The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-19
JANUARY 4 LIMIT
OF CHRISTMAS
RECESS
House Agrees to Amendment Of
Senate
GENERAL PlCKEREL BILL
Measure TO Permit Fishing Through
Ice viii Go Into Effect When
Signed
GENERAL PlCKEREL BILL

Montpelier, Dec. 19.-The house
was in session about an hour this
morning before adjourning to January
4. The original joint resolution after
passing the house yesterday and fixing
the date at December 2S was later
amended by the senate to establish the
date for, the reassembling OF the law.
makers at January and the house
concurred in the amendment.
The general pickerel bill which per
mits the catching Of pickerel through
the ice in all waters not inhabited by
trout under certain restrictions pass
ed the senate this morning before ad
iournment The bill takes effect from
its passage.
The bill providing for the construc-
ton Of county court house and jail
at Bennington, with the referendum
for vote at the Ginning March cleo
ton, has passed the senate.
The bill amending the present lie
ense law and providing for county op-
ton, which has had numerous public
and private hearings during the SEES.
sion was discussed for an hour Friday
afternoon and was finally refused a
third reading by a substantial vote Of
12i to ST.
The House ordered to third read
ing without debate the Senate bill
appropriating $4,000 annually for the
use Of the State Laboratory of Hy.
giene at Burlington and laid on the
table the bill appropriating $1,000 for
the establishment OF a branch Of this
laboratory at ST. Johnsbury.
The House spent another hour on
the bill annexing a part Of the town
OF Monkton to the town OF Starksboro
The bill was finally passed by vote
Of 1914 to IS.
The House INDUCED in an early
morning scrap over the joint resolut.
ion from the joint committee on final
adjournment which provided for an
adjournment from Saturday morning
December 10 to Monday evening. De
cember 2S. Mr. Fish of vergennes
strenuously opposed the resolution.
He urged the House TO vote TO stay
here and work at least until next
Wednesday evening and then. If the
business Of the session could not be
completed by that time. to return the
following Monday and finish It. He
said on his part he was willing to STAY
here and work Christmas day II nee.
essary rather than take a recess.
Mt kinsley' Of Rutland city moved
TO amend the resolution by making the
date when the legislature will recon.
yene January 4. 1910. Amid consid.
cradle laughter he corrected his slim
and made II 1909 The chair suggest.
ed that probably the people Of the
state would be better satisfied with
the first proposition Of Mr. Kinsley.
Mr.. Barber Of Brattleboro Mr.. Daniels
OF East Montpelier and Mr.. Go6dall OF
Nottingham favored the amendment
and 1t was opposed by Mr. Martin OF
Plainiield and Mr.. Watson Of ST. AL.
bans city. Mr.. I.eary Of Burlington
was strongly in favor OF the legislature
remaining at its work but at all events
he opposed Mr. Kinsley's amendment
which was lost by a vote OF 60 to l27.
and the joint resolution was then
adopted on the part Of the House.
The valued policy bill which was M
for discussion yesterday was after
some debate passed to third read.
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