Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26

to a digest Of the Vermont reports. s.
129, relating to the publication of Yer
mont citations, and II, 1913, providing n
place for the keeping Of the records and
! files OF the public service commission.
The afternoon session OF the Senate
lasted only half an hour and nothing
of Importance was transacted.
OPEN SEASON FOR TROUT.
| The House this morning disposed of
| n largo amount OF routine business.
The principal debate was on the
House bill relating to the open sea-
son for trout. AS amended and order
ed to a third reading, this bill makes
the open season for trout fishing in
streams from April IS to August 1,
and in lakes and ponds from April Is
| to september /. and makes these dates
uniform throughout the State. The
amendment providing for these dates
was proposed By Mr.. Bryant OF Lud-
low and was favored by him, by Mr..
Stafford of Brattleboro and Mr.. Bill
| ings of Woodstock.
| Mr.. Battell Of Middlebury said that
August is the month of summer vis-
tors In Vermont and they want to go
streams closed in August. but for all
that. he did not oppose the amend
ment.
Mr.. Orvis of Manchester proposed
an amendment to the amendment maxi
ing the open season for brook trout
fishing from May to August To- He
thought the original amendment
would iniure the summer guest bust
nose at largo sim ,r,nr botoIs vvbO
largely increase the grand list of
many towns He said these summer
visitors do not come to Vermont until
after July and they do not want to
be cut off from trout fishing as early
as August l.
Mr.. Howe of Bennington did not
favor the later opening of the season.
but he favored the opening when the
fishing is poor. He advocated a close
season commencing August l.
TROUT BILL IS PASSED.
Mr.. Orvis of Manchester, in opposing
the original amendment, said that April
IL Is too early to go fishing, that on that
: date fishermen must take along too much
artificial heat Mr.. Carpenter OF North
; held said it would soon be time to go
fishing and he demanded the previous
! question. The demand was sustained
, The amendment to the amendment pro-
l posed by Mr. Orvis of Manchester was
lost. The amendment proposed by Mr.
bryant was adopted, and the bill was
passed with few dissenting votes.
The House discussed for an hour this
morning the valued policy bill on which
the Joint committee on insurance had
proposed IL amendments, 10 OF which
were adopted, and when the bill was
finally recommitted to the committee Il
could not have been recognized by MIR
Roy Of Barnet who introduced 1t.
The appropriating OF &. 900 annually tC
assist the town of Mount Tabor In repair
, ing and maintaining highways ano
bridges was amended. making the annua
> appropriation $500 and the bill was or
dered TO third reading.
The House Killed the bill introduced b!
the committee on conservation to promote
the conservation Of forests anil the pre-
vention of forest fires. This bill as /
came from the committee had an amend
. ment which struck out all after the enact
ing clause and inserted a new section
which provided for trees under 10 inches
| In diameter should not be cut, but this die
d not apply to farmers and on private
e lands. After some discussion the Oil
g was killed on the ground that 1t wa
e class legislation and unconstitutional.
ADJOURNMENT IN DOUBT.
The joint committee on final adjourn
mont will probably report tomorrow T.
i, to this evening 1t has been impossible t
:. say whether Anal adjournment can T.
reached by next Saturday and presen
prospects rather against tompletin
4 the work Of the session before tn
:. middle OF next week. The next two day
will decide the matter.
;, Ex-Speaker Thomas c. Cheney q
Morrisvie to-day presented to the Stat
- life size portrait Of himself which Wi
be hung with several OF his predecessor
In the speakers room nj the State Hous'
1t is pronounced by all who have seen
as an excellent likeness.
- Governor Mead was given to under
20 stand this afternoon by those intereste
In the normal school bill and the bill
~ carrying appropriations for the State ia
and the various county fairs that did No
intend to allow the Legislature to az
III journ until he had either signed c
&c vetoed these bills. That, in other word
ef they were going to take no chances {
- a pocket veto.