News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-02-26
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

| juvenile court created.
Factory inspection law.
Licensing of pawnbrokers.
Blue sky" investment law.
Uniform warehouse receipts act.
Uniform negotiable instruments act.
Veterinaries required to have licenses.
Board of Cancellation and arbitration.
Ten dollar wage exemption from trustee
process.
Limited hours OF labor for women and
children.
Law relating to ventilation and heating
of factories.
Creation of commission to overhaul
system of education.
Electrocution substituted for hanging
in punishment OF murder.
Direct or preferential primary law to
be decided by referendum.
Law to prevent persons in the liquor
traffic from holding public Office
Laws permitting inquests and excep-
tions by the State in criminal cases.
Special taxation laws for encourage
ment of orchard and forest growing.
Regulation of electric energy generated
in the State to give Vermonters users
first chance to buy it at reasonable prices.
The chief act of the closing hours of the
legislature was the smothering Of the
campaign publicity measure. There had
| been marked disagreement between the
House and the Senate oyer this measure,
and Friday night the committees of con-
ference got together and agreed on a
proposition to be presented to their re-
spective branches. The Senate on it's
part accepted the report of the confer
ence, but the House refused to ratify the
proposal, one of the stumbling blocks
being a provision to prevent the publica-
cation of newspaper articles for pay,
although owners OF newspapers could say
whatever they wished.
Another feature Of the closing hours
was the act in reducing the appropria-
ton for the weights and measures de-
partment from $15 600 to $4,000.
The bill providing for 500, 00Ocapital
stock savings bank at Stowe proved all
right.
The House made history on Wednesday
by ratifying the proposal OF amendment
to the federal constitution for the popu-
lar election of United States senators, the
vote standing 1913 to "A.
The Governor appointed George H. Bah
bitt of Bellows Falls a member of the
public service commission for the unex-
pired term of S. HOLSTER Jackson of
Barre, resigned, and the APP )ointment was
confirmed by the Senate.
All the members from Lamolln county
favored the adoption of the Federal Cor
stitutional Amendment except Brown of
Eden.
A com mission is authorized under a
resolution OF Mr.. Cook to investigate
as to the wisest method of readjusting
the system of municipal courts of the
state. Provision was made for carrying
on the shoe business at the state prison
in case the present contract was not re-
newed in May. The married women's
property rights bill was LAID away.
Chairman Weeks of the ways and
means committee of the House read
figures showing that the estimated dis
bursemeDts for he next two years would
be So, 173, 766l6 and the revenue ST.
1886 6+, requiring deficit of $275,-
1873 to be made up by direct tax. The
new appropriations for the session
amounted to $39O,2OO, with some still
pending.
The Governor has designated Charles
A. Watts On as chairman of the board OF
public service commission. S. S. Watson
of st. Adams has been appointed clerk of
the commission at a salary of $500 a
year The commission will have its
headquarters in St. Adams.
A permanent organization of the Legis
lature of 1928 was formed last night
by naming Charles A. Pumley of North
field, president; Franklin S. Billings of
Woodstock, vice-President; Rev. A. w.
Hewitt of Plainfeld, Secretary Treasurer;
Executive Committee, Addison county, |
Mr.. Donnelly of Vergennes; Bennington,
Mr.. Martin of Bennington; Caledonia |
Mr.. Aldrich of St. Johnsbury; Chittenden |
Mr.. Blais of Colchester; Essex, Mr.. Cam |
eron of Norton; Franklin, Mr.. Thomas Of
Sheldon; Grand Isle, Mr.. Hutchinson of
North Hero; Lamoille. Mr.. Jose of John |
son; Orange, Mr.. Vaughan of Randolph; |
Orleans, Mr.. Barton of Randolph; Rut-
land, MIR. Proctor of Proctor, Washing |
ton, Mr.. Callahan of Montpelier; Wind |
sor, Mr.. Adams of Marlboro; Windham,
Mr.. Gage of Weathers6eld.
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