The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-21
REP REESE NATIVES
LEFT FOR HOME
THIS MORNING
Short Session Before Thanks
giving Rec ess.
BILLS ARE NOW ALL IN
Measure to Permit Catching Of Pick
erel Through Ice in the County
Passes House

Montpelier, Noy 21.-The legisla- |
ture today held a short session when !
all the bills in the hands of the re- /
vision committee were reported
The bill to permit the catching Of |
/ pickerel through the ice in certain |
ponds In Bennington county passed !
the house this morning
Montpelier, Nov Ex-Governor
Prouty yesterday appointed tax com
missioner and sent the appointment
to the Senate for confirmation. II is !
understood that the bank commission
er, the only other officer TO be appoint
ed by the governor subject to the Sen
| ates confirmation, will not be appoint
ed until after the Thanksgiving re-
cess
In the House the bill providing that
railroads shall issue tickets to point
within the state al the regular mileage
rates introduced by Mr.. Howe of st.
! Johnsbury, passed. If this bill be-
comes a law IL will mean that the
rates within the state on the Central
Vermont and Rutland railroads win
be two cents mile as their mileage
book rates are that The bill prevents
the raising Of the rates on mileage
books except upon permission OF the
railroad commission.
Bills were introduced by Mr. Mars
tin Of Plainheld making a close sea.
son on partridges until September l5
1871, and on pheasants until October
1915
A taxation bill OF an important ma
ture was introduced by Mr.. Flint of
Braintree eXempting from taxation
loans for which mortgages are taken
provided the rate of interest changed
is not more than AZ per cent It
does away with Offsets for debts ow
ing.
Mr. Deniels Of East Montpelier i'm
troduced a bill to incorporate the IN
terCOunty Telephone company 20 do
business in Washington. Lamoille. Ad
olson and Caledonia counties The in
cOrporatOrs named are II. VI. Farm
ham, Harry Daniels, Harry S Laird
Arthur T. Covell and G. x Andrews
The Office headquarters are 20 be in
Montpelier
Senator Bliss of Washington presid
ed In the Senate In the absence OF
lieutenantGoyernor Mead and ne
had the honor OF deciding the vote ON
the reconsideration OF II. 227 proyid
ing for a board of education The
vote was II TO "A, and he cast his
vote In favor OF reconsideration. The
bill was ordered 10 lie until after the
recess.
Bills Killed.
A number OF bills were killed iu the
House including the proposals TO es-
tahlish district courts for civil causes
and TO make members Of the general
assembly ineligible to certain Offices
created by themselves. The slaugh.
tered ones are:
II. IFS. to establish district courts
II l45. relating to the condition of
licenses.
II. 15S, relating to Judges Of county
court
H. 39S, relating to fees Of health Off.
GERS.
II. 4i5. relating to settlement of in
tesiate estates.
n 43i. relating to highway districts
and the election Of two road commits.
siOners.
H. 443. to enable parties IN civil
causes to disinter bodies for the pur-
pose OF an autopsy.
II. $50. rendering members of the
general assembly ineligible 10 certain
offices
II. 1856, relating to the pay Of assist.
ant judges.
The Senate killed the bill forbidding
the blowing OF whistles and ringing of
bells on locomotives within certain
limits ON order OF the state board of
railroad commissioners.
On motion OF Mr. Otis of Sutton, the
House reconsidercd It's vote refusing q
third reading to n. i7i relating to the
protection OF fruit from the cedar wax.
wing. Mr.. l.oCkin OF Richford moved
that the bill be ordered TO lie and he
made a special order for Tuesday az
ternoon. December /. This motion was
defeated and the question of a third
reading Of the bill was favored by Mr.
Hitchcock of pittsford. Mr.. Lewis of
Norwich. The bill was ordered TO
third reading by good majority
New Bills in Senate.
Four new bills were introduced 10
the Senate. one being by Senator Cor
~ OF Washington county providing
for equipment of the state Hous,
vault. one by Senator Barney incor
porating Claude D. Grafton u Co, one
by Senator Gleason fixing dog licenses
at 81 aud IS and one by Senator Ken
ncdy providing that school teacher
must keep correct register or ioriei
portion OF their pay
New Bills introduced.
Ry MIR Flint OF Braintree, TO equal
ize taxation.
nv MIR Bomis Of Lyndon, to amen
section of No. 40 of the acts q
1879. entitled. IAN act to incorporat
the Lyndon academy and grade
school at Lyndon" relating to the pr
Dental committee.
nv MIR Daniels Of East Monlpelie
to incorporate the lnterCounty Tell
phone company .
nv Mr.. williams OF Newport for IN
committee on railroads In addition
AN act to incorporate the Central We
mont Railway company Empower
company to purchase, own. sell or op
rate steamships. . 49,.
nv MIR Martin OF plainheld. hNit
the close season on RULED grous
commonly called patridges
nv Mr.. Martin OF Plainheld