The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-06
GOVERNOR YEToEs ELL
Providing for Ascertainment Of Damages
by Railroads.

The governors veto last evening of
House bill 342, providing for the ascer-
tainment Of damages in the event Of a
change Of motive power by a railroad,
came as considerable of a surprise, as
this is the bill which the governor him
self required to be introduced before he
would consent to sign Senate bill IL,
which is the bill permitting steam rail-
roads to operate steam trains by cleo
| tricity, or vice versa, and which was
put through to allow the New York,
New Haven & Hartford road to. run its
steam trains into Bennington over the
Bennington and North Adams electric
road. The governors message that ac-
eompanied his veto stated that the bill
was regarded as unconstitutional This
/ is probably true, but it is also true thai
the bill does not accomplish what thu
governor supposed il would when he con-
scented to sign Senate II. The veto was
sustained unanimously.
Several other bills were signed by
Gov. Mead and messaged to the legis-
lature at the reopening last night. He
announced to the Senate that he had
signed the Senate bills relating to trans
lportation BY street railway companies of
pupils Of public and private schools and
amending an act relating to seals for
motor cycles.
To the House he announced that he
had signed the following bills; Creating
\ q board of armory commissioners and
authorizing the purchase. construction
and maintenance of armories for use OF
4 the Vermont National Guard; incorpor.
ating the North Underhill Cemetery asso-
citation, incorporating the Troy Gems
terry association, amending the charter
OF the +. & T. Fairbanks & CO., an act
securing to a town its share Of public
school money. although il has not main
tanned a legal school or schools the re-
lquired number Of weeks, protecting
muskrats, an act amending public stat
utes relating to liens on colts.
Nine new bills were introduced in the
House last night as follows: Repeating
section OF public statutes relating to tax
alton Of bank deposits; relating to time
limit in which certain duties required by
chapters 80 to 81, inclusive. shall be
/ performed; 10 pay Charles II. Powers
S84.5O for the capture Of a horse thief
amending statutes relating to boards OF
employment; amending charter Of Lake
( Durfmore Power & Traction company
legaHzng the quadrennial appraisal OF
4 Woodford for 1910; to pay William A
/ Decker SS7 10 for work while acting as
commissioner on Stannard monument
providing for additional questions on tax
inventories; amending statutes relating
TO expenditures of money on state roads
Two bills were introduced in the Sen
ate last night, one by Senator Barder
Of Rutland, providing that all money eX-
pended upon highways, except ia cities
land Incorporated villages. shall be drawn
from town treasury upon order OF the
town road commissioner and the other
by Senator Tuttle of Rutland, relating
to licensing of dogs.
The Senate passed the following bill;
in concurrence. Incorporating the Sec
ond Congregational church of Benning
ton. Incorporating Ascutney Mt. asso
citation. relating to confinement Of per
sons acquitted by reason of insanity
relating to discharge of mortgages, eed
ing to the United States jurisdiction o.
certain lands in Vermont, Incorporating
Orange Co Electric Co., to pay @. Z
Williams, Incorporating New Hayei
West Cemetery association, to pay GER,
tain claims for cattle killed, to pay towr
of Chelsea certain sum. to pay certain
town treasurers certain sums, concern.
ing certain record evidence.
The Senate passed its own bills az
follows Relating 70 certificates Of ap
pointment as notaries public and mas
ters in chancery. relating to iudexinl
documents filed with town and cit!
clerks, providing for a union station II
Burlington, relating to admission anc
discharge Of voluntary patients at thu
insane hospital.