The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-02
vERGtNNES WANTS
MEMORIAL FOR
MACDONOUGH
Ancient City Would Honor Hero
of Lake Champlain
KELLUM KEEPS HIS SEAT
GuiidhaiI Contested Election Case 10
Apparently Given Its Final
Quietus.

Montpelier, Nov. Probably the
most interesting announcement made
today is to the effect that the joint
committee on temperance had report
ed favorably the so-called state
option" bill providing that a vote be
taken in every town at the March
meeting, as to whether or not liquor
shall be sold in the state, in addition
to the usual vote as to the will Of
the town on the question of whether
licenses shall be granted in the town.
If the bill comes up next week it will
probably meet with slaughter in the
House as it is understood that the
joint committee on temperance was
divided on reporting the bill, and this
! fact was made known.
| II took less than five minutes this
| morning to sidetrack an attempt to
| reopen the Giuldhall contested cleo
ton case. Mr. Martell of Alburg was
on his feet about as quickly as he
| could get into that position after
Chaplain Ford finished praying and
moved that the House reconsider it's
action of Thursday in refusing to de
clare Daniel Kellup's seat vacant
Mr. Martin of Bennington, on a point
of order stated that he did not believe
the House had right to again jeo-
pardiZe Mr.. Kellums right to a seat
in the general assembly. Mr..
Weeks of Middlebury said, in view of
the many vacant seats he would move
that Mr.. Martell"s motion lie and it
was so voted
Mr.. Vaughn of Randolph introduc-
ed bill to authorize the commission
er of agriculture to use such means
as he may deem necessary to exter-
inmate or prevent introduction of the
San Jose scale, gypsy moth, brown
tailed moth and other pests at state
expense.
Mr.. Gardner of Pownal introduced
a bill providing that the salaries of
probate judges shall be full compen-
sation for all services.
Mr.. Gage of Weathersfield asks for
an appropriation of $4,000 annually
for the survey and purchase of state
forests. His bill was referred to the
committee on conservation.
The House voted to appropriate
$4,000 for the support of the sol
diers' home at Bennington and s65OOO
for the aid of INDECENT soldiers.
! Mr.. Donnelley of Vergennes intro
duced bill to appropriate $4,000 for
suitable memorial to Commodore
Thomas Macdonough and to provide
for the celebration at Vergennes of
the construction of the American
fleet at that place which defeated the
British squadron in the Battle of
Plattsburgh, September IL, 1914.
. The House took another turn on
the Christmas tree bill this morning
when it came up for a third reading
and Mr.. Hewitt of Plainfield moved
TO recommit the measure to the COM
mittee on conservation. A rising vote
showed 20 in favor of recommittal
and SO against. Mr.. Hapgood said he
favored the bill, which repeats the
! present law Orvis of Manchester
. wanted to know IL the matter could
be brought up again il the House
> should pass the bill. The rule was
, read which states that a matter hav-
, ing been disposed of by passage can.
not be brought up again in the House.
Then the House passed the bill.
Mr. Orvis of Manchester introduced
a bill asking that the governor con-
sent to and direct the state highway
department to construct a free public
highway in place of or parallel to
the Peru Turnpike company.