The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-15
COY. mead Approves ReSOlu-
ton Calling for One
OTHER EXECUTIVE ACTS
Several Bills Were introduced Before
Legislature Went Home for Weekend
Holday-one of Them consid-
cred Very Important.

Governor Mead has approved number
Of resolutions which have come to him
from the legislature, but as yet no bills
have become laws through that act, as
/ it is yet too early in the session for
them to get through the various chan.
nels. He has announced to the Senate
that he has approved the following joint
resolutions originating in the House:
Joint resolution relating to the pay OF
Samile B. Poulin for his short service
as secretary OF the Senate, and the joint
4 resolution relating to the pay Of clerk,
assistants and stenographer of the gem
eral committee on revision Of bills
/ He has also sent communications TO
the House, announcing that he has APP
proved and signed the following joint
resolutions Relating to a clerk in the
Office of the speaker; relating to the use
OF the hall Of the House by the Vermont
branch OF the American Red Cross so
ciety; relating to a committee to can
vass votes for members of Congress; re-
! lating to the use OF the hall of the House
by Prof. j. G. Monaghan; relating to
committee to examine the system OF
bookkeeping in the office of the state
treasurer; relating to a general assembly
to hear the report of the general can
vassing committee to canvass votes for
members of Congress; relating to general
assembly to hear report OF the commit
tee TO canvass votes for justices OF thU
peace and probate officers.
Governor Mead has appointed Fran,
~ e {
missioner of state printing to succeed
Frank f. Langley of Barre, who recently
resigned. Mr. Parsons has been engaged
in newspaper work for a long time. hav-
ing been with the Waterbury, Conn,
American, the Springfield, Mass. Repub-
liean, the Manchester, N H., Union. the
Rutland Herald and now with the Mont
pelier Journal He will qualify for the
office as soon as he receives his com
mission
The legislators deserted Montpelier
generally, following brief sessions of tile
House and Senate. yesterday afternoon,
after the joint assembly to canvass votes
for congressman iii the two districts of
the state. Tn the House three new bills
were introduced The first OF these was
by Mr. Webster Of Swaaton relating to
duck hunting. The bill proposes to pro-
hibit the hunting Of duck with the aid
Of torch, artificial light or decoys. It
fixes fine OF 500 and SIS for every
bird taken. The joint committee on
game and fisheries was given this bill
The second of the bills was introduced
by Mr.. Mam OF St. Albans aud is con
sidered quite important BY ii, it is
L ,f a.
public statutes, relating to fees OF JUS
tiees of the peace. 1t would prohibit
fees to Justices in criminal cases heard
in towns where there is municipal
or city court, nnless the Judge of such
court certifes that he was disqualified
or unable to hear said case. The pur-
pose of the bill is to decrease court ex-
penses by forcing the hearing OF criny
inal cases in the municipal courts. In
some places, much of this business has
been diverted to justice courts, whereas
the state has been paying the costs of
maintaining the municipal courts for
such hearings. The bill was referred to
the committee on state and court ex-
penses
The third of the new bills in the House
was presented by Mr. Billings of Wood
stock, and it proposes to amend section
ola of the public statutes, relating to
the superintendent OF education maxi
ing the officer appointive BY the governor,
rather than elective by the legislature.
This bill was referred to the committee
on education, after which the motion of
Mr. Cameron of Norton to adjourn was
carried. According to the previous vote,
the legislature will not reconvene until
Tuesday morning.
The Senate also made short work of
its afternoon session, merely ordering to
a third reading the Senate bill relating
to appeals from the final decisions of
listers. In the list of the committee,
the president of the Senate,
on amendments to the state constitu-
tion should be placed the name Of SEN
ator L. NJ Seaver of Orange county the
name having been inadvertently con-
fused with that Of Senator Davis of