Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-24

came from the committee. The
amendment was killed.
Fleetwood spoke against it. North.
rup, Fairfield, moved to dismiss the
bill. This was opposed by Stewart,
and White made strong speeches 10
favor Of giving the people Of Barre
the right to buy any kind of water
they were willing to pay for. The
motion was lost.
The bill granting the charter was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The Senate yesterday afternoon had
a lively discussion over S 10, repeal
ing the acts, making the holding of
U. S. liquor licenses prima facie evil
dence Of illegal keeping and sale OF
liquor. 1t was finally refused third
reading, l5 yeas to Is nays.
After reading and referring lot
of house bills and doing some minor
business, the senate resolved itself into
committee of the whole to consider
S 80, Senator Clements corporation
bill, drafted on the lines Of the New
Jersey corporation law. 1t was dis
cussed at much length after which
the committee rose and 1t was refus-
ed third reading by close vote.
The senate slaughtered without de-
bate by decided majority, H 81.
providing for weekly payments, also
S 13.
H 270, relating to the collecting OF
taxes, amended and passed. A lot OF
bi Is were ordered to third reading,
and some house bills read and referred.
The senate adjourned at s O'Clock.
The most important measure conf
sidered by the House yesterday after
noon was S, 1872, the bill reating to
the duties of road commissioners, etc.
The House resolved itself into com.
mittee of the whole and invited Sen.
ator Wall, stste road commissioner to
come before it and explain its pro.
visions. Nearly an hour was occupied
in the consideration Of the bill and
much light was thrown upon 1t. The
b II as amended was ordered to lie and
be printed.
An attempt was made to reconsider
H, 399, to appoint commission to
consider the advisability Of moving
the State Capitol and it was defeated
by vote of 81 to 88.
The governor has approved the fol-
lowing House bills, all to charter or
amend charter of some village on com.
pany, As, 179, 27S. 1853, 1893, 421 and
H, 22S, 359 unimportant bills. A lot
of Senate bills were read and referred
and few unimportant bills came In
from the committees,
The following bills were read the
third time and passed. Fl. 129 ap-
propriating s23, 900 for the Soldiers
Home for 1902.
Fl 332 forbidding judges receiving
or using free transportation OF any
kind, or the issuing Of such transpor-
tation by any railroad.
H Ago amending No. 18 Of acts OF
1898 relating to tax warrants.
FL 358 to prevent cruelty to animals.
Calves must not be transported In cars
with other stock, except COWS.
Fl 253 relating to guarantee COM
panies and bonds.
II 462 for protection OF fish and
game.
H 463 forbidding the use Of poisons
oococ IN bill nnY1nnG anil
mails was dismissed.
Fl 465 relating to the division OF
public and state school monies, TIE
former being divided on attendance
and the latter on number Of schools.
Passed.
II 467 relating to the conveyance Ct
scholars, etc., amended and passed al
we're 472 relating to beneficiary So
cieties; Alb relating to school atten
dance.
The railroad commissioners report
was distributed yesterday. 1t con
tains much valuable information. Tht
railroads have been generally improv
ed the past year by the laying OF man!
miles of new rails: ties and reballast
ing the road beds; by new bridges
depots, etc. The Central Vernon
leads all the Others 10 this respect
1926, 900 having been expended by 1t
With the new Bethel and Roches' er
and the Rutland Canadian, the mile
age of railroads in the state Is 1850
The board believe the copsolidatiop
and changes in Vermont roads durinl
the past two years are benefit t
the people. During the past tw
wears there have been SO accidents re
sulting fatally. Only two passenger
we're killed and eight injured; IL EN-
ployees we're killed and 10 were 10
iured. More fatalities occurred from