The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-27
To Be Rendered by Vermont
Weights and Measures
Department
AMOUNT ONE-HALF'
LAST YEARS COST
House Acted Leisurely in
Face of a Heavy
Calendar

With a calendar containing consider
able number Of the most important meas
ures of the session, the House failed to
display any desire to hurry along tina
business this forenoon and spent great
deal of time in discussing the amount Of
money which should be appropriated for
the weights and measures department.
The joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Durgin of Morgan, appropriating $4,000
annually for the expenditure OF the de-
partment, was finally adopted by ris-
ing vote OF l07 to SO. This amount is
about one.half that expended during the
last year, and Commissioner Henry, sew
eral weeks ago, when the resolution was
introduced, said that the department
might as well be abolished as TO be
handicapped by such great decrease
The Senate viii probably boost the
amount somewhat.
H. 1868, relating to netting certain fish
in Alissisquoi bay, Lake Champlain, was
discussed at length while the following
measures awaited action;
II. 2s3, appropriating $4,000 to Nor
wieh university, TO be applied on 200
tuitioDs.
S. 1875, appropriating $4,000 for the
agricultural school at Randolph traises
appropriation $4,000.
H. POS, sppropriating $1,000 for a
dormitory at the Randolph agricultural
school. The committee recommended an
amendment by reducing the appropria
tion from $4,000 TO $1,000.
H. 35l, appropriating Sl2, 500 annually
for Middlebury college
II. 43l, appropriating $4,000 for the
University of Vermont college of medi-
cine. The committee reports an amend
ment by reducing the appropriation
$4,000 from $4,000
All OF the above measures are reported
favorably by the respective committees,
with amendments az given, and S. 26,
the Powell measure to prevent the pub
fishing Of defamstory anonymous com
munications. is reported adversely.
The Boston & Maine bill will be re-
ported favorably Monday. but there is
grave doubt Of the passage Of the bill in
concurrence.
By suspending the rules, the Senate
read the third time and passed 5. l2s,
creating the Theodore y. Vail agricul-
tural school and providing for the man
agement Of the state school at Randolph.
The bill provides an annual appropria-
~ r. a l.. q
the schools and farms.
The Senate, acting on an adverse com
mittee report, referred the lobbying bill,
PASSED by the House, 10 a third reading
As the result Of the action Of the com
mittec Of conference on H. 4O4, relating
TO fair appropriations. the Senate has
greed with the House that q sworn
statement must be made by fair direc-
tors that no gambling or obscene exhibi-
tions were licensed. before state aid can
be provided for the fair.
Signed By the Governor.
An act 10 pay W G. Smith the sum
therein named
An act TO enlarge the powers Of fire
district No. ] IN Hardwick
An NfA 70 ANifNN NtAhfNAAH Ne - AaeF
lJA lT7. l7e, $50. 275 and s23 Of No.
242 Of tho acts Of la0s. relating 20 the
charter 81 the city of Burlington
An act TO enable charitable and re-
lirious corporation % receive minors for
the purpose Of obtaining legal adoptions
for them.
An at to prohibit the impersonation of
4 pubic oficer.
An sct 70 amend paragraph u of sec. 4
ton 90ss Of the public statutes, relating 4
30 divorce
An act b suihorige the clerk of Prank /
lin county 10 oomplete the records of
aid county.
Governor Vetoed Railroad BIZ
Coz Gates retoel the senate hill No. 1
lG0. sn At to extend TIE time within /
which the construction oi railroads hert
lofore authorized may b. commenced af.l I
fuished. and fhe senate smsta aiued tlse
veto. Gov. Gates nccum panied bic veto ]
aith ths foilauiue statement