Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
UurnI Carriers Tell of Conditions ~
Vermont NOads.

Montpelier, Dec 5.-The Ilouge commit
tee on highways and bridges gave a hear
ing in the Senate chamber this evening
for the purpose Of learning the condition
OF roads from the rural free delivery car
riers. Those appearing before the COM
mittee were Il. l.. Osgood Of Gaysville,
a member OF the national executive COM
ittee of the carriers association; John
Reckwith OF Bethel, president of the Yer
mont associations j. G.. Carpenter Of Iras-
burg, where the roads are as bal as an!
where in the State. AMI Charles a. T..
f. benedict OF poultney. G. W. Gates,
state highway commissioner Afro APP
peared before tho committee.
During the hearing letter TO Congress-
man Frank PlumlcY was hardcd the chair
man. referring to the nation1' highway
appropriation. This letter lays down the
proposition that the national GOV ernmcnt
will appropriate $1,000 for use on 30
mile route rcsgnated by the governor over
rural carrier roads. on condition that the
state will appropriate s2o,('".
The special committee to investigate
the needs of tho state for the estah .
lishmcnt # n detention farm FOR IN"
care. regeneration and reformation or
minor criminals held "A public hearing
to-nighf IN the hall of the House of
Representations Senator House of
Washington presided. 40 one appear.
90 in opposition to the plan. Those
sncalting in favor OF n detention fariN
were Sheriff Frank Tracy of Washing
ton. Supcrinten lent J. n. Barss OF the
state industrial school at vergenncs.
William 4. Lord Of Montpelier, Sheriff
Adams Of Orange county. John T..
Weeks Of Middlebury member of tle
penal commission. and G. w. Brownell
of Burlington.
General r. $. Peck ana other prom
nent members of the Grand Army ap-
peared before the appropriations com
mlttee on behalf of the boar1 to erect
a monument to General William Wells
This and the bill providing for the
TRANSPORTING of civil War veterans Va
attend the celebration of the 50th an
nivcrsary of the battle of Gettysburg
were reported favorably by the commit =
disapproved by the appropriations
committee. a joint hearing of both
committees will he held tomorrow.
Inc HSn ana game committee is nold-
ing hearings every evening to con-
slider the coditcation of the fish and
game laws.
The bin. RI. 3O4, is being taken up
by the committee section by section.
1t is understood that the committee
will recommend fixing April II for the
date Of the opening of the trout sea
son and not May l as the bill provides.
The committee approved fixing the
deer season from November | to -.
Members of the House committee on
| appropriations and agricultural affairs
will be excused to visit the School OF
Agriculture at Lyndonville Saturday.
The Senate judiciary committee met
this afternoon following adjournment
/ and listened to remarks from delega-
ton from Burlington on House bill No.
2l3, which is known as the false state
inont bill. regarding credits. Those
speaking were: s. T. Henry, president
of the Burlington Association Of Credit
Men. IT, : Howard, secretary and
treasurer of the association: q. l..
Kinds, J. T., Miles all of Burlington,
and w. w. Orr of New York city, who
Is secretary Of the national associations
Th re is membership of between 1G,-
0oo and 1000 In the country.