The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-23
THREE MORE DAYS
OF THE PRESENT
LEGISLATURE
impossible To Conclude Present
Session Before Wednesday
ADD lOME MORE JUDGE
Bill to Increase Occupants Of Sup
RENE Court Bench to Five
Passes the House.

Montpelier, Jan 23.-It becomes
more and more apparent during the
closing days of the week that It was
going to be impossible to adjourn the
present session of the legislature to-
day The business in the hands of
the senate especially will require az
least three more days.
The bill to increase the number OF
Supreme court judges to five went
| through the House yesterday after
noon with only dozen scattering
votes against IT, Mr. Howe of
st. Johnsbury, returned by a tele-
gram from the sergeant-at-arms, made
a strong speech for the bill, followed
by the principal lawyers of the House.
1t was opposed by Messrs Fletcher
OF Cavendish, Miller of Bethel. Mar
| tin OF Brookline and others. and was
passed by viva yoce vote.
The Cushman-Bacon taxation bill is
| being amended in the Senate TO in.
clude a seven mills tax on intangibles
not applicable to foreign stocks, dis
tribution being to towns after the
| oN0NC oNnOOlf highway anu GUILTY.
taxes are deducted
Governor Prouty yesterday signed
the bill which changes the disposal
of the license fees in all towns OF the
state voting to license the sale of liqll-
or, and hereafter the fees will go into
the general fund of the state.
Other bills signed today are as fol
lows:
H. 107, an act relating to sales of
intoxicating liquor by licenses of the
second or seventh class.
II. 449, an act to aid the town OF
Woodford in the payment of extraordi
nary losses due to flood and forest
fires
H. 56S. an act to amend section
1862 and 1868 of the public statutes
relating to dividends by savings
banks and savings Institutions.
II. 5S4, an act TO appropriate the
sum therin named for repairs and i'm
Iprovements at the state fish hatchery
H. $40. an act to pay the secretary
OF civil and military affairs the sum
therein named
The Senate yesterday morning IN
animously passed the substitute tlus
tee process bill, which exempts from
trustee process wages to the extent OF
IS and leaves the question of a large
exemption up to $25 to the discretion
of the court.
The House continued its salary
raising mania yesterday morning ant
voted $1,000 to the fish and game
commissioner. 1t was thought just
in view of the action taken by The
other officers, and It was believed 'ha
II. G.. Thomas deserved 1t. An al
tempt to make the salary 81 200 failed
In the senate bill was introduced
by the general committee and passeC
empowering the trustees of the Brat
tleboro retreat to sell certain real IS
tate
The following bills were read tn,
third time and passed:
S. 175. relating to salary, expenses
and clerical assistance in the ofIlc,
of the commissioner of state taxes.
s. 176, relating to the trustee pro
cess. Senator Cory proposed al
amendmen to the bill so that $40 o
a persons wages be exempt from
trustee process. Senators Finn ant
Lewis did not favor the amendmen
while Senators Butler, Thayer. Glea
son and Fairbanks opposed tn,
amendment, which was lost.
The following bills were passed il
concurrence:
II. 500, amending certain section
Of the statutes relating to the sal
OF intoxicating liquor
II. 594, establishing municipal
court In Winooski.
, II. COG, establishing municipal
court in the town of Brighton
II. 634, to appropriate sum O
money for the University Of Vernon
and state Agricultural College.
II. 455, to provide bounty on boz
cats. Referred to committe on fist
cries and game.
In the house the following bill
. were read the third time and passed
II. 16S, to prevent giving false II
formation to newspapers.
II. $780, relating to the salary of TN
fish and game commissioner.
The bill was opposed by Mr., Ma
tin OF Brookline. Mr. Fish OF We
gennes urged the passage of the bill
Mr.. Batchelder of Townshend, NJ
Davis of Springfield. Mr.. Hinsdale {
st. George and NJ. Sowles of a
burgh opposed the bill. Mr. l-ockli
moved TO amend by making The 81
airy 81 200 and the amendment va
lost. Mr.. Goodell of Whitinghal
favored the, bill. Mr. Wilder
Waitsfeld called for the yeas an
nays. the result being 1909 yeas an
81 NAYS and the bill was passed.
II. AIS, providing that liquor sol
by licensees shall be purchased
licensees Of the fourth class.
II. Gal. relating to descent