The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-13
FIRST BILL
IS PASSED
Legislative Mill Is Beginning
to Grind.
TO STOP CHILD LABOR
Mr.. Fits of BrattIeboro introduces
Measure of Great
importance.
TO STOP CHILD LABOR

Montpelier, Oct. 13.-The first bill OF
the session to pass either house was
the House bill to amend the charter OF
the American Fidelity company which
was approved by the House this morn
ing.
One OF the important bills Of the ses-
sion was introduced this morning by
Mr. Fits of Brattleboro, bill to reg
ulate the employment of child labor.
1t forbids the employment of children
under Il at any time in mills, factor
tories, stores, or as messenger boys
or for any similar purpose.
Boys or girls under Is may not be
employed in mills, factories or stores
when schools are in session and boys
or girls under l6 may not be
employed in mills, factories or stores
unless for that school year they have
| already attended school not less than
26 weeks. The penalty for anybody
employing child labor contrary to
restrictions is fine of $50 and costs.
A bill to provide for the election of
license commissioners by the voters in
town meeting was introduced by Mr.
Leavens of Cambridge. The bill also
allows the issue of druggists licenses
by selectmen in towns voting no lie
ense.
Ladies week has been changed to
the last week in October. 1t was orig
inally planned to come the third week.
Mrs Bells reception occurs on Wed.
nesday evening, October 10th.
Mr. Archibald of Manchester has
been appointed by the speaker mem.
Der of the special committee to consid
er the caucus bills.
Senator Isham of Chittenden today
introduced bill in that body TO limit
the bonded indebtedness which town
or city may acquire to six per cent of
he grand list.
Mr. Ryther of Dover introduced a
bill making the open season for trout
fishing May to August l,
Mr. Walker of Dummerston has a |
bill allowing savings bank deposits to
be exempt from taxation only to the
amount of 81, 900.
Mr. Miller has another bill to substi- |
tute life Imprisonment for capital pun
ishment
Mr. Morse of Randolph introduced
bill to equalize taxation by allowing
Offsets on real estate mortgages the
same as now allowed on personal pro-
perty.
The committee on claims has organ
lied subcommittee, comprising Sem
ator Simpson OF Caledonia, chairman;
Senator Carpenter of Rutland, Repre-
Leavens, secretary, OF Cam
bridge, Davis of Chester and Brough-
ton of Poultney to perform the func-
lion devolving on the committee by
statute, to examine the reports of the
state auditor and the accounts and
vouchers in his office. The committee
net Auditor Graham at ! O'Clock We'd
lesday night and began toperform the
luties required by law, after having
he system OF the Office explained. This
S the first time the committee on
claims is eyer known TO have made
his examination. Only by an exami-
lation by the committee on claims can
t be told whether or not the auditor
las drawn orders legally, since the G
on claims is the only check
here is on the auditors Office.
The subcommittee on claims held
everal hours session in the state aud. }
tors Office Wednesday night and be- G
an examination of accounts and y
ouchers. The vouchers of the state
Institution to be examined are those OF e
ne Vermont state hospital for the in d
ane at Waterbury and the committee
ad about half completed its work on
lis institution Wednesday night and
ill finish today. George W. Wing,
.ember of the board of trustees, was
resent with the committee during the 81
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