The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-13
NO GIFT UNLESS
AUTOMO BILES
ARE BARRED
Conditions Attached to Battell's
State Park
TEXAS ROAD" BILL PASSED
House Orders it to Third Reading Al.
though Adversely Reported
by Committee
ROAD" BILL PASSED

Montpelier, Dec. 13-Business in
the Senate this morning consisted of
the introduction of three bills and
the reference of a few House bills.
One of the bills introduced was by
Senator Archibald making important
changes in the laws relating to in
forming officers The bill provides
that officers making arrests for mis-
demeanors shall be the complaining
officers when plea OF guilty is en-
tered.
The lieutenant governor has APP
pointed Senators Edgerton and File d
members of the committee on final
adjournment.
The House this morning ordered to
third reading the bill introduced
by Mr. Battell of Middlebury closing
to automobiles a piece of road lead
ing from East Middlebury to Han
cock called the Texas Road This
bill was reported adversely by the
general committee. Col. Batte,l told
the House of plan which he had to
present Middlebury College 10000
acres of land reached by this road.
Five thousand acres of this land
were to be kept for the use of the
state as a forest preserve. He told
the House that If they killed the bill
he would not make the gift and on
the strength OF this, although there
were some doubts as to the consti-
tutionality of the bill it was ordered
to third reading.
h. lrfl1aI hin ick
| ing a board of veterinary registra-
| ton.
The remainder OF the time of the
House was taken up with the order
ing Of unimportant bills to a third
reading
The Senate and House committees
| on railroads went this morning by
special train to Brattleboro to look
over the terminal facilities there that
/ will be affected by the charter asked
Tor by the Boston and Maine X. r. TO
build line from Brattleboro to
South Vernon.
AT Monday evenings session OF the
legislature, proposal Of ten OF the
amendments to the state constitution
was recalled and the proposal offered
that the Supreme court shall revise
the entire constitution instead OF
chapter two alone.
The governors veto on II. 265 the
embalmcrs' bill, was sustained 1850
10 0, Another bin has been intro
duced 10 overcome the governors OBJ
lection.
II 1914. relating to service of pro
cess. killed Friday, was reconsidered
and ordered to a third reading after
an explanation by Mr. Amey. Brigh
ton. aud Mr. Peck Of Burlington. the
highway bill was made a special or
der for Wednesday az 1880 O'Clock
The speaker appointed as members
Of the committee on final adjourn
mcnt, Billings of Woodstock, Maun OF
St Adams and Butterheld of WI.
mingtou.
The railroad attorneys will be in
terestod in the bill introduced by
Mr.. Webster OF Swanton TO repeal m
act entitled
An act relating to the operations
Of railroads, approved November IL
$50" and which gave electric rail
roads the right to use steam power
ard vice versa. and vas supposed tC
be- for the benefit of Bennington
street railroad, so that Boston ant
Maine trains could run into Benning
ton. The governor signed the bill
under promise that some objections
ne had 20 the measure would be over
come by an amendment but this
amendment did not get his approva
and was vetoed. Now comes the bill
to repeal the original.
Bills Introduced
II 5Ss--From judiciary committee
relating TO appointment OF admins
traitors.
II 5S4-From committee on corpor
ations. amending charter OF Howe
Scale company.
"A 5S5-By Mr. Kennedy OF Willis
ton: to restrict and regulate the salt
OF oleomargarine; licensed dealers
fee. 500.
II 5S6-From judiciary committee
relating to commitments for misde
moanors.
S i2G-From highways dehninl
words, automobile and motor VEN
cles." not to include fire wagons ant
police patrols.
The Senate passed.:
s 120-Relating to operation OF au
tomoblles
s Equalization OF salaries.
Passed In concurrence
IL 2ii-Bounty on black bears.
n Disposition OF deer damas
ing CROPS.
Signed by Governor
II i3-An act. to amend section
1890 and 26gi N the public statute
relating to legal holidays.
Joint resolutions relating to con
pilallon OF school laws.
Joint resolution relating TO the us
, of the hall OF the House OF Represei