The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-21
.RUSHINGAL0NG
FINAL WORK
House a . Se,,r Started
in ~ 49, Jay This
q syw'V morning
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
SALARY BILL KILLED
Montpelier May Exempt
New Theatre Building
from Taxation
State House, Feb. 2l.

State HoEsc, Feb. 2l
The House and Senate faced busy
day when they started their sessions
this morning, there being d desire to
close up as much business as possible
in order to adjourn sine die this week.
Cne of the early acts in the House was
1 to kin the bill raising the salary of
the attorney general Mr.. Cook of Lyn-
don opposed Increasing the salary. Two
years ago, he said, a gift of 81 900 was
added to the $500. "The salary is
enough There is not a bright young
lawyer in Vermont who would not take
! the office without any salary, because
| it is stepping stone to high positions"
The House adopted a joint resolution,
relating to the pay of the clerks and
stenographers of the joint standing COM
mittee on bills. Mr.. Hapgood of Peru
entered his protest against the payment
/ OF such bills and moved that the reso-
luton be dismissed, being voted down
unanimously, after which the resolution
went through.
The House also passed a resolution re-
lating to the commemoration OF the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of Ste
phen A. Douglass, to be held at Brandon
April l3, 1913.
Bills passed by the House We're: To
exempt reforested lands from taxation
and to promote the growth and main.
tenance OF wood and timber lots; to
require certain Institutions to keep a rec
ord of inmates; authorizing the village
of Hyde Park to issue bonds; to au-
thorize the city of Montpelier to exempt
from taxation new opera house or
theatre budding; also a Joint resolution
relating to the state board of health.
The Senate passed its own bills, as
follows: Relating to the charter OF Ver-
gennes; to preserve the attractions of
the state: also these bills in concur
renee: Providing for the support of the
government, establishing the Office of
criminal Identification.
Bills and Joint Resolutions Approved
and Signed by the Governor.
An act to amend section 902 of the
public statutes, as amended by No. SO
of the acts of 1905 and No. So of the
acts of 1910, relating TO pedders.
An act to enable savings bank,
trust company or savings bank and trust
company to secure postal savings de-
posits.
An dtI 10 lHt fHIONt sNdN-
ings Bank & Trust company.
An act to change the name of the
state board of library commissioners.
An act to create a commission to es.
tablish uniform system of municipal
and city court forms and records.
An act to enable the town of st.
Johnsbury to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of purchasing land and erecting
new schoolhouse thereon.
An act authorizing the Vermont Val
ey railroad to construct, own and OPP
rate an addition to its railroad.
Joint resolution relating to the eX-
,enses of the committee to investigate
he matter of state purchasing agent.
Joint resolution to provide for tie
Investigation and report upon certain
hanges in the public statutes ard
amendments thereto.
Joint resolution relating to the income
ak.
Joint resolution providing for COM
mission to report suitable memorial
or Ira Allen.
Joint resolution relating to the elec-
ion OF United States senator's
An act to amend sections l. ana 6 OF
70. 1863 of the acts of 1910, relating TO
he sale OF olcornargarine.
An act to amend the charter o. the
ones & Lamson Power company.
An act relating TO toll bridges be-
wean Vermont and New Hampshire
an act 10 amend certain actions OF
nc public statutes, relating to labor
conviets.
An act to amend section 5995 of the
iblic statutes, relating to labor of con
cts.
An act TO prohibit the hunting of elk
An act TO provide for an appropria-
on for agricultural extension service at
le University of Vermont and state
ricultural college, conditioned ON fed
al legislation.
An act to amend No. 40 of the acts
1905. relating TO commitments for
isdemeanors.