The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-09
BILL
IS PASSED
House Approves New Law
By Vote of 1873 To 73.
THE BOTTLE LICENSES
Attempt To Do Away With This
Class of Licenses Was Voted
Down
THE BOTTLE LICENSES

Montpelier, Dec 9.-The House had
a hot fight over the new license bill
which came up as a special order in
that body at 1890 this forenoon.
The bill was reported favorably and
Pape Of Barre city moved to amend by
providing that the selectmen shall APP
point the license commissioners in.
stead of the side judges as provided in
the bill. After hot debate theamend-
ment was voted down l07 to 80
Mr. billiard of Cabot moved to
amend by striking the second class H..
cense feature, and there was another
warm debate after which the amend
ment was lost ll5 to 81. All the
members from Bennington county vot-
ed against the amendment except Ar
chibald of Manchester, Hapgood of
Peru and Bentley of Sandgate, who
voted in favor.
a motion to adjourn was voted
down. The previous question was
then voted, closing debate and the bill
ordered to third reading by viva
voce vote which was overwhelmingly
in favor of the bill. The house then
adjourned for dinner
This afternoon the license bill was
read the third time.
The bin was then passed by vote
Of l5S to 70. All the Bennington
county members voted for it except Ar.
chibald of Manchester and johnson of
Winhall. a majority of the Demo
Gratis ir the House voted against the
bill.
The resolution proposed in the effort
to save the life of Mary Rogers had
not been introduced up to 3 O'Clock.
The Senate this morning again re
fused to confirm the appointment of L.
a. Cobb of Island Pond as inspector
of finance. The appointment of A. w.
Foote OF Cornwall as trustee of the |
state asylum was also refused confr- !
nation.
The following nominations were con-
frmed:
Charles w. Gates of Franklin, state |
commissioner to succeed j. |
O. Sanford of Stamford.
II, G, Thomas of Stowe, fish and /
game commissioner to succeed him
self.
f. 3. Pier of Jamaica, director of
the state prison and house of correc-
ton to succeed Marsh o, Perkins of
Windsor.
George T. Howard of Craftsbury,
railroad commissioner for six years,
to succeed himself,
J. W. Fowler of Manchester, trustee
Of the state industrial school to sue
coed himself.
The Senate this morning ki'.e3 the
bill legislating the present railroad /
commission out of Office anl m,,.o-
my for a new one.
The senate a so passed the bills Iuu- /
ting municipal indebtedness, defining
he duties of the attorney general and
certain duties upon the dir
'ctOrs OF the state prison and house of
The senate adopted Joint
'esolutiun IN concurrence with the |
louse providing for the appointment
If a commission to confer with similar
appointed by New York
md the Dominion OF Canada to con-
ider fishing in Lake Champlain.
The house this morning passed the |
ill amending the corporation tax law
md slightly increasing the corpora
ion taxes, rejecting an amendment
shich would leave thetaX on railroads
is it is at present.
A bill was introduced in the senate ,
appropriating the sum of ,
POO for the support of Mrs Esther Da-
non of Plymouth, widow of Revolu- !
ionary soldier.
A Joint resolution in the house to 7
rant $500 to Walter +. Ranger, state
superintendent of education, in addi-
ion to his regular salary, resulted in :
tie vote. The speaker gave the cast S
ng vote in favor of the resolution and c
B was adopted. y
The house later recOnsidered the
ote giving State Superintendent Ran |
er an additional $500 and killed the |
esolution. I
Yesterday afternoon the senate :