The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-16
Bill introduced in Vermont
Legislature To-day
BY LEARY OF BURLINGTON
Some Of the Members Are Fighting
Against So Long Adjournments--The
Other Doings of the Day at the
State House.
State House. Oct. 10.

State House, Oct. 49,
"No member shall absent himself from
the service of the House unless he have
leave of absence, is sick or unable to
attend" was the war cry from the rules
of the House sounded in the House this
morning by John L. Bacon OF Hartford,
former state treasurer, who introduced a
resolution providing for a roll call ON
Tuesdays and Fridays. Mr.. Bacon stated
that the members of the House were get
ting paid for seven days work, and they
ought 70 at least do five days work.
Speaker Cheney indorsed what Mr.. Ba-
con had TO say, calling attention to the
large amount of work that had to be
done and to the folly OF leaving il until
the last day. The sentiment seemed
to be that the House should be all
through some time before January, flip
PANTY speaking.
This resolution was adopted with great
gusto, and when Speaker Cheney called
for the reading of the roll in accordance
with the provisions OF the resolution,
every member looked pleased at being
in his seat. Out of the PAS members,
Clerk Plumley had absent marks against
GO at end of the reading.
In the Senate, after this mornings
business had been transacted, an at
tempt was made to. adjourn until Mon
day afternoon, but this body would not
stand for this and voted to adjourn until
this afternoon.
In the House six bills were introduced
this morning DeBoer Of Montpelier put
in the city hall bill, authorizing the city
to bond for $4,000 for the purpose. 1t
will be remembered that the project
was deferred on the pretense that the
amount authorized by the last legisla-
ture was not sufficient to carry out the
work.
Mr.. Hitchcock of Pittsford introduced
bill creating state board of forestry
consisting of the governor, the director
of the Vermont agricultural experiment
station, the secretary of the state board
of agriculture, ex-officio, and two citi-
zens to be appointed by the governor.
here is no provision for compensation,
but their expenses are TO be paid. 1t
provides for the appointment of a state
forester, professionally trained, at a sal
airy not to exceed $500, travelling and
field expenses to be paid by the state;
he shall be the state fire warden. The
sum of $4,000 is annually appropriated
for the purpose OF this act.
The employers liability act came into
the House this morning and it was
drawn up by Mr.. Leary of Burlington,
with the following provisions:
An employer shall be liable to his en-
ploye, or in case of employees death, to
his personal representative for the ben
eft of the surviving wife or. husband
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sonal injuries which result from negli-
gence of the employer, his officers, agents
or employees; and the fact that the en-
ploye may have been guilty of contribu-
tory negligence shall not bar recovery,
when his negligence was slight and that
of the employer was gross in compare
son; damages to be diminished by tne
jury in propottion to the amount of
negligence of the injured employee; all
questions of negligence and assumption
of risk shall be questions of fact for
the jury. Does not apply to domestic
servants or farm laborers. This was
referred to the judiciary commttee.)
The date for the election of a. senator
to fill the unexpierd term of the late
Senator Proctor was set in the House
at 2;05 in the afternon of October 20,
and for the regular election of the other
United States senator. On October 81,
the next day, the two houses meet in
joint assembly and report their vote at
high noon.
The Senate also did considerable busi-
ness this morning in the introduction of
important measures, chief of which was
the one by Senator Finn OF Windsor
for the abolishment of the
court of claims, of which he has been
having been appointed by Gov
nrnor Proctor to fill the place made va
can't by the retirement Of Il. G. Williams
Of Newport. This measure places the
work which the court has been handling
ing charge of the auditor, to whom
claims shall be presented before July
preceding a session. The auditor reports
10 the committee on claims OF the legis
ature. The bill was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Senator Kidder introduced bill which
vas referred to the committee on public
lealth. regulating the sale of foods,
irugs and medicines and providing for
IN analysis of suspected products.