The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-18
SENATOR c. S. PAGE
REELECTED THIS
AFTERNOON
LEGISLATURE Returns Junior
Member Without Opposition
BILLS BEGIN TO ARRIVE
Both Houses Convene This Morning
With Disposition to Buckle Down
to Business

Montpelier, Oct. 1S.-With nearly
every member in his seat the Legisla-
ture resumed session at 10 this morn
ing for a full weeks activity.
Bills are now coming with rush
and the revision committee is work
ing under great pressure.
Several important bills were intro
duced during the morning session in
GLIDING that by Mr.. Webster of Swan
ton relating to the trustee process in
which $40 is saved to the debtor in
any event.
The weights an measures bill by Mr.
Chaffee. Rutland, providing for uni
formity of weights and measures
throughout the state and to
conform with United States
standard. the governor to
appoint commissioner in charge at a
salary not to exceed $4,000, he TO APP
point local inspectors. the standards
to be corrected as often as once in
five years. Inspectors have the pow
err to make examinations at any time.
Speaker Howe introduced bill
making the trout season uniform
throughout the state with the season
opening April 10 and permitting FISH
ing in ponds over % acres. one month
later than at present.
Mr.. Dart of Springfield introduced
bill appropriating 100000 for the
support of the Vermont Soldiers
home in Bennington for the years
1911 and 1912 an increase Of $1,000
over the old appropriation.
A bill to permit the killing of dee
at any time when the animal is fount
destroying crops or fruit trees wal
introduced this morning Mr. Stat
ford Of Brattleboro had a bill for
bidding the issuing OF a liquor licens
at a point nearer the state line thai
2 miles II there is no incorporate
, village
; Mr.. Briggs OF Searsburg had
bill fixing a voters residence wher
,, his family resides or where he
legally assessed.
! Mr. Stafford of Brattleboro intr,
4 duced an important bill covering e.
penditures for political purpose
. which seems to tie everybody
g hands against spending money {
: using influence In caucuses or col
+ vention.
- The worthless dog referred to
!. the governors message received a
> tention from Mr.. Whitney OF Maj
e boro who hopes to stop the keepir
. of so many critters by fixing the "a
on male dogs at $500, females
$1,000.
= The House adopted resolutions {
4 the death Of General W. II. Gilmor
n for many years adiutant general
0 the Vermont national guard.
0 Mr., Babbitt OF Rockingham ~
y sented resolutions on the death
= Larkin G, Mead, the famous sculptc
O who designed the statues at 4
- state house Of the goddess Of agriol
2 ture and Of Ethan Allen. which
y CURED recently in Florence. Italy.
q At o'clock this afternoon senat
0 Page was reelected unanimously
0 both Senate and the House, Senat
v Pike of Iamollle county making {
q nomination speech In the senate a
O Mr.. Shaw OF Stowe in the House
o The first important hearing Of /
. week is scheduled to take place w
nesday evening in the Senate cha
O Der. This will be the hearing on
- income tax amendment to the fede
constitution which the Vermont I.
= islature is asked to pass upon t
on fall. II looks now as II the prop,
,re ton will be rejected.
is, This matter is In the hands OF
on committee of Federal relations. VIII
r ns is particularly strong aggregat
'ol, this session. The chairman OF
Ick committee on the part Of the Ho
In Is Mr.. Bates OF Derby. The OF
by members are Wall of Dorset and
oh Ter OF Bethel. who are democr
BE Cave Of Barre city, Cory Of Mon
the Tier and Converse of Baltimore.
m; the Senate are Daniels, Norton
p sOr Continued on fifth pase)