The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-21
TAKE UNDERPASS
AWAY FRO N
COMMISSION
New Feature OF Brattlebor0
Railroad Problem
DISCUSSED IN HOUSE TODAY
Proposal to Give Power Of Decision
to Commission of Three Appoint
ed by the Governor.

Montpelier, Jan. 21.-The time OF
the house this morning was taken
up with the consideration of an
amendment to the Brattleboro under
pass bill which has been a prominent
topic before the present legislature.
The new feature of the measure was
an amendment to the bill proposing
to take the matter out of the Juris-
diction of the public service commits
sion and transfer it for decision to
a commission of three disinterested
persons to be appointed by the gov
ernor.
The amendment was vigorously dis
cussed from all angles and when the
house adjourned at noon there were
good prospects that it would be
adopted During the noon hour there
was an apparent change OF sentiment
due to the presence and activity OF
number of interested men from the
vicinity of Brattleboro and when the
house came in for the afternoon SEES
sion the outlook was not so good.
The house killed four of the bills
pertaining to the operation of cream
cries this morning.
In the senate. this morning, the
larger portion of the session was
consumed in discussion of bills
amending municipal charters. The
direct primaries bill, which vas
made a special order for today was
again postponed in order that the
lieutenant governor might have an
opportunity to appear before the
committee of the whole.
Montpelier, Jan. 20.-The epidemic,
generally regarded as grip which has
been sweeping all sections OF the
country has its Lieut. Gov. Frank f.
among them is Lieut. Gov. Frank f..
Howe, who has been at the Heaton
hospital for a day or more. threat
ened with pneumonia. II is believed,
however, that such an attack has
been averted.
The bill to provide for the celebra-
ton at Vergennes of the centennial
of the construction of the American
fleet which defeated the British squad
ron at the Battle of Plattsburg. appro-
priating $4,000 to provide for the cree
ton OF a memorial to Com. Macdon-
ough was passed by the House this
evening. 1t is expected that the bill
will pass the Senate without any OPP
position as the measure underwent
considerable pruning in committee
when the appropriation of $4,000 ask
| ID Anurn n tho amount
! by the House.
The House passed the following
! bills:--
S. l63-An act to amend section
$3.50 of the Public Statutes as amend
ed by section of No 12S of the Acts
/ of 1908 relating TO the conditions of
liquor licenses. This bill provides
that license commissioners make an
inspection of all licensed places once
in two weeks.
The following bills were introduced
in the House:
II. 519-Came from the committee
on state and court expenses. Il re
lates to stationery and supplies and
was ordered to lie and be printed.
II. 521-Came from the committee
on immigration and labor. 1t relates
to the hours OF labor of chauffers OPP
Grating automobiles and motor vehi
Giles for hire and livery II provides
that nine hours shall constitute a
days work If chauffer has worked
for 16 consecutive hours he may not
20 on duty again until he has had al
least eight hours rest. The penalty
for violation is from $40 to $500.
Upon motion of Mr.. Watson of St
! Adams, the House has requested Gov
Fletcher to return House bill 442 re
lating TO the duties of road commits.
! sioners as regards the cutting of brush
/ beside highways. Mr.. Hapgood of
Peru thought that no further action
need be taken on the measure. but
/ the House thought differently, and
voted unanimously to request the re-
turn of the bill together with House
bill 514 relating to removals to the
, state hospital for the insane.
The Senate has ordered its bill. re.
lating to child labor to lie.
The upper branch insists on its pro
/ posals of amendment on House bill
1856 relating to peddlers and a com.
mttee of conference has been ap-
pointed in the Senate as follows: Mr.
Blanchard OF Windsor, Mr. Darling OF
/ Orange and Mr.. Dyer Of Rutland.
The Senate has ordered to a third
reading House bill 461 relating to the
notification OF holders Of liquor II.
/ censes that certain persons are black
listed as regards the right TO pur.
chase liquor.
Owing to the illness and absence OF
| Lieut.. Gov. F. +. Howe. the Senate
was called TO order by Senator F. n
Babbitt, president
The committee on insurance intro
duced a bin amending an act relating
( 20 standard policies of insurance.
The upper branch adopted the con
ference report on Senate Bill 15s re
lating to the substitution Of electro
cution for hanging as death penalty
The compromise provides for an ap
preparation Of $1,000 instead Of $1,000
for an electric chair and other equip
ments needed to install a death hOuss
IN the state prison.
Mr.. Flynn, from the special com
mittee on proposed amendments e