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in Bennington county, was introduced
by a special committee Of Benning-
ton county members. The substitute,
SCI, is an act providing for the laying
of tax on Bennington county. The
bill was ordered to lie and be print
ed.
A bill appeared in the house Friday
afternoon from the committee on high
ways and bridges increasing the sal
airy of the state highway commits
sioner to $500 a year and necessary
expenses and allowing him $500 for
clerk hire.
The House had quite a discussion
Friday afternoon on the bill relating
to the conditions of licenses. This
| by the joint committee on temper
ance excluded LincOlns birthday
Washington's birthday, and Benning
ton Battle day from the provisions of
the license law, which provides that
| saloons must be closed on holidays
incidentally, Columbus day was
brought into the discussion and final
ly the House thought best to refuse
the bill a third reading, letting the
law stand as it is.
The Senate Friday afternoon refus-
ed for the second time to have any
thing to do with the proposed gift to
the State and Middlebury College by
Col. Joseph Battell of Middlebury II
the state would exclude automobiles
from the road leading to his Bread
loaf Inn in Ripton. The Senate kill
ed the bill last week, after hearing
| Colonel Battell In committee of the
| whole and then recalled ii from the
House, where it originated, to give
him a chance to present another pro
position. The matter was taken up
| Friday afternoon on a motion to re-
consider the vote refusing a third
reading to the bill in order to get it
before the Senate so the proposal Of
| Colonel Battell could be considered.
Senator Archibald spoke very plain
| Y about the offer being in the nature
of a bride and opposed reconsidein-
ton. Senator Taplin favored 1t and
considered that Colonel Battell should
be extended the courtesy, The Sen
ate, however, refused to suspend the
rules which allow a reconsideration
of the vote and the proposal did not
get before the Senate officially.
II is as follows: I'VE are ready TO
deed the Breadoaf Inn to Middlebury
College, reserving a life interest, and
together with il some ten thousand
acres of forest lands, portion to be
used in connection with a school Of
forestry. and portion to be kept for
lpark purposes for the benefit Of the
people of the state and her visitors;
the same TO include satisfactory ar
rangement In regard TO taxes with
the towns in which the property is
situated"
Some notifications OF the original
bill were also suggested but even
these did not avail TO change the
views OF the Senate.
S. 141, Senator Seaver's bill cut
ting down the mileage Of members Of
the General Assembly from ten to
FIVE cents a mile each way stirred up
considerable Of a rumpus, making the
provisions of the bill apply TO the
present legislature which was defeat
ed by a vote of 10 TO u. On the
question of the third reading OF the
bill Senator Seaver demanded the
lyeas and nays which resulted as fol
Ilows: Yeas. Senators Collldge, Girls
void. Powell. Scribner, Seaver, Smith
l6; nays, Senators Adams, Archibald
Barden, Butler. Butterfleld, Clark
Cushman. Cults. Daniels. Darling. Da
Wis, Edgerton, Field, Hitchcock, Ly
ford. Norton. Porter, Sheldon, Shep
ardson, Taplin. futile, q.
Senator Cushman called up S % re
lating to employment OF child labor
and offered an amendment elimina
ting from bill child under ~ SHOULD
not be employed around workshop
store, business office. bakery or no
tel" Amendment was lost.