Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-18

law. We should instead direct our ef-
forts at a proper moral growth and
Instruction In our homes. We have no
State law making prostitution a crime.
Formation is not properly punished as
a crime. We can direct our attention in
different lines than towards this mar
riage law He picked flaws in the
proposed law: allowing the board of
health to Ak the medical fee; fixing no
penalty for a physician who issues a
fraudulent certificate; and making no
provision that marriage shall take place
soon after the examination. Pennsy1-
vania, Oregon and Wisconsin,. he said.
were the only States which had such
laws. lie also stated that each Wasser-
man blood test would cost the State lab
oratory at least six dollars. and few
| physicians could make it.
No action was taken on the measure
but was left "a unfinished business.
FISH AND GAME.
Whether all deer should be hunted IN
November. 1915. was an absorbing ques-
ton for the House this morning. The bill
was finally ordered to a third reading
with slight amendments. II. 81, which
the committee on game and fisheries In
troduced after maany hearings. contained
two ssions to the orchard interests
First. a farmer Is allowed to kill and eat
any deer iniuring his crops. Second, all
deer can be killed during the 70 days
open season of 1918. This will reduce the
number and thus appease the orchard In
terests which feel that the present law
makes the State a game preserve rather
than an agricultural state.
Tho flow of oratory lasted over three
quarters of an hour, The orchard inter
ests of W1ndham county were especially
anxious that the number OF deer should
nc reduced so that their young fruit
trees should not suffer from depredations
by the deer. The sentimentalists. led by
Mr.. ~IIapgood. opposed anything ap-
preaching determination of the deer. His
amendment striking out the clause allow
ing all deer to be killed in 1918 was lost.
\ compromise was then effected which
would protect fawns from slaughter. This
amendment, introduced by Mr.. Stone of
Vergennes. was carried by an overwhelm-
ling ma joritv. One Of the strongest rea-
sons for the protection OF fawns was
advanced by Mr.. Jones of Shrewsbury.
"1t will save many human lives" he said.
With young deer protected he thought
that hunters would look twice before
shooting every moving object In the
woods.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Lance of
Cabot moved to dismiss the bill, saying
THAT the present law was satisfactory.
The motion was lost by n vote of "a to
ll3,
\ motion to reduce the oper season to
} ten days was also voted down.
INVESTIGATION QUAsHED.
The House went on record as opposed
to needless Investigations by killing ths
resolution to investigate the purchas'
Ing agents department. The committe,
reported the resolution favorably aftel
looking into the conditions OF the office
They knew that the investigation wa.
useless, but Dewey T. Hanley, the pur
chasing agent, was DESTROYS that th'
} move for an investigation proceed. 81
> that no one could charge that it hac
been blocked. The resolution was dis
missed by tho House on motion of Mr.
Graham OF Rockingham, by vote of 10
to 70.
n Senate ordered to a third readins
Senate So, which removes n loophole ~
= t"c tHAOTCoIItoIt D t10 inheritance CdX
II repeats section FIVE Of No. 90 of tn,
acts OF 1919. which has allowed propert,
, located in another State to ne exemp'
unless there exists in such other STATE
> a reciprocal law similar in terms ant
effect.
a The Senate CONQUERED In two amend
, mcnts proposed by the House. One wa.
a provision in s. 80 that the proposed
footbridge at Burlington union station
= 10 feet above the tracks should have mr.
. freight rattle on the tracks beneath
The second was ire whiting down o.
, the annua appropriation for Topographic
1 cal maps Of the State from 1900 I,
$500,
PROHIBITION THURSDAY.
Tho prohibition referendum bill viii
coIne up in the House on Thursda,
morning at 10:SO. 1t was reported favor
ably and placed on to-day's calenda b,
the temperance committee, but wa
amended so that the referendum vot
would be taken In March. 1916. instea,
: Of at a special election next November
This change was advocated on tn,
' grounds OF Inconvenience and expense
'rl nccessitated several other amend
MS hecauSc II aHected the date q
'rccment. On motion of Mr.. Blacl
,urlington the bill Was made a spc
order for Thursday at 1890 a. m.
tha. the House could familiarize itsel
XII the bill and the five propose,
~umendments.
. PROPOSED TAN LAW.
f The proposed law, taxing Intangible
at soven-tenths per cent, rs per cent
offsets deducted with rigid provisions a
To proof of same, Is as follows:
Section /. Money on hand. money n
o interest or on deposit which is not tax
n able under the provisions Of sections
IA, 40 and 746 OF the public statutes
= as amended by No. 80 Of the acts o
9 1910; and the fair cash value OF debt
y due, whether or not secured by mort
gage OF pledge, except as hereinafte
I provided; government, State and mu
y nicipal bonds and securities not exemp
States or Of this State; the stocks. Bond
and securities of all corpora lions; an,
/ all other intangible personal propert,
= shall, in the manner provided by sectioi
20 Flo of the public statutes, as anendet
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