The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-15

ate may look on it with a favorable
eye.
HOUSE-MORNING.
Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by the chaplain.
Bills Passed.
The following bills were passed:
H. 2S7, to exclude automobiles and
motor vehicles from the highway
leading from East Middlebury to the
Texas road so called, in the town al
Hancock.
H. 535, amending an act Incorporate
ing the st. Johnsbury Center Gene
terry Association.
H. 500, relating to the time within
which certain duties shall be per-
formed.
H. $40, to pay Charles H. Powers
the sum of $64.80.
H. Sal, relating to boards of en-
ployment. H. 542, relating to Lake
Dunmore Power and Traction Com
pany.
Bits introduced.
The following bills were introduce
ed:
H. 500, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, to amend sections 2279 and 1906
of the Public Statutes relating to the
recognizence in criminal cases, and
repeating sections 1903 and 1898 of
the Public Statutes. Ordered to lie
and reprinted.
H. 597, by Mr.. Miller of Bethel,
to amend Sections 532, 565, 566, 571
and 591 of the Public Statutes and
to repeal Sections 525 and SIC there
of, relating to the form and conttnts
of grand lists and abstracts of indi-
vidual lists. Referred to the commit
tee on Grand list.
H. 598, by Mr.. Stone of Walling-
ford, to amend section 1912 of the
Public Statutes, relating to the cleo
ton of Superior judges. 1t provides
for the election of Superior Judges
for a term of six years, from 1916;
also extends term of such judges ell
ected in October 1910 to six years.
The judge first elected to be chief of
said Superior judges. Referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
These bills were read a third time
and passed:
H. SAB, to legalize the quadrennial
appraisal of Woodford for 1910.
H. 544, to pay William A. Decker
the sum therein named
Coed Roads Bill Passed.
H. 141, the good roads bills was
taken up at 1890 o'clock as a special
order. Mr.. Stafford of Brattleboro,
chairman of the Committee on High
ways and Bridges, said the Committee
at first favored bill carrying an
appropriation of 100000 but after
a conference with the Appropriation
Committee and the Governor they
had favored an amendment fixing the
sum at $150,000. He argued in favor
of the need of continuing the good
roads policy and advocated the in
appropriation.
Mr.. Battell of Middlebury believed
the sum carried by the bill was too
great. He thought we were going too
rapidly and do not yet fully under
stand the subject of good roads. He
moved to amend by making the APP
100000.
The Chair announced that the
was not in proper form
rs the bill as amended appropriated
certain sums at different dates. Mr.
Pittredge of Leicester, however,
came to his rescue with an amend
nent which met the requirements and
which Mr.. Battell presented. Mr..
Fletcher of Cavendish opposed the
He did not think we
could deal with the subject two
years hence or at some other remote
period than now. He said the State
was not asked to experiment with
patent roads or macadam roads but
his bill was simply carving out our
present policy. He said the automo-
1ile was here to stay, either as
necessary evil or a public blessing.
lie thought the bill was right and
proper,
Had Changed His MUD.
Mr.. Burbank of Cabot, chairman of
he Committee on Education said he
lad come here prepared TO oppose
such a bill but he had attended, the
hearings held by the committee and
lad come to believe that the inter-
,sts of the schools of vermont would
lot be endangered by the passage of
he bill in its present form.
Mr.. Gillette of Richmond asked the
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee If the members Of that
committee could furnish the money
needed without a dirccr Stte tax.
Ma Fletcher replied Jhat no man
,ould now say what the House or the
senate would yet appropriate. He
ould not forecast the action to be
AIKEN by the Senate on the direct
Inheritance tax and said an intelli-
rent reply could not now BIZ given
he gentleman's question.
Mr.. Pittredge of Leicester favored