The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-21
Is Chief Feature Of Important
Bill in House Today
COMBINES TWO BOARDS
A Direct Primary Bill Was Also Intro
dueed To-day, Modelled After Bill
Which Was Killed at the
Last Session.

This mornings session Of the legisla-
ture saw the introduction of several
important bills in the House, chief
among which were bill to abolish cap
ital punishment and direct primary
bill.
The direct primary bin, which was in
troduced by Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes,
follows very closely the lines Of the Glib
son bill on the same subject, which
the legislature of two years ago refused
to pass Mr. McCuen also introduced
an important bill, which, if it becomes
law, will combine the agricultural and
forestry boards and add bureau of
publicity.
The Otter creek bin, which was under
discussion when the House adjourned
yesterday, was this morning ordered to
lie, on account of the absence of its au-
thor Mr.. MeCuen, and the House was
deprived of a continuation of the inter-
esting scrap started yesterday.
Here are the bills introduced in the
House:-
BY Mr.. Stafford of Brattleboro, to
provide for the medical inspection OF
public and private schools. School d.
rectors may appoint medical inspectors,
provided voters so instruct.
BY Mr. Hunt Of New Haven, to in
crease the jurisdiction Of justices OF the
peace In civil cases TO have iurisdic-
tion Of actions of civil nature, where
debt does not exceed $500 May try
and determine prosecutions and actions
of criminal nature, where punishment il
by fine not exceeding S25 or imprison.
ment not exceeding 30 days.
BY Mr. Beeman of Milton, to amend
section 3246 P. s., as amended by No
50 of the laws of 1908, relating to the
election Of town officers. Provides for
a return to the old system OF eleeting
selectmen yearly.
BY Mr. McCuen of Yergennes, an act
to amend No. II. acts OF 1908, relating
to the creation OF a board of agricul.
ture and forestry. Creates state board
OF agriculture. forestry, publicity and
exploitation, Of governor, director of the
Vermont experiment station and three
citizens to be appointed by governor.
Governor to appoint commissioner Of ag
riculture January |, at salary not to
exceed $1,000; also a director OF pub
licity and exploitation, at salary to be
fixed by governor. Appropriates $4,000
By Mr.. Ellis of Broollfeld, to abolish
capital punishment.
By Mr.. Barton Of Plymouth, relating
to danger signals and speed of motor
vehicles Seleetmen ~npon petition of ten
voters shall place at corners or curves
Of highways signs painted, reading, Sig
nal, Run SLOW" Speed limit eight miles
at such places.
BY Mr.. Roberts Of Rupert, to protect
fur bearing animals. Close season for
fisher, skunk, muskrat, mink. sable, fox
or coon between April | and November
|. A fine of $50 for digging from its
burrow q skunk, muskrat or mink
Rv Mr. Jackman of Waltham, to
amend section 5l25 of the p s., relat-
ing to the granting of licenses. In towns
voting license. in addition to one for
900 inhabitants, there may be granted
in addition licenses of the fifth class to
the following number: Not more than
two in each town so voting where the
population does not exceed 5000, and
IN additional one for each 5000 popula-
tion additional These limitations not
to apply to the number of licenses of the
fifth class which may be granted in
towns voting no.
BY Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes, to pay
John G. Sargent and Horace H. Graham
.he sums therein named.
BY Mr. Stone of Wallingford tby re-
luestl, to amend section l55 of the p
s., relating to additional polling places. |
Selectmen in towns of two or more vii
ages on petition of 10 voters shall at
east 40 days before general election,
tx number of polling places in each
own, not to exceed the number of such
rillages.
BY Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes, an act /
-elating to primary elections and repeal /
ng acts in conflict herewith
BY Mfr. Peck Of Burlington, to amend /
he charter of the Winooski and Burling-
ON Horse Railroad Co.. now the Burling- I
on Traction Co Empowers the com I
,anv to extend its lines through South I
Burlington, St. George, Shelburne and /
In the Senate this morning there was, /
IS usual, little doing. The bill amend +
NO Barre's charter. in regard to hold I
ne freeman's meeting, which was or
Iered to a third reading yesterday, was +
,assed.
Senator Clark of Rutland county in.
reduced bill compelling Judges OF pro-
,ate to provide a card index in their
Iflices within two years This, with the
eferring of one House bill, to allow no
ustice fees in criminal cases in places
where there is municipal court, was
he sum total of the business.
The House this morning killed two
measures, the first of which was House
i'll 80. relating to sale OF land for
axes. The bill proposed that the land
hould be sold within 80 DAYS. That
gas introduced by Mr.. Chapman Of
Yindham. The other dead measure is
Iouse bill %, relating to marriages.
t was introduced by Mr.. Wells of
Vardsboro.
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