Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15
Unable to Take Definite Action on
Cattle Commissioner
Bill. 6
SALE OF DISEAs' : MEAT
Bill from Committee OF Ar ihIic Henlth
Fixes q Penalty for l. - hrce Spec
mi orders TO-day-IIouse to
NrcatIc with NH Rcorgau~
izinE the Courts.

Montpelier Nov. 14-The Senate this
afternoon again went into committee of
the WHO'S to consider the bill creating
the office of cattle commissioner and
defining his powers and duties. senator
Taylor was in the chair and at one
time IL seemed that little progress was
heinE made III the amendments proposed.
Finally the matter was left in the hands
Of special committee Of i've. composed
of Senator'S Stafford. Davis, Johnson,
lhelps and Pelton who this evening con-
ferred with the attorney general and
Cattle Commissioner Weeks. IT is ex-
rected the snarls will hc straightoned
out to- morrow morning and the bill put
upon its passage.
Mr.. Norton of Bristol from the COM
mittee on public health introduced "A bill
N tho house this afternoon from the
committee on public health which fixes
penalty OF not more than one years
imprisonment. or n fine OF nor more than
300 for selling diseased meat,
Three special orders are scheduled IN
'ho House Tomorrow. In the morning
a. 1880 the Senate bill providing educa-
.icnal privileges for children in un-
organized towns and cores which has
passed the Senate and on which the
House committee on education has re-
ported favorably. will be taken up as
special order. The subst!tute House bill
relating to the supreme and county
courts and the judges thereof will be taken
up as special order tomorrow after
noon at 2:3o and the HOUSE, bill tS pro-
vide for State fair commission which
was tabled three weeks ago was taken
from bo table to-day do
special order FOR Thursday afternoon at
e45
The House got out hs hatchet again
this afternoon and killed without debate
len bills. reference to which may be
'ound in the official House report for this
ifternoon.
The House committee on elections will
give n public hearing on Tuesday even
ing, November 20. in room Q, on the bill
70 repeal the present caucus law.
Not a ripple in either house this fore
noon disturbed routine proceedings and
disposition was made of large num-
per of bills. The house killed seven
bills at one swoop as will be seen by
he official report. and twelve mcas-
ures were read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Finn of Springfield introduced
, resolution Of sympathy for Brad y.
death Of his grandson. which was un-
hn!mously adopted.
Just before adjournment this fore
noon Speaker Cheney cordially thanked
the committees for the splendid work
they have done during the past few
days. and expressed his personal belief
that If the same diligence that has
been manifested during the past ten
days is kept up, final adjournment may
be reached before THANKSGIVING with
out undue haste in the transaction Of
business.
The joint canvassing committees to
ranvass votes for county officers has
buried its differences Of opinion and is
Engaged this evening in canvassing the
votes for assistant judges. Judges Of
probate, states attorneys. sheriffs,
high balifrs and justices OF tho peace.
rhe votes for States attorney in Ben
aington county are held in allegiance
or the present.
COMMITTEES VERY BUSY
Committees were in session tonight IN
almost every committee room in the State
House but the bills considered were ,nt
generally of public interest. The commit
zee on municipal corporations discussed
f Barre. the joint committee OH temper
NICE considered several bills OF minor i'm
3ortarse now In It's hands and the COM
mttec on highways and bridges took up
he bill providing for freeing all toll
bridges between Vermont and New Hamp-
shire
At the meeting of the Farmers League
he bill introduced In the house by Mr..
arr Of st. Johnsbury from the commit
zee on highways and bridges which pro-
vides for the appointment of State high
way commission and for expert supervis-
Ion OF highways was discussed. State
Highway Commissioner Gates was present
and explained section by section the main
features Of the bill and strongly advo-
eated Its passage.
THE HIGHWAY BILL
This bill calls for county supervision
The sum of $4,000 annually Is appro-
priated to be expended for the psrme :
nent improvement of highways avail
able to towns as follows; When any
town shall at Its annual meeting or at
any special meeting duly warned, vote
to raise money in excess OF the amount
required by law to be expended In i'm
proving Its highways under the rules
and regulations governing the expen-
diture OF the State highway tax, the
State highway commissioner shall ap-
portion to said town sum OF money
equal to the sum voted by the town
and in no case shall the sum SO appro-
priated exceed 5000 to any one town In
any one year. nor shall any town be
entitled to the benefits OF this section
unless the amount so voted equals or
exceeds 800. but In no year shall the
amount apportioned to the towns, over
and above the regular state highway
tax, together with the expenses pro-
vlded in this act to be paid from this
appropriation exceed the sum OF $780,
900. This bill carries with it no In
crease in direct taxation: all the money
comes from the corporation tax, lcav-
tng all small as well as large towns
as before. Incorporated villages cam