The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-30

tion are not in the soldiers home.
On House bill %, Mr.. Henry explained
that the appropriation for eight years
has been $4,000, but that improvements
are needed and that with the high cost
Of living it would require more. He
asked for $4,000. Among the repairs
and other expenses he referred to were
fencing the reservoir, cleaning the same,
also repairing the walks and buildings
Col. Harmon spoke of the need Of
about $1,000 on the grounds, according
to ideas of state officials, as well as
his own. Until six years ago the Unit
ed States government used to help in
the expense, but that has been cut off.
The deaths are about IL per year, while
there is no increase in application over
| several years ago. The committee held
another meeting this morning upon sew
craI other bills before them and will hold
! one this afternoon.
SEEMING in Lake Champlain
Senate bill 32. relating to the repeal
of the law allowing the state fish and
game commissioner to issue licenses for
seining in lake Champlain, was under
discussion before the joint committee
on game and fisheries in the supreme
court room yesterday afternoon from
3 30 to 4 o'clock Contrary to the gem
eral expectation. there was but little
opposition offered 10 the Senate bill
which repeats the present law allowing
seinng in lake Champlain.
Frank Briggs the Grand Isle hotel
proprietor, spoke in favor of the bin to
repeal the seining law and said that the /
use OF seines in his region had about |
ruined the fishing for hook and line |
fishermen. George b. Walton Of Mont |
pelier thought it would be wise for the
committee to recommend the passage !
OF Senate bill p, providing for the re.
peal OF the present seining law.
Dr. Coburn of Milton said that the
people OF his section were opposed TO
taking fish with a seine. Senator John
son of st. Adams thought it would be
wise for the committee to take into con-
sideration the claim put forth by many
of his constituents that Canadians take
fish with seine and that Nermonters
might as well share in the fish to be
found in the waters surrounding st.
Adams. He thought that possibly some
provision could be made for taking shad
Win stiHe even " oNHtI hiiilN VI HSH
were prohibited. His reason for this
suggestion was that the shad will not
bite hook and that the only way
to. take the fish is with a seine. In
view of the fact that large numbers OF
shad are taken each wear in seines. he
was in favor of seining being permit
ted under license from the state fish
and game commissioner.
Senator McCuen, member of the
committee. said that in Addison county
the use OF seines had not been found TO
work to the disadvantage OF hook and !
inc fishermen. He said that few licenses
rad been issued to Addison county fish
,rmen and that the commissioner had q
been careful in granting licenses. He
neither favored nor opposed the present
aw
Favor Electrocution for Hanging. i
The Senate committee on state and y
affairs gave public hear
ng last evening in the Senate cham
,er on the three electrocution bills be-
ore the Senate. As the committee had
practically decided to make favorable
eport on one of the bills providing for
he substitution of eeetrocution for
anging in Vermont, the principal end 4
o be gained at the hearing was to I
earn from an expert electrician, who ,,
as charge of many electrocutions, what :,
he needed equipment would cost and
neither or not there is room within :
he state prison at Windsor for the in
of an electrocution plant.
The electrician explained that he had
{ the suggestion Of Superintendent
DWELL of the state prison, made an ex- B
of the premises to determine
neither or not IL is feasible to erect
n electric chair. generators and switch
oard within the prison walls or TO erect hi
separate building for such a plant. OF
he electrician explained how the equip ss
ent could be set up in certain part m
the prison at an estimated cost of 10
bout 81 500. He went into details as 70
the cost Of such a plant and said "
,at IL would be far less expensive to tn
I'VE such equipment located within the
-ison walls than to house Il in build pr
2 erected especially for Use a an ex- I'M
ution chamber aud death house. SUI a
.rintendent Lowell thought that a sep vi
ate building could be erected at an eN- to
.nse Of ~ .OO0 or less. an
After three-quarters Of an hour had
en- spent in listening to the matter Of di,
II Of such a plant. Senator McFeeters vi
"a that be- doubted whether there i b,
person in Vermont who does not want pr
change from hanging 90 electrocution. vi
; said that the state could not afford col
be niggardly in the matter Of eN- sal
nse. and he thought the state could rln
" afford 70 pay 5000 or even $1,000
il i going 70 establish an electroeB- fec
IN plant and wishes 20 have the equip Blu
mt o. an approved type. he was
Ling that the committee shouh amend Sa