Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

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lied to license the use of set line Ono
live bait except angle worms) in the
waters of Lake Champlan, not exceed
ing 100 feet in length, for which the fee
is 81.
| An amendment to the hunting license
law reduces the fee for hunters licenses
from IS cents to 90 cents and provides
a fishing license for both residents and
non-rcsidents at 60 cents. Residents de-
string to both hunt and fish must pay
81; non-resdents desiring to both hunt
and fish must pay s1O.5o but the fee to
non-residents for fishing only is the same
as for residents, viz, 50 cents. This
fishing license law does not apply to the
waters of Lake Champaign No fishing
| license is required of women and chill
drcn under 16 years of age nor of land
owners on their own lands. The fishing
| license law does not become effective I'M
Ill July of this year.
STATE HOUSE ADDITION.
An appropriation of $4,000 was given
for II new state building for the state
| library. supreme court and Vermont His
torica society collection and possibly
| certain State officers. The present north
rooms. which are much needed The
10000 proposition which tho referendum
of March, 1914. voted down was repealed
BURLINGTON CHARTER LAWS
a law abolishing ward lines in Bur
lington on election to the city council
and school board. and substituting a
preferential primary for party caucuses
on city officials was passed. 1t is some
what similar to the change which Rut-
land made in elccting n city council, a
plan which IS said to have worked out
very satisfactorily. The change will not
go into effect unless adopted by the city
at referendum next November. An
odhcr Burlington law makes some
changes in the mayors jurisdiction Ger
the police, and makes other minor
changes.
Burlington is also authorized to bond
for $4,000 to build "a convention hall il
the city so votes.
BOSTON & MAINE r. r. BILLS.
The House refused to pass any measure
Of relief to allow the Boston & Maine
railroad to be relieved from its burden
some contracts Of lease with Vermont
lines. AS far as Vermont Is concerned no
reorganization can come unless b. & Nj.
goes into q receivers hands.
SCHOOL FOR DETECTIVES.
The Legislature appropriated $4,000 to
build a home for feeble minded children,
since the State can no longer be accom-
modated in this regard by sending de-
fectives to institutions in Massachusetts
and other States.
The woman suffrage bill passed the
Senate by a two-thirds vote, but failed
of passage in the more conservative
House. The margin In the House WAS
not large. Presidential and municipal
suffrage was all that could he given
without constitutional amendment.
The bill to make compulsory the read
ing of selected portions of the Bible in
the public schools was also killed in the
House on a close vote.
Inc Dill to regulate lobbying was
killed In the Senate. The Senate also
laid to rest the House proposals to abolish
the office of attorney general, and TO
limit the weights and measures depart
ment to 5000 year. The House could
not bring itself to require lighting on
vehicles other than automobiles
The House refused to adopt a fat sal
arH legislative pay hill Of any amount
which would affect either themselves or
thelr SUCCESSORS Lump sum compensa-
hon for clerks and official reporters was
passed. The usual raid on the treasury
In the form of Increasing the pay of at
tcndants above the stipulated amount was
not allowed this year
OTHER IMPORTANT ACTS
There was also provided for by this
session a board of public printing and
a statue Of Ira Allen on the State
House grounds. Among other general
acts We're: An act requiring health in
spection in the schools If the town so
votes, such inspection to be either by
physician or trained nurse; an act for
the conservation of food waters in
Vermont; the providing of machinery
for the election of United States sem
ators by popular vote; congressman
are to be elected by plurality instead
of majority; text book on Vermont
industries and resources will he intro
duced In the schools: stringent regula-
tions are provided for the control of
the sale of opium morphine. and other
narcotic drugs provision for the or
vi nre lnSnr-
ance corporations; added protection 70
creamery patrons: more automobile
regulations: uniform bills of lading;
tax commissioner on request to appoint
special deputies to assist listers in the
preparation of the grand list: chairs
to be provided 'emale employees; sani-
tary regulation of barber shops; uni
form apple grading law added ap-
preparation to the department of ag-
riculture for the establishing of a bu-
reau Of farm labor and bureau of
markets; improving the automobile
registration laws; regular State high
way appropriation, added money TO the
Randolph Agricultural school for the
construction of a dol'mitory; founding
of the T. N Vail school of agriculture
at Lyndon; refusal on three successive
times to pass bill requiring lights
on vehicles other than automobiles
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY.