The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-18
PROHIBIT LIQUOR
LICENSING IN
SMALL TOWNS
Feature of Measure introduced
In House Today
PROVIDES FOR STATE BOARD
With Authority to Refuse Appoint
ment Of Commissioner to commu-
mites Of Less Than 1000

Montpelier, Nov. lS.-The gentle
man from Bennington presided in the
house this morning and went through
the process without being shot at
from the floor
Both houses transacted large
amount of business this morning, the
slaughter of unimportant bills consti-
tuting a large portion OF the work
| Nearly every member sustained the
loss of pet or two while the killing
was in progress. The chairman wit
messed the destruction of two meas.
ures for which he was sponsor and
saw another progress closely to the
stage of final dissolution
The bill to permit the shooting Of
/ doe as we'll as buck during the open
season has been advanced to a third
reading in the senate. The bill pro
yides for an open season of six days
during which 1t shall be lawful for a
hunter to kill one deer OF either sex.
In the House today Mr. Howe Of
/ Bennington introduced a bill amend
ing the present license law. The bill
does not wholly represent the views
of Mr.. Howe but comes from the com
mittee on temperance and embodies
many of the conclusions arrived az by
the committee which deemed Il best
to incorporate the general changes
brought before it In one bill instead
of reporting a number of different
measures.
The bill provides for a state board
Of license commissioners which shall
be authorized to appoint the license
commissioners in the towns voting H.
cense at the annual March election Il
cOnfers upon the board the authority
to review and TO refuse To- grant lie
ense In towns OF less than 1000 lnhab-
ltants in which il is apparent hat the
liquor business Is being conducted
TO the damage OF adjoining towns as
has been the case with MiddleseX and
East Haven, where existing conditions
have been severely criticised during
the past year.
The appointments for municipal
judges in Rutland and Bennington
we're not made by the governor yes.
terday for the reason that the terms
of Office OF these officials do not expire
until December l. The appointments
will probably be made next week
Yesterday morning the speaker told
the House that Senator Kidder of
Windsor, a physician, advised him
that the exposure to smallpox, caused
by the visit of MIR. Landman Of Lon
donderry had been thorough and com
plete The man was In condition 20
communicate the disease TO persons
with whom he mingled at the banquet
of the legislature of 1908 and at other
places He considered Ii very desir-
able that every member should be vac
cinated. He thought It would be al
most a miracle II there were no cases
OF smallpox here. The speaker as
sured the members that there could
be no outbreak of the disease at pres
ent and that there was no reason why
the house should not 80 on with its
work. The scare is apparently just
soaking in II a case should break
out here this week. that Is all that Is
necessary TO set the legislature In a
panic. Many physicians are OF the
opinion that Il would have been much
safer II the legislature had adjourned
last week or this week before any
more risk had been run and among
those OF this opinion Is one of Mont
pelier's most skillfu physicians.
Many have been exposed and why run
the risk OF getting all exposed beyond
question Is the contention. The dis
ease may not be due until Thanksgiy
ing week but II may be due certain in
dviduals before that and then the eX
posures will be many more.
t,rfunfnuI bNgiuRga hUfN
branches during the day was the In
PRODUCTION OF bills, bills. bills. II
seems that the session will never get
to the limit The new ones are.
BY Mr.. Tucker OF Tunbrldge rclat
Ing to pay OF petit jurors TO draw pay
for each day from opening to CLOSING
of county court.
BY Mr. Tucker OF Tunbridge e
amend section 1877 r. S.. relating e
the counting Of votes. boxes turned
at 8 o'clock In towns OF 5000 or more
inhabitants and all others mt 3 o.
clock)
by MIR. Kinsley OF Rutland providing
that liquor sold by licensee shall h'
provided by licensees OF the fourtl
class.
BY Mr. Rice OF Milton to regulat,
the salaries OF members OF the genera
assembly presiding officers of Sen
ate and House to receive $500 for the
session. members S200l
by Mr. Balm Of Lincoln (by request
rendering members of the general as
sembly ineligible 70 certain offices
No member shall be eligible TO an OF
iico created by the general assembly
by Mr.. Parish OF Randolph, to pro
tect Ash. Prohibits dumping chem
icals. gas house refuse sawdust, etc
In streams
By Mr.. Tlldcn OF Mortified lby ~
quest to provide for investigation @
the water resources OF the state ant
making an appropriation therefor
Appropriates $1,000 for 1909 and SlOO
for 1910.
by Mr. Howe Of ST. Johnsbury %.
reuuesn to amend section 315l of th
statutes. relating to appeals from th
commitment OF insane persons.
by MIR Miller of Bethel TO provld
for more certain and systematic ny
gienic and temperance instruction b
the public schools
By MIR. Howe of Bennington. relal
ing to the pay OF assistant judges.
By MIR. Howe of Bennington relal
ing to the ONCE OF road commissions
In Bennington
y By Mr.. wheelock OF South BurllnJ