The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-16
Tuesday, February is, 1915
PROHIBITION BILL THURSDAY
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olson. was called 10 the chair and
read the martyred presidents immor
tai address, delivered at the dedica-
ton of Gettysburg's national GENE
terry.
Mr.. Carrigan, the member from
Poultney, who is one OF the few veter-
ans of the Civil war now a member
of the House paid brief but eloquent
tribute to the memory of Lincoln.
The act to change the name of Ram
island in st. Adams bay to Lazy Lady
island, furnished some fun for the
House this morning This island be
longs to Carleton Lee of Carlisle, Pa,
and he requested the change from the
present plain and homely name to the
euphonious alliterative name. Mr.
Jackson of Jericho thought that ht
could have done better in changing
the name and urged the House to kill
the bill so that he could try again
But it was explained that Mr.. Lees
boat, silver, and other property were
already marked and named Lazy Lady
island. The bill was passed by a ris.
ing vote. but not until several wits
had taken a fling at the bill. Colonel
Foster of Calais observed that the is
land was meant to be haven forsum'
mer tourists, so the name was not en-
tirely inappropriate. Mr. Hewitt OF
Plainfield noted that it proposed to
Change the activity. the species,
and the gender at one fell stroke
which is certainly going some. On
these grounds he favored the bill. 1t
was deemed of sufficient Importance
to pass the bill by rising vote. Mr..
Jackson alone dissenting.
Middlebury college introduced bin
this morning through Mr. Weeks pro-
viding for appropriations of $4,000
annually and for board of trustees
of public funds in the college, $4,000
to be used for education courses for
students preparing to teach in Yer
mont schools. The remainder prov
ides for senator's scholarships lasting
two years. Norwich has already in
troduced bill for scholarship approx
riationS.
These two bills and the education
bill are at variance and make the ed
ucational problem of the state an in
teresting one.
Hapgood of Peru. an act to exempt
Bromley mountain in Peru from tax
alton.
Wilson of Chelsea, an act to provid.
for the taking of land by a fire dis
trict. (Fire district may condemn and
take lands for fire department purpos-
es. upon payment of fair price,
HOLSTER of Bennington. an act to
repeal No. 267 of the acts OF 1912. re.
lating to the pollution of the waters Of
Peter brook
Smith of St Adams city, an act di-
recting the seargent-at.arms to pr.
cure buildings for the purpose of stor.
ing therein certain state papers. (The
officer is directed to procure neces.
sary and suitable buildings for storage
of valuable state papers, historical doc
uments and files for which there is no
place in the State House.)
Black of Burlington, (by requesU.
an act to amend No. pa of the acts of
1906, relating TO the erection OF a mon
ument to commemorate the Battle of
Monocacy. eight hundred dollars to
purchase site on the battlefield of
Joint committee on game and fish
cries as substitute for II. 143 and H.
291, an act to amend sections 81 an
SO of No. POI of the acts of 1912, relat.
ing TO the fish and game laws (Pro.
hibits sale of bull pouts during June.
Suckers, mullet and pickerel may be
taken with spear and jack; commits
sioner may issue licenses to residents
at one dollar each to fish for bull
pouts.
Joint committee on game and fish
cries as substitute for 227, an act in
of subdivision A of sect
ion 10 Of No. POI of the acts of 1912,
relating to fish and game laws. Fix
es open season woodcock from Octob-
er l to December IL
Joint committee on library, an act
to provide for the preparation of an
index to Hemenway's Vermont Hstor-
ical Gazetteer