The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-29
SENATE IN FAVOR
OF GOING HOME
FOR ELECTION
Passes Joint Resolution by Vote
of Fl to 6
FIGHT ON IN THE HOUSE
Bill introduced Today to Divide the
Town Of Pawlet-ln Favor Of
Five Inch Trout.

Montpelier. Oct 29.-There is a
fight on in the house this afternoon
over a proposal to adjourn the legis
lature from Friday noon until 2 o.
! clock Wednesday afternoon I'm order
to give the members an opportunity to
return TO their homes and cast their
! votes in the national election.
In the senate this morning "a Joint
| resolution providing FOR such a recess
was adopted by q vote of u to 6. The
! resolution is before the house and the
| biggest struggle OF the session is am
| ticipated
In the house this morning the bill
introduced by Mr. Howe OF Benniug
ton providing for a penalty for iniur-
| les and fatalities sustained by The care
less handling of firearms by hunters
was killed by vote of l27 to 49,
Mr.. Goodrich OF Royalton today I'M
roduced a bill providing that second
class liquor licenses shall not be-
granted I'm towns OF less than 200O in-
habtants
Other bills We're as follows: BIS Mr.
Hard of Sunderland providing that boz
The cases of farms located I'm two
towns the property shall be assessed
for taxation according to the area m
each town.
BY Mr. lyford of Warren a bin re-
duciug the legal length of brook trout
from six 70 five inches
by Mr. Roberts of Pawlet q bin to
divide the town into the towns of
Pawlet and West Puwlet The bill is
introduced for the reason that the
town is divided boy a high mountain
range and the separation into TWO
townships would work 10 The adyan
tage of the inhabitants
by Mr. Ballou of Chester % bin To-
restrain gypsics from doing damage 90
private property and providing a penal
~ for offences of his nature.
The afternoon sessions were short
to enable members to attend a foot
ball game
There is a possibility that The house
may kick over the traces and vote
to adjourn over election. There is
said 10 be a strong feeling among the
members in favor of such q course
Notwithstanding yesterdays decisive
vote.
II Us said that Rutland sportsmen
are making an effort 10 induce Cover
nor prouty because of the recent rain
to change the proclamation f0rbiddiug
hunting OF all kinds for TWO weeks be
cause OF the danger of forest fires so
that il may be lawful To- hunt The
hunters assert that the flight of wood
cock is now on and that the birds will
all be- gone hy November g. when the
season again opens They further as
sert that the hunting for woodcock
and ducks Is I'm localities where there
is no danger from fires. The governor
has decided however not to inter
fere
The following bills were introduced
in the senate.
BY Senator Bliss of Washington, an
act amending section $40 of the sta
tutes: includes merchandise on tax
lists at It's average monthly valuation.
BY Senator Finn of Windsor an act
providing for the purity of caucuses,
provides that only legal voters may
vote. no one shall use money on other
things of value to influence voters,
and money may not be paid for trans
portation of voters or for political
workers.
BY Senator Finn OF Windsor, an
act providing for general terms of
supreme court every month except
July and August.
By Senator Kidder of Windsor an
act providing state aid for schools,
provides that schools having courses
in manual training approved 10y the
state superintendent of education,
shall receive aid.
The following bills were passed by
the senate.
By senator Butler of Rutland. an
act making each supreme and superior
court Judge chancellor and giving
them Jurisdiction throughout the
state
BY Senator Butler of Rutland, am
act providing that no injunction issue
unless bin is filed with clerk and
chancellor
The following house bills were re-
ferrpd to senate committee.
By Mr. Howe of Bennington, am
act relating TO the open season Tor
deer: fixes last week IN october con.
tanning six working days Sundays
excepted, prohibits use of dogs. lights.
snarcs. traps. or saltllcks, or hunting
between sunset and sunrisc-rcforrcd
to FISH and game committee.
By Senator Butler of Rutland. an
act providing that whom necessary a
Judge may permit the form of am ne
tIon to Doe changed upon terms being
imposed.
ny Senator Butler of Rutland. am
act providing state aid for The edu.
cation of deaf. dumb. blind and mhrm
children.
From the Joint committee ON game
and fisheries. au act providing Tor U.
ccnsos for nonresident and resident
hunters. fees for uonrcsidcnis shalt
he st5 and for residents 81, which per.
mus the taking of an kinds of game
ihc revenue to- go to the state hsh and
game commissioner to aid in cniorc.
inr the ordered to- lic and Toe
/ printed. ,.,
before being ordered to q third
reading. n. ~. "a bill introduced 10y
Mr.. Howe. of Bennington io prevent
negligence en- hunting was amended
on motion of Mr Howe of ST. Johns
bury 10 provide that 90 person while
hunting wild game Carolossly and neg
/ Usontly mistakes person for such
! game. and thereby carelessly and neg
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