The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-03

ernor and was amended. The bill pro
vides for exemption from taxation Ger
tain improvements on property
The Senate passed in concurrence the
House bill III, relating to Barre Town
fire district No, /.
In the House, Mr. Olmstead OF Frank
lin presented petition from ~ voters
asking for the enactment Of a prohibi'
tory lay. The House ordered the follow
ing bills to third reading:
S. 30, an act granting to William y
Sweet ferry across Lake Champlaln
between Isle La Motto and Chazy Land
ing; II. 1873, an act to provide for reg
istration OF legislative counsel and agents
and to regulate lobbying; II. III, an act
amending sections 20S and 2l0 OF the
public statutes, and providing that rep
resentatiyes to Congress shall be elected
by plurality vote; II. lS4, an act to give
the county courts concurrent jurisdiction
in cases appealed from probate courts;
II. $50. an act to pay the towns Of High
hate. New Haven, Royalton, st. Adams
SALISBURY. Sheldon, Wardsboro, the
Enosburg Falls incorporated school dis
trict and the Wells River Incorporated
school district, the sums therein named (;
II. 206, an act to repeal section 5,O26 OF
the public statutes, relating to field OH
GERS commissions; and to amend section
5.04S of the public statutes relating to
duties OF Judge advocate general, and
section 5,0s6 of the public statutes re-
lating to quartermaster's bond; II. 2lO,
an act to eliminate gambling establish
ments from fairgrounds, III. 2l4, an act
to provide for payment to town grand
jurors in the detection of crime.
Ordered to Lie BY House.
H. 2s, amending an act establishing a
municipal court within and for the coun-
ty OF Addison Amended by striking
out words forthwith on the passage OF
the act"; Mr.. Graham of Rockingham
moved to amend by inserting the words
"and until his successor is appointed and
qualifed on motion OF Mr. Stone of
Vergennes, the bill was ordered to lie.l
More Leeway for Bills in House.
BY amending rule 4l of the House So
that the time limit for entering bills
through the revisers is changed from the
first to the second Tuesday in February,
members who have not yet had opportu-
nity or who have neglected the same are
entitled to present measures mp to and
including Tuesday Of next week. The
amendment was offered by Mr.. Soule OF
Alburg and found opposition in the per-
son OF Mr.. Proctor of Proctor, chairman
of the committee on rules who venture
the opinion that sufficient time had al
ready been allowed and that if bill had
sufficient merit it could be introduced
anyway BY unanimous consent OF the
lower branch or by the committee route.
Mr.. Hewitt OF Plainfield offered as COM
promise to have Friday the last day, but
by standing vote his motion TO that ef-
feet was voted down and the amendment
was adopted by vote Of III to 6s.
Evidently OF the opinion that thor
ough job might as well be done, or that
the committee be especially well equipped
for the work. Mr. Pirie of Williamstown
yesterday afternoon presented resolu-
tion instrueting the joint committee con-
sisting of ten representatives and five
senators appointed to visit the Vail prop
ertv TO pay a similar visit 10 the state
agricultural school at Randolph Center
and to report, the expenses Of the trip
to be paid by the state, The resolution
was referred TO the committee on state
and court expenses.
Eight more bills were introduced yes
terday afternoon. making is for the day
and a total Of PAS House bills to date.
None Of the measures seems TO have par
ticnlar interest TO the people OF the state
As whole. and several are by request,
one by Speaker Weeks.
The bin relating 10 the erection Of a