The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-30
TlTCOMB Is
CONFIRMED
AppOintedState Fish andGame
Commissioner
BOTH HOUSES in SESSION
House Had Enough of Single-session
Plan Yesterday and This Morning
Came Back for Its Usual
Routine.

Both houses Of the legislature met at
10 o'clock this morning, as usual, and it
would appear that one trial by the House
Of the one. session plan was sufficient.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the appointment by the governor Of
John w. Titcomb Of Lyndonyille to be
fish and game commissioner, and Charles
A. Calderwood OF st. Johnsbury to be
trustee of the state hospit.l for the in
sane. Mr.. Calderwood was appointed a
trustee by Governor prouty to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Frank c. Williams, on his appointment
as bank commissioner As it was an
interim appointment. ii was considered
necessary by the attorney general that
he be reappointed so that the appoint.
ment might be confirmed by the Senate.
On motion of Senator Daniels of
Washington. the House bill requiring the
ventilation Of schoolhouses was ordered
TO lie, as he considered the measure alto
gether too drastic.
Senator Gordon OF Washington intro
duced a bill providing for the printing
By the state of / 900 copies of the muster
rolls OF Vermont men who served as sol
diers or sailors In the war of 1872
The Senate passed in concurrence the
bills amending the charter OF the Bur
lington Traction company, providing
that no damages shall be recovered for
injuries caused by deer on posted land,
protecting muskrats in Addison county,
providing markers for neglected graves
and relating to liens on colts
The Senate killed the bill giving the
state board Of health power to appoint
local health officers, The substitute bill
for Senator Gordon's employers liability
bin was ordered to third reading
The time of the House this morning
was largely taken up with discussions
of the bill relating TO the election OF
road commissioners by districts After
several amendments had been discussed.
on motion of Mr. pittridge of Leicester,
the bill was killed. There was also con-
siderable discussion OF the Senate bin
providing for uniformity in dates Of
school reports and transactions Of school
business. Mr.. Burbank of Cabot made
an extended and able argument in favor
VI an uAAEAAAlAFilA nAAAhtAEE NAA LtlH Hf1e~
ton Of the bin making 80 weeks the
duration of a legal school lie main
tanned that it would be a hardship to
the smaller towns 10 maintain schools
for that length OF time. His remarks
were received with applause The amend
ment was adopted by a rising vote of
ls6 to g. After some minor amendments
had been adopted, the bill was ordered
to a third reading
House bill. No 6, known as the mile.
age bill, was reported unfayorably and
on motion Of Mr. MeCuen Of Vergennes
was made a special order for tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
H. 25l limiting the hours Of employ
ment for women and children, and the
bill appropriating $500 for the poultry
interests of the state were reported al.
yersely and were killed
Legislative Notes.
The House spent an hour Yesterday
afternoon in the discussion OF the Amey
bill. which makes the punishment for
murder IN the first degree Imprisonment
for life unless the jury qualities it's yer
diet by adding with capital punisli-
ment" and finally passed It by a vote |
of ll3 to 81. The bill was opposed BY
Mr. Howard of Whiting, Mr. Stafford of /
Brattleboro, Mr. Hunt Of New Haven and |
favored by Mr.. Peck of Burlington. Mr.. |
Amey Of Brighton aud Mr.. Ives of Mount
Holly. Mr. Howard was opposed to the
bill because IL did not go farther and /
abolish capital punishment entirely This /
is probably the nearest the House will /
come to doing away with capital punish
ment this session.
Mr.. Maun of the city of st. Albans
bin in the House yesterday /
afternoon to incorporate the st. Al
bans and Swanton Traction company. /
This reorganizes the St. Adams Street /
Railway company, with a capital OF
permits extension into and /
through any town or city in the coun-
ties Of Franklin Chittenden, and La
mole, 1t also allows the company to
acquire other railroads. franchise, pow
ers and to sell light and power
Single.handed, Mr. Battell attacked
the bill reported fsvorably from the
on highways and bridges to
compel towns to raise an additional FIVE
per cent. tax to be used solely on winter
roads. and he beat It. His speech was
so effectual that not voice was raised 4
in support OF the measure As the bill
had been made special order, it was
expected that there would be some fight
over it.
The opponents of the normal schools
drove another nail in the coffin Of those
institutions yesterday, when they killed
the House bill providing that the state
of education be appoint
"a by the governor, instead Of being
elected by the general assembly. This
bin was introduced early in the session
ov Mr.. Billings Of Woodstock and has
been kept back in the eomufttes on edu-
,ation until the friends of the state
felt they had the strength
70 defeat Il. The ease with which the
1ill was killed showed that the friends
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