The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-10
Prospect That House Will
Kill Primary Bill
SMALL TOWNS FEARFUL
Lest They Lose Some of Their Present
Power--Bill Came Up as a Special
Order This Afternoon--0ther
Work of Legislature.

| The direct primary bill, which was
passed Friday by the House, is like
+ ly to be killed this afternoon when it
comes mp for reconsideration as spec
ial order at 2;90 o'clock. Considerable
/ work has been done on the matter siuce
last week and a good many el the mem
| hers from the smaller towns, who voted
/ for the bill. have been told that these
towns will be deprived of what political
/ liberty they now enjoy. This = likely
TO make enough change in the vote to
kill the bill, especially as there was by
no means full membership present
when the vote was taken on Friday.
The Senate this morning had brief
debate over H. 308. an act to allow
towns to pension teachers. An Smend-
ment proposed by Senator Archibald,
limits the teachers who may be pen
stoned TO those who have taught in the
public schools. Senator Porter said this
was direct drive at the teachers in
the paroehial schools whom he thought
in many instances were as deserving Of
pension as public school teachers.
Senator Clark favored the amendment
on the ground that there was nothing
in the bill to prevent the pensioning Of
Sunday school teachers. House amend
ments to s. 10 S. 81, s, 40 and s. So,
all Of minor Importance, were e,Jnrurred
in
An effort is TO be made in the SEN
ate to reconsider the vote Of last even
ing, refusing passage to II. 555, making
an appropriation OF $500 for the Yer
mont horticultural society and on mo-
tion Of Senator Porter, the House was
requested to return the bin 10 the pos
session Of the Senate Senator Adams
opposed the move as having tendency
to delay business.
House bills amending the porcupne
bounty law and changing thei name OF
Bennington Center to Old Bennington
We're passed IN concurrence. H. i47, re-
lating to the determination Of destruc-
tive fish, was killed.
The House passed II. 5s7 which has
been amended 80 as to make a new
Bill Of it. This makes specific case
Of the change of motive power desired
By the New York, New Haven and Hart.
ford road so ID can run its steam trains
into Bennington, The road was given
this right by general act passed earlier
III the session. TO which there was OBJ
lection on account OF some suspicion Of
trickery aud II 5s7 was originally in-
tended to repeal the law.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr. Peck of Burlington providing for
the printing Of 1000 additional copies Of
the qeport Of the Tercentenary com
mission, az an expense of not To exceed
81 cents copy. the same to be paid
for by the state. II was read twice
and referred to the joint committee ON
state and court expenses.
H. 269. amending an act regulating
the sanitation of slaughter houses, was
reported from the committee without
recommendation Mr.. Corwin Of Chel-
sea moved TO dismiss, but later the mo-
tion was withdrawn. A motion to dis
miss was also made BY Mr. Jennings of
Hubbardton and was voted down. On
motion Of Mr. Martin Of Brookline, the
bin was reeommitted to the commit
tee on public health
The House killed Fl. 5s2. Fixing She
quantity Of coal IN ton and dismissed
II. 620.irelating to recognizance in erim
inal cases
Tonight comes the big hearing on the
Boston & Maine and Central Vermont
fight at Brattlehoro. Half Of Brattle-
boro Is already here and the other half
is coming Railroad officials are thick
as flies around molasses barrel and
there is so much interest that the hear
ing is to be held in the hall Of the
House.
At the re-opening session last night
the bill appropriating $4,000 annually
in 1911 and 1912 for the purpose of aid.
ing all incorporated agricultural So
eieties except the state fair, holding am
nual fairs in Vermont, went through the
House without a murmur after amend
ments Strengthening out the phraseology
had been made. This bill was intro
duced BY Mr. Stafford of Brattleboro.
The Senate at the same time killed
the bill appropriating a sum to the Yer
mont State Horticultural society. The
Senate passed. in concurrence with the
House, the following bills
II. l2l-An act in addition 10 No. 4s,
acts of 1908, relating to holidays and
observing the same.
H. l32 Relating to board Of phar-
macy.
H. IS Relating TO pollution of the
water Of Joe's and Coles pond with
of amendment.
IT. Relating TO the pollution Of
the waters Of Wells river with proposal
of amendments Inserting take effect
March ], l9ll,7 in lieu Of January l..
1911.
II. Relating to licensing Of the
atres and other places Of amusements
with proposal of amendment.
II. 296- Relating to billboards with
proposals of amendment. Change in IT, /
tle)
II. 376-To establish legislative refer
enCe bureau in state library
II. -Quartermaster general to sell /
or lease certain state land,
H. $50 Relating 60 disposition of bees
by the state highway commissioner
#. 54l-Relating to boards Of employ. /
hent.
II. 567- Relating 10 the burial ex.
penses Of soldiers auki sailors
H. Relating to the practice of /
embalming with proposal Of amendment. /