The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-27
Bill to Increase II From So
to S4 Per Day
NO MORE B0UNTIES PAID
Flood Of New Bills Pouring In One
to Increase Salary Of Superintendent
Of Education Plurality Election Bill
Reaches Third Reading in Senate.

Montpelier, Oct n. One attempt at
fetrenchment in state expenses had no
more than become successful today
when another proposed milking Of the
state treasury had been made The
noxious animal bounty on all animals
became q thing Of history this forenoon
and a few minutes later Mr. Henry of
Underhill introduced a bin increasing
the salary of the members of the legis-
lature from SO to $4 per diem and that
Of the speaker Of House and president
OF the Senate to SO per diem. The mem
bers smiled at each other when they
heard the bill read but no one really ex-
poets the bill to become a law. They
hadn't got though smiling when another
member OF the House, Mr. Taft of
Waltham, introduced bill making sal
aries Of Legislators S4 per diem, pTesi-
dent Of Senate S., and speaker of House
SO.
Flood Of Bills Pours In.
There was flood of bills in the
House for an hour this morning, no less
than % being introduced. In the SEN
ate also there was a considerable num-
Der presented
Those of general importance are, by
Senator Carpenter of Rutland providing
for board Of examiners in osteopathy,
to be appointed by the governor, by
Senator Lord of Washington, amending
the charter of the city of Montpelier,
supplying two minor provisions; by
Senator Baldwin Of Orange county, Civ
ing town and city officers equal power
as to highways; by Mr.. Tomlinson Of
Bolton shortening open season for hunt
ing deer to the last five days Of Oct0-
Der; by Mr. Biclf0rd Of Bradford, to
establish a building for probate uses in
Bradford district; BY Mr.. Ladd Of Berk-
shire, providing for town highway tax
.of % per cent; by Mr.. White of Cav
endish. increasing compensation of as
sistant Judges from $3 to $4 per day;
bT ale. Newton 81 Reading increasing
state highway tax to eight cents; by
Mr.. Broughton of Poultney, providing
penalty for barbering between midnight
of Saturday and midnight OF Sunday;
by Mr.. Coviil Of Berlin, to Incorporate
the West Berlin Cemetery Association;
by Mr. Perrin Of plainfeld, relating to
collection OF taxes (notices to be pnb-
lished and posted by that oiiicerl; by
Mr.. Stratten of Montpelier, providing
for the proper construction of buildings
and for tile appointment of a building
inspector ;hy Senator Eaton Of WASH
ington, raising penalty for Sunday
shooting from $40 TO $50.
Superintendent Of Education's Salary.
A bill of great Importance, and on the
passage Of which depends a great deal,
was introduced in the House this morn
ing by Mr.. Dartt of Springfield. 1t IN
creases the salary Of the superinten-
dent of education from $1,000 to $4,000.
Mr. Dartt introduced another bill pro-
viding n system of higher instruction
for advanced pupils.
One Raid on Treasury Stopped.
From this date there win be no more
bounties paid on noxious animals in
Vermont. as Gov. Bell attached his sig
nature 10 the enactment this forenoon
lat 10 o'clock. The law includes every
bounty, and as 4 result there Will be a
saving to the state Of from $4,000 to
10000 yearly The bill was introduced
lin the House BY Mr.. 0'Brien Of South
Burlington.
Senator Lord Wins Out,
After yesterday afternoons hearing
on the plurality election Of representa-
tievs bill, the judiciary committee pro.
posed to amend By making q plurality
election on third ballot. Senator Lord
of Washington county antagonized the
amendment and his opinion prevailed.
Then tho Senate ordered the bill to q
third reading. with two votes in opposi-
ton The bill provides for election by
plurality on the FIRST ballot.
Soon afterwards Mr.. Pape Of Barre
city was called upon i'd the House 70
make Il defense of his bill providing for
plurality election on the first ballot,
which had been reported umfayorably by
the committee on elections. Mr. Pape
made strong defense under adverse
conditions aud the bill was ordered TO
lie and be made a special order for to-
morrow morning. The comittee wants
election by plurality On the third ballot.
Starts Bill Again Slaughtered.
After being laid out for burial, the
bin abolishing the state railroad com
mission was again taken up yesterday
afternoon and slammed down onee more.
1t is dead for a certainty now There
were 4 large number OF people in at the
finish and before the burial denouement
wi- pronounced there occurred the first
display Of oratorical fireworks Of the
session One Of the youngest as well as
one of tue oldest members figured most
prominently Mr.. Start Of Bakersfield
whose bill it was. and Mr.. Grout of
Derby. chairman Of the railroad commit
tee which had recommended the killing
OF the bill
The former favored abolishing the
committee lI) on the ground Of good
government, and t2) on the ground Of
retrenchment lie declared that the com
mission was controlled by the railroads,
and that It Is q political Office,
It is interesting to note that Mr. Start
was q victim of railroad wreck ON the