Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04
Bill for Lump Sum Payment to
Legislators Is Made a Special
Order for This Afternoon at
2:30.
IS MEASURES CONSIDERED
Bill Restricting Use of Firearms
by Youths Is Passed-B. &
NJ. Consolidation Proposal Or
dered to Lie-Several ImpOr-
tant Measures Are introduced.

Montpelier, Feb Sowing to tn,
hctivity Of the committees the Hons,
was able to transact good DAYS bust
ness to-day. no less than 16 measure.
appearing on the calendar for their con
sideration. To-day's committee worL
also augurs large calendar for to-
morrow. Two days n week of rea
committee work represents the average
amount that the House has seen to date
ON Fridays and Mondays there hav,
been practically no committee meetings
Hut now that saturday morning scs-
sion has been determined upon by a
change in the rules. more members
may stay over until Saturday and the
coming Thursday and Friday may see
more committee business. Several
committees are holding their bills until
all are in and some other committees
are showing a disposition to consider
rather than to decide
DISAGREEMENT AS TO PAY.
The lump sum compensation measure
did not receive final action from the
House to-day, but was laid on the
table and made a special order for to-
morrow afternoon at 2:3O. 1t appear
ed on the calendar with a majority of
the committee faVoring $500 lump
sum, raising by amendment Mr.. Eaton's
lump sum bill from $500 to $3.50 This
proposed $50 raise costs the State about
81 1000. The opinion expressed by Mr.
Foster of Calais and Mr.. HapCood was
that the Legislature should not raise
It's own salaries. -Four dollars day
is part Of the trade under which we
came here" said Mr.. Hapgood He
would amend the bill so that there
would he a - per diem not exceeding
$500. This would give the lump sum
mentioned in the republican platform.
out would not raise the members sal
lries if they finished within ninety
lays On motion of Mr. Fairchild of
fairfield action was postponed until to-
morrow afternoon, when a spirit of
ompromise may be more in evidence.
The House passed House bill 81
Nhich provides that no boy under lG
nay use gun unless accompa MED by
person 2l years old or over 1t was
mendcd on motion Of Mr. Stone OF
Noodford 50 that a boy could use a gun
N land belonging to his family with
ut being accompanied by an older
erson. Three close votes were taken
|pon the bin which passed by no,
@ Hl.
House bin 2I which exemp,s from
a%ation improvements made upon
bandoned farms or pasture land for
period of five years. was recalled
rom the Governor to the Senate. and
clause was inserted which would |
lace the granting of such an exemn !
ion wholly in the hands Of the towns. |
B & NJ. CONSOLIDATION BILL.
The bill affecting the Boston & Maine !
iiIroad, allowing consolidation by pur. |
hase of leased lines, was ordered to lie |
y the Senate. This bill, Senate 46, was
Explained to the committee by W. B. c.
uckney for the railroad. Since it pro-
,ded for proper restriction by the public
rTvice commission II was not considered
Objectionable. 1t was made a special or
er for next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
this time the Senate may resolve itself
TO a committee of the whole and hear
II. Stckney on the bill.
The House passed House - which puts
Iblic water companies under the con-
ol Of the public service commission.
Among the important bills introduced
Ito the House were hill providing for
commission to locate storage reservoirs
TIst in streams, provision for school
ldow ment forests. and bill requiring
nploNers when advertising for employees
state the existence of a strike If there |
one.
House bill 2i5, introduced by Mr.. Pierce |
Rochester by request provides for a
observation commission of three To he !
pointed by the Governor to serve |
ithout pay This commission will In !
'stisate and determine the proper loca-
on OF storage reservoirs to store and |
Did the Hood waters of the State ana to !
port their finding to the next session |
the Legislature. They can hire exnert !
gineering advice up to 5000 They can
axe arrangements with riparian owners /
ncerning the location Of such reservoirs
ld can make recommendations as ia
@ disposal Of power and other benefits
ON the water stored.
The bill providing for school endow.
ent forests. introduced by Mr Eddy
Monkton and numbered House 237 will .
rmt any town owning 40 or more acres
land To plant white pine trees from /
. State nursery and to use the in.
me for the town schools II desired
G purchase money for the trees may
borrowed from the State school fund
four per cent. mortgage on the |
bod lot to be taken as security. The
rests are to be under control of the
ate forester, who Is authorized TO fur
sh up to 10000 trees annually from the
ate nursery.
fouse bill 2i6 provides for hearings on
subject of sawdust in streams and
ben II Is shown that the fishing inter-
le are considerably injured, the saw
lis may he enjoined from putting saw
kaA tss streanas uxadsT penalty.