The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-19
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
CONCISELY TOLD
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by the bill. Mr.. Hapgood was the las
speaker and made strong appeal to
adopted children, who are discriminate
against under the provisions of the act
The bill was passed by viva voce VOTE
The special committee appointed &
study the needs OF more room at th
capital will probably ask leave to 81
during the holiday recess and IL is cX
peeted that the committee will max
it's report soon after the legislature re
convenes in January.
The Senate has passed its own bill, re
quring lights on vehicles. The bill pro
vides that at least one light must b,
carried on all vehicles drawn by an ami
NAL between the hours of one hour afte
sunset and one hour before sunrise.
penalty of So is provided for each viola
ton. The bill is an amended form o
the original measure as II provides tina
the vehicles coming within the provis
ions of the act shall be those haviu!
pneumatic tires or tries of less thar
two inches in width. The House som,
weeks ago killed its own, bill requiring
lights on all vehicles.
The usual joint resolution to pay al
State House employees the same salary
as the members of the general assembly
receive came into the Senate yesterday
and was referred to the committee OF
state and court expenses.
No opposition is made in the Senate
to Senate bill III, TO regulate the sale
and distribution OF electric energy, and
the bill has been made special order
for Friday morning in the upper branch
Senator Batchelder explained that il
might be necessary to make some slight
changes in the bill but left the matter
open until the measure goes to third
reading.
Speaker Plumley suggested yesterday
that it would be well for the members
to adhere to rule IL which pro-
yides that member shall not speak
more than twice on the same 1ues-
! ton except by unanimous consent.
He called attention to the fact
that the assembly has already been in
| SEES sion considerable time and that
there is much unfinished business TO be
transacted which cannot be expedited
unless some restraint is placed upon
debate.
Yesterday afternoon the House went
on record in favor of business PROPOSE
ton as regards the permitting Of disburs-
ing officers or heads of departments to
spend any amount of money in excess
Of the appropriation given them. YER
mont has decided, by the precedent es
tablished this afternoon, that the state
shall not reimburse state officers who
transcend their authority by expend-
ing money in excess of the amount given
them BY the legislature
The matter OF reconsidering the bill
to Pay John w Titcomb for money which
he had expended in the maintenance OF
the fish and game department brought
out no end of discussion and the house
voted not to pay the bill by vote Of
SO ives" and III mo- Mr.. Ward Of
Danville, chairman of the House com
mittee on claims explained that Mr.. Tit |
comb had found it necessary to spend |
more money than his appropriation
called for. Mr. Clayton of Londonderry |
said that the fish and game commission
or knew how much money he had at his |
disposal when he accepted the appro-
priation and the member from London
derry could not see wherein Mr.. Titcomb |
had any valid claim for reimbursement |
Mr.. Donelly Of Nergennes favored the
bill. Mr.. Wright of Brandon brought
out the fact by interrogating members,
that the state fish and game depart
ment has about $4,000 remaining to its
credit. Mr.. COX OF Lyndon, Locke Il
Barton anr Martin of Bennington fav-
ored the bill. The principle involved
was brought out when Mr.. Batcheldcr
Df Wallngford said it was establishing
4 bad precedent to permit state officers
to disburse funds without authority.
Mr.. Batehelder's remarks went
IS far toward killing the measure as
lid any statements made against the
BILL
Mr.. Jose of johnson said he thought
he bill was designed as roundabout
way to increase the salary of the state
ish and game commissioner.
Contrary the general expectation
,ut little debate ensued on the bill to
hange capital punishment from hang
ng to electrocution. The only remarks
made were by Mr.. Miilar of Bethel who
bought the state was extravagant in
ppropriating $500 for a death house
nd electrical apparatus at Windsor,
shen there is only a remote possibility
4 ever using the equipment. There
we're Ids votes for the bill and p
gainst.
As predicted the House has killed the
i'll to raise the governors salary from
$500 to $4,000 year. Though the
ieasure went sailing through the Sem
tie il came against the rocks in the
louise probably for no there reason than
he fact of the governors disapproval
the measure. There is a suggestion
nat the measure will be reconsidered
ut even should the bill get to the gov
rnor it will meet with defeat at his
ands and there is no reason to believe
nat an attempt would be made to rail-
,ad the bill through the legislature
lould il come to the point that Govern
Fletcher is obliged to veto it.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
stricting the hours of labor for women
nd children to IS hours week and
DIVIDING that no woman or minor shall
employed over III hours in any one
Nv. This is the amended 81 hour bill.
will probably find but little opposl- q
On in the House. :
The upper branch did not debate
ouse bill 249, limiting the appropri- :
ion for the eliminating of grade cross m
Is to $4,000 annually. OF
Senator McCuen has introduced a
int resolution providing for the APP st
'intment of seven commissioners to
nsider the advisability of Vermont pt
in the celebration at the te
ening of the Panama canal. The Ia
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