The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-22

public service commission; amending act
relating TO Incorporation OF the Inter
national Water company OF Derby Line
enabling town of 'Richford 10 erect q
town hall, take land therefore and is
sue bonds for the purpose.
The House bill RELAXING TO moving pie
ture buildings was taken up in the House
Yesterday afternoon, ordered to lie and
later killed. The motion TO have the
tbiil lie was made after Mr.. Robbins q
Newport had moved 10 amend the bill
by striking out section 2, requiring build
ings to be equipped with ceiling ven
tilators. When the bill again was TAX
en- I'D, Mr.. Robbins Withdrew his pro-
posaI of amendment and further pre-
posed to amend by having the yentilss /
conform to the state board OF 90
regulations. the bill TO go into ef eSN ~
|. 1919 and penalty for violats be-
ing $40 for each ofense. Then the bill
was killed
Speaker Pumlcy named the follow
ing committees; TO investigate the m-
developed waterpower OF the state. Mr..
Lord of Orange. Mr.. Parker of Troy,
Mr.. Martin OF Bennington; relating to
the consolidation of committees. Mr..
Vaughan OF Randolph, Mr.. Tomlinson
of Bolton, Mr.. Gage of Weathersfield
The committee on the part of the SEN
ate to investigate the waterpower Of
the state was named just before adj
journment to-day and is composed Of
Senators Chaffee and Elliot.
When the House bill relating to sal
aries of states attorney came up in
the Senate yesterday afternoon, Senator
Elliot moved to amend by making the
salary of states attorney i'll Windsor
county Sl.700. which motion was lost,
after which Senator Elliot moved to re-
duee the salaries in Chittenden, Rutland
and Washington counties to 81 400, which
ordered to a third reading.
Bills Signed by the Governor
An act TO amend section l347 of the
public statutes, as amended by No. 90 of
the acts of 1908, relating to contempt.
An act to amend section 5l30 OF the
public statutes as amended by section
? of No. l2s of the acts OF l00S, re-
ating to the conditions of liquor Ii.
.enses.
An act in amendment of and in addi-
ion to sections 1856. 4957 and 495S of
,he public statutes, and section 1859 OF
he public statutes, as amended by No.
20 OF the acts of 1908, relating to for
,ign creamery associations.
An act to amend section | of No. 232
# the acts of 1904, as amended by
80. 260 of the acts of 1908, relating to
he charter Of the village of Brattle-
,oro.
An act to amend section 6253 Of the 4
'ublic statutes. relating to the fees of {
.eepers of iails.
An act to empower the trustees of /
he village of Old Bennington to make I
ertain public improvements and to is
ue bonds in payment therefor
An act to amend section IL of No.
"A of the acts of 1900. relating to the
harter Of the village Of Chester.
An act to pay j. g. Mann the sum
herein named.
An act to enable the city council Of
he city of st. Albans to issue negotiable
of the city for the purpose
herein named.
Farmers Club Meeting.
AT the weekly meeting of the Farmers
legislative club. held in the hall of repre-
last evening, Senate bill 70,
.Iating to the sterilization OF imbeciles,
as taken mp first. DIR. +. w. Sears Of
arlington was the first speaker He
lid that so per cent. of the feeble
inded are so from heredity He cited
le instance, well known in medical his
Try. or a prolific family of feeble-mind-
persons, the progeny of a single fe-
ale.
If it is legal to stop propagation by I
lprisonment, then it is within the law /
sterilize feeble minded. Sterilization i
practiced in Massachusetts, institu- i
Dns, though there is no law governing i
e matter and only permission of the !
bject is necessary. DIR. Sears exhibited !,
arts tracing specific cases of hereditary :,
eble -mindedness. He said there is no :
reason against sterilization.
Superintendent j, n. Barss of the state !,
dustrial school also spoke. He said !
at feeble -mindedness is sufficiently
evalent in Vermont to warrant some
ton being taken TO reduce the number 1
degenerates. He gave startling ex :
lpleS OF cases OF IeeDle- -f1tHueufless. l.
lich he has personally investigated. !
Senator johnson of Franklin, author Z
the bill. said we are paying out =
er 100000 in caring for our degen =
ties. He touched upon the provisions = y
the bill and pointed to the penalty n y
posed upon any person performing an !"
grafton for sterilization, except as pro- :, g.
led by the law. He argued that such =
law would be constitutional. but rec y
mended that should the bill become q
law test case should be carried to
, supreme court. " "
Donnelly of Vergennes r.,
Ike with considerable yehemence -
inst the bill and put himself strong ,.
on record as opposed to such bald -
islation. 90
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