it back as it was orig
inally andyou will not have to procure
license to fish in these waters.
Two mole colossal jobs are unloaded
on the Public Service Commission by leg
want an underpass under the railroad
track for your COWS to wander fancy free,
apply to the board to compel the road to
build it. If you want streetcar vestihues
the poor, suffering conductors, ask the
board to compel the company to heat
them and melt the earmuffs off the con-
ductors. In fact, if you want anything
done-even to excavating fshworms-
apply to the board for an order. And
don't try to do anything without the per-
mission of the board. Otherwise you
may throw shoe and get in bad
The six big corporation bills-the in
laws revised and codified in
accordance with the recent constitutional
northumberland majestcally thru
the legislature like an elephant on par
ade and without a jar. Another bill is |
in to give a few lawyers a fat and pro.
tracted job revising the statutes. These
haven't been ''revised'' since 1906 is the
excuse, the last job of the kind has only |
just been completed and the bills paid.
In fact, this statute revision idea is some !
thing in the nature of a continuous per
Torrance.
The Senate finally got around to pass
Senator Poweils steriized defamation
by-newspapers bill, after nursing it near
ly the whole session. 1t came into the |
House Saturday, and was killed so quick
that it was dead before it struck the
ground. Quite right.
The office of Commissioner of Weights
and Measures will be retained, but
Commissioner Henry will re-
main at the head of it is seriously
doubted. In any event, the House has
cut, by resolution, the total expense to
the State of the department down TO
IS, 900, about one-half of last years cost
ind whoever runs it will have to practice
/ little more economy. Very likely
however, the Senate may raise this sum
! little, but the House will not stand for
much of an increase over the sum fixed
~ it as above.
The colleges, Norwich University, the
Normal schools and the Agricultural
schools receive in appropriations very
omforiable additions to their present
tate aid, though not in every instance
ii they asked for. The Normal schools
eceive $1,000 annual increase, and the
yail school is also well provided for.
he Medical College at Burlington re-
elves 100000 annually, Norwich Uni
ersity receives $4,000 instead of 1000
S before, with which 200 or more State
of 800 each are to be pro-
lded; Middlebury college receives
ontinuovs annual sum of $4,000 regu-
lrly and without appropriation every
ear, and the Raedoph Agricultural
chool will receive $4,000 regularly.
'hese appropriations are now permanent
nd fixed. The above are the committee
which will be varied
-om very little.
The bill to prevent logs being foated
1 any stream in the State without the
onsent of all the land owners on the
anks, as the bill now reads, is kicking
p terrific spray, and interested parties
re here from every part of the State.
he fate of the measure will be deter
lined by special order in the House
his afternoon.
Final adjournment is tentatively fixed
IT next Thursday morning, and it is
believed that the business of
he session can and will be we'll cleaned
d by that time, That will he a most |