The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-14
ABOUT 80 Bills TO
81: INTRODUCED
THIS EVENING
A Hundred More From Revision
Committee tomorrow
WILL BE IMPORTANT WEEK
Measures of Vital Interest to the
! Entire State Due During Next
Five Days

Montpelier, Nov 1.-THE revision
committee will begin to deliver its
burden when the legislature convenes
this evening after the recess over
Sunday The committee has about
$50 bills in its hands of which so will
go in Monday evening and the re-
mainder Tuesday and Wednesday.
Members desiring to introduce bills
now can get them before the House
or the Senate only by unanimous con
sent in the House and by two-thirds
vote in the Senate, unless they come
through the committees.
There is a sizeable sentiment to
keep legislature. here all this week
and work until Wednesday noon of
next week and adjourn only Thanks
| giving day and the remainder Of the
week. reconvening Monday evening
Among the bills to come in will be
one to commute the death sentence
Of Elroy Kent: for $4,000 criminal
insane ward At the state hospital at
| Waterbury; requiring marriage licen-
SEES TO be posted in town clerks Office
three days before the nuptials; dis
pensary law: bill providing for a
state game warden and 13 county de-
puties. who shall also be fire wardens
an innkeepers license law; state H.
cense commissioner, and state orni-
tholigist.
The governors approval OF Senate
I - 4 81 10 IN
GRAFTON OF railways. depends on the
passage of the Amey bill. explained
By Mr. Chaffee OF Rutland last Fri
day, which bill adds another section
so as TO protect land owners through
whose property trolley Ines run that
may be converted into steam roads. 1t
Is recognized that steam road is an
increased hazard and 10 land owners
and provision Is accordingly made
that they may have ample protection
where such electric roads change oy-
ed to steam
While the bill was introduced nom
inally. it was understood to assist
the Boston and Maine 10 gain en-
trance to Bennington over an electric
y road franchise. the law was made
general and from the lively concern
taken In the measure among the at
torneys OF other roads, when = was
apparent that the governor would
veto the measure. II was evident that
the interests were not confined alone
to Bennington county.
This is the bin as II passed both
houses: ANY railroad corporation
may use electricity as aomotive power
and may, TO such extent and upon
such parts of its railroads as the pub
lie service commission may approve,
permit any street railway company of
this or an adjoining state 90 operate
cars by electricity on its railroad
within the state and any street rail-
way company may use steam as a
motive power upon those parts OF its
raj way located outside the limits of
the public highway, and also upon
each other parts Of its railway as
shall be approved Ton hearing had af-
ter notice of not less than 10 days TO
the .selectmen of the towns through
which said street railway passes),
aud subject to such regulations as
shall be imposed by the public ser
vice commission upon like notice
and hearing) and any street railway
company may with the approve, per-
NIT any street railway company Of
this or. an adjoining state to operate
! cars by electricity on It's railroad
within the state, and any street rail-
way company may use steam as a
motive power upon those parts of its
railway located outside the limits of
, the public highway, and also upon
each other parts Of its railway as
? shall be approved Ton hearing had az
! ter notice OF not less than 10 days TO
the selectment OF the towns through
which said street railway passes)
? and subject to such regulations ms
. shall be imposed by the public ser.
y vice commission upon like notice
. aud hearing); and any street railway
4 company may with the approval OF
r the public service commission, per
5 NIT any railroad corporation OF this
or adjoining state 20 operate rs
e trains and cars over any parts of the
e railway OF such street railway IN this
e state, and to use In such operation
!. any system Of motive power which
5 such street railway company Is OF
Q may be authorized to use on thos,
Z, parts OF It's street railway under an,
/, OF the provisions OF this act"
i Section makes the act subject {,
e the statutes relating to grade cross
/. ings. That portion Of the abov,
Q parenthesis is a House amendment
l. conquered In by the Senate.
o A steam road entails greater
& hazard on the land owners which Il
, provided for IN the amendment Of
D new bill which passed the House OF
L Friday, but which did not reach Oh,
o Senate before adjournment, an,
II which WIN be acted on by that bod,
this evening or Tuesday.