The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-02
COMMISSION ON 1T
IN FINAL SESSION
Important Fight Coming Up
Over the State House
Addition

body this morning, was recommltted 70
the judiciary committee so that amend
ments can be made to have the bill COM
plv with she omnibus bill which the gov
ernor signed Monday evening. Inc
changes to be made are minor ones ana
the bill will probably pass the Senate
this week
4 The commission named to draft
workman's compensation bill, composei
OF Secretary of State Guy w. Bailey,
Frank f. Howe and Hale X. Darling, met
| this afternoon for final consideration "i
the measure which has been drawn up by
the last-named member OF the commits
sion, and the bin will 90 into the hands
of the revsers of bills late to-day ana
will be introduced into the House to.
morrow morning, it is expected. The blii
is much the same as those IN force IN
other states and could be aptly termed q
uniform act although it is said that the
compensation sums named in the bill
Twill be somewhat smaller than those IN
other states.
/ According to the present rules, to-day
was the last allowed for the introduction
of bills in the House without the unani-
nous consent of that body, or introduced
Il by committee, and nearly a dozen bills
were introduced in the House and sew
eral in the Senate. However, an amend
ment has been offered to change the date
| from the first to the second Tuesday IN
February and will probably be adopted
Ibv the House this afternoon. 1t Is un-
/ derstood that there are several important
bills to be introduced, including the cone
pensation bill. and this change will allow
| them to be introduced in the usual way.
An amendment to rule two suggested
by Mr.. Proctor of Proctor two weeks ago
and which was laid on the table at that
time was taken up this morning and
passed the House. The amendment m
sures the House meeting every Saturday
morning and Monday afternoon and
should tend to make the session some
what shorter by working six days in the
week
Senate bill 25, to continue the topo-
graphical survey Of the state in co-opera-
/ tion with the federal government, and.
the Senate bill TO exempt the property o.
the Pleasant Valley grange Of Rocking
ham from taxation. were referred to the
committees in the House.
Third readings were ordered for to-
morrow on House bills 81, relating TO the
use OF firearms by minors, and ~, relat-
! ing TO further power Of the public service
commission over gas ard electric plants.
( telegraph and telephone lines and express
companies. although the first named
measure. introduced by Mr.. Dickey Of
Barre Town. has been greatly changed
( by amendments and invoked considerable
discussion. The bill as amended wound
probibit youths under l6 years of age
/ from carrying or using firearms unless
accompanied by parent, guardian or
| brother 2l years old or over. Mr.. Foster
Of Calais opposed the passage OF the bill
as IL would take away the privilege long
enjoyed by the farmers son of hunting
woodchucks and other undesirable ami
mails. Mr. Dickey emphasized the need
Of such law in Barre Town for example,
Iauoting instances where he had seen orl
known of children Of tender years carry
ing or shooting high h-power rifles or reyol-
vers
House bin q. which would reimburse
the city Of Xergennes or individuals who
contributed toward the Macdonough cele
hration. was ordered TO lie on motion Of
Mr. Stone az Nereeunes. who introduced
the bill until House bill la6 relating %
the erection of a memorial 60 Commodore
Macdonough can b. acted upon.
House bin 27 relating 10 appropria-
tions 10 the town Of Mt Tabor for The
building Of bridges was taken from tie
table on motion of Mr. Proctor Of Proctor
and rerommitted to the committee on an
prorriations. House bin ~. relating to'
tie salary of the fish and game commits
siouer was on motion of the same mem.
brr taken from the committee on appro-
iHFiatianz and committed % The fsl ard
game committec. which nov has sim
ilar bll under consideration.
Governor Gates has announced TIE r.
APPOINTMENT of FRED T. Davis e White
River Junction q cattle commissioner.
New Bills in House
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