St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-16
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ing control of this course away
from the superintendent of educa-
ton and putting it in the hands of a
board of education. These amend
| ments were all killed and the bill
passed by the house. This was the
first real test of strength of the
normal schools and indicates they
are in the minority
A substitute weights and measures
bill has been introduced. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment of COM
missioner at a salary of $1,000,
which is a reduction of $500from the
original bill, and limits the number
of inspectors to three while H. 20
permitted the appointment of as
many as the commissioners deemed
necessary. Section IL of the bill,
which required the use of comput-
ing devices on scales to register the
money value of a purchase was
stricken out as was the clause which
required that all commodities be
sold by weight, measure, or numeri-
cal count. This is to be left to the
discretion of the commissioner. 1t
1t is understood there will be no
opposition to this bill.
The senate has passed the House
bill taking away fees from justices
of the peace in criminal cases in
places where there are municipal
courts with proposals of amend
ments which include grand jurors
with the justices. 1t is probable that
the House will agree to the amend
ments and that the bill over which
there has been so much turmoil of
one kind and another will become a
law.
The senate also passed without
debate Senator Gordon's workmen's
compensation act. Senator Gordon
pulsory act and as such would not
require an amendment to the con-
stitution before it could become eff
fective He said it was drawn after
the law recently enacted in New
York state and was the kind of a
law that was meeting with much
favor in England and other foreign
industrial countries, except that
their laws were compulsory.
Important Bills introduced.
H. 286-By Mr.. .Chaffee of Rut-
land, to provide for repairs or re-
building of any State institution
damaged or destroyed by fire or
other casualty; provides that trus-
tees may use insurance money for
that purpose.
H. 287-By Mr.. BatteH OF Middle
bury, to exclude automobiles and
motor vehicles from the highway
leading from the village of East Mid
dlebury to Texas road, so-ca1led, in
the town of Hancock; provides that
road shall be properly posted and
fine of $35 or Imprisonment of 80
days shall be penalty for running
these vehicles over it,
H. 281-By Mr. Williams of
Peru, providing for nonresident fish
ing licenses; will cost non-residents
SIS to catch Vermont trout.
H. 282-By Mr.. Abbott of Land
grove, (by request), relating to hunt
ing licenses; provides that no license
shall be issued to anyone under 16
years old
H. 2S-By Mr.. Gatchel1 of Charles
ton, relating to muzzling, claiming,
or killing dogs; if three legal voters
make complaint of any vicious or al
legged vicious dog, the officers shall
investigate and order disposal of the
dog and owner may be fined not less
than $40 for failure to comply.
H. 288-By Mr.. Davis of Fairlee,
relating to the law of the road /;
compels' turning to the right"
H. 310-By Mr.. Miller of Bethel,
to equalize taxation on real estate. 1t
provides that loans on real estate
mortgages in this State not in ex-
cess of listed value of real estate at
rate of interest not exceeding 5 IL
per cent, shall be taxed7 mills on
the dollar and shall be exempt from
other taxation.
H. 3O5-By Mr.. Stafford of Brat
tIeboro in addition to chapter 237 of
the Public Statutes, relating to dogs
and making it possible to recover
double damages.
H. 306-By Mr.. Stafford of Brat