Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-14
Is the Important Topic at
the Capital
town LIQUOR AGENCIES
Must Not be Closed by Nun
IcIpa| Vote.
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Montpelier, Nov. 15.-Both Houses
met this morning with a good at
tendance.
The hearing in the local option
referendum bill before the joint com.
mittee attracted large crowd last
night and there were several speakers.
Several petitions were presented in
both Houses this morning most Of
them favoring local option. This is
the all important topic today.
HOUSE MORNING.
After the devotional exercises
this morning in the House the follow
ing bills were killed.
II, 259, H, 367, H, 391 the latter
relating to rents of certain church
land in Bethel.
H. Alb, salary grab bill, came in
on an adverse report and was made a
special order for $50 this afternoon.
The committee on agriculture stands
two. thirds In favor Of keeping the
board. They will report adversely
this afternoon.
The House killed H. 233, relating to
side paths for bicycles. H. 2S5 was
reconsidered and made q special order
for tomorrow morning.
The bill to annex part Of the town
of Braintree to Randolph was killed.
The House adjourned at ll.3o.
SENATE MORNING.
The Senate this morning passed s
81 relating to school age. s 4S ex'
empting land for summer cottages at
Grand Isle, from taxation, was killed.
Senate killed H SO to prevent hook
ing OF fish. Passed S 18, killed S 10
to establish uniform laws regarding
negotiable notes. 1t also killed S l26
relating to the parole Of prisoners.
Passed H 3o1 laying a tax on Windsor
county.
The Senate passed S. IS, an act to
nreyant, towns and cities from closing
their liquor agencies. S. 116, provid'
ing that trust companies may act az
executors. H. 172 and H. 1888, to
pay certain parties. H. 25S, permit
ting fishing in private fish ponds.
The House and Senate both rushed
business yesterday afternoon. Among
the more important work 10 the Sen.
ate was the report of the committee on
the Industrial School at Vergennes,
which was favorable to the manage.
l'ment and the introduction Of q bill
appropriating 50, 500 for another build
ing to be used for the smaller boys. A
large number Of private bills were
passed and many House bills ordered
| to a third reading. A few bills were
killed.
In the House 100, recognizing the
state militia, came back from the Sen.
ate with few amendments, which
we're adopted.
The House killed 400, holding house.
hold goods for rent; 60, 2l8, 40,
changing names Of persons; III relat.
ing to text books; 239 to protect
stock growers and veterinaries; 2Se
relating to school age; 292 school at
tendance: 372 to pay person named
4O5 allowing the killing Of vicious
dogs.
The third reading was ordered on
262, to pay for publishing laws IN
1898; 326 providing for travelling IL
braries; 24s relating to time polls
shall be opened, may be opened at Z
a. NJ; 272, S "A, s 68, S 7S.
The report of the committee on the
insane showed the Waterbury Asylum
| to be badly over-crowded, and recon-
| mended taking 200 Of the patients
to Brattleboro; and an appropriation
of $500 for Improvements IN the
two asylums.
The state laboratory bill came up on
the report of the conference commit
tee and the report was accepted, which
passes the bill.
In the joint assembly Gen. VIM. d.
Gilmore was unanimously elected ad'
iutant general and quartermaster,
ithe two offices having been consoli.
dated by H 1907, and h. S. Peck Of
Burlington, Judge advocate general,
by a vote of iS3 to "a for ]. ]. Mona.
| han Of Underhill, two for Representa-
tive Fleetwood of MorristOwn, and one
scattering.
The House adjourned soon after the
Joint assembly to enable the commit
tees to work.
At the close Of the joint assembly
the House took up the weekly pay
ment bill for corporations, which was
reported adversely by the committee.
The author Of the bill, Mr. Rundy