The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-23
AGRICULTURAL BILL
COMES TO LIFE AGAIN
Judge Daley Appears Before Courts
Committee to Champion Bill intro
duced by Mr.. Ware of Townshend =
Senate Session Short, One.
Especial to The Reformcr.)
NONTPELIER. Ian .

The house was in session for about
one hour yesterday afternoon and trans
acted quite lot of business. II u, an
act appropriating $4,000 for forestry
and agriculture, which was supposedly
killed and buried with appropriate OBJ
sequies yesterday morning, was gal
Vanized into semI-vitaIty in the after
noon by Mr.. Q 'Brien of South Burling-
ton, who moved n reconsideration of the
vote which killed it. Several other mem
bers came to the rescue and it was final
Iy allowed to lie.
Mr.. Demeritt of DuXburv has an ex-
cmption measure providing for a deduc-
tion of debts owed to a resident of the
state from taxable personal property
provided there is filed with the listers
on or before May I a sworn statement
giving the several amounts of the in
debtedness and the addresses of the
creditors. Mr.. 0 Brien also has an act
to exempt money loaned i'm the state by
II resident at a rate not TO exceed five
per cent. Mr.. RiXford wants to regulate
lobbying by making legislative agents
file with the secetaTy of state certain
Information as to his employer and the
nature of his services.
Speaker Weeks announced the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Wilson OF Chelsea.
Mr.. Mayo of NorthGcld. Mr.. Ware of
Towushend and Mr.. Gilman of St
lJohnsbury as the house members of Il
joint committee on statutory revision.
| This is in conformity with Joint reso-
| luton, that the report of the commission
on statutory revision appointed under
| the provisions Of joint resolution No.
isS, Acts of 1912. be referred 10 Il spe-
cial committee to consist Of three sen
ators and four representatives to be
appointed by the president of the SEN
ate and speaker Of the house respective
| ~. The committee is to report before
| Feb. Il, 1915, and is directed to hold
Ipubhc meetings to enable interested
persons to be heard upon the subject
| AT a meeting of the house committee
on minor courts yesterday afternoon
Judge William \. Daley of Brattlebore
appeared III favor of house bill Fl 10I
introduced by Mr.. Ware of Townshend
and entitled an act to create district
courts. Members OF the judiciary com
mittCe were present upon invitation ano
Judge Daley explained the provision.
Of the bill and said that he was con
viuced that if Mr.. Ware s bill or a sim
liar bill were passed it would save th'
state thousands of dollars. The pro
visions of the bill are somewhat intri
cate and an early report Is not expected
The committee on rules having pro
posed an amendment to rule a fol
lows: "The house shall meet every da7
at 10 o clock in the forenoon and at
o clock in the afternoon, provided, how
ever, that when the house adiourns o
Saturday forenoon it shall he to NEE
at 3 clock on the Monday following.
the matter came up for action aud al
ter discussion the matter was ordere
TO lie and upon motion of Mr.. Hewitt
Of Plainfcld the house adjourned t
rcconvcnc on Monday afternoon.
Iu the afternoon session of the ser
ate one bill was introduced, four ordc1
ed to third reading, one passed an
four referred. Adjournment was take
ItiJi 80 p. N. Monday.