Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
HOUSEKEEPING.

DeVouonal exercises were conducted by
| the chaplain.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
ii. 1@.-An act to amend sections and
| IL Of No. 3A Of the acts Of 1910, relating
to the municipal court OF Caledonia
county.
RECOMMITTBD TO COMMITTEE.
II. A2.-An act to establish a municipal
court In the town Of Brighton. on motion
Of Mr.. Watson Of st. Adams WAS recon-
mitted to committee on minor courts.
II. 2s2,-To establish municipal court
for the county OF Addison. on motion Of
Mr.. Weeks Of Middlebury was recon-
mitted to committee on minor courts.
READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
II. 2s6.-To authorize Chittenden county
to make repairs upon its courthouse and
to appropriate a certain sum therefore.
II. S0.-An act to incorporate the Ran
dolph Savings Bank & T'ust company.
II. 3SS.-Amending an act relating to
the Rutland Railway Light & Power
company.
H. 394.-An act relating to the equip
| ment with air brakes of cars run by cleo
| tricty. CAS- amended providing that stools
be furnished for motormen on double
| truck cars.l Yeas. $50; nays. 6, the yeas
| and nays having been demanded by Mr.
Mullen Of West Rutland.
H. 457-An act to provide for the publ
cation Of State papers, appropriates
5000 annually for the years 1918 and
| 1914
f. 45&-An act to regulate the opera
| tlon OF automobile and motor vehicles
tReouires owner or operator, when re.
| CURED by certain officers, to give his
name and address, or refuses or neglects
to stop, penalty not to exceed SOo)
II. 4os.-An act relating to disqualifying
OF candidates for election to the General
Assembly. Yeas, 50; nays, SO. the speaker
casting the deciding vote.
n. 461-An act amending section
b226 of the public statutes. etc, relst-
Ing to the traffic in toxicating IL
quor. Amended to take effect from
its passage.
Fl. 464-An act to incorporate the
Greens Corner Cemetery association
ORDERED TO LIE.
II. 465-An act to provide for the
publicity OF campaign expenses.
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE.
s. 37--An act relating to the hours
OF employment of women and children
IN mechanical and manufacturing es-
Establishments
RECONSTRUCTED AND RECON-
MITTED.
D. l58-An act relating to injuring
or interfering with tho property of
telephone. telegraph. electric light and
gas companies.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
LUDLOW.
H. 4ss-Relating to the all of towns
excessively burdened in the care OF
highways.
II. Alto incorporate the Valley
Savings Bank and Trust company of
North Troy.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr., Aldrich Of st. Johnsbury where
as. the coal situation in New England
is becoming more active each day; anu
whereas, the setting in of ordinary win
ter would involve many OF the people Of
New England in actual suffering; there
fore be it resolved that the Senate and
suggest that the Governor appoint
commission to cooperate with commits.
sions already appointed by the Governors
OF Massa chusetts and New Hampshire
and with similar commissions to be ap
pointed by the Governors OF Maine,
Rhode Island and Connecticut to investi-
gate the cause of the present scarcity of
coal and recommend such measures as
will bring relief; said commission shall
serve without pay but shall receive actual
expenses incident to the performance OF
its duties. Adopted on the part OF the
House.
Joint resolution by Mr.. Cook Of Lyn-
don, presenting the report of the COM
mittee and relating to the consolidation
Of commissions, and providing that a
committee consisting OF two senators and
three representatives to be appointed to
examine into the laws relating TO all
commissions. especially the trustees and
supervisors OF the State hospital for the
insane. board OF penal commissioners,
fish and game commissioner and COM
missions dealing with corporations. and
repors the possibility of a consolidation
| Of commissions by bill or otherwise to the
present session Of the General Assembly.
Adopted on the part Of the House.
SENATE BILLS REFERRED.
s. 7s.-To authorize and provide for
the sterilization of inlbeciles. feeble
minded and insane persons. rapists, con-
firmcd criminals and other detectives.
To joint committee on public health.
S. l65,-Authorizing cities and incorpor-
ated villages to appropriate money for
purpose of Fairgrounds and for lands
for public recreation purposes, To COM
mittee on municipal corporations.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
introduced by Mr.. Cook of Lyndon,
| whereas, nearly four years the station at
White River Junction was declared by
the then railroad commission. now the
public service commission. as not being
| convenient to accommodate the public
and safe for the use of the public, and
whereas, in September, 1908, an order re-
| curing the railroads there to make an
| elaborate set Of subways, elevators and
brass ratings, and whereas an appeal
was taken from the same, and in Octo-
| Der 1908, the matter was returned to the
whereas, on June I, 1909 an appeal was
taken to the supreme court again with
relation to the matter; and whereas, in
May, 1870 the case was returned to the
pubilc service commission that the whole
matter might be worked out with the
outy resting upon the railroad compa MES
10 promptly remedy confessedly dan
gerOus situation and with the duty rest.