The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-02
Legislature Will Conclude Its
LabOrS Then.
CAUCUS BILL IN HOUSE.
Municipal Suffrage for Women, aud
Child Labor Bills Pass Senate
Campbell Automobile Bill
Passes House.

Montpelier, Dec 2.-The legislature Of
1904 win conclude its sessions BY Fri
day, one week from today, unless unfore.
seen conditions arise. The joint eom-
mittee On final adjournment reported
this morning that the business could be
finished up BY that time and possibly
sooner. The legislature will probably
work tomorrow forenoon ard come back
from the Sunday recess Monday af-
ternoon.
The House today proceeded 10 third
reading Of Che bin requiring railroads
To issue mileage books Of 500 10 1000,
~ cents per mile, and passed the
Campbell automobile bill
The Senate today passed the munici
pal suffrage for women bill, the child
labor bill, protecting travel on highways
(oatting Of bushes by roadside) held up
the appropriation Of $4,000 to the Lucy
Rnggles Teachers Home until the meas
ure can be studied, passed the House
bill relating to the sale Of the state camp
ground
appointment Turned Down.
Gov. Bell this afternon sent to the
Senate an appointment to fiji the office
Of inspector Of finance, but the appoint
ment has not ben confirmed. Neither
the governor nor any member Of the
Senate would say word when ques.
toned as to the matter
Governor Signs Bill.
The governor this afternoon signed the
bin relating TO the appointment Of an
inspector Of finance.
Important Bills introduced.
Three important bills were introduced
in the House today, as follows From
the committee on highways, bridges and
ferries, to aid towns excessively bur
dened in building permanent highways.
Towns raising per cent. more than re-
quired by law for highways, and an
additional sum Of not less than $500
rot more than $4,000 for permanent
work, shall receive from state an amount
equal 70 one-half Of such sum 50 raised
and expended under regulations that the
act outlines. The act does not apply Ia
cities or incorporated villages OF to
towns raising less than 25 cents on the
dollar for roads.
From the committee on railroads. sup.
plemental 70 No. ITO, entitled Street
Railroads Companies intending to
build street railroads on public high
ways built or repaired with state money
shall iile notice with state highway
commissioner, who shall confer with se-
lectmen, trutsees or bailifFs, and they
shall frame regulations relating to con.
strnction as to interference with drain
age, etc, and the road shall be built in
line with these regulations.
From the committee on education, to
create a permanent school fund. Cover.
nor shall appoint six commissioners to
investigate the subject and outline a
plan for establishing such a fund and
shall report TO the next general assem-.
bly,. Pending this report the war claims
fund Of $4,000 received from the ma
tional government shall be held intact
to form part Of that fund, and shall be
invested and the income distributed by
the state treasurer among towns under
direction Of governor, superintendent Of
education and treasurer in way TO
equalize school advantages.
A bin was introduced ia the Senate
today By Senator Pierce, from the com.
mittee on games and fisheries, limiting
the open season for deer to the last week
In October