The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-04
OF All Members of the Ver-
mont Legislature
BILL PRESENTED TO-DAY
Mr.. Cook Of Thetford introduced Meas
IRE, Which Would Pay $500 in Lump
Sum to Each, with Double That
to, Presiding officers.

The legislature, or rather the House
end of it, took hold of work this morn
ing with vengeance, showing that pre-
dictions that it would take several days
for the Legislature to strike its gait
were not wisely made. The Senate was
ready and willing to work, but there
was absolutely no work for it to do;
so, after Senator Gordon had obtained
unanimous consent to introduce a bill,
adjournment was taken. The House
confined its work to routine business
and in view of the fact that many of
the bills were long and the reading occu-
pied some time, turned off considerable
OF it before noon.
Mr.. Cook of Thetford introduced an
important bill, fixing a lump sum OF
$500 for the pay of members and 5000
for the speaker of the House and lieu
tenant governor. One other bill was
introduced, by Mr. Corliss Of West Fair
lee, to legalize the grand list of West
Fairlee for 1910
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr., Billings of Woodstock, providing
for the appointment by the governor OF
commission OF three, one OF whom
shall be a physician, to investigate the
need of a state institution for treat
ment of cases of advanced stages of
tuberculosis. II was adopted on the
part Of the House
Many Bills Passed House.
A number OF bills were passed, incud
ing the bin to appropriate $1,000 to
Middlebury college for additional in
struction: enabling the village OF Poult.
ney to refund its Indebtedness; relating
to a digest OF Vermont reports; to
amend the charter OF the village of Fair
Haven; Senate bill) relating 10 eertif-
Gates OF appointment OF notaries public
and masters in ehaneery; amending the
charter OF the village of Plaintield; en-
powering the quartermaster general to
sell or lease certain state land; permit
ting the Bennington & North Adams
Street Railway company to operate in
Stamford Incorporating the Pleasant
View Cemetery association Of Barnet;
the Cuttingsville and
Shrewsbury Telephone company; incor.
porating the society OF Cheyaliers de
Champlain in Burlington; to pay George
NJ. Ainsworth of Richmond for time and
money spent in pursuit of Roy George,
charged with larceny; amending the act
relating to the annual meeting of the
Milton graded school District amending
the charter of the Wells River & Barre
incorporating the Masonic asso
citation OF st. Johnsbury; amending
charter of Barre Granite Manufacturers
association; amending act relating to
hunters licenses; TO pay Charles Ill. Pow
ers for pursuit OF horse thief in Essex
county; to incorporate the Fireside In.
sursnce company
The bill extending the right Of suffrage
10 women on the question of local OPP
tion in towns was made a special order
in the House for tomorrow morning
al 1880 O'Clock. The House refused
to concur IN the Senate proposal Of
10 House bill 4g3 on taxa
ton, the proposed amendment exempting
veterans OF the Spanish war from poll
tax.
The ReOpening Last Night.
Short and poorly attended sessions of
both the House and the Senate last
night marked the reopening OF the leg.
after the holiday recess. The /
Senate passed five bills in concurrence, /
two OF them after protest by Senator /
Gordon on the ground that they were I
,lass legislation. 1he two related to I
the Masonic association /
81 st. Johnsbury. with exemption from /
taxation. and to exempting soldiers 1
from taxation The other I
three bills were the amended act OF the /
Barre Granite Manufacturers associs- /
ion, protection against forest fires and /
the word trust" in connec-
ion with advertisements of trust com
)anies.
Labor Arbitration Bill
Senator Gordon introduced bill pro-
riding for arbitration IN labor disputes
IN this bin a penalty is provided if
ockout or strike is declared within go
lays after notice OF the dispute is filed
ZACH party to the dispute must name
IN arbitrator these two to choose a
o agree on the third member, the eoun-
" clerk shall appoint; the findings Of
he board are not compulsory.
in the House a bin was introduced by
'ir. Hunt of New Haven. repeating the
aw relating to the death penalty and
providing for delay Of the execution of
he death sentence until after a session
II the legislature.
A breezy discussion arose over the
Ill providing for an open season for
Ieer during the hisnth of November in
essex county. but the bill went through
" a good majority.
The House unanimously sustained the
'eto of the governor OF House bill 1876.
elating TO hon6cides. Mr. Amey Of
}rightou, who introduced the bill agreed
With the governor that the bill should
Iot be passed without the saving clause
pending cases or ofenses
ommitted prior to February I. An.
,ther bill will be introduced covering
his defect This bill allowed juries TO
ualify their verdicts OF guilty in capital
ases by adding the words with capital
The first thing in the House was a
ood of petitions for the passage Of the
louise bin giving women the right to
ote on the question Of granting licenses
o sell intoxicating liquor. and there
gere two petitions asking for statewide
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