The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-19
Legislators Busy Up to
II O'clock To-day
AND THEN THEY ADJOURN
Election Contests in Burlington and
chittenden County Banquets Last
Night and Hearing on Automo-
bile BiIlS--New Measures.


The Vermont legislature has beer
dividing its time between business and
pleasure at Montpelier for tie last
twenty-four hours and today adjourned
until next Monday afternoon Ranquets,
lectures and committee hearings occu-
pied the time TO late honr last night.
aud today quite a number Of Hew bills
Were introduced. Among thc social fea.
lures was a banquet rendered to some
Of tile ~old timers7 BY Speaker Cheney
At tho Riverside last night, at which
ti0YeingF Proctor and l.ieutenant Cover
nor 'roity we're present Allen M.
Fletcher, the member from Cavendish,
had the Windsor county representatives
and senators as biz guests III banquet
IN the Pavilion hotel last evening.
IL the Representatives chamber last
night Miss Mary b. Moolsey president
af Mount ioIyolSe college. addressed tie
Vermont Society Of Colonial DANES on
the subject ~The Changing Outlook Of
Today Az Compared with that of The
Ancestors of the Colonial Danes
After q discussion majority Of the
eammttee on elections reported favor
ably on the demand for 4 recount III
Tho fight for states attorney Of Ben
nington county w. r. Daley contends
that there was an error ii tho count,
which gave the election I'd states Az.
torney Meagher by 16 votes The bal-
lot stood 2,ii2 to 2,t2s There may be
q minority report against allowing i
recount,
The hearing on the contest BY Joseph
At.f1 ft,t. ftt ...o4 =, yl4n If...-.. n IL.
N y. Grafton Of Burlington was taken
up last evening Nir. Auld appeafed for
himself and claimed fraud among the
election officers, miscount Of votes. ad
ditions 10 the check list after i'll com-
pletion on the saturday night preceding
elections. and general fraud Deposi-
tions were received from I. Edward
Dooley. John Il. Kelley. John A. smith,
William Thyme, NJ. d. Mcmahon. Frank
lsniDillard and George Hillary. all p,u-
porting to show fraud III some degree.
The hearing was continued until We'd
nesday afternoon next week. when The
matter viii again be- taken up.
Bills Introduced.
Among bills introduced IN The House
this morning was one by Mir Smter OF
Montpelier changing the pay nF the
janitOr of the State House from S2
per day the year around and 50 during
session to So for the year around John
~ Hin has been ianitor for twelve
years
Two deer hunting measures appeared
today when Mr. Beeman Of Fairfax put
N q bill To limit The season 20 the last
three days Of October Mr.. Boright Of
Richfofd presented bin to prohibit AT
killing IL deer from now until NoYem.
bcf i. 1905, providing also thar dam.
age by deer shall be sustained two
tiifds by tho state and one-third by the
town. Af Roleau OF New Haven would
compel the placing 81 cattle guards az
railroad cFossings.
The intent Of a bin by Mr. 1u1bull
al BARTON Is % have villages appoint
health officers IN addition to- town health
olIiccfs AIr. DewaFt OF st Alhans City
prapS a to get ever the taxation dini.
Guilty b., doing away with all Offset for
debts The committee Of railroads re.
ported bill this morning requiring
railroads 70 do away with grade cross
ings and the substitution Of under or
over passes.
In the senate two bills on similar
subject were presented today, relating
10 the selling Of poison and poisonous
drugs, That by Senator Phelps Of Wind
ham county prohibits the sale of poison
except by registered druggists on doc
tors prescription. That by senator
johnson Of Orange county prohibits the
sale AZ in the nfeyiou- hill Int ndds
that poison must not be administered
except by Il doctor o. by nurse nndcr
direction 81 doctor
Roth branches took adjournment be.
fore noon