The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-29
BIGGEST RIVER IN
THE STATE MUST
REMAIN A CREEK
House Refuses to Change Name
of Stream.
HAD FUN WITH HEDGEH0GS
Representatives Amused Themselves
With 30 Cent Bounty Bill
Yesterday
HAD FUN WITH HEDGEHOGS

Montpelier Oct. 29,-otter Creek
will continue to be called creek"
since the House yesterday dismissed
the bill changing the name TO Otter
River by the close vote of So to 50.
The vote was SC close that the clerk
went down through the long roll
second time to verify the count. The
motion to dismiss was not debatable
but that really was not necessary as
there was oratory enough Thursday
when the bill went to a third reading.
Since Thursday Rutland county men,
bers and opponents to the measure
have been busy and were able to
change enough votes to secure ma
jority
The House spent an hour talking
about the school age of children, the
measure under discussion being II 81,
which was reported adversely by the
committee on education.
The committee believed no action
should be taken on these matters I'M
I'll they had full information which
could be secured from the published
state report now in the hands OF the
printer. Meanwhile they asked that
the law be not changed Notwith-
standing this the lower branch spent
an hour and then didn't accomplish
anything, the bill being laid on the
table. The bi makes the length Of
, the school year % weeks the old law
is % weeks and the proposal Of
amendment is 80 weeks which was
the pending question when the bill
was ordered to lie.
The committee to whom was refer
red the bill on weights and measures
will hold hearing in Representative
hall next Thursday night. Members
of the committee appointed by Gov.
Prouty 10 investigate the subject OF
weights and measures in Vermont
will appear before the committee and
urge the passage OF the bill. The
state commissioners of New York
and Massachusetts are expected at
the hearing
Senator Max l.. Powel's bill TO ex-
empt hotel properties from taxation
on the vote of the towns, met with
opposition from Burlington, Rutland
and White River Junction this morn
ing before the judiciary committee
II is argued that the passage of such
an act will be unfair to existing no
tells who are Obliged to pay taxes by
permitting the town to discriminat,
between men and companies who ART
in the same line Of business. Ex-Go'
Woodbury. opposed the bill.
Hedgehogs were on the docket II
the House for an hour the bill placinl
a bounty OF 80 cents each on thes,
noxious animals being advanced to
third reading The bill wi come VI
on the question Of passage next Tues
day morning. The bill was fayore,
by Fletcher of Cavendish, Cory o
Montpelier, McCuen of Vergennes
Ives Of Mount Holly, Mills of Ryegat
and Daniels of Warren. Amey O
Brighton, Joslin OF Waitsfeld ant
Rowland opposed the bill as agalns
public policy, thinking it would ope
all bounty legislation again. Tn
bill was discussed in humorous vel
for the benefit of The galleries whc
were crowded with women.
Mr.. Carl of Canaan interrogate
the committee which had recommend
ed an amendment that the man brini
ing in the heads shall cut off the ear
in the presence OF the town clerk an
bury them. He desired to know
II was the head or ears of the hedgl
hog or town clerk that was TO be Gu
of
Mr. Boyce gave a satisfactory e,
planation The chair inquired IL IN
answer satisfied the member froI
Canaan. He replied that he couldn
hear It but felt sure that 1t was a
right
Mr.. Wall OF Dorset further inquire
as TO whether Il was the head of N
town clerk or hedgehog that was
be extracted. Being town clerk hin
self he could not conscientiously vol
for the bill II It referred to the tow
clerk.
Mr.. Wall raised the question OF q
usefulness OF the section that requi
ed the boy TO bury-the head. II le
to the boy he would get rid of It
the easiest way by throwing il ov
the fence. Perhaps this might q
away with some of the worthle
dogs. He believed town Gle
would have to follow the boy to 81
that the head was buried.
Peck of Burlington and Chapmi
of Windham and Stafford OF Bratt
boro favored the amendment. Cha
OF Morristown spoke for the
which he Is the father Of The amer
ment was adopted. The bill W
amended to read porcupines, GO
monty known as hedgehog" also N
the heads must be presented to {
town clerk In ten days and the DO,
ty shall be 30 cents instead OF
cents.
on motion OF Mr.. Hunt OF n,
Haven the House amendedrule Al I
hitting the introduction OF bills
III the second Tuesday In Novemb
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