Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

ne Otudlt FTludy lne t1OuSt
bill to increase the fee Of jurors before
justices to $3.50 per day.
The House voted Friday to appropriate
$32 900 for the support of the soldiers
home at Bennington and $4,000 for the
aid of INDECENT soldiers.
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 con-
servation.
Mr.. Marsh of Brooklne has presented
bill approprating $500 for repairing the
road from BrOokline to Athens. II was
referred to the committee on highways
and bridges
Mr.. Martin of Bennington has a bill
prohibiting the carrying of bread about
for sale or delivery unless each loaf be
wrapped separately In waxed or other pa
per. approved by the state board of
| health.
| Mr. Cross of Nottingham has introduced
| a bill authorizing the Deerfield River Rail-
| road company to extend its lines to Man
| chester and to the Massachusetts state
| line. 1t was referred to the committee on
railroads.
Mr.. Orvis of Manchester introduced a
| bill asking that the governor consent to
and direct the state highway department
| to construct free public highway in
| place of or parallel to the Peru Turn
pike company.
Mr.. Vaughan of Randolph introduced a
| bill to authorize the commissioner of ag-
| riculture to use such means as he may
deem necessary to exterminate or prevent
| introduction Of the San Jose scale, gyp-
| sy moth, brown tailed moth and other
| pests at state expense.
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru introduced a bill
| Friday giving selectmen power to ap-
| point a resident Of their town a person
| with authority to arrest autoists suspect
ed OF violating speed laws, the person
/ so appointed to receive SO for each per-
son arrested, provided a conviction fol-
| lows.
Mr.. Donnelly of Vergennes introduced
a bill to appropriate $4,000 for a suit
| able memorial to Commodore Thomas
| Macdonough and to provide for the cele-
| bration at Vergennes of the construction
| of the American fleet at that place which
| defeated the British squadron in the bat
tie of Plattsburg, September II, 1914.
| Senator Wallis is the author of bill
| providing that the commissioner of ag-
riculture shall make a semi annual in
| spection of creameries and cheese fac
| tories, and may, If he finds an unsani-
tary establishment, order delivery dis
continued. Failure to obey the orders of
the state commissioner shall be punish
| able with a fine of IS.
| House Dill III, by Mr.. gallup OF GULL
| ford, is an act to amend Section 3476 of
| the Public Statutes, relating to the quail
| fications of voters in town meetings. 1t
| provides that voters in incorporated viii
| lagos shall not vote for road commits
| sioner unless at least 10 per cent of the
last highway tax of such village has been
paid the town treasurer for use outside
such village. Referred to committee, on
| municipal corporations.
| is aXnpptad that the an
| compensation act will make it's appear
| ance soon and taxation bills will prob
| ably be introduced within the coming
| fortnight. With these two measures dis
posed of a large part of the business of
the session will be well on the way
though it is probable that public hearings
on both matters will occupy the atten-
ton of the legislators and that no at
tempt will be made to hurriedly enact
| legisa ton of this sort.
1t was announced Friday that the joint
committee on temperance will favorably
| report the so-called state option" bill,
| providing that vote shall be taken in
every town at the March meeting as to
whether liquors 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. 1t is understood that the joint
committee was divided on the question of
| reporting the bill 1t Is expected that the
bill will be slaughtered in the House.
Mr.. Plumley of Mortified has pre-
scented bill providing for a general in
crease in the salaries Of probate judges
throughout the state. The increases con-
templated in the different officers are as
follows Addison, $500; Bennington $500
Bradford, $500; Caledonia, $500; Chitten-
den, 500; Essex. 5000; Fair Haven, $500;
Franklin, 5000; Grand Isle, 5000; Hartford,
AAsn
Marlboro, $500; New Haven, $3.50; Orleans
$500; Randolph, $500; Rutland $3.50;
Washington, $780, Westminster, $3.50
Windsor, $500.
The House took another turn on the
christmas tree bill" Friday, when II
came up for a third reading and Mr.
Hewitt of Plainfield moved to recommit
the measure to the committee on conser-
walton. rising vote showed 10 in favor
of recommittal and 9s against Mr.. Hap
good said he favored the BILL which re-
peals the present law. Orvis of Man.
chester wanted to know If the matter
could be brought up again If the House
should pass the bill. The rule was read
which states that matter having beer
disposed of by passage cannot be brought
up again in the House. Then the House
passed the bill
Though it is understood that the move
to increase the salary of the adjutant
general will find opposition another de.
partment of the state government is ask.
ing for more money for salary. 1t come.
In the form of joint resolution intro,
, duced in the Senate for an appro
priaton of $4,000 for clerical assistance t.
the state fish and game commissioner
While it cannot be forecasted at thil
time what the total appropria tons asked
for will be it is expected that the sun
will not fall below the figures Of pas
E sessions and If many of the measures
calling for money from the state, becom
law the demand on the state treasur,
will be above what it was two and fou
| years ago