The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-11-17

some provision for ascertain 1g the
/ damages thst might occur from a
change Of power. To meet this oh.
lection bill was hastily prepared
and rushed through the House, un-
der suspension of the rules, Just
before adjournment on Friday.
Another visitor at the capital last
week was A. T.. Martin, manager OF
| the Equinox House at Manchester.
Mr.. Martin was much pleased with
the interest shown by the legislat-
ure In better roads and the apparent
liberality with which money for thei
will be appropriated for his is in a
position to know something of the
amount of money that would be
brought into the state by motorists
II the high ways can be pat into
condition that will attract them
here.
In the matter of an appropriation
for highways II looks now as though
II would be at least $125,0 900 and
possibly $150,000. The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Babbitt of Rockingham
to appropriate 100000 for this pur
pose is not meeting with anywhere
near the opposition Ii was thought
the naming OF such sum would
create and the Ways and Means com
mittee have given assurances that
II the highways committe wants to
recommend such sum Ii can raise
the money without resorting to a
state tax.
Mr.. Bowles of Woodford, is the
originator of movement to secure
a suitable memorial for Daniel p.
Thompson, the author of the
Green Mountain Boys and other
works and he has introduced a joint
resolution providing for the APP
pointment of commission of three
by the governor to investigate the
matter and report to the next leg
islature.
Among the bills introduced last
week are one by Mr.. Webb Of Arlinf
ton, requiring the monthly auditing
of the expense accounts of state EN-
ployees; by Mr.. Howe of Bennington
by request, relating to the election
OF road commissioner and defining
the powers and duties of selectmen;
by Mr.. Briggs Of Searsburg, to sim
plify the COLLECTION of taxes; by Mr..
Mattison of Glastonbury, to prevent
selectman I'm towns having more
than Is voters from holding other
offices; by Mr.. Bishop of Stamford,
to enable the Bennington Il North
Adams Street Railway Company to
construct railroad In the town. OF
Stamford; by Mr. Williams of Peru.
providing for nonresident fishing
license with fee of IS; BY Mr.. Alb
bott of Landgrove, providing that
hunters licenses shall not be issued
to boys under 16 years Of age; by
Mr.. Myers OF Pownal. prohibiting
the salee of fire arms to a person
under 16 years Of age; by Mr.. Howe
of Bennington. by request. to incor-
porate the Second Congregational
Church In Bennington; by Mr.. Wall
OF Dorset, from the committee on
claims, to pay the estate OF Gen.
w. III. Gilmore certain sums.
The license law received couple
OF hard knocks last week in bills
introduced by Mr.. Hunt OF New Ha-
ven One is a county option bill
and provides that no town shall
have license unless majority OF tn.
towns and cities In the county vote
license and the other provides that
when a town votes NO" on the
question IL shall not vote on II
again for five years.
Among the bills introduced Ia the
Senate last week were several by
Senator Archibald amending the au-
tomobile laws The Senator and Sc
retary-of-State Bailey are workint
together In this matter trying 10
bring the automobile laws mp to the
standard set by such states as Mass
achusetts and New York where SO
much more attention has been given
10 those matters than IN this state
senator Archibald has also intro
duced bill amending the laws re-
latlng to the examination OF tax In
yentories and the production OF the
same In court.
The important legislation OF the
week has been the passage OF the
evergreen tree tax bill. the bill a.
the Law relating 10 su-
pervision of schools. the teachers
training course bill. the bill relat-
ing TO the registration OF automo-
biles OF non-residents which gives
them the same privileges the states
they come from extend TO non-resi-
dents. the bill for the prevention Of
blindness In babies.th bill combin-
ing the boards Of agriculture and
forestry and giving the new board a
appropriation OF $40 600 year. the
bill taking fees In criminal cases
away from justices OF the peace and
grand jurors In places where there
is a municipal court. the bin compel
ling street railways 10 transport the
school children for half fare, the
bin 10 suppress contagious diseases
among bsss, the bill providing for a