The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-15

The bin increadnc the number Of
| supreme court judges from four 70 five
was killed in the House on Monday
afternoon.
The state auditor has commenced
work on the estimates for the appro.
tpriation for the yarlouh departments
Tor the next two years.
The original state license board bin
was killed in the House yesterday AZ
ternoon. This was the one calling for
three commissioners 70 appoint the
licenses direct without any town com
missioners.
Saw mills and business are to re-
ceive more consideration from the
House tnan fish, for the bill allowing
the fsh and game commissioner 70 pre-
vent mills disehnrging their sawdust in
TO streams when the same killed the
fish was killed.
Speaker Cheney sprung one on the
great adiourner, Mr.. Lewis OF Norwich
yesterday afternoon. When the desk
was cleared and the committee an
nouncements had been made Speaker
Cheney anticipated the actions Of the
gentleman from Norwich by about 80
seconds by saying THE gentleman
House do now adjourn" It did amid
laughter.
II. 352, which drew forth such a
grand array Of lobby lawyers during
the earlier part OF the session, was
killed in the House yesterday after. |
noon. 1t was bill BY Mr. Deyette of |
Benson and provided that no alien
telephone company should be interest |
ed In the capital stock or management |
Of telephone company Incorporated
under the laws of this state except up |
on permission OF the general assembly. |
One bill Of interest 10 fishermen. II. |
Sol, was advanced TO a third reading |
yesterday afternoon. IL provides that
person shall take but six pounds OF |
brook trout in day and twenty-five
pounds Of lake trout or longe The
fine is set at sic for each ohense and
five dollars for each additional pound
taken in violation Of the section. An.
other bill OF interest that has passed
is that allowing pickerel fishing
through the ice.
House bin 421 came to the House
under an unfavorable report from the
general committee. This is the bill /
providing for the weekly payment of
wages which was So strenuously oppos-
ed by the lumber interests at pub
lie hearing ON the ground that il would
be practically impossible to comply
with the requirements and would re-
suit in great injury to the lumber
companies in keeping drifting lot of
men on their jobs.
The educational committee was split
on one bill, II. asa, which came to the
House on Monday afternoon with a
majority and minority report. Upon
request of Mr. Miller of Bethel, the
author Of the bill, the House voted on
to which those opposed TO
the measure were in favor, provided
the bill passed, and then the bill was
ordered to lie. This is the bill proyid-
ing for increased instruction in hygiene
and temperance in the public schools.
In its amended form it provides that
text books shall be furnished in grad /
ed form, and that at least four les
sons week for at least ten weeks a /
year shall be maintained in all the
grades after the first three up to the
high school The bill in one section
reads, students, ETC., shall be thor /
oughly taught and shall study the sub
iect Of physiology and hygiene with
special reference to the effect Of alco-
holic drinks and other narcotics on the
human body" No school moneys shall
be paid town if the school registers
do not show that the law has been
complied with. One Of the amendments
adopted kills the section that says that
the text books used shall devote at
least fifth OF their space to the ma.
ture and effects of alcohol.