Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
Red Lights and Numbber Plates
on Automobiles the Topics
for Proposed New Legisla-
lion.
Days Of lEbATE AHEAD
Senate Reports Prohibition Ref
erendum Bill Favovablv but
the Proposed Measure Is Not
Put to Vote Owing 10 Ab-
Sentees.

Montpelier. March THE tax bill is
now on it's second lap. 1t came up this
afternoon in the House and was slightly
amended. An amendment proposed by
Mr.. Demeritt of Duxhury concerning the
distribution Of the revenue of intangihles
in towns having incorporated villages.
school districts. or fire districts seemed
to sound rather technical, SO all action
was deferred until Tomorrow morning
at 1890.
Mr.. Proctor proposed Al amendment
which would exempt all five per cent.
loans made in good faith in the last two
years. so that the repeal Of the 1872 act
would not affect existing contracts. This
was not acceptable to the House. An
amendment by Mr.. Stone of Vergennes
was adopted. which would make the bill
effective in January I, 1916.
The House ordered to third reading the
hill providing for lighting vehicles at
night on public highways. but 1t took
all the morning to do il. The debate on
this comparatively unim1ortaut meas
ure was quite surprising. The respec-
tive benefits to automCbilists and team
sters was dwelt upon. From the debate
It appeared that Vermont was particle
larly fortunate in having many Moon
light nights, when lights would not he
needed. and the debatc wandered far
afeld. 1t was shown that the lack ~
lights constitutes a real danger especially
when automobiles We're rounding Il CURVE.
and was stated by advocates of the hil.
that it was needed more to protect The
farmers than the automobiles. 1t "ta1
finally ordered 10 "a tN.,l aiding by
JOG to 81.
The medical inspection lin was 'rdercd
to a third reaGi-- tH the Senate. 1t
amends the existing Law in two p%articu-
lars. When ~ town votes for medical in
s~pection iu thr schools it is mauiH
tory upon the school authorities to laY"
such inspection. May is changed f..
SHALL When parents SO wish the family
physician may inspect the pupil, If the
parents make written demand for it
Otherwise the bill is like the existing
law. The rigid mandatory provisions ot
Senate II We're rejected by the committee.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Nichols OF
Essex extends for two more years tho
time within which red tail lights shall
he removed from autos. Under present
laws the change from red to white is
to go into effect ou ipril T., 1915, but only
if Quebec. Ncw Hampshire. Massa-
chusetts and New York pass similar
laws. The change OF tail liahts is strong
~ advocated by the locomotive en-
Ginecrs, who are subject go many scares
when they see an automobile red light
on "A road paIalleling the railroad
track. In order to prevent railroad
wrecks and damage the change of lights
is desired, but similar action by neigh
boring States is advisable before making
the change. Quebec alone has abolished
auto red lights.
\ resolution Introduced IN The Senate
gives the assent to tn" act of Congress
which provides for agricultural oXtonsion
work in the States.
The apple grading bill was ordered to
y third reading by the Senate bus was
amended by striking ont Mr. 'iapgood's
pet amendment which allowed 'packin;
Of apples in the good. cld-fashioncd
way" 1t is not likely that the House
will refuse to concur in this amendment.
for Mr., Hapgood's clause was accepted
as n piece of good nature.
The Governor signed tho lil which
allows Vergennes TO nond for $1,000 for
n water plant upon vote OF tWo-thirds
of the citizens.
The Senate showed some distrust of s..
~ wbicb ,,o,ld ,IIo,. na+anaI aa,a 49,
loo .nnointod 70 ,os,.tans - ,m,a, ~
,he same ,.,,os ne ,,,,et oo,.n.nna -
w.s ,bough, ,ho, ,,Ist fu,aa w,a,L nat
.,,cb a ro ,orohI. 60. ,,t. ,mna. - hanLa
that individua, ,ruetoos could not. con,-
ro,o in onv caso -, f.lo.o, aa.
allows ,bo national horks n .r,or this
nald If the Statns 4. nnt rrobihit Tho
hin was ordorod f.. 49,. u,tu nav, mi
dav
One nice. of l.gisla,ton has already
,ono an tho s,otu,o ho,Ls win q sor,ou,
imnorfoo,ion in il rbts is tho rim relat.