The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-20
HENRY ". PUTNAM
ME- N ORAL
HOSPITAL
Act to Incorporate lntrnduced
in Senate Today
WATER WORKS TRANSFER
Legislation to Permit Proposed Gift
of System to Village of
Bennington.

Montpelier, Nov. 2O.-In the house
this morning Representative Flynn
of Dorset introduced bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the repairs on high
ways and bridges in Dorset. An
| other important measure which ap-
peared in the house today was an
interchangeable mileage bill present
| ed by Representative Hulett of Rut-
land.
In the senate this morning the cor
rupt practices act was passed to
third reading Senator Batchelder
introduced two bills of special inter
est to Bennington. One was a meas
ure Incorporating the Henry w. Put
nam Memorial hospital and the other
was an act to permit the Bennington
Water company to transfer its prop
erty to the village of Bennington.
Montpelier, Nov. l9.-This may be
characterized as the Legislators busy
day and both branches of the Gener-
al Assembly got down to business.
Tho Senate discussed the creamery
bill for half an hour at the morning
session and the bill to substitute i'm
prisonment for the death penalty In
murder cases took up more than half
an hour in the House this afternoon.
When Senate bill as providing for
the inspection of and regulation OF
the sale of milk came up in the Sen
ate this morning Senator Barber Of
fered an amendment to strike out the
words referring to house TO house
dealer The bill was ordered to lie
until afternoon.
The Senate ordered its bill 80, re-
lating to the right of women to vote
on certain matters to lie after amend
ing ii TO require a grand list of 81.
This afternoon the Senate ordered
to a third reading the creamery bill
by vote of Is to S.
At the afternoon session the upper
branch under a suspension of the
rules passed the joint resolution pro
yiding for a commission to investi-
gate the educational system of the
state Senator Blanchard of Windsor
introduced at the afternoon session
a bill defining the liability of en-
ployers TO employees and to establish
a schedule of compensation for in
juries This bill which was referred
to the committee on industrial inter
ests is bound to arouse discussion and
a public hearing will doubtless be
given the measure
Among bills introduced in the
House today. of which there were
about dozen, was one by Mr.. Wat
son of St Adams TO permit the gov
ernor to appoint an expert to attend
to the insurance of state property.
Mr.. Miller of Bethel introduced a
bill appropriating $500 annually to
provide for travelling Libraries, en-
ploying a secretary and clerical help.
other bills of general interest were
those of Mr. Wright of Westminster
requiring innkeepers to post their
rates OF charges; of Mr.. Ward of Dan
vile to prohibit barbed wire fences
about school houses or along high
ways; and of Mr. Wright of Brandon
making town clerks entitled to charge
81 as a marriage fee.
At a hearing before the committee
on railroads on the proposed extern
sion of the Deerfeld Valley railroad
to the Massachusetts, line and to
Manchester, VT, President A. W.
Blanding Of the Deerfield Lumber
company, Mr.. Jaynes OF Wilmington,
president of the New England Hard
wood company. W c. b. Stickney
and c. H. Parmalee of Wilmington
appeared in support of the measure
Mr.. Wright. chairman of the com
mittee, wanted assurance that the /
company would build the northern ex-
tension first before he could feel at |
liberty to give them favorable con-
sideration.
Mr.. Stickney explained that the I
Rutland railroad would be pleased to
make connections with them. II is
this extension which would operate
through Halifax. Wilmington, Somer- I
set Stratton, Manchester and Sun |
aerland.
The committee on public health Of |
the Senate and House gave a hearing
this afternoon on Senate bill 79, a
bin relating TO the sterilization Of i'm
beetles and other detectives. Sena- /
tor Johnson was the only person ap-
pearing before the committee.