The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-15
Legislature Passes Few and
Kills a Few
N U MEROUS HEARINGS
Barre City Charter Amendment and Bill
to Prevent Fraud in Granite Heard
Last Evening Bill to Incorporate
Granite Mutual Ins. Co. Passes.

"A \
Montpelier, Nov 1.-THE tedium Of
routine legislation was not relieved in
either branch Of the Vermont legislature
today, the drone of sThe bill is passed. :
and "The bill is killed. being enough
to put the members to sleep. Among
the bills passed BY the House was that
incorporating the Granite Mutual I'll.
surance company, with the amendment
that the capital stock shall be, not may
be, $4,000 An attempt was made TO
pass the bill without reading third time
in full, but il failed So Clerk Hamil.
ton struggled through 20 pages of the
printed copy The House also passed
the bill To regulate the duties and pay
of directors and trustees Of state institu-
tions.
The Senate passed total OF 27 bills
this forenoon. including one to ineorpo.
ate the Wells River 4 Barre railway.
Two bills from committees were in.
troduced in the House today. One pro-
vides for the establishment and install
lation of system OF bookkeeping in
the auditors office, aud authorizes the
employment of deputy auditor chief
accountant and other assistants. The
other is to regulate deposits in mutual
savings banks. Such banks are prohib.
tied from accepting commercial accounts
when the only bank in town
Two new bills were presented in the
House today as follows
Fl. 5os. Nv MI Finn of Springfield
from the committee on municipal cor
porations. Relating to fire district in
P0iltney. Ordered to lie and be printed
II. a04. BY Mr. Stevens from the
committee on ways and means, an act
defining certain duties Of the state treas
ureT Ordered 10 lie and be printed
ION 10th day Of each month the treas
urer To report 70 the auditor the state
Of finances, receipts and from whom,l
Bills killed in the House include the
following:
II. col. Relating TO voters in city
town and village meetings.
IT. 303. To prohibit trapping and
fishing on certain lands
H. 4es, Testing milk and cream.
II. 436. Appointment Of assistant
states attorneys,
II. ass. To provide newspapers for
supreme and county courts
II. 544. appointment Of special pros.
ecutors.
The House yesterday afternoon killed
ten bills as follows: To provide f0I
construction Of highways across rail
roads, to provide for the construction
of railroads over highways; 10 prcyiIe
for installing telegaphic and tcleplioni;
communication by electric railways; fe-
lating to protection Of trout relating e
maintenance OF fences; relating 60 main.
tenance Of high schols; providing semi.
monthly payment Of patrons Of cream
cries; relating to width Of wheel rim.
or felloes; providing kennel licenses
protecting cemetery sections
Bills passed BY tie House yesterday
afternon were these: Relating to e..
tablishment of gates and signals lls
railroad corporations; proVidinc Cor shs
care Of private burial arennds exempt.
ing college fraternities and societies from
taxation; relating to the Deerfeld River
railroad; incorporating the Ifasbura Corn
etery association,
Two new bills found their way intC
/ the House yesterday afternoon by Nay
of committees, one to prevent the sal,
of diseased meat Imposing penalty oi
imprisonment not more than year ol
fine Of not more than 5000 aud ths
second TO incorpate the Wo ldstocIS Ac
queduet company.