Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-04
LEGISLATURE RECONVENES
Lot of Work Ahead and before Christ
mas Adjournment Not Likely.
Summary of Work Done.

The legislature recOnvened Monday
evening after the Thanksgiving recess
and turned out grist of business at
once. Among the bills introduced was
one by Mr.. Howley of Burlington,
providing for an eighth class liquor IL
cense for innkeepers which may be is
sued by selectmen in no license towns
on petition of 10 per cent of the vot-'
ers.
A child labor bill was introduced by
Senator Darling in the Senate and the
Senate committee on State and indus
trial interests introduced substitute
for three bills providing for the e,ec-
trocution of persons sentenced to
suffer the death penalty in place of
the present method of hanging.
Several important bills were passed.
some of them by very light vote.
The Senate passed the measure pro-
viding for the cooperation of Vermont
with the United States government in
continuing the Typographical survey of
the state.
The Montpelier Journal of Tuesday
says: Senator Blanchard of Orleans
returned last evening from a business
trip to Winnipeg, to which place he
was accompanied by Ex-Governor
Prouty of Newport, and where both
have large business interests. Mon
day evening of last week Governor
Prouty left Winnipeg for brief visit
to his brother, Harley H. Prouty, re-
tired lumber merchant of Portland.
Ore. From Portland the governor will
go to the Pacific coast, returning home
about the 10Th of December. Senator
Blanchard expressed himself as ex.
ceedingly we'll pleased with his trip
and with his investments"
When the General Assembly ad-
journed for the Thanksgiving recess
the Governor had signed 36 House
bills and II Senate bills, making a
total of So laws enacted thus far this
session. There were in his possession
several bills that had passed both
! House and Senate awaiting his sigma
ture. During the eight weeks of the
session 20 House bills have been
| killed.
Bills becoming law introduced by
Orleans county men are as follows
S. 20, introduced by Senator Blanch-
ard of Orleans county, establishing a
board of commissioners for the pro-
motion of uniformity of legislation in
the United States; the Governor shall
appoint as members of such board
three suitable persons learned in the
law who shall examine the subjects OF
marriage and divorce, insolvency, the
form of national certificates, the de
scent and distribution of property, the
Acknowledgement of deeds, the law o1
incorporation business corporations
ETC., and shall confer with commits
sioners appointed by other states il
drafting uniform laws to be submitted
for approval and adoption by other
States.
S. 81, introduced by Senator Blanch
ard of Orleans county, amending al
act Incorporating the village of New
port Center.
H. 81, introduced by Mr.. Locke O
Barton, authorizing the Orleans grad
ed school district to issue bonds.
H. SO, by request, amending an ac
relating to persons disqualified to hol
licenses.
The following bills introduced b.
Orleans county men have been killed ::
H. II, introduced by Mr.. Locke O
Barton, relating to the distribution O
estates of deceased persons.
: H. Is, introduced by Mr.. Lathe Of
Craftsbury, amending an act relatin
, to ballots.
H. 260, introduced by Mr.. Robin
, of \ export, amending an act relatin
to accounts kept by town treasurers.