The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-18
SOME LAWN MAKERS
WANT TO GO HOME
FOR A MONTH
Legislators Are Worrying Over
Holiday Recess
A M Nd SAVIOUR Law
Senate Fixes Limit at So Hours
Week and II Hours
Day.
A M END SAVIOUR LAW

Montpelier, Dec 1S.-The attempt
TO bring up the matter of the Christ
mas adjournment of the Legislature
was side tracked until the several
county delegations can talk over the
matter. The lower branch passed
the bill providing for plurality cleo
ton after the third ballot at general
elections.
An amendment has been made to
the 54-hour law for women and chill
dren employed in mercantile and
manufacturing establishments. The
Senate this afternoon amended its
bill to make it 5S hours and pro
viding that no woman or minor shall
be employed over IL hours in a day.
1t is believed that the House will ac-
cede to the recommendations OF the
Senate.
The lower branch has disposed of
the bill relating TO the hours OF open
ing the polls at general elections by
accepting the report of the commit
tee of conference which provides that
towns of over 1900 population shall
open the polls at 6 o'clock IN the
morning. This feature of the bill has
been championed by one OF the pro-
gressive leaders, Mr.. Jose of John
son.
The Senate has refused a third
reading to House bill 1863, relating TO
marriage certificates This measure
provided that marriage intentions as
set forth in licenses issued. shall be
posted in a conspicuous place in the
town not less than five days before
the ceremony is performed. Those
who would attempt to get married
without the knowledge of the COM
munity by securing license at the
home of the town or city clerk were
to come up against an obstacle as
the bill provided that town clerks
should not issue licenses except at
the offices and Sundays and holidays
were to be a closed season for the
PRONUNCIATION of authority for the
performing of marriages. The Sen
ate so amended the bill that it Is
not necessary to post marriage IN
tentions. A yea and nay vote result
ed in IL voting for the bill and II
against
The Senate this afternoon went
strongly on record for changing the
date of converting the General AS
sembly from the first Wednesday in
October biennially to the first week
in January and adopted the proposal
of amendment to the constitution.
The upper branch also goes on rec
ord against the practice of polygamy
by adopting the joint resolution, pass
ed last week by the House asking
Congress to call convention TO
amend the federal Constitution in
such a way that polygamy shall be
prohibited
The supporters of the bill to appro
pirate $4,000 for the purchase of
state forests are inclined to think the
Senate will put the appropriation
back to that figure from $4,000, to
which it was reduced by the House
Monday evening.
Tonight the possibility of holding
evening sessions has been discussed
by many members and it is generally
conceded that IL the work OF the SEES
sion is to be expedited the assembly
had bettr put in a few evenings in
session.
The labor interests made an APP
pearance this afternoon before the
Senate committee on railroads. The
bill regarding the employment Of en-
gineers and conductors was under
consideration. Attorney Harry B.
Amey, counsel for the Central Yer
mont railroad, made the statement
that this measure is supported only
by the locomotive engineers so that
in case of strike they could use the
law to help them out and tie up a
railroad.
1t is generally understood that the
Senate will not make an attempt this
week to take definite action on the
fiat rate" bill passed by the House
last week.
The Senate is liable to hang fire
over the proposition to appropriate
$4,000 annually for the elimination
of grade crossings.
Today when the bill to reimburse
the state fish and game commission
er for money expended came up. on
a reconsideration, opposition was
made on the ground that this de-
partment is proving a costly part Of
the state machinery. II Is not i'm
probable that a measure will be in
troduced providing that no state Of
icer, having authority to disburse
money, shall be authorized to over
draw his Appropriation. Should
such law be'enacteG it will do away
with many Of the bills appearing at
each session OF the Legislature ito
pay the sum therein named" Or
dinarily these bills relate to claims
against the stake which cannot other
wise be taken care Of. However
here is a growing opposition TO
measures calling for tho ,.,,-.-.-. -