The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-30
BUSINESS HALTS
WHILE members
SQUABBLE
Adjournment Problem Takes Up
Time Of Legislature
WILL VOTE AT MONTPELIER
Elections Recess Opposed by Members
Living Near Montpelier and Who
viii Go Home Anyhow

day mas put in it's time wrauglmg
over the adjournment question A bill
was passed this morning providing
that members OF the legislature may
cast their votes in the presidential
election here at Montpelier but this
has not settled the controversy The
members who live within a radius OF
81 or IS miles of the capital and who
will go home anyway whether there
is an adjournment or not, are opposing
the election recess while hose who
live at a distance are endeayoriug o SO
cure the privilege
There were q number of bills intro
duced today but the majority oi them
were OF little importance and were
given but little consideration
The overshadowing feature of yes
terday session was The renewal OF
the effort to- take q recess over eicc
tion from Friday 10 Wednesday after
noon
In the afternoon the senate resoiu
lion for a recess came TO Inc house
and the greater part of DE session
was devoted to its consideration
Speaker Cheney called Nr Fish of
Vergennes TO The chair and opposed
he resolution. Ail the speeches mad.
were against d and the resolution was
defeated boy a vote of ijI to a. Tues
day the house defeated similar res
oution by q vote of 1856 to Co.,.
An emergency bin, as result Of
The recent rain and the desire ON The
part of hunters TO shoot ducks and
birds, was introduced DO the house in
the morning by AIR. Fish of Nergennes
from the joint committee ON fish and
game. providing that the governor
may revoke. recall or modify his pro-
clamation closing The season for hunt
ing.
Mr. Fish explained that there were
many hunters on Lake Champlain and
other lakes. I'm sections where rain had
fallen I'm abundance who desired 90
hunt those birds ON which Tho season
would naturally be open mao ID not
been for the proclamation. He said
that ne understood the governor was
willing iu sections where rain had fall
lcu TO allow hunting now. and he NOV
cd that the bill instead of-boiue order
10 re and be printed be- placed upon
It's passage suspension OF the rules.
Mr.. leary of Burlington inquired NJ
the intent of the bin was 90 allow
hunting I'm sections where rain had
fallen in cases I'm which he rain was
not general Mr. Fish said that he be
lievcd In cases of birds and ducks his
would be the disposition of the COVER.
nor. but that Of course the open sea
son on deer would not be declared un-
Ill the whole state was free TO hunt
at the same time.
Mr.. Davis of Derby thought 90 would
be extremely dangerous, In view of the
fact that the present rain was not gen
eral, TO declare Off the close season.
Mr.. Leary raised the question that
counties in which rain had fallen
would be overcrowded with hunters and
that the danger would be more immi-
nent
The House finally refused TO suspend
the rules. which is taken TO mean the
killing of the bill for the close season
will be of by November 9.
A resolution introduced by Martin
Of Brookline was adopted providing
for the appointment of a committee Of
i've to serve without expense to the
state. to investigate telephone com
panies of the state and passenger and
freight rates ON railroads The House
killed two bills one eXempung from
taxation railroad property not used for
railroad purposes. and the other re-
Quiring the reporting of cases of Whor
culosis In cattle by anyone 20 whom
the information comes. The House
passed the bill providing for the cleo
ton OF the treasurer and clerk of the
Vermont Valley railroad.
The following bills were introduced
IN the house
BY Mr. Forester of Straton, An
act relating To- the taxation OF real es
tate and personal property
by Mr. McCllntock of Norton, an
act amending the law relating to the
killing of dogs provides that dogs may
be killed II they suddenly assault a
person while riding or walking with.
out the enclosure OF the owner or
when found worrying or Wounding
sheep. deer. moose or caribou
BY Mr. Barber or Brattloboro an
act amending sections l3i9 and 1890
and repeating section 1860 oil lhe
statutes limits the powers OF assistant
judges to issues OF fact and consol-
dates two section relating TO The
opening and closing OF the courts-re.
fcrrcd to the judiciary committee
By Mr. McClintock of Norton am
act relating to the protection of game
birds and their eggs
By Mr. Dioll of Rockingham am act
establishing a municipal court at Bel
lows Falls,
By Mr. .Wnship of Fairlec am act
proiding for the repair of the outlet
of Lake Moroy
By Mr. Church of Whiting, am act
to- provide against the adultcration cot
paints and rcrulatingg the sale
By Mr.. De BOCr of Montpelier au
act amending the charter OF the city
of Montpelier. provides for tine llceh
sing Of junk dealers.
/ By MIR Howe of Bennington. am ace.
to prevent giving false information tC
newspapers provides q fine of not less
than ST. or more than $50 for giving
such false Information with Che intUn
| don that the same shall Doe published
By MIR Martin of Bruokline. 10y ro
| quest. an act TO aid the town of Jam