The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Side Lights on the Doings Of the Law
makers.

makers.
The state auditor has commenced
work on the estimates for the appro-
priations for the various departments
for the next two years.
The bill increasing the number of
the supreme court judges from four to
five was killed in the House on Mon.
day afternoon.
Saw mills and business are to re.
ceiye more consideration from the
House than fish, for the bill allowing
fish and game commissioner to pre-.
vent mills dischaTging their saw dust
into streams when the same killed the
fish, was killed.
the original state license board bill
was killed in the House on Monday at.
ternoon. This was the one calling for
three commissioners to appoint lie.
ensees direct without any town com
missioners.
Speaker Cheney sprung one on The
great adjourner, Mr.. Lewis of Norwich
on Monday 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 30
seconds, saying, THE gentleman from
Norwich now moves that this House
adjourn 1t did amid laughter
The committee on game and fisher
les undertook to have the fines receiv-
ed from convictions for violation Of
the Sunday hunting law go to the sup
port of the department Of game and
fisheries, but the house would not have
it So The bill giving fish and game
wardens authority TO enforce the law
was passed because It was shown that
the regular police officers and consts-
bes do not get into the woods where
violations Of the law are committed
but Mr. Howe OF St. Johnsbury point
ed out that the state must bear the
expenses Of any prosecutions under
the law and therefore the fines receiy-
ed ought to go to the general fund.
There was an interesting colloquy be
tween the two Howes. who have been
contesting for the supremacy In the
number OF bills introduced.
II. 352 which drew forth such q
grand array of lobby lawyers during
the earlier part Of the session, wal
killed In the House on Monday after
noon. It was bill by Mr. Deyette o
Benson and provided that no alien tel
ephone company should be interested
IN the capital stock or management o
telephone company incorporated I'm
der the laws Of this state, except upol
permission Of the General Assembly
One bill OF interest to the fisher
men, II. 30l. was advanced to a thir
reading Monday afternoon. 1t pro
yides that a person shall take but 81
pounds OF trout In a day and % pound
OF lake trout or longe. The fine Is s,
at $40 for each offence and 81 "a
each additional pound taken in VOL
ton Of the section.
The educational committee was spl
on one bill. II. asa, which came TO q
, House on Monday afternoon with
! majority and minority report. Up'
3 request Of Mr. Miller OF Bethel, u
author OF the bill. the House voted
e amendments to which those oppos
to the measure were in favor prov
ed the bill passed, and then the b
was ordered to lie. This Is the b
providing for increased instruction
hygiene and temperance In the pub
schools In its amended form Il p
vldes that text books shall be iunt
ed. In graded FORM and that at LEI
four lessons week for az least
weeks year. shall be maintained
- all the grades after the 6rst three
= 10 the high school, The bill In q
Y section reads, students, etc, shall
y thoroughly taught and shall study
subject Of physiology and hygiene "
special reference to the effect Of al
holic drinks and other narcotics
:. the human body" No school mon
shall be paid town II the school !
- listers do not show that the law
been complied with. ono OF
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