The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-28
MAY GIVE LYNDON
S HOOl TO
STATE
Prospective Gift From Theodore
N. Vail
LEGISLATION ACCORDINGLY
House Makes Provisional Approprl-
alton of $4,000 for
Dormitory.
LEGISLATION ACCORDINGLY

Montpelier, Jan. 2S.-The lower
branch today appropriated $4,000 for
dormitory at the state agricultural
school if the trustees deem 1t wise.
! This provision was doubtless lncor-
porated in view of the generally-ac-
cepted belief that Theodore N. Vail,
Lyndon has a proposition regarding
| the presentation of the VAN Agrlcul-
tural school at Lyndon to the state Oh
| Vermont rs a state agricultural scnool
, In fact il is known that Mr.. Vail con-
, templates doing this.
The bill creating the office OF state
purchasing agent came to the House
this afternoon from the special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
need of such an official With 1t came
a bill increasing the salary OF the ser
geant-atarms from $1,000 to $500 a
year and providing for a deputy SER
| geant-at arms.
The lower branch disposed OF its
bill relating to the employment or 10
comotive engineers by passing the
measure and then voting to refuse a
reconsideration. The bill provides
that railroads shall not employ as en-
gineers persons without three years
experience as flrement or engineers
helpers.
The committee on judiciary intro
duced bill to provide for the pre-
servation and certification of Supreme
court decisions.
The committee on agriculture intro
duced substitute bill for the two
oleomargarine bills brought in early
In the session The committee bill
reduces the license fee for sale OF
oleo from 800 to $50 and provides
penalty of from $50 to 5000 for viola
lions of the act. Public dining rooms
using oleogargarine must display a
sign reading "Oleomargarine Used
| Here"
The bill to establish a municipal
court at Brighton, from the commit
| tee on minor courts was ordered "a
| lie.
/ When the speakers desk was about
cleared Mr.. Brown of Eden introduc
ed joint resolution relating to the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution permitting the taxation
of incomes. He favored giving the
United States the power to tax in
comes and said that such an amend
ment does not lay such tax but
makes the laying of an income taA
possible.
Mr.. Comings of Richford favored
the resolution. He said that few Il
any of the states would be affected
less than Vermont.
Mr.. Watson of St Adams asked
that the resolution be ordered to lie
as he wished to speak on the subject
and his voice would not permit him tC
DO so. The resolution wos ordered tc
lie.
The House reconsldered the bill tC
stablish a bureau of criminal identi
fication and passed the masure after
it was amended to permit the provis
ions of the act applying to county
jails.
An evening session was anticipated
in the House but Mr.. Weeks of Mid
dlebury moved that when the House
adjourn IL be to meet tomorrow morn
ing at the usual hour.
Lieut.. Gov. Frank Il. Howe, who
has been i'll for more than a week, oc
cupied the chair when the Senate col
vened this evening.
The upper body went at the bust
MSS with a rush and passed in concur
renee the bill providing for the cree
ton of a monument to Commodore
Macdonough at Vergennes. The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000.
The $4,000 appropriation for the
completion of the Austine institution
at Brattleboro was also passed in col,
currence. as was the bill to establish
state teachers retirement fund.
other bills passed in concurrenc,
we're:
To incorporate Brattleboro and Wi
mington railroad.
Relating to deaf, dumb, blind ant
idiotic children of INDECENT parents
This bill provides for state aid 70
this class of children.
Relating to care of INDECENT tubeI
culosis persons.
Relating to expenditure Of highwa,
taxes.
Relating to equipment of locomo
tives with headlights.
Senator Laird introduced a bill Pre-
viding for the reformation Of inebr
. ates.
The Senate bill making the provi:
. ions of health and accident compar
les uniform was passed this evening
When the bill relating to the az
pointment OF license commissioner
comes up opposition will appear. Tn
, measure provides for the appoint
! ment of three commissioners in eac
/, county who shall grant licenses in Ct
les and towns so voting
Il is not expected that the recent
constituted educational commissio
|. will hold another meeting before IN
Legislature adjourns.
Though nothing definite has bee
decided as to how the commissio
win secure the data necessary [
. make a report il is probably ths
!. members OF the commission wi
! make a tour Of the state and hol
: meetings at which all persons int
\ ested will be invited to appear an
: give their views regarding change
! which they believe will be benefci,
TO the educational system OF the stat
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