The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-18
AMENDED WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES
BILL PASSED
Went Through House Almost
unanimously
SOME MINOR APPOINTMENTS
Governor Makes Selections for Men,
bers of Boards and Com
missions
SOME MINOR APPOINTMENTS

Montpelier Nov. 1S.-The governor
today made the following appoint
ments Miss Caroline II. Clement OF
Rutland to be member of the board
of library commissioners for five
years beginning December list, next,
Ex-Gov. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow
to be boundary line commissioner;
DR.. F. H. Godfrey of Chelsea to be
a member of the state board of med
ical registration for six years from
| December 18th next; DR.. A. S. Has
kins of ST. Johnsbury to be member of
the state board of optometry for
three years from January list next
DR.. Lewis b. Martin OF Barre to be
a member of the board Of osteopath-
c examiners for three years from
December 18th next.
For members of the state fair COM
mission for three years from Janu.
airy LIST, he appointed Frank H. Tracy
of Montpelier, Hon. c. NJ Fletcher of
Canaan, Hon, S. S. Griswold of Grand
Isle. Hon p. n. Vail of Lyndonville,
A. b. Gardner of Pownal
board OF trade was appointed as fol-
lows: Hon Henry o. Carpenter of
Rutland. Hon Joseph A. DeBoer Of
Montpelier, Hon. Allen NJ. Fletcher of
Cavendsh, Hon Porter H. Dale of
Brighton, Ex-Gov. George H. Prouty
of Newport He also appointed Chas
Button of Middlebury to be probate
Judge for the district of Addison for
the term made vacant by the death
Of Judge w. H. Bliss.
The governor signed the following
bills originating in the House: II SO,
relating to the Clarendon and Pitts
ford railroad II 1856. authorizing the
Connecticut & Passumpsic railroad
company to hold stock in other rail.
roads; Fl PIT relating to the Rutland
and Montpelier railroad company.
In the Senate this morning II 294
relating to agricultural schools was
mades special order for this after.
noon at 2S0. Senator Taplin of Or.
ange was appointed on the Joint com.
made a special order for this after.
school,
Bills introduced in the House this
: morning included one by Mr.. Bryant
of Ludlow relating to divorce; one
by Mr.. Kellogg OF Plainfleld relating
to dogs. worthless and otherwise: one
by Mr. Roland of Poultney relating
TO navigation on Lake Bomoseen anC
: Lake St Catherine; one by Mr.. Fiske
/. of Barre providing for a state board
: OF veterinary registration to consist
, !, OF five members for terms of five
: years to be appointed by the governor
= with pay at SO per day and actual ex
. penses for time actually spent: Mr.
= Martin of Hartland wants the salar
u les OF the chaplains of the state pris
= on and house of correction fixed n
y $500 per year and Mr. Stone of Wal
- lingford introduced a bill incorpora
= ting the village of Wallngford
. n 800 the weights and measure
bill, was taken up this morning an,
Z threshed out at great length. Tn
> bill was amended and made the con,
/. missioner elective by the present ger
: eral assembly, his office effective Dc
u cember LIST and the salary fixed a
= $500 with inspectors salaries at s
y per day and the bill finally passed tn
u :, House by big majority.
~ Another large grist Of bills wen
- through the mill yesterday. 80 I'm n
!" In the House, making n total of 40
~ Dills introduced thus far In the Hons
!" and 1O1 In the Senate Speake
y Howe's statement on the condition {
ie legislation Caused sensation and II
"a ulcated strongly that after Thanks
" giving even, there must be hustlln
- done in order to wind up business b
Is Christmas.
- The special committee from IN
IN House appointed to investigate IN
80 heating ventilating and lighting
w representatives hall made repol
- OF progress through Mr.. Fletcher Z
j" Cavendish and Mr.. Carl of Canaa,
Ihey stated that arrangements hay
= Deen made for a meeting here wit
them OF the state board of health an
the contractors. Mr. Carl of Canoo
4 absolved the engineer from any sha,
IN the blame. He said that und,
\ the present arrangement the engine,
controlled the temperature I'm m
Rouse by hampers and guess
| Dill In which Mr.. Wells of Victor
was interested was laid over q
account Of his absence. Mr. Wei
Is III In the Fanny Allan hospital
Burlington
Speaker Howe called the attentic
Yesterday OF the House To the COM
ton OF business before the House
the present time. There have bee
introduced 474 bills. In the hands
committees there are 80 or 40 mo,
Whch' with bills introduced yeste
uay and those which may yet be r
ported from committees make n tot
OF 500 or more. There have ne,
considered and reported 1ii bills
less than one quarter Of the work \
Tore the Legislature. The sneak
conceded that the House has been
industrious us any Of rs predecesso