The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-14
Legislative Notes.

Frank c. Partridge of Proctor, mem
Der of the commission which submitted
the proposals of amendment to the leg
islature of 1910, spoke in favor OF the
amendment or rather gave reasons why
the power OF committing sentences ought
to be taken from the legislature. En-
Gov Prouty spoke briefly in favor of
removing the power from the legisla-
ture Governor Fletcher spoke on the
proposition but had no recommendations
to offer.
The Joint committee on game and fish
cries yesterday considered House bill
l57, relating to fishing for pickerel in
| Greenwood lake and Sabin pond, and
bill 2l7, for the protection of fish in
Ryder brook in the town of Morristowb.
Messrs. Haskell of Woodbury. and Will
kins of Morristown appeared in the adj
yocacy of their respective measures.
Commissioner Titcomb was present and
discussed the subject of clearing such
ponds of pickerel and other fish prepare
tory to the introduction of trout, al
lowing it could be done with copper sui
phite at cost OF So per acre, and with
out injury to occupants of the streams
below, the poison seeming to precipi-
tate in the ponds.
The joint committee on temperance
gave a hearing in the supreme court
room Wednesday afternoon following ad-
journment, on Senate bill "A. which pro-
vides that the license commissioners be
members of the board of civil authority,
instead of being appointed by the as
sistant judges. Those appearing before
the committee were Mr.. Smith of the
Anti-Saloon league. Senator Preston, Mr..
Cobnrn of Milton, H. w. Bailey of Rut-
land and Mr.. Howley of Burlington, SEN
ator Mower of Chittenden county, Mr..
Ryder of Rockingham, Alexander Dun.
nett of st. Johnsbury, Rev. Mr.. Bene-
dict and Rev. Stanley Bloomfield of Mont
pelier, all of whom agreed that some
thing should be done to make the law
better, but they could not agree as to
what would be the best. Most of them
believed that taking it out of politics
would remove trouble, but they did not
know how to do that Senator Preston
was fair in his views, stating that If
anyone could give him better way
he would champion that. Mr.. Smith
of the Anti-Saloon league read letters
from Shelburne, Vergennes, Bennington,
Swanton, Wells, Rutland, Castleton,
West Rutland and Burlington, favoring
n change in the law in some way, but
al did not favor placing the matter
in the hands of the board of civil au-
thority lie said that he was not tax
ing any stand for or against, but the
league is trying TO carry out the pres
ent law to the best of its ability. He
made il perfectly clear tbat he did not
commit himself to whether he favored
he law or not, but stated that he want
ID something better than appointment
~ the assistant judges. Mr. Preston
why the board of civil al-
hority was best fitted and Mr.. Smith
n part agreed with him. Mr.. Bailey
believed that if the w. c. T. t., Anti
saloon league, Sunday schools AMI all
uch organizations win try to enforce
he law, things would 90 better, but was
Had the league had suffered change
t heart. Mr.. Ryder explained how the
ppointment by the governor worked in
Jew Hampshire.
Those interested in getting an appro-
ration IoT celeDTdIlOH At ReFgenueS
{ the anniversary OF the battle Of
lattsburg and the building OF Commo-
ore McDonough's fleet appeared before
he committee on appropriations yes
,rday afternoon following adjournment.
hose speaking were Mr.. Donnelly.
Judge +. J.. Fish, Rev L. A. Vizena and
/. W. Stone, all of Vergennes, DIR. John
Z Thomas of AIiddlebury college. +. w.
uttle, Senator McCuen and United
tates Marshal II. w. Bailey, all of
HON spoke in favor of this manner
advertising the state and in favor of
'lding the celebration at Vergennes. 1t
,pears that some 5000 men who fought
the battle of Plattsburg were citi-
ms of Vermont, and that they have
d no memorial erected to their honor.
iese speakers were all positive that
is kind of advertising is better than
v other, and Senator McCuen said that
one days use of big city paper
Is had it would cost at least $1,000.
lilo Tho amount o;,,oI fr.No, al. froo