The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-11
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ing to $4,000 Appropriation.
NO OPEN SEASON FOR DEER
Bill to Prohibit Killing from Jan. /,
1905. to Jan. !, 1908, Passes House
-Disucssion over Town Divi-
sion Bill.

Montpelier, Nov. III. BY the action
Of the Senate today and the probable
action Of Gov. Bell, the sum Of 100000
vii be granted by the state Of Vermont
to the State Agricultural College for
the erection Of a Morrill, hall at Bmling-
ton. There was no debate on the bill,
and the yeas and nays being called
for by Senator Pierce Of Windham, the
result was announced as follows: Favor
ing %, opposed 2. Senators Diekey and
Hclbrook, who voted against the third
reading yesterday, voted against its pas
sage today. The Senators absent were
Baldwin, Fish, Mattison, Simpson and
Stevens.
With two votes in opposition, those Of
Senators Slack and Holbrook, the Senate
passed the House bill requiring the reg
isterlng Of births, marriages and deaths.
The FIRST part Of the forneoon session
in the House today was given up to the
slaughter Of bills. no less than Is being
laid away Ia the graveyard. Mr.. Hap
good of Peru tried to stave off the death
|of three Of the measures and succeeded
in his last attempt, the closing of the
deer season to Jan. I, 1908. The bills
killed included valued policy insurance,
formation Of cooperative insurance COM
panies, attaching part of the freeman's
l0ath to cards OF instruction to voters
five year certificates to voters, running
two ears together on electric railroads,
giving railroad commission jurisdiction
over telephone companies, licenses for
F.E
deer season for three days.
May Stop All Deer Hunting.
1t now seems likely that the House
viii pass bin prohibiting the killing Of
deer for three years from JAM /, 1905
1 to Jan. 1, 1905 The bill was reported
lunfavorably today but a vigorous oppo.
sition to the committees report devel-
oped and grew strong enough to order
the bin to third reading.
Lowell Annexation Causes Discussion.
/ The latter part If the forenoon III
the House was taken up with the dis
cussion Of the Bill anneNing d part Of
the town Of Lowell to Albany The
bill had been reported fayorably by a
majority OF the committee, the commit
ltee standing 5 to 2. The bin caused a
warm discussion and when IL came 70
a vote on ordering it to third reading,
\ the vote stood 80 to 95. Speaker Merri.
field cast the deciding vote in favor and
the bill was ordered TO d third reading
Salary Increase Fails.
For second time this session the
House has squeIched an attempt to in
crease the pay Of the members Of the
/ Legislature, that which viii probably be
the last attempt coming yesterday af-
lternoon. The bill provided that the per
diem be increased from So to S4. At
the start Of the discussion Mr.. Taft Of
Waltham moved to amend by making
the stipend 5000 per session.
! Mr.. Sherburne Of Pomfret opposed the
amendment Mr. O'Brien Of South Bur-
llington favored Mr.. Graves of Ben
inington opposed, also Mr. Miles Of BAR
ton. The Underhill representative, Mr.
Henry, who introduced the bill, spoke
in its favor Mr.. Grout Of Derby moved
10 amend by making amendment not
lapply 60 the present legislature but he
lost. Mr.. Fits thought it bad taste for
the members to increase their own sal-
aries and Mr. Taft's amendment was
not agreed to. MIR. Fits moved to amend
| by requiring a referendum to let the
people say how much salary the members
SHOULD receive. No action was taken
and MIR. Hapgood of Peru started the
slast sad rites BY moving to dismiss
the whole bill. It was dismissed