Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-14

provided for repairs and additions TO
Orange county jail at Chelsea.
The House Tuesday passed
H. 464, relating to the erasure Of names
from the check list.
H. SOC, to pay certain states attorneys
the sums therein named.
Il. 500, granting powers of justice Of
the peace to city and municipal courts.
The House Killed.
II. B14. to aid the town Of HartIand in
bridging the Connecticut river.
SENATE FOR ANOTHER JUDGE.
One Of the livellest debates Of the ses-
sion was held in the Senate Wednesday
on the Senate bill increasing the number
OF Judges Of the supreme court from four
to i've. The most effective speech In its
support was made by Senator Lewis OF
Orleans. He was supported by Senators
Donoway. Kidder, Finn, Cory and Glib
son. The leaders Of the opposition were
Senators Lewis OF Lamoille and Flagg.
The bill was finally passed By q vote Of 70
to 3.
The Senate also devoted another hour
to discussing the House bill which pro-
hibits the discharge of sewage or other
polluted matter into the waters OF Lake
Bomoseen. The bill was finally ordered
to third reading by yea and nay vote
OF II to 10.
An attempt was made in the House
Wednesday to reconsider the vote of
Tuesday whereby third reading to the
employers liability bill was refused. The
motion to reconsider was made by Mr..
Wheeler Of South Burlington, who voted
the day before with the majority, and the
molten was supported by Mr.. Leary OF
I - IL.
port. The House, however, was stub
born, and by rising vote Of 112 to 81 re-
\ fused to reconsider.
The Senate bill providing for the in
spection Of milk precipitated debate in
the House that lasted an hour and a half
and covered q wide range in regard to
milk. The bill vas finally passed in con-
currence BY the close vote Of IS to 81.
The bill creating q state license COM
missioner and prescribing his powers
and duties was reached Wednesday in tbs
House. It was a substitute bill, intro
duoed By the joint COMMITTEES on temper.
auce. 1t provides for 9 state license com
} missioner ct f6 per day, who shall issus
all licenses to sell Intoxicating liquor, ap
point license commissioners In towns
voting ''yes' and have general oversighi
of the liquor business.
Mr.. Leary OF Burlington offered al
, amendment which struck out all OF thu
original bill after the enacting clause
providing for the appointment Of licens'
commissioners by the assistant judges o
the county court, these commissioners &
be chosen from the two leading politica
parties, thus putting their appointmen
, out of politics. Mr.. Leary also proposes
an amendment that In towns of 1000 o
, more. i've license commissioners insteal
OF three should be appointed. Thi
would leave the law practically where !
now is except that the license boar
, should be non-partisan. Mr.. Lear
! spoke in favor Of his proposed amend
|, ment, which be said was designed soleI
to keep the appointment Of license com
missioners out OF politics.
Mr.. Kinsley Of Rutland city Oppose
, the amendments proposed BY Mr.. Leary
a He thought the appointment Of commits
\ sioners would stiil be kept in polite
under the proposed amendment and
7 favored the original bill, as did Mr.. Fis
/. Of vergennes and others. The propose
I amendments were lost and on the motioi
! of Mr.. DeHoer OF Montpelier the bill wa
! made q special order for Thursday morn
Z ing.
= HUNTERS LICENSE BILL UP.
: The hunters license bill which origin
|. ated in the Senate and passed that bod
e before the h lliday recess was taken u
II in the House Wednesday morning. tn
+ bill provided that all hunters in the stat
: must pay q license of q to hunt all kind
Of game and that nonresident hunter
= must pay license fee Of SIS. Owners {
y land are allowed to hunt on their ow
' lands without taking out license. tn
y House proposed an amendment whic
b was adopted, allowing the shooting
!. any time Of noxious animGls not pr
' tected by law.
4 On the question Of the third reading
It the bill, Mr.. Fish of vergennes explaine
its provisions and told Of the desirabilil
Ie OF It's becoming a law. Mr.. Fletcher
n Cavendish characterized it as unconstitl
= tional because it proposes q restrictio
n and not a regulation.
v Mr.. johnson Of Woodstock favored Il
J. bill. He thought the state had lor
enough raised deer for nonresident hun
a. ers to shoot. Mr.. Ames OF Holland ali
% made an effective speech in its favor fro
1t the standpoint Of q resident of bord
sr town. He told of his own experience
,e with hunters and fishermen from Canad
ID On the other hand Mr.. Parker of Lowell
a another Orleans county man, vigorous
ID opposed the bill.
Mr. Daniels OF East Montpelier So
IN the measure was wrong and unjust al
" he hoped il was unconstitutional. NJ
" Howe Of Bennington called the attentis
" to the fund this bill will provide for /
" stocking streams and game covers 81
Mt thus promote and maintain the fish al
be game interests of Vermont. Mr.. Mart
III OF Plainfieid spoke Of the injury done
2; the farmers Of the state by hunters. 81
he thought this bill was q good chan
for the farmers to get back at them.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Ball
II of Chester making license fees for re
\, dent hunters fifty cents instead OF 81 "
u adopted, and an amendment proposed
- Mr.. Parker of Lowell exempting all oh
y dren under eighteen years Of age from
." provisions Of the bill was rejected, and
was finally ordered to the third readi
- by q safe majority.
m LOOKING TOWARD ADJOURNMEN
on The first definite move toward final /
/ a journment was the joint resolution int
Nv duced in the House Wednesday by