The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-12
Despite Bill Which is Ordered
:, to a Third Reading
IN VERMONT HOUSE TODAY
Mr.. Adams of Marlboro Didn't Care to
Be Deprived of Right to Pull
His Own Teeth-A Rather
Dull Session Held.

State House, Nov. ~.
The morning session in the Hous,
would have been lifeless to-day, hat
not the venerable member from Mari
boro, 4. 7. Adams, taken exception tC
granting third reading to the denta
and veterinary bill Mr.. Adams wanted
TO have right to pull his grandchil
dren's teeth with string or to pull
his own teeth, even though he has not
been engaged in that line of work for
I the past few years. Mr. Proctor, chair.
man of the general committee, said there
was nothing in the law which prevented
4 a person from pulling their neighbors
tooth any more than there is in the
medical law which prohibits administer
/ ing quinne pill.
| Mr.. Wright of Brandon, dentist, ia
vored the bill. Mr.. Comings of Richford
supported the bill as one of the com
rnittee which drafted the measure. The
bill was ordered to a third reading
Mr.. Billings at the morning session of
the House spoke on a matter of per
sonal privilege. He said that some of
the members had formed an impression
that he favored flat salary of $500 for
Billings said that he is in favor of a
salary, but he does not attempt to say
what the amount shall be. He signed
the report of the commission simply
to bring the matter before the legisla-
ture.
Frank b. Stone, the member from
Halifax, was presented at the bar of the
House, and the oath was administered.
Third reading was ordered on the fol-
lowing Relating to the Rutland
Tidewater Railroad CO.: relating to the
determination of insect pests; relating
to the practice of dentistry; to enable
the Northern Educational union to dis
pose Of its property; relating to the
state ornithologist; to incorporate the
Overlook Cemetery association; relat-
ing to Incorporated school districts; to
legulize school meetings of an incor-
porated school district.
A motion to adjourn, made by Mr.. Nc.
Clellan Of Plymouth at l0:45. was lost
The speaker called Mr.. Mcclellan to the
chair. Mr.. Donnelly OF Vergennes moved /
an adjournment, but the speaker re-
fused to entertain the motion MIr.
Plumley Of Northfeld introduced joint
gress under the provisions Of article V
of the constitution Of the United States |
for the calling of convention to pro-
pose an amendment to the constitution |
Of the United States, whereby polygamy !
and polygamous cohabitation shall be |
prohibited. To committee on federal re- /
ations. On motion of Mr.. Plumley of /
Sorthfeld, the House adjourned at l0.55 I
,'clock.
Senate Gets a Bill Back.
At the opening Of the Senate session,
he governor was requested TO return
senate bill No. 80, on motion of Mr..
Darling of Orange This is an act re-
at'ng to amendment of city and vii
age charters. When the bill was re-
urned to the Senate, the Senate prompt
Y turned it over to the House.
The Senate passed the following meas
res: Amending the act incorporating
he Springfield Trust CO.; amending
tatute relating to rights of married
Fomcn; relating to alimony in divorce
authorizing the city Of Rut-
aud TO provide money for street carni-
ais; amending the charter of the city
{ Rutland: relating TO exemptions from
ayment Of charter fees; authorizing
rleans graded school district to issue
onds.
Last evening the Senate passed the J
slowing measure; Providing for reg J
tration of public accountants; exempt l
lg property of the Pythian association !
Rutland from taxation; providing for !
tablet in memory of d. p. Thompson; 2
cooperating the American Trust Co.
Springfield.
The House passed bills last evening =
! follows: Relating TO powers of su q
,rior Judges in supreme court; relat
& TO the order of payment of debts I
insolvent estates; relating to burial Z
Ipenses of deceased INDECENT veterans
the Civil war: the Senate bill re- &
ting 10 revocation or suspension of op- q
ators' licenses; and the Senate bill :.
lating to disqualification and fees of u
rors In connection with the last
Imed measure, Mr.. Cook of Lyndon u
opposed amending the bill by strik- n
e out section ] and making the act NJ
ective March l, 1918. Mr.. Adams of u
arlboro and Mr.. Knight of Dummers-
n opposed the bill. as did Mr.. Hspgood d
Peru and Mr.. Martin of Benning-
n. Mr.. jose Of johnson thought that VI
e matter of increased expenses should
looked up, and moved that the bill
ordered to lie. but the House, by a
te of ll2 to 81. refused to so order. w
+. Fish of Middletown Springs. favored in
E bill. as did Mr.. Weld of Berkshire; III
lowed by its passage. NJ
Gov. Fletcher Approved Measure ss
Governor Fletcher signed the bill orig n II,
ting in the Senate. an act TO estab- -
and define the duties of a board ~
commissioners for the promotion Of r,
iformity of legislation in the United =
-. ~. ~ naone, lol ~ on
e Of commissioners on uniform state