The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-23
The Legislators Are Quite
Agreed That More
Room Is Needed
100000 APPROPRIATION
MAY BE REDUCED
Committee on Public Build
ings Is Not Ready
to Report

The committee on public buildings held
hearing this forenoon after adjourn
ment to consider II. l4S, the act to re-
peal the law of 1912 appropriating $780,
900 for an addition to the State House
and it seemed to be the general senti-
ment of the committee that no action
should be taken as to a report until
something more definite was learned as
to what the special committee appointed
yesterday by the speaker to investigate
the needs of an addition intended to do.
The committee agreed, without discus
sons, that more room is needed, and
needed badly, but owing to the prevail
ing opinion that the people did not un-
derstand the referendum when they VOC
ed last spring, that the bill to repeal
the law would be passed by the present
legislature.
The committee threshed out the mat
ter thoroughly but the hearing was con-
tinued until this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Fairchild of Fairfield moved that the
bill be reported favorably, as he thought
this course would be the proper one 10
pursue and that an explanation could ac-
company the report
Mr.. Hill of Waterbury said he did not
want to sign any favorable report until
he could see the way clear for sub
stitute measure Mr.. Fairchild said that
the legislature is becoming impatient for
a report and that hostility toward the
1912 bill is growing rapidly because at
the suspicion that the committee is hold
ING up the bill to repeal.
Mr.. Mayo OF Northfeld told the COM
mittee that he believed that the matter
should be thoroughly explained in the
House, and that eventually a bill could
be introduced, perhaps with a smaller
appropriation which would be sufficient
to erect an addition 10 accommodate the
supreme court, library and museum and
the room now used by those departments
could be utilized for committee rooms.
II 4 believed that the bill 10 repeal will
mass. favorable or unfavorable report,
and that substitute bill will be then
introduced with a smaller appropriation
for an addition.
The effect Of sessions held by House
and Senate Saturday morning and Mon
day afternoon was shown this forenoon.
for il took the lower branch hut half
hour TO dispose Of business on the calen-
dar and the senate but ten minutes.
An act relating 20 the registration rt
guides, II. 369, provoked mild discus.
sion. the bill being passed TO a third
reading with amendments. Mr.. Hapgood
opposed on the familiar grounds OF need
less legislation Mr.. Rich Of Norton said
that Canada New Hampshire and Maine
had similar laws and Mr. Caswell OF Der
hy said that he had consulted guides and
thew approved of the bill. The measure.
ne passed 60 a third reading. provides
that a guide must take ont license nc
foe Of 81 from the fish and game com
missioner and the penalty was reduced
from $50 90 SIS. A rising vote was tax
en- on the bill which resulted; Yes iSo'
no 81
A rising vote was also taken on n. 25d,
which resulted in the hill being passed
10 = third reading, ll3 10 .. The hlll
would allow selectmeu to authorize the
town clerk 10 issue licenses 20 persons
10 carry firearms and provides penalty
Of SO for persons carrying concealed
weapons without a license.
Tho House devoted the remainder ~
the morning 20 committee meetings.
Petitions opposing further extension of
woman's suffrage Boz this state were re-
eeiyod Ia the House from women in Es-
sey Nilaleburv. sheldon Niuooski va
terburv Richmond Fairfax Hvde Park.
parfc. Bristol. Darlington and Shelhurne.
A Joint resolution % empower The joint
committee on industrial school 10 visit
such school and provide Tor expense was
adopted in concurrcnoe on The part OF the
House
Third Reading Ordered BY House.
n. 22s. An at 10 pay p. \ Jenkins
tho sum therein named
~ 256 A. amended. an 80 relating
n tho CARRYING of firearms.
N G2 An art 30 amend sections 5.le2
and sgsl 81 amended BY section ~
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