The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-02
House Thought Health Off
GERS Had Too Much Power
AND AMENDED SENATE BILL
The Proposed Law Allowed Health officer
to Impose Quarantine Without Con-
sent of Local Board of Health.
The Senate Talks volubly.

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duties of health officers, and the intro
duetion OF bills, there was not much
business OF great Importance transacted
in the House this morning The debate
on the Senate bill was participated in
by Mr.. Wooster of Swanton. Mr. Miller
of Bethel, Mr. Bronson of Hardwick,
Mr.. Bryant of Ludlow. Mr. Ellis of
Brookiield and Mr.. Williams of Peach
am Mr. Williams made a proposal of
amendment, which was adopted, and the
bill was ordered TO lie The trouble with
the bill seemed to be that it gave local
health officers power to 90 ahead in
quarantining and other matters without
the consent of the local board of health,
which is the selectmen, and the amend
ment was designed to correct this point,
upon which objection was raised.
The House bill relating TO the sup
port of paupers by the father or grand
father mother or grandmother, or chill
dren, and the bill providing that no
member Of the general assembly shall
be eligible to any appointiYe office dur
ing his term were killed.
The House debated the length of
school year bill at some length. This
bill makes the legal school year 32
weeks, and met with opposition by some
of the smaller towns Finally an amend
ment was offered that the wear OF 2S
weeks can be deemed legal school year
by approval OF the superintendent The
bill, with this amendment, was then or
dercd TO le The Dandy and Mt Tabor
town line caused a fight for short
time. Mr.. Dawson of Dandy offered a
joint resolution appointing committee
of one senator and two representatives
to visit the locality and report to the
committee on town lines. This was OPP
posed by Mr., King Of Mt Tabor and
the resolution was beaten by vote of
ll3 to log.
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr.. Howard of Whiting. To amend
section 2044, 7. s., relating to distribu.
tion and partition of estate Makes
erection OF gravestone. with suitable IN.
scription, necessary. before estate can
be settled.
BY Mr.. Hunt Of New Haven. To
amend section 1885, r. S.. and to extend
the right of suffrage to women I'M certain
cases. Women 81 years old have same
right as men to vote on school and liquor
matters and right to'hoId office relating
to school officers.
BY Mr. Fletcher OF Cayendish To
amend section GAS. p S., relating to
salary OF attorney general. Makes sal
airy $1,000 and expenses.
BY Mr. Stafford Of Brattleboro, relat-
ing to taxation OF Brattleboro Masonic
Building association.
BY Mr.. Peek of Burlington, Makes
il legal for notary public, who ia
stockholder or officer IN bank or cor
pofation, TO act for such corporation in
taking Acknowledgements or administer
ing oaths.
BY Mr.. Fisk Of Barre Town. To amend
section $40, 2. S, relating to Offsets
Provides that nonresident person to
whom debts are owing shall file sworn
statement that he has raid a tax OF
seven -tenths Of per cent. on money
loaned in this state to state treasurer
BY Mr.. Gillett of Richmond For the
protection of human life Provides that
hunters shall wear bright red garments
while hunting deer. Fine Of sl00
BY Mr.. Cutting Of Waterford. To
amend section 020. P. s., relating to
notice to taxpayers and the discount
period Fixes date for payment of taxes
at 10 days from July /.
BY Mr.. Pittridge of Leicester. To
amend section 4002, p S. and providing
for the election of state highway com.
missioner Provides for election of com
missioner by general assembly. Election
this year to be third Wednesday in No
vember.
BY Mr. Peck Of Burlington. To amend
sections 5l5s, 5l6l and 1924, P. s.. re-
lating to traffic in intoxicating liquors.
Provides that licensee shall not employ
person whose license has been revoked
for summary revocation Of license, with
refund of fee, for notice by every court
in county to license commissioners of
convictions for intoxication for six
months back.
BY Mr. Bronson of Hardwiek, defining
duties of commissioner of agriculture, /
relating to creameries, cheese factories,
condensaries and receiving stations for
milk and cream. Provides for inspec-
tion of premises and gives power to
make recommendations for better sani- /
tary conditions, all such places to SUBJ /
NIT statements monthly, bi-weekly or
weekly. Gives authority to prescribe /
form Of such statements.
By Mr. Bowles of Woodford, regulat- /
ing the labor of labor. Nine-hour day, /
domestics, clerks in stores and farm la /
borers excepted.
By Mr.. Bowles of Woodford, repeating /
statute prohibiting hunting on Sunday. /
BY Mr.. Webster of Swanton, amend /
ing act l4a, acts of 1908. relating to duck /
hunting. Provides penalty of $500 for
hunting duck with aid OF a torch, jack /
or other artificial light.
By Mr. McCuen Of Vergennes, pro- /
yiding religious instruction for inmates /
of Vermont industrial school Appro- 1
PIRATES 81 GOO annually for such instruc.
tion.
Real Live Talk-fest in Senate.
The Senate had a real, live talking
spell this morning, when Senator Dam
iels asked for information about the 1
normal school at Castletoh Senator
Porter informed the senate that any real /
estate used in the operation of the
school was owned BY Principal Leaven-
worth and that although thousands OF
dollars had been sper by the state on
repairs and Improvements it had no in
terest in it. Senator Clark OF Rutland