The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
Thirteen Buddin~ .,,sry Tert
n csmo"' forenoon
DURING A BUSY SESSION
Senate Pssssd an Employers I,sbiht,
Bill, Which Is Considerably Modified
from That introduced by SEN
ator Gordon.

Both houses Of the Legislature put 4
hard mornings work at routine mat
tors this forenoon and turned out a lol
Of it. The Senate took up the weighti
and measures bill and, after a1nendin,
! it, ordered tie bill to third reading
They amended it FIRST by striking ouI
the words that three inspectors shall
be appointed to read that they "may'
1 be appointed when necessary. The othel
amendment strikes out the provision fol
a $500 fine on second otfense for falst
scales after the scales have been tested
The governor informed the Senate thai
he had signed S. SO, relating to the ap
pointment Of assistant town and city
clerks and the joint resolution providing
for committee to visit the Castletor
normal school.
The Senate ordered to third reading
the bill relating to the rating of automo
blles and passed in concurrence the bill
to enable town to secure its share OF
public money under certain conditions
and the bill protecting muskrats in Adj
olson county.
1t also passed Senate hills relating tt
ballots cast at caueuses, providing fo
an investigation i'll divorce cases and I'll,
substitute employers liability bill. This
bill is very much modified from the one
introduced by Senator Gordon, but il
probably the best that could be put
through the Senate, The bill establish
ing a board of state examiners for EN-.
balmers was also passed in concurrence
In the House this morning the bill
to commute the sentence of Elroy Kent
came up with an adverse report from
majority OF the committee, and on
motion of Mr. Stone Of Wallingford wal
made special order for tomorrow
morning at 1915 o'clock The attorney
general is preparing an abstract of the
testimony in the case, and it win not
be available until tomorrow. The House
passed in concurrence the bfil providing
for uniformity in dates OF school reports
and transaction of school business
After brief discussion, the House
killed II. 456, taxing premiums paid to
non-licensed insurance companies. II
was opposed by Babbitt Of Rockingham
Webster of Swanton, Peck of Burling.
ton, Fletcher of Cayendish, CARL OF
Canaan, Calderwood Of st. Johnsbus
Maun of St. Adams. 1t was favored
by Miller Of Bethel and Warner of Corn.
wall.
Among the bills introduced in the
House this morning was an act to incor.
porate the Fireside Insurance company,
with a capital OF not less than 100000,
to begin business when S25,000 is paid
in. The bill was presented by the com
mittee on corporations. Mr.. Burbank Of
Cabot presented measure to amend the
charter OF the village of Cabot
No less than thirteen bills fell by the
wayside in the House this forenoon, as
follows Relating to sales of intoxicat-
ing liquor bv licensees OF the second and
seventh classes, relating to penalty for
dogs hunting deer, relating to Sunday
hunting, relating to cruelty to animals,
prohibiting the sale OF venison, prohib-
iting fishing on Sunday, relating to close
season in Joe's pond, relating to pole
lines in fishing, for the protection Of
deer (stopping slaughter till l9l4l, re-
lating 70 hunting licenses permitting
hunting Of any wild animals, fowls or
birds on ones own land and another
relating to Sunday hunting; besides, the
insurance premium taxation measure
noted before,
Governor Mead has signed the follow
ing House bills. An act amending va.
rous sections OF the public statutes re-
lating to the supervision of schools; re-
lating to the copyright of Vermont re.
ports; providing for notice to the public
service commission of the organization
and other information Of corporations
subject to supervision Under section lie
of the acts Of 1905; creating q state
school of agriculture; providing teachers
training courses in high schools and
academies He also signed the joint res
olution relating TO the commission TO at.
tend the Atlantic Deep Waterways ESQ.
ciation meeting.
Legislative Notes.
The little old rad schoolaoise OF our
grandfathers' days won out yesterday in
a fight against modern methods cf ycu-
ilation, wher the Senate killed the House
bill providing for the installation o:
system OF ventilation in all pubic school
buildings. The argument was used that
what was good enough for so years ago
was all right for to.day and th9t because
the school children OF those days were
strong and healthy there was no rea~1n
why they should net be new under the
same conditions The bill may not have
had sufficient merit to warrant ,ts enact
ment into law. but the arguments that
were sufficient to xiii il were barely suit
ed to present-dsy enlightenment
There was, however, an opportunity
for a dig at The states new ventilating
system IN the State Iiouse that wae nos
lost. for it was contended that II tnese
schoolhouse systems, that required .he
approval of the state board OF health,
lid not prove more satisfactory than the
1ne approved by the state board for this
state House. it would not be much use
them.
-.Os-
The House yesterday afternoon had
he longest sitting OF the session and