The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-18
NOTES AND COMMENT
ON THE LEGISLATURE

There was a public hearing before the
Joint temperance committee in the hall
of representatives last evening on the
question Of county option. c. J. Fer
guson, for the anti-saloon league, pre-.
scented resolutions which were passed
| by the Uniyersalists, Free Baptists.
Congregationalists, Vermont state
grange and other religious bodies, which
although they generally called for
state prohibition, we're cited by him as
an argument for county option. He al.
50 exhibited a chart, which showed the
increase in drunkenness since the local
option went into effect and presented
petitions from various towns against
the law. Rev. W. A. DIVISION present
ed similar resolution from the state
Baptist association and Rev. A. B.
Enright from the Vermont Methodist
conference, while Fred Daniels of Chel.
sea presented the petition OF 1877 vot.
ers from that town. which he thought
represented a protest against the pres
cDt law.
The hearing before the Joint insur
anee committee on the bill introduced
by Mr. Howe Of st. Johnsbury, was the
scene of quite a spirited debate between
Z. o. Stratton Of Montpelier, president
Of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company and Mr.. Howe, who appeared
to defend his bill against all corners.
Teh measure provides that in making
out a description Of property to be is.
sured, il the insured makes an error in
the statement to the company Of the
property to be insured and the descrip-
tion is not made with intent to defraud
the company, the policy shall be be.
come void, as is provided in the poll
eies of the various fire insurance com
panies of the state at present. Mr..
Howe defended his bill BY stating that
in his opinion which was borne out by
the reports of law cases in Vermont, the
insured person should not be made to
suffer from trivial errors in the des-
cription Of insured property, when the
error was made without intent to de-
fraud the insurance company.
Stoddard H. Allen, brother of Martin
F. Allen, died at his home in Ferris !
burg on Tuesday morning. He was
once member of the House of Repre- |
sentatiyes. He had been i'll since Sep |
TENDER IS with typhoid fever and pneu-
monia.
The law which amended the blue laws
so that soft drinks, foods and cigars |
could be sold legally on Sunday pro-
yoked a spirited debate in the House |
yesteray afternoon and the second yea
and nay vote on the same measure was /
taken While it was passed to its
third reading the vote on its passage
was &c to 1S6 against the amendment
OF the law placed on the statute books
in the 7o's.
Governor Prouty yesterday afternoon
announced the following appointments:
Board of penal institutions for six
Years. Newman X. Chaffee of Rutland.
Board of medical registration for six
ears. DR.. Herbert S. Waterman of
l'rattleborc and DR.. i. B. Whitaker of
Barre.
Municipal Judges for two years:
Montpelier Erwin NJ. Harvey.
Burlington, Edmund c. Mower.
ST. Adams, Nathan n Post.
Brattleboro, Ernest w. Gibson.
Trustees of permanent school fund
'or two years, Joseph A. DeBoer of
Montpelier. Zophar NJ Mansur of New
,ort and John L. Southwiek of Burling-
on.
Board of pharmacy, D. F. Davis of
Barre.
Board of library commissioners for
i've years, March Nj. Wilson Of Ran.
lolph, also designated as chairman Of
he board.
The Senate. by a vote of 16 to 10.
mt over further discussion of the trus
&c process measure until after the
recess. 1t was to have
ONE up as a special order yesterday
fternoon.
The House yesterday afternoon kill
d the bill TO make railroads stop an
egular passenger trains to receive and
discharge passengers who hold frstclass
ickets for q continuous passage Of 40 ,