The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-05
Vermont Legislature Holds I
Session To-day
WASREOPENEDLAST
If Nothing Is Done With the Taxation
Measures II Is Likely That There
Will Be an Early Final
Adjournment.


State House, Jan. s.
The House and Senate finished the
business before the two bodies this
morning in about an hour. some Of the
drift.wood cases being disposed Of
The regular Tuesday roll call in Che
House revealed the fact that there were
30 absentees, several being detained ut
nome by illness.
Speaker Cheney made the announce.
nent this morning that II. sos would
be taken up this afternoon. This is the
employers liability measure from the
judiciary committee. 1t has not beer
discussed on the floor Of the House as
yet. The nub Of the bill is in the first
section which reads as follows: "a
corporation shall be liable to its en-
ployes, or, In case OF an employees
death, to his personal representative
fer the benefit of the surviving wife
or husband or next Of kin, in damages
for all personal injuries which result
from the negligence Of the employer, its
officers, agents or employees; and the
fact that the employe may have been
guilty Of contributory negligence shall
not bar recovery when his negligence
was slight and that OF the employer
was in comparison, but the damages
shall be diminished by the jury in pro-
portion to the amount Of negligence
attributed to the injured employee
1t was also announced that II. 5s1
would be taken up on Wednesday. This
Is the Temperance committee bill pro-
yiding for one license commissioner to
appoint town boardE in places voting
for license The state commissioner
grants druggists licenses and Licenses
Of the fourthclas according to the
provisions Of the bill.
The question of adjournment Is quite
generally discussed. The taxation
question seems to be The key to the
situation. II nothing definite is done
along new lines it Is probable that
there win be an awful slaughter Of
bills of all kinds and That adjournment
may be taken very soon. The Senate
committee reported 10 Iieutenant-
Governor Mead this morning that fhey
could sugar orr the bills in their pos
session in 4 day whenever called upon.
Killed by House To-Day.
Fl. 514. To aid the town Of Hart
land in bridging the Connecticut river,
Killed by Senate Today.
s. co. Relating to fees Of masters,
referees and commissioners.
Passed by House.
III. 5sg. Al amended, to amend the
charter of the village Of Milton.
II. COS. Relating to the village Of
Poultney.
II. 5S4. 10 establish municipal
court in the village Of Winoosli.
The two houses came together last
evening with q good attendance in the
Senate and probably less than a quorum
in the House II those present had beer
counted. Little business OF importance
was transacted in either body, for the
members had hardly become settled in
their seats again after the holiday re-
cess. The even was devoted largely Ia
greetings of return.
Governor Proutv received callers dur,
AflE A3AS NOhJHE ~ LitG Gf&AtlhEt sstt0 ~
seemed gladstone homecoming all
around. In the House the bill providing
the increased appropriation for the labo-
ratory Of hygiene passed, and the House
concnrred in the Senate's request for q
committee of conference over the bill
which has to do with the disposition Of
the money received for license fees IN
the towns voting license. It will be
remembered that this bill passed the
House amended so that the money will
90 into the permanent school fund. The
Senate further amended by making pro-
vision for the money in the general fund
1t il probable that some Of the other
license bills will be taken up for discus
sion the first of this week, including the
one which has to do with the state Ii,
cense commissioner, who shall have pow.
er to appoint town commissioners.