The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-10
BOSTON AND MAINE
CARS WILL RUN TO
BENNINGTON
Necessary Legislation Passed
House This Morning
IT is NOW "OLD BENNINGTON"
Bill Changing Name Of Bennington
Center Lacks only Signature
Of Governor

Montpelier, Jan. 1O.-Both houses
are busy today but the work Is prin-
cipaly Of routine character. The
Senate concurred in the House pro-
posals OF amendment TO 10 provid-
ing for the taking OF land and dam
ages for same by railways Also S
81 providing for uniformity in placing
fire insurance for the state, S ~ re-
lating to insane state paupers, S IS
providing for the fling Of information
in vacation on petition OF respondent,
The Senate passed in concurrence
II 1855 relating to the bounty on por-
cupines, II 507 changing the name Of
Bennington Center to Old Benning
ton, II 300 to pension teachers with
proposals of amendment to apply
only to public schools. The Senate
killed II l47 relating TO the exterml-
nation Of destructive fish.
The House this morning passed IL
5S7 as amended to repeal an act en-
titled an act relating TO the operation
Of railroads. This bill is so amended
as to permit of the operation OF
Boston and Maine trains over the
electric railway into Bennington.
(The full text of this bill will be
found on page -
Another important bill IL 269 TO
regulate slaughter houses and meat
food products was discussed at length
and finally referred back to the com
mittee.
Nlnety-one members were in their
seats in the House at 1880 last night
when that body was called to order
the storm and the opera keeping other
members away. When the House
started business there were 81 bills
on the speakers table and l46 in the
committees; and in the Senate there
were 26 bills on the table and Sc in
the committees. Sentiment is cry
talizing for final adjournment Satur
day morning, January 81.
Divorce and automobile bills were
on the slate last night. The auiomo
bile law amendment defining words
Automobile" and motor vehicle
SENATE bill 1861 so as to make the
law uniform with other states, drew
interrogations from Mr. Howard o.
Roxbury and Mr.. Battell OF Middle
bury. Mr. Battell suggested that III,
automobile law be brought In new IN
stead Of with an amendment Tit
bill was ordered to lie.
The bill appropriatIng $4,000 in az,
Of agricultural fairs was passed. ais,
the measure for an investigation an,
placing Of the fire insurance OF tn
state, certain amendments to the Bur
llngton city charter and to the Law
regarding the posting OF prohibited
persons. The cOmmendatory repor
OF Senator Tuttle from the COMMITTEES
on the industrial school was read II
the House The House transacted al
business during the evening with les
than a quarter present. Sixteen sen
ators were occupied with routin
work.
The bill relating to appeals TO N
Court Of Chancery, on the granting q
licenses was tabled owing to the al
sence OF Senator Taplln. Bills relai
ing TO the teachers pensions and ID
hedgehog bounty for cores, were ais
tabled Bills passed by the Senat
included those referring to patriot
instruction for certain holidays an
to meetings OF the board Of pharmac
In concurrence the Senate passed bill
relating to the licensing Of motor
picture theatres, to advertising bill
boards. TO the disposition OF the fee
OF the state highway commission; {
boards OF employment; to the burr,
expenses Of soldiers; and TO the pral
tice OF embaming.
The following bills were killed.
II 420-Amendlng the law relatln
to the board Of agriculture and fore
. try.
555--For an appropriation to N
state Horticultural society
a large delegation of BrattleboI
people are here for the Boston an
. Maine and Central Vermont railroa
o hearing to be held tomorrow night.
@ Incoming legislators from the mort
r had to be carried by the main lin
c bridge at Montpelier Junction some I
/. the overhead braces having broke
/, letting the bridge sag two inche
d The condition OF the bridge was noti
q ed by the trainmen OF freight
}. time to stop the passenger trains. \
h trains will pass over the structure u
d On Il Is repaired. All through trail
|. run to the bridge and passengers tai
O trains on the other side OF the river
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