The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-22
MINISTERS MUST
HAVE LICENSES
70 MARRY
Legislature Refuses To Extend
the Privilege.
SMALL ATTENDANCE FRIDAY
Adjournment to Monday, House to
Meet in Afternoon and Senate
In Evening

Montpelier, Oct 22.-The legisla-
ture yesterday adjourned to Monday
the House at 2 o'clock in the after
noon and the senate to 1880 in the
evening.
The House refused third reading
to the measure introduced by Mr.
Wells of Readsboro allowing unlicen-
sed ministers to perform marriage
ceremonies. Mr. Peck of Burlington
for the judiciary committee which I'M
animously reported the bill adversely
stated that the committee did not be-
lieve in letting down the bars on the
sacred ceremony of marriage as this
bill contemplated, but rather that
they would make them tighter They
believed that marriages should be
performed religiously by only duly
ordained clergymen and that it should
not be permitted Of clergymen who
had been deprived Of their right to
preach. to exercise functions after the
power given them had been revoked.
Mr. Wells thought he ought at
least to have been notified of a hear
ing so that he could be present and
state his case. He said he had kept
sharp watch for notices and had not
been informed of any intended hear.
ing. so that the report was a surprise
to him. He asked 10 have the bill
rest for a time but the House refus-
ed TO grant the request and killed it
on the spot
The trustee process bill had mar
row escape IN the House before the
usual small Friday attendance. and
hid not its sympathizers come to IT'S
! rescue there is no telling what would
/ have happened 70 IT, The measure
uas finally made a special order for
go o'clock Tuesday afternoon when
full attendance vii be present and
the friends of the measure win all be
here.
An adverse reDort was made bv the
committee on II. 81. empowering the
nuhlic service commission to estab-
lish a code Of demurraee rules. Mr.
Rabbit Of Rockingham nut up a Wig
orous opDosition to the bill. He de-
clared that II the law was changed so
that the commission could reduce the
hours Of demurrage from 9S 10 45 II
would be enc Of the greatest hard
ships that could be placed on the
shippers Of Vermont and would cost
them 100000 annually One firm he
knew OF would lose $4,000 He stated
that Massachusetts would soon pass
a law similar TO the act on the stat
ute books of this state He URGED
that they retain what they had. The
industrial interests OF Rutland. Proc
tor. Washington county. Bellows
Falls and Brattleboro demanded II.
Mr.. Shaw OF Stowe said that such a
law as proposed would work a hard.
shin on the small towns which had to
cart their freight several miles to the
railroad stations.
Mr. Daniels Of Warren and Mr.
Bronson NJ Hordwick also opposed
the bill No voice was heard in fav
or ~ II on the question OF PASSAGE
The hill amending the act incornor
atirg the trusteoe' ~ the Soldiers
howe by reducing the number Of G
A. r. trustees from 10 to 10 was made
n Srecial order for 8 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Owing to the absence Of Mr. Nc
Cueu Of Vergennes. II. Q. TO chance
the name Of Otter Creek 70 Otto riv
or was on motion Of Mr.. Stone Of
Wallmgford. ordered to lie. Addlt
ioral copies OF the House and Sen
ate committees and OF the bill re
laiing TO weights and measures wer,
ordered printed. II was stated thai
there was a large demand for tn,
WEIGHTS bill.
There was considerable stir ahou
the state house when Governor Meal
gave out his proclamation suspendinl
the open season for hunting from DC
tober "a to October. 81 inclusive. Tn,
r governor did this under the authority
granted him by law passed at The
j. last session which provides that IN,
open hunting season may be suspend
er, III II shall appear to the governo
that by reason Of drouth the use o
|. firearms in the forests Is liable Il
cause fires" This law was an emer
a gency measure passed two years agl
= when the severe drouth all over tn
state made some such provision n No
cessity and Governor Prouty did q
that time suspend the omen season. !
, was not, however. apparent to anyon
|. who discussed the matter that an
drouth existed that would warran
such action by the governor and
was talked that In all probability IN
governor had been prevailed upon {
d, stretch his authority bit and SUI
pend the open season until la'
could be passed to prevent the KILN
d OF does. In this connection Il wa
d pointed out that 20 rush through la
G to repeal the law allowing the KILN
!. Of does would be in effect vlolatio
a by the state which has sold thousand
g. OF hunters' licenses md would no On,