Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
Action on Important Measures
Postponed on Account Of
Small Attendance.
BILL TO INCREASE SALAmES.
Mr.. Grnton of This City would Make
Representatives Pay S5 a Day-No
Consideration of state Fair
Comini ssion-Am cndn,ent to
License LAW Proposed,

Montpelier, Oct. 22.-The senator's and
representatives were slow in assembling
his afternoon and in the House, where
important measures were to be considered.
hey were temporarily laid on the table
lntil there should be a full attendance
,f members After short sessions in both
houses the committees that had a
quorum present got down to business.
Several bills were introduced some of
them of public interest Senator Holden
introduced one In the Senate providing
for the exchange of lands owned by the
state near the Bennington battle monu-
ment for other lands, and provides that
the State shan appropriate $500 for this
exchange Of lands providing the monu-
mont association appropriates $500 to
erect a house for the accommodation Of
the ianltor anu visitors.
One bill introduced by Senator Moody
which went to the committee on judiciary
will make him solid with the women OF
Vermont. inasmuch this bill provides
that women may be appointed or elected
trustees OF public libraries. town clerks or
town treasurers. Senator Moody also in
troduced another bill which provides that
after cars have been ardcI'ed 96 hours by
shippers of stock the railway company
rom WniCn suCN cars are OTueTeu SNAIL
n ftcr the expiration Of sc hours, pay the
shipper ordering such cars 81 per car for
every 81 hours tho company fails to
provide the cars ordered.
Because Of the slim attendance in the
House. the consideration of the House bill
providing for the appointment of a state
fair commission wer,t over until Wednes-
day morning. when it IS made special
orgIo 1.10 NO nj Mt n
tr0duced by Mr.. Senter of Montpelier.
which provides for an investigation of the
diseased meat scandal by a committee
from the House and Senate, empowering
this committee to summon persons and
papers and to employ clerk and stenog-
rapher this committee to report by bill
or otherwise, was also laid on the table
md made a special order for Tuesday aft
,rnoon at 2:45
Among the bills introduced in the House
vas one by Mr.. Grafton of Burlington
providing that grand and petit jurors
shall be selected by the assistant judges
of the county courts and the county
clerks instead of being elected in the an
nual town and city meetings.
Mr.. Grafton also introduced a bill which
provides that the president of the Senate
and speaker of the house shall receive
SO per day and the members of the Cen
eral Assembly s. per day, with mileage,
this not to apply to the present Lesisla-
'ure.
Mr. Bailey of Essex introduced n meas
are to change the name of the State Agri-
cultural Experiment station at Burling-
on to the Vermont Agricultural Expert
nent station
A bill introduced by Mr.. Finn 6!
Springfield for the protection of sheep
provides that between April and Novem-
Der a dog runsing at large, except IN
public highways and in view of Its owner
or keeper, may be killed by any one.
Mr.. Bickford of Sheffield introduced a
bill amending the license law and defining
specifically what constitutes Intoxicating
liquor. namely. distilled spirits, malt liq-
uors. lager beer, fermented wine. fermers-
ed cider or any beverage containing any
per cent of alcohol This bill went to the
FONT committee on temperance.