The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-28

Here Penalty for violating, not more
than 5000, nor less than $50.
! TO establish Il municipal court for tho
town of Brighton and adjoining towns
These bills were introduced to-day:
Relating TO corporations exercising
public functions and placing them under
the supervision OF the public servic,
commission. 1t provides that all per
sons, corporations and associations dis
tributing electric energy for sale, fol
light, heat or power, or operating a water
system whereby water is sold within
this state, shall be subject to general
supervision of the public service com
mission. which shall fix the price fol
such electric energy. 20
To permit the village OF JeffersQsN
to surrender its charter and IS
all village property shall
become the property OF yuNs OF
Cambridge. N
To appropriate money for the use OF
the state fair commission and in aid OF
agricultural fairs. 1t appropriates $4,000
for the year 1913 and $4,000 for the year
1914 for aiding all agricultural societies
in existence in this state Oct. |, l9l2,
excepting the state fair, which shall hold
fairs during the years i'll which the APP
preparations shall apply; such societies
paying dividends or showing profits not
to participate in the pro rata distribu-
tion, which shall be made according to
the amount Of premiums and prizes paid,
and in no case to exceed $1,000.
The Senate yesterday afternoon
passed fourteen measures, as follows:
Relating to uniform provision in
health and policies; providing for a foot
bridge across Winooski river at Bolton;
TO incorporate Brattleboro and Whining
ton railroad; providing for erection OF
monument to Commodore Marlborough;
providing for completion of the Austine
relating to deaf and dumb
and blind and idiotic children Of INDECENT
parents; establishing teachers retire
ment fund; relating to care of INDECENT
tuberculous persons; relating to expen-
diture of highway taxes; relating to
equipment of locomotives with head
lights; to enable Richford to erect a
town hall; to enable the Advent society
in Riehford to dispose of certain prop
erty; to pay w. B. Mayo; to pay the st.
Albans Messenger company.
Legislative Notes
Mr.. Ryder's resolution that the leg
stature adjourn finally on Feb. at ten
p m, was laid on the table by the House
Yesterday afternoon.
On request OF Mr.. Jose OF johnson the
House bill amending the Hardwick vii
age charter was ordered TO lie. Mr..
lose thought the object of the bill was
% give the right OF eminent domain
through municipal corporation.
Mr.. Watson of st. Adams didn't feel
veil enough to consider the income tax
amendment in the House yesterday aft |
rnoon and after the proposed ratiiica-
ion had been considered few minutes /
/ was ordered to lie. Mr.. Brown OF +
eden and Mr.. Comings of Richford spoke i
n favor OF ratification.
Lieut.. .-Gov. Howe was in his place as
residing officer of the Senate Yesterday |
fternoon, following a period of illness.
Some debate was oceasioned in the
enate last evening over the bill 4
pprepriating $1,000 for the erec-
ion of heating plant at the state nor
ial school at Castleton Senator Chat I
ee urged that the bill ought to pass and
enator Barber acknowledged that the
ommittee did not feel justified in rec
the passage OF the bill in
lew of the situation. He said that from
formation the committee had. about
Il that could be said for the school was
nat the outer walls were in fairly good
The building was erected
1887 and had fallen into serious
,ae of dilapitation. A commission is
Ivestigating the entire educational situ-
lion of the state and not until that
lmmission reports. and the continuance |
the school is assured, did the commit !
e believe the appropriation should he
ade After brief discussion, the bill .
as amended to carry 81 200 instead of !.
5000, to be expended with the APP
oval of the governor Senator Croft |
,manded the yeas and nays on the l
iestion OF third reading and there
a. not a vote cast in ouDositiOn