The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14
AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY TO. Be
COMBINED
Bill introduced For Joint
Commission
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
Provides for Annual Appropriation Of
$4,000 To Be Apportioned by
Commissioners
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR

Montpelier, Oct. 14.-Two more
deer bills were introduced in the
house this morning. One by Mr..
Webster of Swanton changes the
open season from the last six days
in October to the first six days in
November. The other by MI. Bond
of Chester puts the open season at
the last two weeks in November.
An important bill was introduced
by Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendish this
morning. 1t is the expected measure
combining the departments of agri-
culture for forestery under one mead.
The bill abolished the present depart
ment of agriculture and provides for
the establishment Of q new commits
sion of forestry and agriculture, the
members of the board to be appoint
ed by the governor. The bill calls
for an appropriation of $4,000 to
meet the expenses of the new com
mission from December of the pres
ent year to Ju'y 30, 1911. In future
years the appropriations shall be $40
600 annually divided between the de-
partments of forestery nd agricul-
ture as the members OF the new
board may direct
Mr.. Miller of Bethel introduced a
bill this morning prohibiting the mar
fiage of divorced persons within three
years after the granting of the de-
cree unless. one Of the parties should
die within that period of time.
A Joint resolution was introduced
in the house this morning extending
congratulations to Charles Joyce who
was speaker of the house ~ years
ago and who had served eight years
in congress following his first cleo
tion in 1874 Mr.. Joyce Is in rather
feeble health at the present time but
continues to take quite an active in
terest in public affairs.
The weights and measures bill has
been referred to COMMITTEES.
The question Of adjournment over
Sunday was the subject Of consider
able discussion this afternoon Some
of the members were in favor Of re-
suming business on Monday but the
majority preferred a longer vacation
and it was finally decided by vote
of 115 to so to adjourn 20 Tuesday
forenoon at 10 o'clock.
There was Joint assembly this
morning to canvass the vote for
county officers. The figures in Ben
nington county were as follows.
For stato's attorney-William ]
Meagher 1884; Charles A. Maurer
1876.
For Sheriff-Frederick Godfrey
1912; George S. Clark. 1870.
For assistant Judges of county
court-C. B. Kent, 2226: c. A. Perry
22lS; John Robinson, 400; D. G. Bar
ney, 1908.
The two houses met in joint as
sembly this afternoon to canvass III,
vote for congressman. In the frs
district the vote was follows:
Whole number of votes 27,63S
Necessary for chocie 1888
d. ]. Foster 1881
p ]. Melden 3.21b
Thrall f6S
Fosters majority 1926
At the afternoon session of tn
house yesterday four bills made thei
appearance. The first went through
under suspension of the rules. TIL
second, introduced by Mr.. Cory O
Montpelier. amends the statutes so a
to give the chairman OF the publ
service commission a salary OF $500
and each OF the other commissioner
S1,700: and also provides for suitabl
Offices and equipments and tell
phones. Under the present law Their
Is no provision for Offices and ther
is large mass Of material account
lating which cannot be properly sto
ed and filed, The nominal Office {
the commission is at Montpelier. br
none of the members lives here an
some provision for offices Is really r
quired. The committee on appropr
atlons will consider this measure.
Mr. Chaffee Of Rutland propose
that the state treasurer be authorize
to reissue the agricultural COLES
fund. now held In trust by the stat
and amounting to Si35.50O. This bl
(H. - went to the judiciary comml
tee.
MIR. Billings of Woodstock, fathe
proposal to place Middlebury CO
lege on an equal footing with q
University OF Vermont and introdu
ed bin under which $4,000 OF q
amount appropriated for that instit
ton shall be used In paying the Il
ton and incidental college charges
30 students appointed In conform
two law. $4,000 annually for the mai
tenance OF department Of pedagoe
for the education and training OF hi
school teachers, and $1,000 for a
dtional instruction. This made h
second bill sent 20 the committee
appropriations.
The Joint resolution to pay c.
Poulln and regarding the compeni