The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-13
House, After Spirited Debate.
Vote in Favor OF 1t
ON COL. BATTELL'S BILL
He Proposed to Donate 10000 Acres Il
Middlebury College, if Road to
Tract Were to Be Closed to
Motor Vehicles.

biles from certain roads in Vermont wal
debated at some length in the Houst
this forenoon on the bill OF Mr. BatteI
of Middlebury to exclude automobiles
from the highway leading from East
Middlebury to the Texas road, so called
III the town of Hancock. After the de
bate the House ordered the bill to
third reading.
Mr.. Battell, who is known as tn,
most impacable foe to the automobil,
in Vermont, started the debate by eN
planning the dangerous nature of the
road for teams and automobiles, thai
it was not trunk line highway ane
was traversed by few automobiles
SO the closing of it would not work ans
great hardship to automobiles He alsc
explained that he had offered to Middle
bury college 10000 acres Of land to bt
reached by this road. for use in connec
tion with a school of forestry, 5,00t
acres Of which were to be reserved to the
use of the state for forest preserve
If automobiles were not excluded from
this road, the plan could not be carried
OUT ii they were, it could be consum.
mated.
Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendish urged the
third reading OF the bill out of consid'
GRAFTON for Mr.. Battell, who was so gen.
erous to the state Mr.. Schofield OF
Richford felt likewise about the mat.
ter
Mr.. Boyce Of Waterbury, chairman Of
the general committee, which reported
the bill adversely, explained that this
action was taken on general principles
and not because they did not favor this
particular bill.
Mr.. McCuen Of Yergemes thought the
bill should be amended so as to permit
h residents Of Ripton and physicians td
use automobiles on this road. This idea
was opposed by Mr. Martin of Brooklint
/ and Mr. Boyce of Waterbury, on the
ground that it would clearly make the
bill unconstitutional.
Mr. Gillett of Richmond said hs
thought Mr.. Battell was holding up the
state with a threat not to give this land
if his bill was killed he did not care
about this particular road, but opposed
the bill on general principles. Mr.
Wright of Westminster favored the bill
Afr. Clark Of Morristown said Col Bat.
tell was trying to put bread into om
mouths and we ought to swallow it, moi
spit it out He therefore. moved the
previous question. and the bill was or.
dered to third reading, with but few
votes against it.
other Bills Sent Along.
Besides this, the House ordered the fol.
lowing bills TO a third reading: Relat,
/ ing to exemption of soldiers homesteads
from taxation, amending charter of the
4 St Johusbury Cemetery association, re.
lating to the time within which certain
duties shall be performed, to pay Charles
\ IT, Powers S6i50 for chasing a horss
/ thief in Essex county, relating to boards
Eof employment, amending charter OF
Y Lake Dnmore Power and Traction com.
pany, legalizing the grand list of Wood.
+ ford for 1910, to pay William f. Decker
4 SS7. 10 expenses in purchasing land fot
/ Stannard memorial, amending act relat.
4 ing to questions on Inventories. TO pay
/ town of Shoreham $4,000 on road ap-
I preparation, to 10y Charles A. Pmmley
assignee for Frank Plmley, Sl5 on an
1892 order to pay William Brewin OF
Providence 1882 for state pay during the
/ Civil war; to pay towns of Readsboroi
Woodbury. and Worcester of education
( fund, to pay c. G. Graves of Waterbury
$40 for time spent in transporting hos
pital patient, to pay town of Jay S495.95
Of education money, to pay NJ. Fl. Hazen
tSll4a4 for pursuing man charged with
breach of the peace, to amend charter
of the village of Hyde Park, to enable
Swanton Falls union school district to
bond, for correcting and legalizing indi.
vidual lists, grand lists and quadrennial
appraisals, legalizing Stamford's grand
list and quadrennial appraisal for 1915
and, finally, the bill relating to the
duties OF cattle commissioner.
The House wrote KILLED across the
bill to establish q board of veterinary
registration, the opposition coming main
" from small towns which might be
far removed from a licensed veterinary
Light Business in Senate.
Business was light in the Senate this
morning and consisted OF the introduce
-tion OF three bills and the reference of
the House bills messaged in. Lieut. Gov.
Slack announced the appointment of
Senators Edgerton and Field rs the Sem
ate members OF the committee on final
adjournment aud admonished them that
under the resolution they were supposed
to ascertain the exact date when final
adjournment cOutu De Hdu anu iuoht q
report tomorrow.
The Senate adopted in concurrence the
Joint resolution asking the Vermont con-
gressional delegation to use their inilu-
ence TO secure an appropriation for
suitable crypt for the remains Of Ad-
miral John Paul Jones.
Senator Archibald introduced a bill
making officers making arrests complain
ing officers in eases where a plea OF
guilty is made It also makes some
amendments 10 the public statutes, made
necessary by the law passed taking away
fees from justices and grand Jurors in
criminal cases. Senator Archibald also
introduced d bin relating to the compe-
teucv of witnesses, which relates 10 the
testimony Of surviving parties.
Licenses Olemargarine Dealers.
A bin was introduced in the House
last night by Mr. Kennedy Of Willis
ton. restricting and regulating the sale
Of olemargarine; it licenses dealers and
makes the fee sl00 per year. The iu-
dietary committee put in a bin amend
ing the law relating to appointment #
administrators etc. not domieiled in
the state; the committee on corporations
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