The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-15
House Voted to Resume SeS.
sion January 2
ADJOURNING NEXT WEEK
After Spirited Debate Members Killed
Proposition to Adjourn This Week
Saturday and Come Back
After New Years.

day over the question of the holiday
adjournment. The matter came up in
the shape OF joint resolution offered by
Mr.. Fletcher OF Cayendish, providing
for adjournment from Saturday morning,
December II, till Monday evening, Janu-
airy 2. Mr.. Miller OF Bethel, for the
Democrats, who at a meeting of the
Democratic club last evening voted
against adjournment till next week, Of
fered an amendment to the Fletcher res
olution making the date Of adjournment
Friday. December %. The resolution
provides for no pay during the recess,
but gives full mileage.
The amendment was supported by
Messrs Bailey Of Randolph, Bronson OF
Hardwick, Norton OF Huntington, Ives
Of Mount Holly and Maun of st. Adams
City. 1t was opposed by Messrs. How
ard of Whiting, Schofeld of Richford,
CARL of Canaan. Martin OF Brookline,
Stafford Of Brattleboro and Calderwood
of st. Johnsbury. After the debate, the
amendment was carried by a yea and
nay vote of l2l to 95. The speaker vot-
ed and gave an emphatic mo- but evil
IDENTIFY there was a misunderstanding
and he later changed his vote.
A further proposed amendment to the
resolution to cut out mileage was over
whelmingly defeated, and another to al
low one-fourth mileage was also lost
Then there was an attempt to make II
one-half mileage, and that was killed.
Finally, the resolution as amended in
the first place regarding the date Of ad'
journment was adopted, providing fol
full mileage.
A few bills were introduced in the
House this morning, making the day OF
final adjournment seem still further off.
One of the bills would amend the char
ter of the Essex Cooperative Savings
and Loan association, making the asso-
citation an institution for savings and
not taxable under any provision Of chap
ter 50 Of the public statutes requiring
tax on deposits. This bin came from
the committee on banks. Mr. Howard
of Whiting introduced a bill to provide
for inspection Of slaughter houses, and
Mr.. Gage OF Weathersfeld fixing tho
salary Of prison physician at $500
House Acts Become Laws
Gov. Mead announced that he hat
signed the following bills originating ir
/ the House;
\ An act to amend section 534l Of the
public statutes relating to the protec
4 ton Of game birds.
/ An act relating to toll bridges,
/ An act to amend No ll3 of the act:
+ Of 1872, as amended by las Of the acts
of 1902. authorizing the Essex June
] tion graded school district to issue bonds
for the purpose Of building and repair
/ ing schools.
/ An act to amend section 1882 Of th'
public statutes, relating to free trans
portation.
An act relating to cards of instrue
ton and amending section l47 Of tn
public statutes.
An act relating to navigation on LAX,
Bomoseen and Lake st. Catherine.
An act to legaIize the quadrennia
appraisal OF the city OF Barre for tn,
year 1910.
An act to lcgalize the quadrennial ap
praisal Of the town of Searsburg, mad'
in the year 1910
An act granting a bounty on blaol
bear.
An act to provide for the disposition
of deer when found injuring crops o
4 fruit trees on cultivated lands.
An act to amend section 1921 OF tn,
public statutes relating 20 the huntin!
Of does. (Restricts annual slaughter L
animals having horns three inches longl
Busy Session in Senate.
The Senate this morning disposed o
a large amount of routine business.
bill was introduced by Senator Archibald
relating to the annual meeting and or
ganization of the state board Of phar
macy. The Senate passed bills relating
to damages from fowage, turning owe
the personal property at the Randolph
normal school to the new agriculture
school, defining the words AUTOMOBILE
and motor vehicle. relating to the com
potency of witnesses, relating to tn
registration OF automobiles owned b,
lnon-residents, relating to the issuing o
warrants against delinquent taxpayers.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
road from Norton to Brighton wa
passed in concurrence, as were the fol
lowing: Relating to doubling Of take;
relating to corporations formed by vol
luntary association, amending charter o
city Of Rutland, relating to libraries i
lpenal institutions, appropriating none
in aid OF agricultural fairs, authorizing
Brattleboro to bond, relating to hunters
licenses, amending statutes relating I
polls and tax inventories, relating 3
stationery and supplies Of state officials
providing for the indeXng of House an
Senate journals, Incorporating the Fire
side Insurance company. legalizing Oh
.auadrennial appraisal and grand list o
Ripton for 1910
A Joint resolution was offered by Sen
ator Coolidge, which turned out TO be
request from the Rutland County Els
and Game league that the Senate d
not concur in the 5ia-inch trout LAY
passed by the House. The president de
clared the resolution out Of order an
said IL would not have been read ha
he known its nature.
The amended bill providing for th
appointment Of a director Of publicit
and statistics was ordered 20 a thir
reading. Senator Cushman's bill max
ing reduced fares on street railways to
Ilahorers was reported adversely and o
motion Of Senator Powell was ordere
TO lie
The governor has signed bills and join