The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-17
House Asks for Conference
With Senate
ON TRUSTEE PROCESS BILL
Weights and Measures Bill Runs Against
Snag--Senate Gets Com
munication From Gov.
Mead.


morning to break the deadlock with ths
Senate on the trustee process measure
when Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish moved
that the House insist on its proposals
of amendment to the Cushman (Senate)
| bill and ask for conference committee
The motion was adopted by the House
without debate, and later Speaker Howe
announced the committees on the part
of the House as follows: NJ. Fletcher
Of Cayendsh, Mr.. Webster Of Swanton
and Mr.. Cory of Montpelier.
! When the weights and measures bill
came up on its passage, Mr.. Pittridge OF
Leicester wanted to have it ordered tG
| lie and be made special order fol
i November 20, SO that the members could
consult with their constituents. Mr.
Martin of Brookline supported this view
I of the matter and Mr.. Babbitt of Rock
/ ingham opposed Mr.. Battell of Middle.
/ bury said he did not know a substituts
1 bill had been introduced, and he wanted
TO look it over. Mr. Wright of West
I minister and Mr.. Cory OF Montpelier
/ favored immediate action.
Then the House by rather close vote
! refused to order the bill to lie. Conse,
quently, amendments were offered by
Mr. Battell Of Aliddlebury and Mr.. Chap
man Of Windham, and on motion of Mr.
Bond Of Chester the bill was finally or
dered to lie
Gov. Mead announced to the House
/ that he has approved the following
House bills and resolution
/ An act to legalize the grand lists for
the years 1909 and 1910 and the quad
rennial appraisal for the year of 1919
OF the town of Elmore.
An act defining the duties of the com.
missioner of agriculture as relating to
creameries, cheese factories, condensaries
and receiving stations for milk and
cream.
An act prohibiting the payment OF
fees to a justice of the peace and grand
Juror in criminal cases.
An act to amend section S. Of this
public statutes relating to the appor.
tionment of senators.
An act to incorporate the Waterbury
Savings Bank and Trust company.
EIroy Kent Bill In.
Twenty new bills were introduced In
the House this morning, among which
was one to commute the death sentence
of Elroy Kent, convicted of the murder
OF Della Congdon, to Imprisonment for
life at hard labor This was introduced
BY Speaker Howe by request. Mr.. Amy
of Brighton introduced a bill to incor
porate the Northern Traction company
a proposed line between Brighton and
Montpelier. Mr.. Shaw of Stowe put in
a bill to establish municipal courts at
Woodbury., Hardwick, Craftsbury and
Greensboro.
A state pension for Civil war veterans
was proposed in bill presented by Mr..
Stone of Wallingford, giving So pen
month to those having no other means
of support than their own labor or pen
sion from the United States. Mr.. Elliot
OF Hartford would incorporate the Inter
state Trust company at White River
junction,
To amend the recently enacted hedge.
hog bounty bill, Mr. Maun of St. Albans
City introduced bill to cover the kill
ing Of the animals In morganized towns
and cores, that part having been left
out OF the law which was approved by
the governor on November s.
Mr.. Wright of Starksboro presented
petition in the House to-day, asking
for the repeal of the local option liquor
law.
Barre Bill Passes Senate.
The Senate this morning had an ex-
ecutive session to consider an executive
which, under the rule,
must lie "a hours.
On motion of Senator Gordon, II. 81,
-. IL and
under a suspension OF the rules Senator
Gordon explained that the necessity Of
the city using bonds to refund some OF
its Indebtedness was the reason for the
haste.
The Senate adopted joint resolution
acknowledging the gift of the portrait
Of Captain SAWYER and directing the
secretary of state to send copy OF the
resolution to the families making the
gift.
Bills were introduced in the Senate,
providing for the erection OF union
station at Burlington and to allow the
city to bond for a portion Of the cost,
Senator Tuttle of Rutland introduced a
bin requiring ballots cast at eaucuses
to be kent in the town clerks office and
together with the checklist be open to
public inspection.
The Senate passed bills relating to the
treatment of inebriates, relating to the
custody of minors relating to hearings
before a superior Judge, relating to the
payment of debts of wards, relating to
exemptions from taxation and relating
to uniformity of dates Of school reports.
The governor informed the Senate that
ne had signed S. 81, relating to the regis
.ration OF the automobiles Of non-resi-
lents and S. 80, amending the law relat-
ne To the soldiers home.
The House passed the bill to provide
markers or headstones for neglected
raves. after some debate. and the bili
providing for the rebuilding Of any state
institution damaged OF destroyed By
ire.
Legislative Notes.
The Central Vermont road is prepar.
ne 10 nut up to the legislature a rather
,stoundine proposition in asking It to
eimburse the road for the expense Of
,olicinp its property during the recent
trike. Representatives Of the road went
,efore the House committee on claims
Tuesday afternoon and asked the CONF
nittee 70 introduce q bin to this effect.