The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-27


held on Senate bin 2s. introduced b,
Senator Powell, 20 stop the publishing
by newspapers OF anonymous articles
Senator Powell briefly explained the pur
pose of the bill, namely to prevent form
OF blackmail by allowing anyone dead OF
alive TO be DETAINED by writer who
failed TO sign his name. The bill II
drafted from similar statute In force
In California. MIR. Powell stated in his
tax that IN his opinion more than one
editorial writer daring not TO publish an
editorial in the proper column, wrote an
article In the form OF communication
and published it as such without sig
nature.
Walter II. Crockett as chairman of the
! legislative committee OF the Vermont
Press association, which last week as a
body went on record as being opposed 10
the passage Of the bill, on account OF the
fact that the wording tended to restrict
the freedom of the press, informed Mr..
Powell and the committee that the bin
as drafted went too far and tended to
suppress the newspapers of the state.
He believed that the publication Of de-
famatory articles unsigned in news
paper should be prohibited, but did not
believe and was not in sympathy with a
law that would neeessitate every article
concerning person TO be signed. Mr..
Powell asserted that this was not his
intention. The bill will probably be
amended so that it will not be so sweep
ing in form.
Mr.. Foote of Cornwall introduced in
the House yesterday afternoon bill to
provide for the organization OF corpora
tive fire insurance companies. This bill
is taken from New York law which
has been in force for 40 years, during
which time $50 companies have been
formed. The bill allows an organization
such as the state grange, or any county
or town to incorporate fire insurance
company, under the supervision OF the
state insurance commissioners. This bill
was endorsed by the state grange at the
meeting held in Montpelier last month.
Bills introduced in House.
BY Mr.. Black of Burlington, an act to
make uniform the law of sales of goods;
by Mr.. Foote of Cornwall, an act to pro-
vide for the organization of cooperative |
fire insurance companies.
Passed BY House.
10, relating to public buildings.
=. ID, relating to food inspection.
III. SO, an act 10 enable the Brattleboro |
graded school district to issue bonds for |
the purpose therein named.
II. ll6, an act to amend section OF /
No. 100 of the acts of 1896, entitled, an
act to incorporate a city and town Of
ST. Adams.
The speaker announced as the commit
tee on the part of the House, as mem
Ders Of the special committee on taxa
tion: Mr.. Demeritt of Duxbury, Mr..
Rublee Of Berkshire, Mr.. Porter of Brad.
lord. Mr.. Perry Of Brattleboro and Mr..
Wellman of Chester.
Senate Killed Two Measures.
The Senate yesterday afternoon killed
he House bill No. 9, relating to pay Of
Jurors before justice. Senator Powell
opposed the bill on the ground of in
reased cost to defendants. Senator ST.
nonds supported Senator Powell along
he same line. Senator Locklin opposed
because IL made added expense for the
,oor man. Senator Page, az a member I
# the committee which reported the $
ill favorably, hoped the Senate would
i'll the bill Senator Seaver favored the
ill, while Senator Conant opposed.
On an unfayorabie report, the Senate
Tiled the Senate bill, No. %, imposing
heavy fine for overdraft on banks. '
Two measures We're introduced in the
enate yesterday afternoon by Senator r
Iinsman. The first relates to corpora {
ion of voluntary association, giving au- .
hority TO the public service commission :
o change stock of such corporation.
he second gives the public service com :
lission authority TO alter stock of pub =
c service corporations. i