Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
Considerable Progress Is Made in
Advancing Measures to Third
Readings.
STATE FAIR PROPOSITION
BiIi Amended to Appropriate $1,000
. Annually Providing individuals
Raise nS Nuch-Biil Providing
for CompuIsOry Tests Of
Suspected cattle.

Montpelier Dec. s.-rhe House this
afternoon tackled several Of the important
bills Of the session and before adjourn
ment had made considerable progress
with them. The bill introduced Saturday
from the committee on agriculture re-
curing dealers in evergreen trees in other
States to pay three cents to the town
clerk of the towns In Vermont where such
trees re cut was amended making the
dealers nay five cents into the town
treasury for every tree shipped and WAS
then ordered TO a third reading
The bill appropriatins 5000 annually
for the years 1909 and ia1o for the support
Of the State fair was reached this after
noon ON the recommendation of the
committee on appropriation il was amend
ed so that individual subscriptions must
be made for 5000 in each of the years
named. and that the money appropriated
for the state fair shall not BE paid out
until the State has a clear deed to the fair
grounds at white River Junction. This
hill was then ordered to the third read
Ing without debate.
The committee on appropriations re-
rorted without recommendations the
fOOSe OIL hplIbpI ldNlii% - Wv ~ N''V
years 1909 and 1910 for investigating the
water resources Of the state. Nv Bacon
VI Hartford, chairman of the committee
IN appropriations, stated tia, while the
committee favored the work provided for
In this bill Il was not sure the state
should appropriate money FOR such pur-
pose On his motion the bill was ordered
10 lie until the matter can be further in
vestigated.
SOME HOUSE APPROVALs
The House ordered to third reading
Without debate after favorable reports
rom committees the bill providing for a
rraduated scale of registration fees for
automobiles. the bill raising the salaries
" the judges of the supreme and supe-
sor courts from $1,000 to $4,000 annually
md the bill introduced Monday requiring
'avings banks, savings institutions and
rust companies to carry a certain cash
'eserve.
After favorable report from the joint
committee on State and court expenses
the House adopted on Its part the Joint
resolution which provides for paying
Representative Watson OF St. Adams
c!ty. chairman of the House committee
N the revision of bills. SO per day for
.hc session. this being 1913 per day in ad-
dition TO his regular pay as a represen-
tative. AS chairman OF this committee
Mr. Watson has worked early and late,
md has remained at the state House,
getting bills In shape to be introduced
after the Legislature had adjourned and
most Of the members had gone to their
homes.
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