The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-15
Sheep Industry Turned Down By a
Vote of 1876 to 99
BOARD OF CONTROL FIGHT ON
Most important of Governors Recon-
mendationDw Before the House
This Afternoon.

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urged so earnestly in behalf Of sheep
farming.
AS usual the dogs proved stronger
than the sheep in the hearts of the
Vermont legislators.
The bill proposed to raise the tax
on dogs from 81 to 81 and to permit
killing vagrant dogs running at large
without collars.
The House this afternoon is in a
control bill. This is the most import
ant OF the governors recommends
tions. The bill has already passed the
Senate.
Montpelier. March l4.--Prospects
for adjournment grew brighter today
when the House, following a confer
enee this nlorning between Speaker
Wilson and all of the committee chair
men. madefa noble effort to quicken
the legislative machinery and dis
posed finally of a large number Of
measures The Senate evidently did
not feel the need for quicker action.
for the Durham marriage bill was
amended so that the five days
publicity clause will apply TO mar
riages where neither the bride nor
the groom is a resident Of the town
where the marEiage is 10 be solem-
nized. Thig W. redgire the return
OF he bfls - s.-hge.ss.A public
hearing on the bin to permit taxpay-
ing women to vote at town meetings
viii be held at 2.30 O'Clock Friday af-
ternoon
Bills for salary increases again
Jared badly in the salary OF the bank
commissioner at $4,000 That official
now receives s2.50o from the State
and $500 from the savings banks of
the State as supervisor of invest
ments. The joint resolution increas-
ing the salary of certain of the State
house employees was rejected by q
vote of 103 to 81
The dog bills which we're so hotly
debated at public hearing before the
general committee Monday evening
also Travelled a stormy course. The
first measure which provided for the
shooting of the renegade dog nearly
perished from attempted amendments
and was then refused a third reading
The second measure which increases
the license fees on both male and fe-
male dogs. was finally ordered to a
third reading by yea and nay vote
of 104 to 1903.
'hea hxrA Afr MAnpn ~
Plymouth, abollshing the Office of
county and deputy fish and game
wardens and providing for the ap-
pointing by the State fish and game
commissioner of not more than fif-
teen State wardens, at salaries not to
exceed $1,000 annually, was made a
special order for next Tuesday after
noon.
The bills relating to the granting of
certificates of public convenience and
necessity by the public service COM
mission and to allow foreign corpora
tions to act as executors and trustees
in Vermont, were both ordered to lie.
Another adverse committee report
was overruled when the House order
ed to a third reading the bill to pro
hibit the use OF labels attached by
wire to bags of feed or grain. Several
members explained how valuable
stock had died because OF this wire
getting into their throats and the
minor importance were rejected.
Senator Peck proposed an amend
ment to the marriage bill providing
for twenty dollar fine for false
date on the marriage certificate is
sued by the town or city clerk. and
this was agreed to.
The committee On corporations and
franchises introduced bill prohibit
ing the issuance of free transporta.
ton by railroads to the public service
commission and its employees. The
commission originally had jurisdic
tion only over railroads, but now has
control over practically all public
service corporations so that It was
thought best to have the State pay
for transportation OF the members
when on official business.
The administration measure abolish
ing the department of weights ant
measures and making the State treas
urer commissioner of weights anC
measures, will be sent to the House
tomorrow morning with a divided re
port, and is expected to meet Will
considerable opposition
The bill was referred to a Joint con
mittee composed of State and cour
expenses and commerce and labo
committees which voted 16 to Il
against a favorable report, and botl
majority and minority reports will b.
presented