The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-17
TRUSTEE BILLS TO
Be CON SIDE RED,
IN CONFERENCE
Speaker Appointed House Com
mittee This Morning
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Bill Ordered to Lie Without Date by
House After Bitter
Debate

Montpelier, Nov. 1.-THE governor
this morning signed the following Or
iginating In the House: Joint resolu-
ton relating to adjournment from
November 19 TO rs. II 1877 defining
the duties of the commissioner of
agriculture relating to creameries,
cheese factories and receiving stat
lions for milk and cream. II II pro |
hibiting the payment of fees to JUS
tees OF the peace and grand jurors !
i'm criminal cases. II 202 relating to |
the apportionment of senators. II So |
incorporating the Waterbury Savings |
Bank and Trust Co. He also signed |
s 81 relating to the registration of |
automobiles and motor vehicles of |
non-residents.
S 50 relating to the Soldiers Home
in Bennington.
Senator Powell of Chittenden In
troduced a bill this morning provid.
ing for a union station at Burling.
ton.
Bills passed by the Senate today
included S G6. relating to the treat
ment Of inebriates and SO relating
to inebriates. S n relating TO the
custody OF minors. S. 81 relating to
hearings before superior judges; S 80
relating to exemption from taxation
S 80 relating to uniformity of dates
for school reports.
The Hon Norman Mattison of Glas-
tenbury presided over the opening
session Of the House this morning
with dignity and fairness.
| The Senate again turned down the
trustee process bill S 20. as amended
by the House and II 10 and Mr.. Flet.
cher OF Cayendish at once called for
a conference committee, the speaker
appointing as such Mr.. Fletcher of
Cavendish. Mr.. Webster of Swanton
and Mr. Cory of Montpelier.
Bills introduced In the House this
morning included one by the Joint
lcommittee on. insurance taxing prem
iums paid to non-licensed insurance
companies. Mr. Howe of Bennington
introducerd bill 10 commute the
death sentence Of Elroy Kent to i'm
prisonment for life at hard labor. Mr.
Stafford of Brattleboro and Mr.. Wall
of Dorset had bills relating to the bal
lot law Mr.. Bean of Newport one
requiring the consent OF prisoners be.
fore being transferred to any other
place of confinement.
Mr. Amey ofBrighton wants TO build
a railway from Brighton TO Montpel.
Ter. Mr.. Mills of Ryegate wants an
additional town officer who shall be
an official welgher of coal. Mr.. Cal
derwood Of st. Johnsbury introduced
a bill to incorporate the 10 mile Falls
Power Co. Mr.. Shaw Of Stowe wants
| a municipal court established cover.
ing the towns OF Woodbury., Hard.
wick, Craftsbury and Greensboro Mr.
Stone Of Wallingford introduced n
bill providing for state pensions OF
Sc per month to veterans of the Civil
War having no other means of sup
port than their own labor or pen
sions from the United States.
Mr.. Elliot Of Hartford has a bill
Incorporating the Inter State Trust
Co. at White River Junction.
H 300, the weights and measures
bill came up on its passage this morn,
ing and was bitterly contested and
debated at length and was finally or
dered TO lie without date.
The Columbus day bill yesterday
; afternoon passed the House on n yea
and nay vote of l2l to 90. much
larger majority than advanced the
Dill to a third reading yesterday
The vote at that time being 90 to so
Practically al the leaders OF the
House supported the measure, and
only four members opposed, Roy Of
Barnet, Ives OF Mount Holly Whit
ney OF Marlboro and Hunt OF New
,, Haven. Mr.. Cory OF Montpelier
who introduced the bill, won per
. sonal victory In securing the passag,
OF the measure through the House
The Senate enacted another chap
ter In the trustee process bill this NJ
ternoon. This measure was called
upon motion Of Mr.. Archibald Of Ben
nington. Il was Senate bill 90 will
House bill 10 as a rider. The meas
ure was tabled yesterday. owing (,
! the absence of Senator Porter. VIII,
u was III at his home In 81. Johnshury
Senator Porter was here today. Sen
ator Archibald did not argue the hill
being content simply with demandlnl
the yeas and nays. The Senate re
y FUSED TO concur in the House propos
ais Of amendment OF vote of Q yes
o 20 no, being the same vote substantI
. ally as that cast on the bill last week
g The refusal OF the Senate to cor
= cur sends the bill back 10 the House
= The next move must be- made BY IN
y House. Il is expected that con
~ mittee OF conference will be aske
= for. The Senate will accede 10 IN
= request and the representatives q
% both bodies viii endeavor TO arrly
y at some common conclusion and r,
:, port q measure which may be accep
:, |" able to both branches.
!. Fifty bills were introduced In m
~ House during yesterday covering
a. multitude OF subjects, among the nul
" Der being the innkeeper's bin.
singleheaded tax commission placlr
- the listers under the department
state taxes This bill provides ne
machinery for effective supervlsI,
ne OF listers and taxation subjects. =,
lection Of data. etc. II followa q
IN the ideas OF the voluntary liatei
nd meeting held during the last year Al