The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-20
OPEN DEER SEASON
/. POSTPONED FOR
TWO WEEKS
Governor Mead Issued PrOcIa-
nation This Morning
TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES
Unless Rain Falls In Mean Time An
other Postponement VIII Be
Made.

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today issued a proclamation postpon
ing the osen season for deer hunting
which was to begin the Gath for one
week. II is the governors idea tha
the forests of the state are of NOR,
consideration than the open season
and If the weeks postponemen
brought no rain the season would b'
still further postponed.
The session of the House this morn
| ing was very brief and it killed its
first bill, that of Mr.. Hunt of New
Haven who wanted the terms of towr
treasurers limited to two years.
Mr.. Ward of Danvile introduced {
petition for an up-to-date state wide
prohibitory law which was referred
to the tender mercles of the temper
ance committee.
But five bills made their appear
ance this morning, one to incorporate
the Waterbury Trust Co, one appro
priating $500 annually for the further
ing of the poultry interests of the
state and one to go back to the old
law limiting exemption from taxation
of bank deposit to the amount Of
$1,000.
A joint session was held at two
o'clock to elect state officers when the
following were elected
Supreme Court
Chief Judge, John w. Powell OF
Randolph, IIoveland Munson of Man.
chester, John II. Watson of Montpel
Ter, Seneca Hazelton of Burlington
George NJ. Powers of Morristown.
Superior Judges
Chief Judge. Willard w. Miles OF
Barton; Alfred A. Hall of st. Adams,
e. L. Waterman OF Brattleboro. VIII
liam H. Taylor Of Hardwick, 2. L.
Stanton of Roxbury. F. NJ Butler of
Rutland
NJ S. Stone OF Montpelier was re.
elected superintendent of education.
George w. Wing OF Montpelier was
reelected state librarian. Lee S. Til
olson of st. Adams was elected adj
iutant and inspector general. On the
board of visitors to the University of
Vermont the following were elected:
Gov. ]. G. Mccullough of Bennington,
Cassius Peck OF Burlington, NJ. X.
Chaffee OF Rutland.
On Wednesday evening there was
n reunion OF the Sth Vt.Reglment at
Randolph. This regiment is planning
to erect q memorial TO Gen. Stephen
Thomas. Speeches were made by
Speaker Howe of Bennington, Sena.
tor Dale of Island Pond. F. 7. Browns.
comb, superintendent of Montpelier
schools and c. A. G. Jackson OF Mont.
pelier.
A short session OF the legislature
was held yesterday afternoon. In
the absence Of Speaker Howe, who
was in Randolph attending the annu.
nj reunion of the Sth Vermont, Mr..
Amey of Brighton presided in the
House. The Senate was not In ses-
sion half an hour The Joint resolu-
ton for a committee to visit the town
OF Norton, which passed the House in
the morning, went through the Sen.
ate without opposition. Third read.
ing was ordered on S 6, allowing the
husband the right to waive the provis.
ions in wife's will. Among the bills
passed by the Senate were:-
S 3, authorizing Connecticut River
Railroad company to hold stock in
the Vermont Valley Railroad com.
nany; S 4. an act authorizing the
Vermont Valley Railroad company TO
hold the stock OF the Massawippi
Valley railroad.
The House bill to change the name
OF otter creek TO otter river was
laid on the table in the House until
the members OF Rutland county
could confer.
The income tax hearing before the
committee on federal relations I'm
Senate chamber tonight was largely
attended and the adoption OF the
amendment on the part OF the Legls.
lature was urged by ex.Gov. Barslow
OF Shelburne; who quoted many au.
thorities in support OF the measure.
showing that Morrill, and Edmunds
favored such an expendiency. sena.
tor Gordon OF Barre. giving assur.
ance he was no socialist or demago.
que. declared the interests" were on.
posed TO an income tax.
"Eeverywhere you 20" he said
the man who is able to pay Is the
one who wants TO escape"
DR. A. s. Stevens OF ST. Alhans
spoke on taxation before the Far.
mers' club tonight
The employers liability bin will no
discussed next Wednesday evening
The committee on game and fish.
cries gave n public hearing after adj
lournment on the bill allowing sein.
ing In Lake Champlain. aud the meas.
ure was advocated by Representative
Webster and Carl G. Fletcher OF
swanton. who Informed the commit
tee that Canadians were now draw.
ing their seines In waters across the
international boundary.
American fishermen were Obliged
to sit In idlcness and n they were al.
lowed the same privilege. they claim.
no more tlsh would be caught than
are now being taken out. Mr.. Web.
ster read the section OF the proposed
treaty between England and the
United States IN regard 10 the nsh.
ing IN international waters which
does not take effect until January. N
was stated that whom fhfa fr..f,.