The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-12
LIQUOR LAW
in QUESTION
House Killed One Attempt to
Change
AND FAVORED ANOTHER
The Senate Amended House Bill 50 as
to Turn License Fees Into the Cen
eral Fund Of the State
Treasury.
AND FAVORED ANOTHER

State House, Dec. IL
Ono attempt to interfere with the IL
quor laws of the state was nipped in
the bud to-day, when the House killed
the bill which restricted the granting Of
second.cIass licenses, except in towns Of
more than 1000 population. The bill had
been amended by the temperance COM
mittee SO that no second class licenses
should be granted in towns of less than
900 population. Mr.. Watson Of st.
Albans contended that the bill would
destroy the rights OF the towns, and a
similar position was taken by others,
after which the bill was dismissed by
largo vote
Another liquor bill was ordered TO q
third reading this forenoon. 1t forbids
the express business from second-class
saloons and provides that orders for IL
quor cannot be filled unless for the one
who orders o. for his family.
The Senate adopted an amendment to
House bill %. which provides that the
nency taken from license fees be turned
into the general fund OF the state treas
ury, instead Of the permanent school
fund, as the House proposed. The mo-
tion for amendment was made by Sena-
tor Butler and those who favored it
were Senator Cory of Washington, Sem
ator Lewis of Orleans and Senator Cor
ham Of Windahm.
The House killed the bill relating TO
evergreen trees and fixing a license fee
OF FIVE cents for each tree, although there
was some debate. The measure was OPP
posed by Mr. Cook Of Dandy, by Mr..
DeBoer OF Montpelier, who declared that
the proposed law would be clearly m-
constitutional, and by Mr.. Fuller OF
Bloomfield. Messrs. Adams Of Marlboro,
Hitchcock OF Pittsford. Goodell OF Whit
ingham and Lewis Of Norwich. The bill
was refused third reading by 05 to SO.
Last and not least, also, the House
killed the bill to protect muslSrat
houses"
Anticipations Of adjournment were In
the air about the State House to-day.
and since the eommittee work is fairly
well in hand it is expected that evening
sessions of both branches viii be held
next week, which makes it possibility
for the Legislature to reach final adjourn
ment before christmas.
Read Third Time and Passed by House.
H.. 1893. authorizing counties, towns
citieS villages, school districts or FIRE
districts, to convert their bonds. promis
sorry notes or certificate Of Indebtedness,
payable to bearer or to a person or cor
named or bearer, into registered
II. 325, relating to allowance of claims
against the estate Of deceased persons.
II. sSS, relating to public telephone
service
II. $40, relating to the maintenance OF
waiting rooms by street railways.
II. 532, to provide for clerical assist
ance for the offices Of secretary OF state
and state treasurer.
II. 565, to prohibit the discharge of
sewerage or other polluted matter into
the waters Of Lake Bomoseen.
Fl. 566, requiring savings banks, saw.
ings institutions and trust companies to
carry q cash reserve,
Third Reading Refused by Senate.
II. 55s, an act requiring report OF
prosecutions to the attorney general and
giving the attorney general authority
over prosecutions.
Resolution introduced.
A joint resolution setting apart room
number s in the State House for the
use of the board OF railroad commits
sioners and providing the necessary
rooms for the use of the attorney gen
eral The resolution was read and
adopted.
Passed by Senate in Concurrence.
H 80, an act relating to The election
If representatives to the general assem-
bly,.
IL 5I3, an net amending the charter OF
The Troy Conference academy.