Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
HUNT BILL RISJ ECcfED

HUNT BILL RISJ ECrED
The Hunt liquor license bill prohibiting
the granting Of liquor licenses except to
inn-keepers and druxEists within i've
miles OF an institution OF higher learning
receiving an appropriation from the State.
was laid to rest very quietly this after
noon. The bill was returned from tho
temperance committee with All adverse
report Mr.. Hunt Of Danville, the intro
ducer OF the bill, stated that because of
it's rather drastic provisions and the SUBJ
sequent Introduction by Senator Morse OF
Caledonia county of the bill providing for
yearly referendum on tho license ques-
ton, he hoped the adverse report of the
committee would be accepted. There were
few dissenters from the vote which re-
jected the bill.
TO INVESTIGATE BRANDON
SCHOOL
The House adopted Joint resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Warren Of Kirby, MEM
Der OF the State and court expenses COM
mittee. authorizing the House committee
on State institutions to further investi-
gate the Vermont State school for the
feeble-minded ut Brandon and authorizing
them TO hear evidence. administer oaths.
compel the attendance of witnesses by
subpoena or otherwise. and the produce
ton OF papers and books and to employ
n stenographic reporter at the expense OF
the State. The committee was further
authorized for the purpose of such inves-
tigation to sit through the session Of the
respective houses.
Each member of the General Assembly
and the chaplain of the House will re-
ceive another 500 of his salary on March
II the joint resolution to that effect in
troduced to-day by Mr.. Stearns Of Bur-
lington passes. as 1t undoubtedly will.
TITCOMB CRITICIZED.
Mr.. Aiken OF Putney paid his respects
to former State Fish and Game Commits
sioner John w. Titcomb and criticized his
administration very severely, when tho
bill introduced by Mr.. Osgood of Bellows
Falls providing that the commissioner
may seize. transport and dispose Of deer
which are doing substantial damage to
agricultural. horticultural OF orchard in
terests in any locality in the State, was
under consideration. The bill was re-
1ected. The House concurred in the Sen.
ate amendment regarding the administra-
ton agricultural bill which gives the
trained forester provided for In the bill the
title Of chief State forester.
HOUSE KILLS NINE BILLS.
The Strengthening apparatus of tho
House worked with great speed and
smoothness this afternoon and nine meas
ures. one of which was the Hunt bill, were
rejected In short order. All Of the re-
Jected measures were sent back to the
House with adverse committee reports
Among the rejected bills was n. 50, in
troduced by Mr. Fenton of Rutland city
and providing for the election Of license
commissioners by the voters of a town.
The act granting preference to hotels Of
twenty furnished bedrooms in the grant,
ing of liquor licenses. and the one in
creasing the bounty on bobcats. were
also rejected. H. IS. introduced by Mr.
Martin Of Wfnhall which provides that
the State treasurer shall supply a deficit
when the dog fund Of a town Is not
sufficient to pay for the damages caused
by depredations of dogs. was recon-
mitted.
BILL MADE SPECIAL ORDER.
Tho Senate administration bill creating
the onice Of director Of State institutions
was made special order for HOO O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Tho House would
probably have passed the bill IL Mr.. Moore
OF Ludlow had not suggested that 1t was
an important measure which msrited
further consideration. The bill providing
that candidates for county offices should
secure nifty signatures to their petitions.
| instead OF two per cent OF the total
vote cast for the candidates for that Of
flee At the preceding election, was ordered
to third reading after being amended
80 that instead Of securing nifty sigma.
lures, would-be candidate must secure
two per cont Of the total number of
votes cast for the candidates receiving
the highest number Of votes for the Of
fee at the last preceding election.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Miner Of
snerburne whereby nominations for the
onice OF representative to the General
Assembly may be made by certificate OF
nomination signed by twenty per cent.
OF the entire vote cast in such town at
the preceding election was ordered to a
third reading by the House, after an
amendment reducing tho number of
signatures from twenty to ten per cent,
had been defeated. 1t appeared from the
discussion of tho measure that Mr.. Miner
and other Representatives were not pleased
with the easo with which defeated
! nominees At the primaries got into the
election fight The act introduced by Mr..
Smalley Of Moristown to prevent unfair
discrimination and competition in certain
commodities vas also ordered to a third
reading.
BOARD OF CONTROL BILL.
Tho administration board OF contro,
bill was read q second time In the SEN
ate to-day and recommitted to the
judiciary committee with several pend :
ing amendments. The FIRST of these
amendments did away with the fifth
member Of the board. whom the orig
inal bill provides shall be appointed BIZ
| ennially by the Governor. The second
amendment provides. that all sta tutes
whether passed heretofore or at this
| session (relating to the actions of any
State board. institution. commission,
| oTicer or Department.. shall be SUBJ
ject to the foregoing provisions.
The House measure enabling towns
to appropriate money for county agri-
| cultural extension work was made by
the Senate special order for II
! o'clock Wednesday morning. The act
extending the time within which the
construction OF railroads heretofore
authorised may be commenced or FIN
ished was made a special order for
II o'clock Tuesday morning.
MEMORIAL. TO LATE CHAPLAIN.
| Senator Iadd Of Franklin introduced
In the Senate this morning joint
resolution relating to printing me-
mortal pamphlet for the late chaplain
| OF the Senate. the Rev. Marcellus w.
Earman Of Westheld. Tho pamphlet