The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-13
CAUCUS COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER CAUCUS BILLS
Bill to Elect License Commissioners BY
Ballot-one to Limit Trout Season
One Month, One Affecting Savings
Bank Deposits, and to Equalize Taxa
tion introduced Today--First Bill Of
Session Passed House Today.

Montpelier, Oct. 13 The introduction
of bills relating to child labor aud the
license, local option law, and the an
nouneement of special committee to
consider caucus legislation were the im-
lportant matters III the Vermont legis-
latme today. The caucus committee
has large amount Of work cut out for
| it already and viii be one 81 the most
important committees during the ses-
.sion. The members are, Oh the part of
the House Mr.. Lewis Of Troy, Proctor
iof Proctor, Downef Of sharon, O'Sulli-
van Of ST. Adams city, Fits Of Brattle-
boro Waite Of Hyde Park, Archibald of
Manchester, Bullard 81 burlington, Nor
ton Of Nergennes, Ladd Of Alburgh,
Alansu Of Brighton. Biekiord ii Brad
ford, Smith of Sheffield and Bailey Of
Barre Town
The labor bill 81 great Importance
WAS introduced By Mr. Fits of Brattle-
boro relating to employment Of child
/ llabar lts main provisions are THAT 10
child under II shall be employed IN any,
Imih factory OF workshop in any capae-
lity No child under Is Shall be So EN-
Iployed during school session
Advances age at which children at
labor in mills may be employed after
Iattending 26 weeks school during year
( lifon q to 10 years and applies same
provisions to paroehial school pupils.
Penalty for employing children ad
verse 70 limitations prescribed, 81 parent
Ior guardian asserting thereto, liked at
$50.
County courts. municipal c0firts and
! justices t0 have concurrent jurisdiction.
Repeats Sec SIG relating to child
employment
Referred to committee an education
The bills relating to tho license law
were presented by Mr.. Ieavens OF Cam
bridge One stipulates that towns
shall elect liquor commissioners BY bal
lot at town meeting, without regard to
their political affiliations. Fifth class
licenses (druggists) may be granted by
license commissioners, instead of select
men, as lit present. The other provides
that no person engaged in liquor traffic,
directly or indirectly. 60 be accepted as
surety on bond; no person to be surety
for more than one applicant sureties
must be residents Of same town as APP
plieant,
AR. Ryther 81 Dover would lessen the
trout, salmon, salmou-tfout, and longe
season, cutting OF the month of Au+
gust Mr.. Walker Of Dummerston would
place the limit of savings bank deposit
ut $1,000 instead of $1,000 as now. Mr..
Morse Of Randolph presents q bill to
equalize taxation 1t extends to hold
ers of real estate the same right to Off
set for debts owing as holders Of person.
al property now enjoy, Mr. Miller OF
Barnard wants the death penalty ahol-
ished ana life Imprisonment substituted
| The removal of the square at the head
of the oHicial ballot for town represen-
tatiYe was the matter contained in Mr.
Chedel's bill AIr Ciedel is from Stock
bridge
First Bills to Pass.
The first bill to was given it, impetus
this forenoon. The House passed
bin OF Mr.. Darling of Chelsea amending
the charter OF the American Fidelity
company The amendment strikes out
the right to insure against plate glass
breakage and steam boiler explosion,
the company desiring the changes So
that it may enter New York without
payment of heavy fee required ior in
sintnee against these risks.
Committee on Temperance.
Speaker Mcrriliela this afternoon an-
nouneed the following Joint committee
on temperance on tile part 81 the House
ItraNes oi Bennington, Gfout 81 Derby,
Dartt 81 spripgeld, 0'Sullivan 81 ST.
Albans city, Agm Of Ludlow Crane OF
Brookfeld, l4eaNens of Cambridge This
contains one Democrat, Nl 0'snllvan
In the Senate
Tic senate put through third read
ing two measures, introduced bye Senator
Lord They amend the Vernon, stat
utes relating to service of notice 9ii ah
sent defendant and maxine band and
Nife competent witnesses.
Senator lsbam of Chittentlan gat to
work with another bin which will af-
feet towns. cities and villages They
may by two-thirds vote al duty warned
meetings vote to issue bonds for pur
chasing oad-making apparatus, build
ing permanent highways, Oh to pay chr
rent indebtedness. but shall not hereaf
ter issue bonds for any purpose for an
amount exceeding siN per III the grand
list Of said town, city or village, and