Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
HEALTH OFFICERS BILL DEAD
Agricultural School Measure
Makes Easy Progress-Flood
OF New Bills and Revis-
ion Committee Busy.

pliIs Inc entire session WAS taken IN In
discuss' ~ the Jo,,s T.. riutior introduced
last evening provi,snis for Adjournment
over THANKSGIVING week. and a LARGO
amount cf accumulated business on tho
speakers table was not reached.
The principal discussion this nornirf,
was on the amendment proposed last
evening by Mr. Stone OF wallingford TINT
the Legislature should remain in session
until Wednesday morning. November o.
ana then receive full pay FOR Thanlesriv q
week. This amendment was favored nv
MIR. Ives of Mount Holly, Mr.. BAILEY of
Randolph, Mr.. Cory Of Montpelier. Mr..
Bryant of Ludlow and Mr. Bronson Of
, Harlwick. Among those who opposed
the amendment. and favored the original
resolution were Mr. Fletcher Of Cavern
dish, Mr.. Shaw of Stowe, Mr. Wall Of
Dorset. Mr.. Warner Of Cornwall. Mr..
Carl of Canaan. MIR Gatchel of Charles
ton and Mr.. Gillette Of Richmond.
on this amendment Mr. Miller Of Put.
ney demanded the yeas and nays. Those
who voted to remain and work until mex,
week Wednesday morning numbered 81
md 113 voted against it.
CHANGE MIND ABOUT MILEAGE.
! MIR. House of Berlin then offered an
anne ndrent that the members receive
no mileage and to the surprise of every
one this amendment was adopted
/ The House then refused to adnot
! an amendment proposed by Mr..
briggs Of Searsburg that the members
receive pay for sevcn days ana finally
killed the original resolution
= JNIti,ue az N-.,.,,1.,,.,.
uoducod another joint resolution lrovid-
ing for adjournment over next week with
out pay but with mileage one way. An
amendment proposed by Mr.. Maun of
/ St Adams that the members receive
mileage both ways was adopted as was
the resolution. The Legislature will. ac-
cordingly adjourn next SATURDAY. morning
at eight o'clock until Monday evening.
November Is. without pay but with %
cents mileage.
FOR PROTECTION OF GAME
Although the time limit for the in
PRODUCTION OF bills expired last weex
the revision committee is still working
over time. ,Twentysix bills came into
the House this morning, several If
them of large Importance.
a movement for the protection of
game IS made In a bill introduced by
! Mr.. Kennedy of Duxbury which pro-
hibits hunting with dogs from March
, to December 81 each year.
| The joint committee on game and
fisheries introduced a bill in the House
which provides for the appointment
of State fish and game warden at a
salary not to exceed $1,000 a year and
deputy wardens in each county at a
salary not to exceed SIS per month or
SO per day when internationally EN-
ployed.
The bill Introduced by Mr.. Carpen-
ter IF Northheld, by request is very
radical in its provisions II prohb-
It's railway companies employinf rs
telegraph operators who handle train
orders persons under 81 years Of nge
and provides fine of $50 If a tele-
graph operator is found asleep on
duty.
KILLS HEALTH OFFICERS BILL.
The House sprung an agreeable sur
| prise this afternoon when. without a dis
Sc ntlng voice, II ordered to a third read
ing the bill creating "A State school OF
agriculture. This bill has been assigned
as special order and opposition to II
was expected, bat it went through as
though is was creased. 1t appropriates
$4,000 for a building and $4,000 annually
for support of TIE school.
The principal ichate in the House this
afternoon was ON the bill which pro-
! vides for the appointment of health Off
cersby the solectmcnt instead or by
the state board Of health
Tho iii YVES favored by Mr., Stat
FORD 81 Brattleboro, Nj CARL of Canaan,
MIR. Gtl'ett Of Richmond. Mr. Warner of
Cornwall, Mr.. Plttridgc OF Leicester, and
others who argued that tho seloc tmon
were the supreme authority in the town
and that the people through these select
men as their representatives, should have
the power of appointing the health Of
iicurs.
| The most forciEle arguments IN ouposi-
| ton to the bill We're made by Mr.. bryant
! of Ludlow. Mr. Bailey of Randolph, Nh
| burbank of Cabot and Mr.. Brench OF
Grand Isle all Of whom are physicians,
| and o. MIR. Boyce Of Waterbury and
! Mr.. Caderwood Of st. Jonnsbury, who arc
undertakers. The House by a large ma
jority refused tho bill third reading.
HEAVY FINE FOR DOCKING HORS Ics
|
Another flood of bills came in this after.
noon and the total number now intro
! duced in the House is more than 400 Mr.
! Dart OF Springfield introduced one this
| afternoon which provides II penalty o,
500 for every offense of docking horses.
| Mr.. Kellogg OF Tlainheld would hav,
| deer hunters in the open season hunt with
shotguns. He introduced Il bill which
| provides a fine OF $40 for hunting with
| rifle during the open season for deer
| Another bill along this line was that in.
| troduced by Mr.. Hutchinson Of Washing
ton which prohibits the sale of deer mear
and provides penalty Of 800 for dealing
In venison. Mr.. Russell of Kirby intro
duced bill which provides a penalty OF
So for fishing on Sunday.
| Another bill that came up In the House
as a special order this afternoon was one
| introduced by Mr.. Barron OF Barton early
In the session. providing that the unex
| pended highway taxes In Incorporated vii
lagos shall be expended In the towns
Mr.. Peck Of Burlington and Nat, Bailey
| Of Randolph made effective speeche,
against It and the bill was killed.
STILL HOPE FOR COLUMBUS DAY
The House this afternoon refused q