Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
Provides for Levy of Seven Mills
on the Dollar on Vermont
Real Estate Loans.
BIG TALK ON LITTLE MATTERS
House Indulges in Exhaustive
Discussion Of Foxes, Skunks
and Travelling Cranes
Pensions for Teachers.

Montpelier, Nov. 10.--The House wasted
more than an hour this morning in trying
TO find out what legally constitutes a
travelling crane. The bin introduced by
Mr. Fisk of Barre town was under dis
Cussion. 1t provides that travelling cranes
shall be set into the lists as real estate.
Several of the members expressed surpris-
Ing Ignorance by declaring on tho floor
they never heard of a travelling crane ex-
cept n railroad crane on flat car aud
they wanted information. The discussion
took a facetious turn as 1t went on. Mr..
Rabbit of Rockingham declared that
there were more than - varieties of traV-
cling cranes. and MIR. Carl of Canaan in
CURED If this included the travelling Crane
that President Taft took with him on his
western trip last fall to fry and harmon
re the insurgents. After the bin had
been discussed until every one got tired
Is author and Mr.. Boycc of Waterbury
st the House right as to what consti-
tutes n travelling crane. and the hill with
pending amendments WAS ordered to lie.
Seventeen bills were introduced into the
House this morning One by Mr.. Fetch
cr of Cavendish provides penalty of 5000
for any person or corporation employing
q locomotive engineer who has not had at
least three years experience as n fire.
man, this not to apply to men now en-
rloyed by railroad companies.
PENSIONS FOR AGED TEACHERS.
y bill introduced by Mr. stafford of
Irattleboro will be of interest to the
teachers of the state who have
been long in service. II provides that aft
n a person has been Teacher for thirty
years or more. they may be pensioncd
from money raised by towns for school
purposes.
The first taxation bill of the session
made IS appearance this morning. 1t
was Introduced by MIR. Miller Of Bethel
and is entitled AN act 10 equalizo taxa
ZION on real estate" The bill provides for
tax of seven mills on the dollar Of
loans on real estate mortgages In Yer
mont that are not in excess of the listed
value Of real estate and not drawing
more than 5ia per cent. interest and that
they shall be exempt from other taxa
ton.
The committee on claims introduced
bin to pay the estate of the late w. II
Gilmore of Farlee s32S,s4 for subsistence
Of the men of the Vermont National
ut the State range at Mortified In July
and August. 1909, and s59141 for the ex-
rcnse Of the sickness of General Gilmore
While he was at the annual encampment
of the State militia In 1907 and for his
last sickness at Bellows Falls in 1910.
Mr.. Myers of Pownal introduced n
measure which prohibits issuing license
tr selling firearms or ammunition to per-
cons under lG years of age,
NO PROTECTION FOR sKUNKs.
Foxes and skunks came in for an hour $
Il .cussion In the House this afternoon
when House bill 247. to protect fur bearing,
animals, which had been reported a
substitute bill from the joint committee on
game and fisheries, came up as special
order The question was on the amend
r,ent proposed by Mr.. Woodruff of Burk g
10 strike out the section making a close
season for skunks and foxes from Sep
tembcr 10 to October IL Of each year II
favoring this amendment Mr., Woodruff
said that Il skunk or fox is better dead
than alive and he quoted poetry in sup
port of his position.
A general discussion followed parti.
cipated In by Mr.. Daniels of Warren, Mr.
ELLIS of Brookileld, Nj Flanders oil
Orange. Mr.. Bentley OF Sandgate. Mr.
Madison Of Glastonbury, Mr. Roberts OF
Rupert Mr.. Pttridgc of Leicester, Mr.
Shaw of stowe. MI. Bond OF Chester. Mr.
Ives of Mt. Holly, Mr.. Fletcher OF Caven.
dish and Mr.. Carl OF Canaan Several OF
tie speakers attempted to get funny and
yome of them made very bright remarks
The House killed the proposed amendm
with bang and then PASSED the bill
RADICAL COUNTY OPTION MEASURE
The bill introduced this afternoon b,
Mr.. Hunt of New Haven, known Us
county option measure, will If ii becomes
& law do away with the license law il
every county in tho State and substitute
in Its place State prohibition. which +
prayed for in the numerous petitions nov
H. the hands of the joint committee OF
temperance. This bill provides that In
toxicatng liquor cannot be sold In an.
county IN the State unless majority o
the municipalities, ana not n majority o
voters, so direct. 1t is believed SHOULD
this bill become law there is not
county in the State where a majority o
the towns would vote for license. 1t /
predicted that its radical nature will pre-
vent its ever becoming "A law.
The bin creating a State board Of edu
cation, which Is looked upon an ad
House to-day introduced by Mr. Staffor
Of Brattlehoro. This bill provides tina
this board shall consist of the Governor
the State superintendent of education
and one member to be appointed bien
IlalY by the Governor, 1t also provide
that the Governor may appoint biennial
n resident commissioner or member c
the board in any town where normal O
Etate agricultural schools are located,
PROBATE JUDGE BII.L KILLED
The bill relating to the salaries o
probate Judges, in which the salary q
every probate Judge in the State wa
Increased, and many Of them doubled
came up as "A special order this after
noon in the House. This bill had com
IN with an adverse committee report an
In attempt was made to-day by MI
Webster of Swanton to recommit tn
bill to the committee on state and cour