The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-19
SESSION WAS
BUT A FARCE
House Worked To-day, Senate
Quibbled Only
NO QUORUM IN EITHER
1t Cost the State $500 To-day to Intro
duce II Bills and Pass Five
Minor Corporation
Measures.
NO QUORUM IN EITHER

session to-day worked out as many
thought it would; most everybody went
home. There were no committee meet
ings last night, and it has virtually cost
the state OF Vermont 1890 to introduce
II bills in the House. Fifty-six members
out OF 240 odd were present in the House
this forenoon and nine out OF 80 IN the
Senate
By the action Of Senator Gordon Of
Washington county. no business was
transacted in the Senate, and it came
about in this way. Senator Daniels, also
OF Washington, asked leave to introduce
Joint resolution and that il be consid-
cred under suspension of the rules.
Senator Gordon raised the point OF no
quorum and moved to adjourn. His
motion was lost, and the Senate was
then in a fix. The motion to adjourn
could not be renewed till some business
had interyened, and as there was not a
quorum no business could be transacted
as long as Senator Gordon insisted on
his point
After considerable consultation, Sem
ator Gordon consented to make motion
that the sergeant-at be sent after
the absentees TO secure quorum. This
motion was lost, and as this action per
haps constituted business a motion to
adjourn was then thought to be in order,
and it was made by Senator Seaver Of
Orange county The motion prevailed,
and the Senate adjourned.
The object of all this manpuvering
was the teachers training course bill,
which the Senate passed in concurrence
yesterday with proposals OF amendment.
| III the Senate did no business the session
to-day would not constitute a legislative
day, and the vote passing the bill could
be reeonsidered after the Thanksgiving
recess. 1t also prevented the messaging
of the bill back into the House.
The House Does Business.
The House with only 90 members pres
ent went along to-day and transacted
some business The work included the
passing OF five bills, all corporation
4 measures. 1t first reconsidered the pass
ling Of the bill relating to the charter
+ of the Brandon Savings bank, corrected
la manifest error and then passed it
again. The other bills passed were: Au-
thorizing the Rutland Railway, Light
\ and Power company to extend it's rail-
way, Incorporating the society of Chev-
alier de Champlain of Burlington, moor
porating the Pleasant View Cemetery
association OF Barnet, Incorporating the
4 Ascutney Mountain association.
Y The eleven bills introduced to-day
we're as follows: Changing the name
of Bennington Center to Old Benning-
ton; repeating the act of 1900 ineor-
Eporating the village of Milton; adding
to the charter of the village Of Ran
dolph; arranging ballot for general cleo
tions, a column for each political party
4 introduced BY Mr.. Webster of Swan
toni; restricting use OF word Trust
in banks, except by corporations report
1 ing to and under supervision of the
bank commissioner; giving Nergennes
power to water its streets; to provide
for building jail and jailers residence in
Bennington county; taxing property do
mated to or purchased by any college
school, church or charitable institution
unless town votes to exempt; repeating
act Of 1917 relating to grammar school
land in Bethel, and to appropriate the
income therefrom; providing for inves-
tigation and report on a uniform sys-
tenn of town accounts; providing for nc
tax exemption for debts owing, unless
amount Of debt is stated in inventory
with particulars, and no debt outside
the state TO be allowed, unless inventory
is accompanied by afIidavit amending
act permitting seining in Lake Cham
plain.
Gov. Mead Uses His Pen.
Gov. Mead announced to the House
to-day that he has signed the follow
ing bills:-
An act to amend certain sections oil
the public statutes, relating to exam.
nation Of pupils Cor advanced instruc'
tion.
An act to legalize the quadrennial ap'
lpraisal of real estate of the town OF
Belvidere for the year 1910,
An act in amendment of No ia, acts Of
1896, entitled An act incorporating the
village of West Randolph, and in addi'
tion thereto.
An act to amend section 4462 of the
public statutes relating to bridges
An act for the suppression of con.
tagious diseases among bees.
An act relating TO seining in Lake
IChamplain.
An act TO amend No. 259 Of the acts
Of 1906, entitled, An act to amend the
charter Of the Bellows Falls village cor
poration and to repeal all existing acts
relative thereto.
An act TO amend section 20 of No. l6i
of the acts of 1894, entitled, An act tC
incorporate a city and town Of Barre
as amended bv section 20 OF No. 2ll oi
the acts of 1902 ton bondingl.
An act to amend No. as of the acts
OF 1905, relating 10 flags.
An act TO legalize the quadrennia
appraisal of the town of Readsboro fOl
the year 1910.
An act protesting fur-bearing animals
An act 10 amend sections 6439 anC
4640 Of the public statutes, relating tC
the deposits Of minors in asvings banks
savings institutions and trust eompa
lnies.
An act to amend 565l of the publ,
statutes. relating to the killing, muzzling
OF claiming Of dogs.
An act to incorporate the Sanborr
Cemetery association.
The House yesterday afternoon accom-
lplished considerable work. including the
passing Of the following measures Sc
touring to towi its share OF public
money although e has not maintained !