The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-08
House Adopts Reeol'''- 7l'' to
20 N.' -. uooIDlllty
WILL REPORT NEXT WEEK
State Fair Appropriation Was To-day
Sliced to $s,ooO-Senate Went
Through Routine Matters
This Forenoon.

| The Vermont House this morning at
4 tempted to take a hand in the proposals
of amendment to the constitution, when
/ Mr.. Hunt of New Haven introduced a
resolution declaring it the sense of the
House that the l0-year timelock be re-
moved from the constitution This was
the amendment rejected by the Senate
1 yesterday. On motion of Mr. Martin Of
Brookline, the resolution was ordered
to lie.
The consideration of what is known
as the Ottaquechee river bill was made
special order for 2;l5 o'clock this aft
ernoon. The amendment to this BILL
offered yesterday, which practically
makes a new measure OF it, has been
/ printed and there seems to be a disposi-
i tion on the part of the attorneys for
/ the paper trust to rush the matter along.
The House took the first step toward
/ final adjournment this morning, when
+ it adopted a joint resolution, offered by
Mr.. Amey of Brighton, providing for
/ appointment Of joint commission on
4 final adjournment, which shall report
not later than December IA.
] The following bills were introduced
\ From committee on military affairs,
to amend section 3673 Of the public stat
utes, as amended by No 50 of the acts
/ Of 1908, relating to the burial expenses
4 Of soldiers and sailors. Provides state
aid not to exceed $50 for funeral ex-
penses and headstone
4 From the joint committee on game
and fisheries. to amend section 5347 of
the public statutes, relating to netting
and snaring Of game.
4 From committee on municipal corpora.
tions, an act to incorporate the village Of
Cambridge
4 From committee on game and fisheriea,
an act relating to fishing in the lake
/ formed by Chittenden dam
There was lively discussion of the
4 bill making an appropriation for the
state fair of $4,000 An amendment
was proposed to cut this amount to
$4,000, aud still another was presented to
/ split up the appropriation among the
various fairs held in the state The lat
ter amendment was opposed by Mr.
I Bronson of Hardwick, Fletcher OF Cayen.
dish, Cory OF Montpelier, Shaw Of
+ Stowe, Calderwood of St. Johnsburv
/ McCuen OF Vergennes, Elliott Of Hart.
i ford, Bailey of Randolph, Sehofeld of
4 Richford, Boyce Of Waterbury. Davis of
4 Fairlee, Peck of Burlington On motion
/ of Mr.. Hayes OF Goshen. debate was
closed and the latter amendment was
/ killed.
| Mr. Hunt Of New Haven then offered
an amendment providing that no inde-
cent or immoral exhibition or game of
chance be allowed This was lost after
some facetious remarks by Mr.. Ives of
I Mount Holly and Mr.. Cory Of Mont.
pelier The bill was ordered to a third
reading, amended to make the amount
$1,000.
just before adjournment this forenoon
the House ordered to a third reading the
bill amending the charter of the city of
Barre, relating to the appointment of
certain officers by the city council. The
proposed amendment gives the council
the right to appoint board of health.
to consist of three persons, one of whom
shall be a physician and to act as health
officer The act further stipulstes that
the members OF the board "shall receive
a reasonable compensation for their serv-
ices, which shall be fixed by the city
council.
0AutA NAAlN tiut'NW u Il lHlIQ TNNutll2
were: Fl 226, relating to the state board
of library commissioners and providing
for establishing new libraries, H. 290,
limiting the placing Of billbosrds, and
H. 439 to establish office OF state orni-
biologist.
Routine Work in Senate.
No move was made in the Senate this
10, hn al
yesterday refusing to propose the first
proposal of amendment to the constitu-
ton The session was devoted to the
transaction OF routine business Bills
were passed in concurrence legalizing the
grand lists and appraisals Of Morris
town, Grand Isle Highgate, Newark,
Mendon and Fairlee
Senate bills amending the charter of
the Baxter Trust company, authorizing
the city of Burlington TO issue bonds,
relating to the payment of orders drawn
by road commissioners and relating to
the appointment of administrators.
Senator Buffers bill compelling rail-
roads to publish their timetables was
killed
Joint resolutions providing for the APP
pointment of a commission ON the semi
centennial celebration of the battle OF
Gettysburg and for compilation OF tns
school laws to be made by the attorney
general and the superintendent of educa-
ton
The governor has signeu the following
Senate bills: S. 30, amending the laws
relating to habeas corpus; s. -. relat-
ing to chaufeurs' bridges; s. 70, relat-
ing to the payment Of debts of wards;
s. So relating to inebriates and S, 100,
relating 20 insane persons.
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