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VOL. LXXXTII. NEW SERIES VOL. LV. HAPPENINGS VERMONT Local Items of Interest Prom All Parts of the Green Moun tain State HIE NEWS BY COUNTIES rrnni (lie Island In tbs J, ill. l'iiiiniilo, Along otter unit by the Shores of A or i nvt'rett bj S eluj Correspondent the a rV ADDISON GODN IV 11 MIDDLEBUTtY. 1 1 n annual mooting of Father Daley Knights of Columbus, tho fol i, Ulcers veto elected; (1. K. Rums; li. U. K., Peter i th)Uf ; I'lUlle!' J. P, SlllllllUlll, ullll.ll- II .Mi Cue; ilnunclul sucrotuiv. J.ijudn.m: treasure!, .M. A. Hahar; 'ics l-J. I' Si itiuur, Isaac Jvivonuhu 1 lsun W'yse.!, warden, Naey Dor C S li J.ihiiic bu.'luw; 1. S. G k Hr-sett di'ii't i!i' to .Stele i onvoti N Dmmiti i,d ! l-:. l-iiioii -The J V. St, w.,,t ii.i" iznitv t.j I'ullfor w, litre l,i ut ! p. i.il lii" w. liter with n iii P. I S' w .i i . w i l ,u Vndiu I, SttPtli I'l'MI'A HURLING TOX. VTM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1908. i .1 M I . i if urn fin k- t" ,iv.lii(.' - .M r . ( AjU'i IT. ( I'M. 1., ; ! . . i . (1f s I.,il,rs ,f fie I ni, i i, ip i i' rn V, -h ; si I ur i' . j .i i in r ii, ' .apluir,, Mrs, i ni ; . Mil-. I Veil II i inn Mi,!- i .m; , - t i.,i i il . si.,:.!, ueleguo ti) Stale I., ids. Mis. s Ti rni r; , nm P. A. li, i Pros r moo. .Si ll M..1 ; i -i,i-i-t-i.n .M i s. luf "t- i.ih u- mates, l Till t! IMSUI, i Mr.- i ? - Klilubci'. - j. 'hi t- , 1 .- M'.ss Fr.m 1 J Mis Ji-niie M s i'liiii' . H. si, Mrs. Klizn'" in ( i.-n-' i it.v unil Mis Augusta Allen. M. anil M-s. Allure J Knu.lsh Imvc moved lrum l.i ' Mlddlebury, their long t -io home, i j Moriah, N. V J j ut'l Kin' F"id. who luul hfi'ii 111 n me t.ine at his homo on Court street, ni"d Friday morning at tliu i-so of SI r r Ji. was bo: n and In r .1 y lire w j " resident of 1 In nr k in.t inr the I"' '. iif of his life lie hud tin! n ii ii-.fi-uer ' of tills to,, n. Jle i- sin vivod by a w f ai'd op- daughter. Mis G. W. 8 ' ' l. 1. held at tie ncliy afternoon .it m died nt tne il'-sd i' evening ,.! is survhed ', . i i of t!i!., .'luge T '.ndrroyi Id ;r I is 1. e-i ,,", v .1 - ! ! fullers.! MtUindihi Church '.'..10 o'i'Iih U.- Cyrils liomr. of !il urn 1 1 o ae of ini eni s. two suns, Charli'S inid William Hr'isli N' T T r fiineial l.on.n Saturday 1 In. -..il Mns in n 1- Mil ei 1 : .i m Mr lii it In I'l'm ei in i: -t Middloliur. inn- , .v m c. In the Civil War, i nth Vermont regiment. I'. ikcs of Hosion I.- r. ' 's Mi-, nnd M rF.fr. I l i'Oi In the estry of th,. "! 'I--'" " ' I'tr fiu-ultlei nnd iiii-imii iii.ui iuiih nuu iniinorous lioii(iiiitsi and iin i'-nts mi her unnivur.Mr,v -iieorne J.llls lias leturiHul from Twin liU, Idnlm, where he Iihh lieen vIkUIiik ins son, (irui'Kc lillln. rim iinniiiil meet iiik or the ji. . i. t ., of tho Mcmorl.tl JJ.ilitls' CJitinli whs held In thn lecllue loom of tho church AJjnday cenln and tile followlllR Dlllcers wuru elected: I'rcsl dent, Miss llcorfiln tiiinlner; vleo-presl dent. AVIllInm Turner; recording necre tarj'f 5IIS8 Jonnln MeLnllati; corrtapondlnit K-ereiitry, Jt.iymona llenedlct; trensiuer, t iui.ini inicon ip. J , Jlooro left Tuof il.iy for the Nouth, where ho will sjiend the winter. Hubert Mminey hns. been subpoenaed to iiilenr In tho United .States dl'trlet court far the. Fouthern district .f t'allfiirnla fit T,os AnKeles on Juinmry to testify beforn the pmnd Jur.v In a cimp fncmlnc out or n iienslnn cluiiii mid lin olvliur foniier Mlddlebury resl-detitP.-ChnrleH II. Kevninnco has his now houso on Hepot filiect practically rom- pleted, Tho nnt'iml tiifttnff of M'lllliitn 1'. Ilussrl roil. N",i. :p CI. A. 1:., wtin held Wednesday aft r.-.oon and tho followlni; ofllcers eleeleil: i ommnnder, K. Cloolcy; R. V. C. r p. Williamson; J. V. ; Oeort-'o HodBes. Q. M.. C. i:. Voutt; stir- Reon, r, (J. I'olter; eliaplnln, I'. K, Hal pin; fi. !., J. Hosu: O. (!., Martin Harrows; P. 1., J. Jt. Haves; H. M., llenty ii. :, 11; y. Jt. K .John Murphv: deleu.n., i;. T. Williamson. Patrick ll.ilpm. a.leiinies, Mnrlln liturows, 11. I.iinrv.oi liiN-. W. 1 Cadv. Tlio an nual meet in? of Addison f'ourt. Xo. 1112 t. I-., w.is l,i id Tuesday ovenlns nnd tie fiilh winit ollli els elected: Chief run pcr. Cii.l nnmille: V. C., (leoiRe Hhain bo; past C. It.. V.'llllam MoCnv: li. ( 1.. .1. Shumiin; linnnclal tn-i ic-tary, . (Ii'ih-kc Kidder; treiiHin er. X. .1. ISnu dieini; delecale to Ktitle eoii cnlion. ev il lirunelle; aid male, Alex Aunt hiiin. Th" ,i,iininlive otlieeis will ht anno'.inceil later. i tie close of the meetliiR Keoi i'.e nuiiiH i; preso ilea I' i of Kiitiiier (.Mil Urunelle, with a purse whii Ii hail been raised by the society fur his spiv UoA diirini? the past year. Tim wilier In the nr has riten over a foot since the li'lii of Monday and the manufiu tiirin planls are nBiiin able to work full tluui, the marble imlln rfsumlnff opeiallons Veilni.sday after a shut down mice 8at ttrrtsi) Miss lhnma Wyiuan has re turned to nutland after a week's visit h. re end at Kast .VJJ.iMiiiry -f)tte , reek is frnv.i n ni' for a lonsidornhlu dist.inie above tlio lion railroad bridge, for the Urst lime lids seasyu. In some pliKes the ire Is fiotn tvo in four im be.s tl.i'k.-A. I'. WilllatiiKon Is able to bo nut uaam iil't-T a brlof hut severe lllne.--s -Cold Sprint; T.odij.i of flocd Templars of Kast Middlebury eelebrnted tin; JJt K nnniverrnry of Its onjanlxation Tucsduy eveninrr v. Hh an nvstfr Mipper. Mr. nnd Mrs. Alfred II. IIlRlcy have ret.irned to Casileiou after a few daws' visit at Miss lhiima HiKloyV. Mi s. Anson H. Sumner ha R-nne to Itutland nnd will make her home there for the winter. JIarlle Mills and Mbs Kate .Mrfirath, both of West Hutlaiid were married at the Methodist pursonaao by the l!ev. W. II. Wnsli burne Tuesday evening. Conk & Har ris's Moving Pirture company will ex hibit at the opera boui-r SaturJav even ing under the aiifip .es of Inke D'inn.oiL' I.odee, I. (i. u. P. HOUSE FAVORS NEW III BILL VERGENNES. iai i niivi, siatiirnay evening was T,nlroMlze,. Mrs. 'hailed K. Kailo lo -Worcester. Muss, Saturday call- ' "f b- the sickness of her sisier, w is iust alive when she left Mrs ncii two diildten have leiurned it-, ii - after a lone visit with her '- Mr. nnd Mrs. Thomns Heed. Cm nle Mooiehouse has come here lair Haven and w'll make her vltii Mrs. IM.irv Noonar.. Mrs. li- t O'.N'oil hns returned to Iiiislnl -i"-,ilini several days with Mi.s. m..i -.iniiiiiiaii i.apinn, who waa lays ii bo by a fall, Is able I S , I ' l'r f 1 I ,n e M v, nf it r i h rt a fi w 1 hr iibnnt i i e nony oi I'aris Metcner, who was ri 'led In an automobile accldr.nt In St 3 a a' Minn., September ". w as brought 1 1 re Monday and taken to the West ti . -terv f.,r burial In Hie family lot. 1 e i ei m,i uisj were tie, on, pan ed by his ' ii d her brother. Iir. iJb ltlnson of I e i i nr'fallonnl finnd! of this vil la e oih .ate.j at tilf. Vr;if. The bear t were Iir. 1) f. Noble, D. H. JJen i(tt Jonn II. Stewart. C. C. A'clls, C!. 3' Miner and T. M. Chapman. Tho de- d was n sou of tho Into Col. A, A. 3 'e ' f this village. The Hew and ' lifiiBe It. Stair mid Col. and Mrs '' S lili-.v lefi Monday for Hostnii, v ' " ,-y attended thu N'ov,- niiRUinl ri ' o of tho naplist ii nd Free l!ap t ( hurciies held Tuesda in, I ii day - Mrs. Charles A. lOarle lids lien i.il'.il to Woitesler, Muss, by thu C ath of her sister. Mrs. II. J. Hestor. Mr and Mrs. A. li. Mead of Providence, ?t 1 , were In town to attend the funeral If ,1 Jt boril. !. '. Sbepnrd. proprietor VT tlio Hotel Windham at licllowii I'alls f.uM returned homo with his wife. -Albert K'nK'diind and family limn returned to Wr t Knlb-bury. -Tho ratlin shipment Monday consisted of six rat loads for h New York and lloston maikels H s j: M. Meeker Is in Ilurlinston, a Ifd them by the death of a fiiend. I r marble, mill shut down Saturday lilpht and waH cloied until AVednea- !nv rn aeeonnt of tho lowness of the f'ver Monday, market day. is! brought M cents and butter I!" to i"j fents Jud.son A. Wright left .Miuiday for riorlda, -wheie hn will spend the win ter WJnlo tho lecelpls of tho posiolrlto have, passed the mark at which free de livery may bo established, the buslneis j'eoplo do not Hfem to earn for It and liciico the trustees steadfastly decline tu HO to tho necessary preliminary expense. Joseph W. lawrence Is coiillned to his looms with an attack of pleuilsy hut is lnrpruvltii; dally. Thn Athletlo assoola t'on mndn a cloan piollt of mur t-M on lis concort nnd ditnro .'rld.iy iikht. La fHyettn Iesler of Port Henry, N. V., a Tonner resident of WeybrldKo and Mld ttiuljurj, has fallen heir to about nd l.s tlilnkliisT of retui'iiliii; to Vermont I i por' l,n.ltiK a hoinu In tins iilnlty, (jfsj-uii (!. Wilson, Sr. has iiluiiuil to 'nnlahuri;li ul'ler a week's visit with i lutlves, j Mrs. tail 'ii', ii, widow or i.iaiiii. i.uni l n for 'i ycais sheriff of Addlsou r'unt celehr.iied her ft'itli binlnl.iy at I liomo of her dauehtcr, Mrs. M. P. S' illluniKati. Tuii iliLi', JkLrK c '--i u James Caney of Canada Is vlsitln? his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Patrick Casey, fleorno 1. Cannon of Worcester, Mass., was Ms vlsilimi lis uncle. Arthur nlnci r. at Saturday Justice A. H. Tuber sentenced the f'harb s Flint. Ceoine, C.ibson nnd Fi-mil.- Thompson to the countv jail at Middle- bury for vnsrrnncy. Miss Nellie Driscntl flauKhler of Mr. nnd Mrs. John UrKroll, who was nprratcd njinn for appendlc'tis at AH i. hospital. Is doln will.. Mr. and Mis. Julius I.eFlani were piven a weddlm; lecejiilon b'rldny iiIrIU at the home of his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. J, I.eli'lani of Not ih Fr rrlsbnn,-'i. About lf(l W0--O jiresent and dancing and eln borate refreshments were mjoved - Mis Floreiue Mai li, a teacher at Tan yt own. N. Y., is at home with her nareuts, Postmaster and Mrs. I nomas Mack. Ill witli scarlet fever. Miss p.ell Hants spent Sunday with Miss Jes le p.iii of Fen Isbursh. A snn wus born Monday Inst to the Itev. and Mrs. Frank chatt eilon of Howard, Kans. Mrs. chattel ton was Miss Elsie Hiistol, d.niKbter of Mr. nnd Mrs. 11. J. lirlslol of Panton.- -William Utaeh will rarrv mi thn r.irm of Haney F. Peach tie) 'oniim,' venr Jonas Fuller of Panton Is vb.ltii.i; In Monkton and Slarksboro -Mls I.ury Rivets passed Sunday with relatives In Ilurllncton. A. W. Norton Is 111 with thn grip. Mr. nnd Mrs. Clmrles Jewell hav returned ftom a visit In Shelburne. II. H flnodale Is visiting relatives In Bridport A sale of Christmas nrtlclcs and an lr cream social was held at the Pap'lst Church Wednesday evenlnir. nut n Harrows hns moved from the Humes hnnsn Into Ills own house on Main slieet. At tho annual meeting of the Sun day s honl board of the Tdelhodint Church, ofllcns were elected as fol lows; Allen Hurroui.'hs, superintendent, C. T. S. Pierce, assistant -iipci internm ent. Miss Mary Meltrs, secretary, f'onii don Harris, treasurer; Mrs. c. T s. Pierce, superintendent of prlmarv ile partment; Robert Hurrouuhs, i.brar lan; Mrs. Ralph H. Hoolh. orfranlst: Mrs. Joseph Carter, president of the Sunday School Missionary society; r, C. Ward, vice-president; Mrs. Corydon Harris, secretary and treasurer Thn report for Lewis Creek rreamcrv for October Is as follows. Milk, r; f; . r. 7 H pounds; butter fat. 2.817 "7 pounds, val ue. J810.SI; eienm, ll,fH9 pounds; but ter fat, 2,! 7 4.8 1 pounds, value, JS77. 12 ; uvcrane test for milk, 4.21 per hun dred; nverapn prlco per out., JI.2R; prlco for butter fat, ;s to 2314 cents; prlco for 4 per cent, milk, $1.1. Judfe'o J. W. Uanies has returned from a two weeks' visit to his son, .1. War ren Humes of Troy, N. V and rela tives In Sara t off n, N, T. Atran of .Monkton thn Panics house. Peter Domino died yesterday moni- Inff at his homo on Water street after. 1 lona1 Illness from a general break down of his system. Ho was ninr U yeara of hki unil had resided In this city for many years. Ho Is survived by a wlfo and ono daughter, '.Mis, Charles Sorrell of l'risburjh.--Thoui-as Akuh lias tinned to Judu'o J. W. Harnes'.s houso Ver,'iint'H tlrange, No. 40C, will hold lta annual muetlriir for election of olllcers Frltlay even Inir - Mr. and Mjs, o. Thompsun lutV" isoiin to Cuba to hpend tho win ter on their plantation.- Chut Ins Can ning of Hurlliifftnn Is lsltlii(f his Kranilmothrr, Mrs. OlUn lluley, nnd his mint, Mrs, Napoleon Rivers. (I. Hall! visited In lturlliiKten yesterdav. I f 'out ItuivJ M . Orders Measm-e Abolishing Off sets to ri Third Reading, 118 to 97. DEBOER LED DISCUSSION . Presented Miivlrrful , rctifiieni In port of till) I'rirnl That Tnv Proli leiiiM He SuMeil op Iir. mil Lines in Inli rrMn of itiiiiiiiI Special (Irder. Montpellcr, Dtc. S.-A lurcu audience K,ithred this mornlnx In the House of Representatives In anticipation of the dls,(.utsion oil tho bill to abolish offsets which wus st as x Bpeclal order. Thu Snato adjourned to listen to tho discus sion and Clovernur Prouty and other Blate oltlcers were prent. Tho bill wa.. a.-ed to a third readlnu by a vote of lis to 07. Mr. Dellour of Montpoller led (he discussion In favor ot the bill. Hu said hi part: 1,1 recall the procedinr; VJ will! Ii, after think- DEBCER'S ADDRESS. -Mr. well, now must Speaker: 1 appreelato perfectly neiitlemen of tho I.ei,-lslature We come up to what Is probably the important bill of tho i.esslon. I'er.'iiinally I am stionnly in lavor of the passia-e of this mciihurn. so that In rlliin to introduce tlio aublect for discussion this niornlns;, J do not especially represent the committee on taxation, but my strouK, uersonal fcontlment "tliat ti.ls bill miKhl to become u law. Now, un foitunately for me, I have had but little e'.pirienrn In debating a subject in the prcsnce or so larsn an assembly so tliat I tract there may tie accorded to me the leniency which I deslie. The entire nibjeet of taxation is Involved In the consideration of this bill. It Is Indispensably necessary In handlnit the lax problem of Ibis State that it .should not be lived up Inlo a thini; of shreds and palehes, but we should dispose of the tax inatlir In tolo I m"im by that, that If we havo an eiultn.b!e taxatle.il hw In Vermont, that the front, fiindamentel question of the Stnle I' what shall bo tho policy And In the consideration of that' pollcv It Is necessary now, as conditions 1 xlst ruot that thi'i, is peii.ips subject in lespect to wl.li h s,. mItnN. ,ropl leni it as tliu Mii'jen .,1 taxation. As Job said, "Fvervlhln,; that , tm ho will give fir his skin" While nave not mane spei'ni effort In the corridors and eisowln 1 e, to ntnl out how you feel. I bellcn 1 hat It s best tor me to utlnfr my views beforo tho whole '.ofrisluture. 1 recoKnlzo thu fact that the dls-nsslon, to a larne ex tent, is everywhere pi eroded by the consideration by each of every man's "Inch of skin." The principle of Job baa entered Into the proposition. 1 muy iierlmps inn e been eliarod with not ztulon'ly enouult lookliiff after tho Intere-ts of my town and the business Interests of Washington coun :y. it was not may duty to go out and find how people rearded this pur iieuiar question. 1110 question was to niuaicr 1110 Miiijoei. and tnen to como tip and suGPjost tho best all round proposition that can be thought out. und your duty Is to lollnw out tho proposition If It appeals to you as wlso and best. AMI hACK CONVICTION. 1 u. "Ik yo'i I.CKlslature. of IhK over tho whole subject of taxation concilium that there was Homethimr wronsr In this Plato. Now the trnuhi,. whii us is mat wo havo not not the po.ver of roiivl-.tion. We appoint commission after commission and they r,tu IUI.-II- iiiuo aun uieir ti,mi(riit to an i" uailKIlUOll or t ie iucis. thev Ill esent jou 1110 lacts, tney advise ou what oushi to be dniv. arid we actuailv iref 10 wont and tlcow the whole, business out of court. Ai" von jtolim to do this with your cmmm-slun of jii).;? Now what havo you dono In your tarn. When thn bill conina In you make up a Joint com- mitteo in the Setnte and House, and 1 eu.ejw, exciuuint; myseu, mat that com mit teo wus exceptionally eompetent. This committee sat hour after hour and day after day la consideration of tins Important problem with no other d,,- slio in their hearts than to make riitht tho Inequalities of our tux law, and they come back to y..-i to-day sayine; what we want Is the ai!lshmeiit of otfsets, a small rate on i!,,anRibles and a com mission to enforce the law and they be lieve If you will carry out tliee three tlutiKs you will not retire from this posi tion In two years or ten years. They be'ievu It is a b-'nid, business proposi tion. The tax rcn..inlHalon of wres tled with this important question of tax ation for a pt-iiod of two e.irs. They held meeiiiK after meeting. They cainn tack with a repott whlrh has received the endorsemert of tho iiress. It Is prob ably tne most Imnertint State document that Vermont has inr seen. We are competitively fii'-lmr Nfw Knijl.ind, the South and the W. -t In our Industries, agriculturally and :n tl 0 malntenatu e of our schools. We live in a time when Vermont Is solvlnsr amy riroblems. Yon may try to trot awav from the .solution of of taxation ' theso thinss or snc.r them out of court, but I tell you that what I am savhiK in respect of Ibis nwiiior n.m 1,1 A"rt,.,.l,. . l.r, - -l.m.1.1 O-. ..I.aI.-I. 1 t ' ,' in. n'-'i. ''- ni.wiiiM .uri iiuuii.i i, nilVe Cot 1(1 Qlr.r nn, ....nlilM 1 I .. .. . (., , ,h,,.iin t.mi Y. Mr, and Irs. have moved Into tho offset, next place ri sin. ill tax on IntaiiKiblef. and th.p ko ahead nnu enm pkto our work bv creatlns a tax eommls r.lon that shall fee to It that we have an honest administration of the law. Wo aro not here to consider ono thlni? mere ly but the Houso mii.-t carry nlons In Its mind thnt tlio true laws need reformation and the queMlon therefore Is a composite one. nnd tnt ludei the abolishment of off tets, tho levvlmr of a ntnall tax on ntuuslbles end thn creation of a tax iHjmml".ton. It used to be true in Vermont as else. v. here, that nbont the only Miuitahlo tax w could have was the nropertv tax. If wo no hick to the time of the War of 1812 and even no further bfiol; than W.il yon will find Hint about the only kind of property that was held In tho fltate was In the form of reallv. Gubsequrntly as civilization expanded, as the wealth of the nation increased, as the forms under which Industry pro ceeded, we became seized and possessed In Vermont, of different forms of prop erty. The mnrtfraKo Krew to an mar ine extent, corporation and municipal bonds came Into existence, people be came aclzed and possc-scd of a lariro auiount of prrsnnnl property and this was subsequently broufht Into the list. As this condition prow we seemed, even under varying legislative acts, to bo un sble to jret a uniform and even assess ment of property, both real nnd personal. INJUSTICE OF PKSSriNT I-.AW. I do not intend to spend much time In JIcunsIon of details, but thero Is not man In thia House but who will admit that the property tax o It is ti-ppllBd In Vermont, In not belne uniformly valued In the atate and results In Injustice and Inequalities, a matter which this Housu ouKht to rectify. A matter which has very much Interest ed mo In my study of the question, was the matter ot whether Venuont hue a reaeenablo method of taxation. This question divides Itself Into the Inquiry as to what thlnfts may properly be taxed by tho State and what things may pro perly bo taxed by the municipality. Whether you review nil these that have been thrown upon the market, or pain opinions first hand, you will find that Vermont has pot a vory cood svstcm of taxation In reitaln particulars. We have made a distinction between the State and tho municipal taxation. This Is a blir, brond, fundamental distinction and un questionably, so far uh experience and opportunity from the standpoint of con ditions in Vermont will permit, Is an excellent tirianiTement. This hi rani;etneni brliiKS the tnx upon tho property for the support or tne community while It hrlnrts tho tax upon corporations for the support of the Stnte. The only ob jection to this Is that tho State mlcht wnki up Fome day to find that tl-e cor porations were becnmlniT moribund, less In number, nnd therefore, there would not be, In thnt omeiRenev, a sufficient Income to support the State. The objec tion Is that It Is not qultn elastl,) enough to respond to conditions tint nven i. Vermont has acted w.tb Kcod, common sense, been use, whllo It Is riot a Slate tax, you still continue to apply un eluht per cent, tax for schools and live per cent for hiirhwnys, and whllo It is f rim that this thirteen per cent. Is not used far Stale purposes Mrlctly spenklnir It shows that the State can Hop In nnd lay a tax lor State purposes. This nlves Vermont a falilv' ib xlble, equitable h.vji tem of taxation. Till: It ICA L TRUFliU' Now what Is til" trouble Yon inav asi wnai is i in. hi,, of this debate, That question has been r.um repent -ed'y In thn history of Xi -mont and nu have repeatedly sole id e,.inmisi.ons to lni estniiile le f.Imo,' hqi nut-wlihstK--"". ui ciju u vat, rmuUni R act inn upon this subject riv,. the standpoint of political expediency ind wlro pulling. In the illschnrirn of tins r.-ork polities cut no ice p h,-uf. p;ot to solve these problems on broad lines and In the in terests of the Sin".. OFFSftTS A RIO VICIOFS w lint Kind uf a report docs tins com mittee brim; burl: In ls.ft' There can he no better nrRtiinent than iey cave, and I hold It to be the debt of a sueceedln? I'Klsl.ilure that they five the most clllliietit and rouiteous atfutlon to what Mich a committee teport. The committee sins "In n-rr opinion the vicious featuie of our law Is the offset svstcm " The committee then poos on to say that the offset m tem does not prevail In but five of th" States outside of Vermont. As Statu after State In the West opened JI, they took advantaite of the experience which oilier States bad had In the matter of taxation, nnd they concluded that tho svMeni of taxation In anv State which would last the Inntrest was one which was simple In character and one which recoKiilzed the nil Important piincipl that the RTcatest thin? In riiimeetion wfh taxation was the usse' 'inert, the capacity to find out who has i;.it property, then to tl ml out the woith of sm h property, and then to put the whole thlni; Into the list nnd tax It equitably. And the next ques tion was to pet the equitable distribution of the tax so that public improvements, hiphwas, and public utilities of every kind and derorlptinn should bo uniformly enjoyed by the people on whom this tax was laid. KFFHCTS VNIIRH "RF..SF.NT I.AW. When thn statute of 10 llrst went Into effect real eslate advanced or In cieased frotr. $71,000,000 to $2Sl,flOP.. 000 In HSt. Since that time the as sessed value of real .stain sleadllv In creased 5 12?. 000. HID. but the assessed value of personal propel ty taxed di minished and In 15u7 was $44,000,000, Now these llpures aro of value rela tively In consideration of tho argu ment. It Is the coii. lu-'n . opinion of men still In the work tin t N lmport- nnt. In other words it Is tho dlnRno sis The physician cannot sit down with every patient and po Into de tails, hut ho must make up his mind and make It up in the presence of a patient that requires M-.lllfni treat ment. These men s.iy that the offset system should be alionstied. Offsets ari' often evented for the express inir- pose of avoiding taxation. Uvcry lis ter can recall claims, the truthfulness "f which could nut be dm erlalned, but the truths known wnrranii, ',i ,n. lief that II was frauiiuient. if w fol. low this matter far enough In respect to the vicious prsctlceH tnnt j,nv prown up in connection with t,i niat ter, a speaker on this qurstion mlfrht plnco himself In Htntw or hostility to tho audience whom hn addresses. 1 will say that where a, man has n iKi. tlmati) debt he has a rlpht under thn law to offset, and I do not f,,r,i tl,lt such Is an Immoral and wrong act, but ( claim that from nn ecnuouiicai stand point It Ih wronif. H Is absolutely true that all property Mnmbi be put In the list nnu i' "'" to bear proper slmre. Plop- ty, whether it Is visible to thn eye, or whether ou Kot behind the doors and Und it In the safety vnults.-till forms of properly uio Just ni much subject to taxation as farms, and rn I say that evervthlnp should be set Into tho list and until you do that you inntiot pet a simple sjsleni of taxation; but tho mo ment you have done that you -will hnvo acoimpllrhed certain thlnps. You will hnvo niHdo bettor the condition of nine out of ten men. Theie Is absolutely no question Imny mind ii limit that. The proat mistake that the voters are constantly maknip In nil sections Is the mistake of not as sessing enough taxes and not hnvliifr I heir properly In every community ko Into the list nn a proper valuation. If you will brlnp Into the list about V.O.. iOO.OCo b the abolishment of offsets, If you will equallzo the list It will result In nn Impnnomont In the llmuirlal status of nlno men out of ten; and let mo say to you, pentle.inen, that 1 am now up penllnp for u composite piece of legisla tion which will bo of morn value to the avenme man than to the rich. I mil not pleaillnp ror nny special class, any i.or por.ition, or t,ie rifb, or npalnst any such. I wont bother you further with quota tion from the n ports of tho men, but them s much meaning In six llttlo KlpiilfVatit lines, papo ,v., line the prealest line ever ineorporated into a report In Vermont: that line reads as follows: "Wo unanimously lecommend that the law allowlnc offsets be re pealed." WORK ON' HltOAU PJMNCIPU:.-'. Now what are you pnlnp to do about il? Colnp to talk that recommendation, o,,. result of years of work, one: is it pomp to be voted down b reason of some little incident uffectlnp a villapt a town in the State, some particular Instance, or ale we polnp to be povenitd, 1,'ontlemen, by broad considerations, by principles of economy, by what 1.? rli;bt, and do our duty and try on the experiment of nbollsblnp offsets, the pujtlnir ud of a Hat rate on Intangible and tho creation of a commission? If we do these Ihlnps the rest of the propram siiirj;etod will fnllow In natural order. This whol,. matter was admirably sum med up the other day In one of our State papers I do tint read from the niir.. editorial, "t.fs sum up. Abolish offsets. Increai-e the crand llt. Reduce th" tax into." thi: fivi: mu.i. tan Supposlnp n live null tax mi Intaiuribles Is assessed. What Is the result'.' Minimize tho rate of Interest and make Interest rates lower. Kstabllrh a luxation board f ono man with deputies. I say that such u movement Is rlpht, It is precise and ac curate and catches tho temper or the times. It looks forward, not bark. and. In the words of tlio soololv th .'it US CM 1 111! intto, it "hold-i out thu helplnp hand." Now may I have the permission of tho Hons,, to Fuinmar'i7c my nrpumciits In favor of tliU bill .si.'jji up arc.cmknt. 1st. I think that offsets for the preaier pail Hie enjoed bv the few against the unnv. V tied bo'ore our committee n prominent member of this Jioute, who told ps In the frankest possible way that he with threo or four others In his town, had more offsets than ail tho rest of tho town. The pnKs.npo of this bill would take : tl,e offsets from these three or four find y'le -,li,. beef fit In every Mpner In th'it nnimuni'v 2nd. Kx -options to true value cause evasion. You cannot have pood tax laws Holers this question Is established by law. 1 The moment you bepin io make nffsetn I you bp!n to affect true vulues and your I legislature will be called upon to qualify and review. Kor Instance, I have heard It said, because most o' lhe olifoctlon comes from that quarter, thai a merchant hai !np a hip Mock of i:o, ids. or an Industrial corporation that has a Inrpe amount of personalty, come In nnd ray In effect, "we hn sot capital Invested, we tire helping yon nn with '-our enterprise, you should be lenient wllh us, this stock of poods bolonsts to oomo one rl-e, this machinery Is not paid for" This Is their thenrv. The moment the State puts Itself In a position where It Is irolnc to (iMerir.lne exactly who owns, the trouble rex'.ns nnd you r.'inn it settle It by nn Inw. You leave It to the nsses.sor, but bo has all the trouble be needs to pet the value of what he finds; let u sav In effect, "the State Is protecting you In your lino of business or Industry, to set trp nn electric plant, for Instance, and we hnvo the right to tax it." and proceed to tax It In the form of a. franchise. NlTMBER 2i. very floddeKs of Agriculture on tho flomo of the suite House will bow her head In shunio buctiuso of the deprav ity of her sons, Mr. Junes of Sudburv mild the tn. p.tyerB of Vermont have come up to I Ibis Jilattire through their tepre- I selitntlvcs nuking the Joint special i committee on taxation for bread nnd 1 they have been Klvnn a stone In this "in. lie said that F. D. Proetor in ins retiring meisugu suitl nothing about abolishing orrneta. No measure so rar reaching and vicious as the bill under consideration has err been puesed by u Vermont Legislature. Mr. Jones read the recommendation of re tiring Governor 1". I), Proetor in bis message in which ho referred to taxa tion and urged the Housu to adopt It. FAVORS Till-, Hll.l, HKSPITi: COST. Mr. Hanleis i,r i:nt Montpelier fav ored the b hull, l.r.enneu I,.. l,.n, i it to be right and licciiuso be though i a. majority of his eonvt Itut nls favor-d 1 . i unship... I'ersonal.y he would be a winner to tin, tune of jsoo a year if iu inn is Killed but he fnvoied grounds hioader thnti puisonal inamucn in several of tl, jie,in..rn ,,ul uuoted Scripture, Mr Imnlels suhj b. nelleved the quotation "Into him that hath shall he given and unto him tnnt hath not shall be i.ihon uwav e;.,. ,hnl 10 llnth io uie sysi.m of taxation In Vermont tn-dT -Mr. Mlllur of Rethel opposed tho bill ns wrong In prn. Iple. He thought t quontlon Bhoild !, looked at from the standpoint of the towns nnd showed how the hill If enacted Into law would wnrj: an Inlurv to the leading mnnufacturbs of Rethel. -Mr. Hart r.f n-ixbury demanded tho yeas nnd t,ns. and pending a ftirth. r discussion of the bill nn adjournment was taken. S HOT FIT I THE GRAKGf It on ones. previous nppllcs votrue in An Hour Required to Re-elecl State Master Pierce, Vho Then Decline J. 0. F, SMITH NEXT CHOSEN CoiuiHilsory Tuberculin 'I ei Fiivnrrci after u Anrm Drhnte .l'r r fret Miirinniiv (ltcr ,, llrsoliitlnn riMoriim Tm or r, onts on Christ inns Tree. SPECIAL ORDER FOR FRIDAY The bill inlroducfd Monday In t. e House frntn th (ommlttee on agriculture l elating to tho cattle commlsj-lorier and delluing bis power.s and irutles, whh h limits the annual expenditure bv the State for diseased cattlo lrilled to JlO.fo und vcfiins the present 75 per cent, tn be paid bv the State for such cattle kulcd was tailed up this morning and was tIHide a special order for discussion next Fri day morning at 10.IJ. More freak legislation came Into the House this morning In tho bill in trail -.iced from the Joint cnmmltte UshorioM which J23 for on game und a penalty of or destroying provides anv one Injuring the houses of muskials. Senator ISInisham of Kssex Introduced a bill In the Senate from the Joint com mittee on tlio State hospital for the in sane which appropriates IV"0 for making more secure the criminal Insane ward at that Institution, for building enclosed piazzas and for making oilier netess ir repairs. Senator ninn of Springfield presented i i the Senate a petition signed by a large number of the business men of I'.urling lon nrolestlng against the pavsnpe of tho bill 'inder dlseuss'nn 'n the ib.iise w'l'ih abolishes offsets. DISCUSSION IN AFTHRNOON. tts NO inn iH.i; 'J'AXATION, The question some times ctiincs to ma In this wuy: If ertrtln coriMratioii 1s htiej a bond, say a ilv per cent. bond, und some of tli" pioncity or tho corpora tion selllus the bund is louiiej j,, ,Vmu bylvunlii, and Ibe In.yer or u. Uo)1(1 )( Montpoller. do "' H Is ,glit to tm the bucr" Well, gem .eiu,Mi lt mv theory In respc t to n ,nnl. tors, that thf ,s 1,0 i thing ns rioubln tajentlon Thnt It tines xjBt Tbu it 3" ,,iatter 1QU 10u lmd NO CI5S I.KC.lVUVTION. II has been suggested that perhaps von would piefer one off bet, that on debts owing outside the State, I will criticise this as unfair nnd im class leg islation. I wont Rive my vote at any tlmo for thn pas.ane of any law that will give one class of propel ty any rights over another. Your committee decided that If offsets were to be abolished they should be abolished In toln and wo should slop fooling bv plvlm' one class otfsets nnd another clans none. 1 hate given lt as my opinion that abolishment of offsets will liv-reise list materially. The Increase of the will increase the tax lerelvrd. In conclusion let tne thank vou the kind attention you have gHen In this Impel feet presentation of subject, nnd once moro to Impress upon you that fact that It Is the opinion of the tax commission of irni nnd. ns I be lieve, of the executive of the Stale and also of all men competent lo express an opinion in this matter, that you will pass this legislation; that you will not trv to modify It, bemuse II has been thought out on right lines, nnd If you do pass it through this lyoglslaturn of 13JS, then this Legislature will stnnd as hav ing courageously dono Us work In the Interests of thu Stale. I hope the b.ll will pHES. Hi the list for me the THE GENERAL DEBATE. Mr Williams of Newport referred to tho report of the pedal tax commis sion and coiniucndeil It for Its fairness Ho said we must look ut this question In a hioad way and not be blinded by any local conditions. Only In thin wuy shull wo be ubln to snlvo this problem. liver; Stute in the Uuluri except live has abolished offsets rind In tliesu Stutes that have iloiio awuy with them no serious attempt bus been m.ulu to go buck to former conditions. He lirsed thu pubsnpo of the bill ns an expel iniiint worth trying. Mr. liutitwoll of Stockbrldge declared that abolishing offsets would be low ering the sliindurd in Vermont it Is selling (lie birthright of the sous and di.iighlers of Vermont, both In abolish ing offsets and In fixing a flat rate on intangibles U pass this bill Uia When the House reconvened this after noon, discussion of the bib to abolish o.Tsels was resumed. Mr. Hitchcock of Plltsford. who was a .iiembe.. or i he special tax commi.s,on for th- past two years, spoke in favor ' t the lull. He thought abolishing nff lets an experiment worth trying. Tt: s tun Is fundamental. 1 f It Is kllltd. mere i. ill be no reform in the tnxation ss-t-ni uf Vermont for at least two ears. The prevent law s unsound, without ref erence io the way it Is enforced. Mr. Hltcbcok gave concrete example of mine of .he thlncs ;.i,d h.u-e hv ti,., is- I commission in lis investigation In the I last two ears ar.d a.sktd the House ,i. I In the light of such disclosure, it wished I tu retain the present cifvet law. I -Mt. Davis of .pilnplleld discussed the bill from the rtnndpolni of thu man who owes money, especial! the funnel, and snowed how If tins bill oeconus a tho fH.nn.-r will s(i,i . ,,.a, r tlll, fc.ur.e. as will ;h. man i f smaller means who Is in debt for the J.ouse In which he lives and which he owes. Mr. Davis snld our constituents might blame us If wo passed this b' li. Inn if we tall to carry out the tfcoruiiieml.v.lo'is of the tax commission. If we rfn not follow their recommendation and t ie pledges of the party pbittoini. our constituents will surely iae cause t, crilL'l.'" us Tor c ir neglect of duty. Mr. Ijicklln of P.hhf.iKl thought the ''oil would bo detrimental to the ngil '. iltural and lnaruifaetiirlnir Interests of il.e State. If this bill p.u-en we will have more abandoned tarm, wo may ns well repeal our deer laws and turn our furmi Into deer pastures. Sin h a law would drive out the industries of Rich, lord. Mr. Hacon of Hart dud could fee no con nection between this bill and the q ie Hon ot double taxation whicu the legisla ture of lX.f. was asked to relU'.o. Mr Hneon said he helleved In honest offsets and opposed the bill under ci'isi.lerii-tlon. I.UAKY'S STAND IN DKHATK Mr. I.cnry of Rurl.npton lb ':l t Die proposed measure an excellent ,, a from the standpoint of the State It will In crease the grand list in th- Stale Jlii.ceO. ('. Mr. I.eary called attention lo exist ing conditions in Vermont and said the 1'iesent law holds out indu. eineut.s from ti wns for nianufat lining coiicrns to lo cale therein, while the bid under con f. duration will have a tendency to drive out such manufacturing interests. The clfset may have been abused but in Hur Imgtnn there are many lines of business which could not lhe exiept on bor lowed capital and their h ultimate otf nts for such bur row id money. Hu I bought the bill under discussion would not lemedy existing conditions. Men not in debt now claim no offset and how can we. by making this bill a law. tucrcaje our grand list from such nun. While the dominant party In the St.ito may li.no pledged Itself to such legislation, the bill now under ctiusliieiat'ou should be discussed Hum a non-partisan stand point, Mr, l.niry said that puisonally he Is In favor of tho bill but he believes tho I-eglshtturo ought to look ut lt from tho btoHii standpoint of Wrmonturn. Mr. Miller of Uullfoid f.nured the bill from thn standpoint of the small tutwi. Hu sttld any Increase In the grand list nf thu Statu will lu-lp tli" b inn : 1 limn Hu naid hu has a i uiibtltiu no of and has been IU till, led to Mile f.,i tho I, ill to abollnh offsets. Toe new -papM s bine been urging us to tlo seme! lung If wo pass this bill we shut! lime done soine tl lug woith tlolng Cm.ttuHmil OU rC A.I The rneinbeis ic thn V. run it S o Orange resumed their annual vssinn s trrduy mt.rriliig .,t th" Armory n'ld deal of buslnt ,H --.n tf.,.lr, thm-i-h. 'e ,r was also a hot nc. t -VI. tt,... eloet ,n Of muatlT, G. W. P -. e r,f Jt,. t'ehr-) )!ng eventually r, -( . t( a f ' ,-r i th.j nxeit .Jnent bad '.side!, bowm e , Pitrie refused I) u,-rVe hn .i w ,( P'.ltss In his farii.!,- A rnsnl ."on r i also offornl by th" , nmm.ttoo to pla.'O t j lrang4 on le.n-jrd in f,v r of gc, ng r State cattle i n-i p '?-'oner nnwei' o compel owners to h no tnolr c ttln t' st d by tuberculin wh.vi marked , ases or, i To the surp-lsi of many tins rose! i'i i was passed, but a wa-ni tllsvisslon mur sd its progress, tho rippositlnn tak ng i ttrong star J un' I the -, ory last A largo part of -.ho morning session m Jevoted tt reports of Pomona Oranges the session not being finished vntll near'y one o'clock. Among other business traps, atted a re.ol itlnii favoring the p issagi of the legisl.ilivn ot 1, which places .1 tax of five cents e.i Christman tros, wa.s pjsind unanimoisiv. everybody beln? !n perfect harmony on this question. It took over an hour t elect M. Pleri-n, T-lls strongest opponent was O F Sm'h o' .Morrls-.vllle. On tl e tlrst ballot v Plen'O -.ecelvid VJ voles, Mr Smith r AV. M. 'nd.y of Vlddlebury n, D 'T Morse of Randolph IS: C. J Roll r AValdon, 0. C. A. iTump of West So b iry. I. Mr. PIort.,. -,vas ebort four vnt Mr. Cady nnd Mr. Itnmp then withdrew from the n, n. test and after thn seenrf billot Mr. Pierce had votes XI- Smilh ?t. Mr. Morse 1. ond Mr. Re'l 2 Mr. Pierce thanked (ho Grange for V honor bestowed upon him. but said t- -l ho must be excused "i(uso of 11 nr ij In his) family. Adjournment was ' ti taken until afternoon. Following this session many candidal! took tho obl'sut'on of f. 'lftli dec-" !.i order thut they might take . degree at tho evening session. FTF7RNOON SESRIf'N The afte-noon session vis .1 , . ,1 the election of of!lecrM Vfter t1. ballot '. F. Prn.th ' 7 tor-Is-, I elected to s'ji'ceed Mi'. Ver',' I 'ady of Middleb ;r received I inentary votes and at res ren if i , , lection of Mr. Smith wa -naC a :.iou". The election Is (or two v;i Other .n'cers weri ejected as 'jl.ow Overseer, V,", M. ''ady uf M I i.h' If 111 ror, M. S. Stone of Mrt,ie a'cward, M. Ii. Roberts of IV p rt a -slstant --toward. G. C. Flint o' Ru ..Ifpl chaplain, R. H. Holmes of SV.-dTi treisurer, 1". II. pier of Raw- r,l sectetury. A. A. I'rlost of p;, ,b'''i' iTiHeheeper. I,. H. Morgan if S,'' Woodstock; t.'eros, Mrs. F. c. Smith n Morrisvllle; Pomona, Mrs. V V. 'ni of Mi.ldlcbury ; Flo-n, T.lri. H. V Sne gent of llraltlebnro; lady asdstant stew ard, Mrs. G. C. Flint of Hit do'pl members of the evolutive r:omni'tty. I' AV. S.ti'.ier.t of Rundolol., S U .''"i It o In. F.V UN I NG SESSION. The CMinlng session was devoted 'e the opening of tho r.lxtii decree ivorlt over 200 candidates laklng the o'Hk Hons. The work was In oVirge I Slate Master George A Pjeree t Flora Mm. 1 1. W. Sargent. .-ifUr tl feu-st thn unwritten work of the ordei was exemplified by C. .. Hjpk'ns. o-. gnnlzlng deputy of the State The work was interspersed oy riadlngs bv ?.t:s Maudo Andrews of A-gusta. M Miss Kill tit AVc.ls o' lA'est Suilsburi' also navn nn nldre-s on t -u reje t temie-rance bill now Xeforo the legis lature. Sho favored compulsury tcai li Ing of temperance and hygiene In th public schools. 'Jim committee on mileages alsa re ported. The delegates attending thn State session will travel about ?,r.u( miles ti and from their homes, Uio on. pi nse being paid by the grange. BAIL SET FOR PARTRIDGE. Man Win. Killfti Counter 1 I'linrEi- vtlth Milii'.liuiKbtcr. Newport, poo. .--!ovl PartrMgn who shot and killed Ray Counter i Glover Saturday, wa.s tfiien a I enrtii before Judge Cusliman of t'ln in n clpal court and bound over to t inn court on the charge of niuulri' In I second degree. Wllllnm AVilgl.t w' took tho ollb e of State's attorney pi comber 1, onndueted the proseciitle t and 13. A. Cooke of Niwport and I'ranlf Thompson of Hartou appeared tor II,. defendant. The testimony wns ton. dieting In some parts owing to the d, sire of Mts. partridge to bhlnUI hur hushand. Partrhlgo was udmltted to ball i the sum of $f,u00 which had not bo.n furnished late to-night, it Is under stood that special grand Jury will In called for thu March term of count) court as the rrgular grand Jury tor f does not convent) until Seutemlmr. SUICIDE IN NEW HAVEN. 'rinnliieul l'iiniir l)t'ipiiiiiltiit, Carter Kiimilrs, ililiucilly New llmon, Pec. 9. -Carter Kliunwct iipcd 4tl ycais, i oiiimttted hiik idu ut ! a home In tbs tmwi to-tlay by slunU I if himself In the head xtlth a rlile He w.. a prominent farmer nnd m, , ,ie t given for his net olber than ilesimndi n, i from xvhlcb he ts repnrted to haw he. n s tfferins for some 'Kile time lie h aws Ku. it.