Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-13
INVESTIGATION
A Strong Committee Ap'
pointed From the House
FRANK McwHoR7ER
Is One Of Members. To I'm.
prove State Business.
Especial to The TELEGRAM.)

Special to The TELEeRAM.)
Montpelier, Nov. 13. - Both the
House and Senate met with full at
tendance at 10 O'Clock this morning.
HOUSE MORNING.
Several petitions both for and
against | zeal option were presented.
Amongst them being one from the
citizens of Bethel in favor Of local
option law. 1t was signed by 273
voters OF Bethel including 10 out of
II Representatives, all three select
men, of the 3 listers, 16 Of the 18
merchants, II of the l3 clerks, 2 Of
the school directors of the Whit.
comb High School, the town liquor
agent, all the physicians but one, and
all the lawyers.
The House killed Fl. 2S5, amending
the statute relating to the granting
of charters to charitable, education
able, etc, institutions, without pay.
ment of fees, inserting the word
"sOcial. y"
H. 10 relating to the accounts OF
city judges. H. 20S relating to regis
tration of births. H. 30 relating tc
compensation Of town officers. H. 3d
to prevent rifle shooting in villages,
H. 361 duties of certain town officers.
H. 461 to ballots, H. 4lS to protect
town records, H. 4l9 private.
The Speaker appointed as House
members of the joint committee te
investigate the state auditors &C.
counts and business methods: Messrs.
Waterman Of Brattleboro, Hale Of
Lunenburg, McWhorter Of Barre and
Nay of Underhill.
The following bills were passed tt
third reading: H 4o5 defining powers
of overseers of poor, Fl AIS for guards
at openings in ice or on bridges, Fl
1888 to practice Of medicine, Fl 26(
giving physicians the right to quaran'
tine houses, Fl 26S making women ell
ligible as library trustees, H 27O col
lection of taxes, S 81 repeating the
law relating to steam carriages or
highways, S 81 to pay 0. A. Baldwin
Fl 3O1 laying taxon Windsor Co., Il
s51 and PSI private, and H 256 relat
ing to charter of East Montpelier
Adjourned at IL o'clock.
| sENATE--MORNING.
Several petitions were presented
this morning. Senator Leland presid'
ed. s. II, amending charter OF Mont
pelier, was passed.
The Senate passed the Fl. 169, fo
the payment of the expenses of th'
soldiers Of the Spanish h-American war
They also passed the Old Home weel
resolution as amended by the House
H. 1853 passed. H. 25 and H. 80 or
dered to lie. S. and H. joint resolu
tion to Investigate ownership of stat
normal school property and report o
this legislature was passed.
H. 100 militia bill passed will
slight amendments.
In joint assembly this Afternoon
Gen. w. II. Gilmore was elected ad
iutant and inspector general and 9
M. general, the two offices havin
been combined.
A constitutional amendment cam
in yesterday afternoon, by means q
lSenator Cudworth, providing tina
when vacancy occurs in the repre-
sentation Of any town in the Hous
by death, removal or resignation, tn
vacancy may be filed in any name
provided by law of the state
The first business in the House yes
terday afternoon was bill from tn
member from Weathersfe!d' givinI
that town the right to elect two roa
commissioners.
The unfinished business OF Saturda
then came up, the question OF provo
ing for necessary assistance in Tn
State library.
The bill was finally passed on Tn
third reading.
In the Senate the Fish Hatcher
appropriation bill was ordered to
third reading, with one amenomen
sufficient to send it back to the Hous
again. The amendment directs tn
Governor to appoint a commissions
for four years from November 1900
The discussion Of the bill giving
part Of the town Of Bra'ntree TO Ran