The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-17
Vermont House and Senate Re.
Ceive Large Number of Bills
SOME OF THEM IMPORTANT
Greater Part of Forenoon Session To-day
Was Occupied with Introduction of
New Measures-Junket to Indus
trial School Authorized by House.


State House. Oct. IL.
The House and Senate are getting int
working order and settling down t.
business. Several of the heavy meas
ures have already been introduced o,
taxation, trustee process, probate Law
and other probate matters. This morn
ing the House occupied about an hour il
the presentation of bills and joint rcso
lutions, and the first iunlet was passed
providing for the committee ON indus
trial schools to visit and inspect tha
institution at Vergcnnes and make theil
report next week. The committee vii
visit the school on Friday of this week.
II also passed a Joint resolution re
garding the obtaining of data on taxa.
tion of personal property and one pro
viding for the joint assembly this aft.
ernoon for election Of the judges, super,
intendent of education, sergeant at arms
judge advocate and adjutant general
trustees of the university of Vermont
and commissioner of weights and meas.
ures. Upon joint resolution from the
House, which passed the House, the com
missioner upon public printing is di-
fected to print 500 copies of the report
of the commission on conservation of
natural resources.
In the Senate the time was largely
occupied with introduction of bills upon
probate matters by Senator Batchelder
of Bennington county. His bills, he said.
were bills by request of the probate
judges organization. They are:
S. 80. by Mr.. Batchelder OF Benning
ton, an act to provide for the care of
burial lots.
S. Is, by Mr.. Batcheher Of Benning-
ton, amending section ] of No. 73 of the
acts of 1908, relating to the powers Of
the probate court in respect to mort
cages and leases
s. 30. by Mr.. Batchelder of Benning-
ton, an act TO prove for the appoint
ment of public administrators.
s. 26. by Mr.. Batchelder by request,
an net to provide for the care Of tcstate
estates prior to probate of will.
8. 2T. by Mr.. Batchelder. by request.
~ act to amend section 90 of the public
statutes relating to notice by publica-
ton.
s. 2s. by Mr.. Batchelder, by request,
m act to amend section 62l6 OF the pub
ic statutes. relating to probate fees.
s. 20, by Mr.. Batchelder, by request,
IN act to amend subdivision of section
1890 of the public statutes. relating to
descent when married decedent leaves
10 issue
Senate "a. by Senator McCuen of Ad- |
lison, il an act TO amend sections 34s9. |
800 and 35l2 Of the public statutes re-
ating TO the settlement of accounts of /
own officers. This provides that the set
lement be made ten davs earlier than
Isual which is now at Feb. L. This will |
i've the town officials chance to get /
he reports printed and into the hands
4 the citizens previous to March elec-
ion.
Senate 81 bv Senator Darling of Or
nge, giving the right of vote to women
nder certain conditions, giving the same
ight as TO men relative to taxation and
he raising of money and appropriation
money. II was referred to the COM
littee on state and industrial interests.
S. 81. by Mr.. Darling of Orange. by
equest. an act to regulate competition
mong public service corporations in the
sme locality. No competition with bust
css subject to supervision of public
'fNlNt EbUlHilSsibH. huitSS tbiiiiiiiASlUt I ,
,rtifies that public good redukes il.
s. %, by Mr.. Henry OF Chittendcn.
roviding for the continuance of the pub i
city department in the office of the sec
'tary of state. :
Many Bills in House.
Mr. Phmley of Northfield introduced !
lother important measure in House 81. {
hieh amends section 3039 of the public
atutes, relating to rights of marritl
omen. Permits those who own proper
in their own name absolutely and
hich was conveyed to her for her sole
e to convey t. She shall not become
rety for her husbands debts, except by y
ay of mortgage end shall not convey or !.
ortgage her real estate except by deed )
llv executed by herself ani husband. !.
House 33 was presented by Mr. Cam :
on of Norton, providing f)r eonstric :
IN Of a highway from Norton 10 Is
Id PonS and appropristcs 5000. This )
4 provides for a ROAD between two y
wns where the only thoroughfarc to- 7
V is steam railroad.
tlouse 81. by MFR. Bowkcr of Llnen- Il
rg. to reimburse the toSa If '.unon-
re- for construction Of . pridse be- =
cen Lunenburg and Lancaster The |,
| asks for an appropriation of 50 $40. =
is is the only bridge between I.ancas- :
and Wpterford. the latter OF whirh 7;
toll bridge. The dis'ar'e is about -
miles between the two bridges. ~
House &c. by Mr.. Foss of Brighton. TO !"
enact NJ. 340 of the acts of 1910. -
titled AN act to incorporate the =
rthern Traction Co" This company -
: granted a charter last session and 80 -
W ASKS extension of tima and fog nom - -
yment Of taxes I,
House 81. BY MIR. Locke Of Barton to 80
ihorize the Orleans graded school dis !,
Il to issue bonds. that they NAV Issue "
l.000 for repairs and additions. The GO
trict has built a new schnplhouse. IN -
ring a debt of sl20o0 They ask an -
endment to their old charter. which x
yinally would not allow loncing. They se
now carrying the debt On school or N
=. VI
louise Is. BY Mr. Crosby n BrsttIe- Of
o 20 pay Katherine G. Dunlevv S35.15 Of
services at Windsor county court r.
= amount is due the above for trans ~
ling testimony which she was not paid INF
IN the order 70 pay was drawn.
louss -. By Mr.. Taft of Townsheui, %
q third trustee process bin before "a
general assembly. This one relates he