The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-20
HOUSE GETS
FOOLISH
Passed an Anti-Reciprocity
Resolution Today.
COUNTY LICENSE BOARDS
Provided by Terms of Biz In
troduced by Mr.. Graves of
Bennington.
COUNTY LICENSE BOARDS

Montpelier, Oct. 20.-The House o
Representatives had an attack Of soft
ening Of the brain this morning ant
adopted joint resolution offered by
Grout of Derby declaring that Yer
mont is opposed to reciprocity witt
Canada without knowing the details o
the reciprocity proposed.
Mr. Graves of Bennington today in
troduced bill providing for the cleo
ton of three license commissioners by
each county TO be chosen as far aspos-
sible by license towns TO have charge
of issuing all the licenses in the coun.
ty.
The bill fixes the term at six years.
one TO be elected every two years, and
provides for the appointment by the
governor of license board in each
county to hold until December, 1906,
which will be the beginning of the BIZ
ennial term following the next state
election.
Other bills of interest today are:
BY Shepley of Sheldon doubling the
fees for liquor licenses.
BY Gates of Morristown providing
more severe penalties for bribery and
corruption at elections.
The Senate today passed the bill Gre
ating the Office OF attorney general and
the House passed the bill repeating
the bounties on noxious animals.
Montpelier, Oct 20. Representative
Graves of Bennington yesterday after
noon introduced a joint resolution
providing for a committee TO investi-
gate the condition of the property of
the Bennington Battle monument and
Historical society.
The resolution was adopted on the
part OF the House. The committee will
consist of one senator and two repre-
sentatives. Mr. Graves explained that
the members could be selected from
the committee on military affairs
which visits the Soldiers home, thus
creating no additional expense to the
state.
The end in view is a better building
10 place of the janitor's house. A new
building would provide also for quar-
t.rs for the accommodation of visitors.
Mr. Graves read a statement from
the local members of the Association
and stated that he thought the town
and also the Association would be
willing to subscribe in part toward
fund for this purpose.
The statement is as follows: Where
as, the Bennington Battle Monument
and the site thereof are the property of
the State of Vermont; and whereas the
present house for the janitor, likewise
belonging to the State, is old, small,
inconvenent and unsightly.
We the undersigned members OF the
Association residing in Bennington or
its vicinity and therefore we'll acquain.
ted with the conditions described |
would respectfully call the attention
of'the State through the Honorable |
body to the necessity for a building
more commodious and more in har- |
mony with the monument itself, to the |
end that such action may be taken as
may be deemed expedient.
The principal item of business in
the senate yesterday afternoon was
the ordering of the third reading of
the bill to create the office of attorney
general. The bill was reported favor
ably with the following proposals of
which we're adopted.
That he be the elected by general
assembly instead of appointment by
the governor making it his duty to
advise all state officers; making it his
duty to report biennially; and provid-
ing for the assignment of counsel in
important cases when the attorney
general cannot be present.
In the House Mr. Smith of Sheffield |
introduced the bill providing for an
excise tax for sellers of trading
stamps which is the same as Senator
bill.
The third reading was ordered of