Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

ing Tor the drafting of able bodied men
between the ages OF Is and IS, unmarried
and with no dependents, from the towns
or the cities where the National Guard
organizations are now located, to
bring the National Guard organizations
10 the numerical strength required by
the national defense act was submit
ted by Adjutant- General Ice 5. T'illot-
son Of st Adams. at a meeting of the
military affairs committee of the House
and Senate this afternoon The act
further provides that the drafted men
shall serve one period of enlistment
which is now six years. i'm tho National
Guard under the same regulations as
govern the other members Anyone
falling to obey the provisions of the act
may he punished by a fine of one hun
drcd dollars
PRESENT SYSTEM FAILURE
General Tillotson and Colonel Ira l..
Reeves. commanding officer of the Yer
mont National Guard, who were present
both stated that the present system Of
voluntary enlistment had failed to
bring any of tn" companies Of the 1st
Vermont up to the Increased war
strength demanded 10y tho national de
fcns" act. The proposed bill was not
they stated an attempt to get mon to
nght, but merely to get mon into the
guard in order to bring them into a
stat" of adequate preparedness. While
two members of the House committee.
both of whom had served in the civil
War. seemed in favor of the measure
IN" majority appeared undecided and
II is certain that opposition to the
measure will develop. The committee
took no dcfinit" action on the matter
and II is not certain when the proposed
measure will be introduced. nor whcth-
or il will h" in it's present form.
COMMISSIONER or INDU STRIES.
Another administration measure will be
introduced into the House Tomorrow
morning by Mr.. Iirie of WlliamstoWn,
chairman of the House committee on COM
mcrCc and labor. The measure is en-
titled. AN act to create the office Of COM
missioner Of industries and to amend and
repeal certain sections relating to the
Industrial accident board and factory in
I Spcctor." II imposes upon commits
Sioner Of industries the powers and duties
1 Of tn" Industrial accident board and the
factory inspector Under this bill the
commissioner of industries is required to
make Investigations to see that tho laws
pertaining to the employment of minors
| and women and to the weekly payment
OF wages are compiled with.
THE REPRESENTATIVE VOTE.
| The following report of the joint cam
Vassing committee appointed to canvass
the votes for representatives in Congress
was heard at joint assembly this after
noon.
| I'm the first district: Whole number
Of votes east. 3l.00S; necessary for "A
choice 1886 of which Frank l.. Greene
i .lDf a.,I.
Warren s. Newton had COS, John Spargo
had 39l, scattering six; majority for
Frank l.. Greene. l3.0j2. and agrceably to
law, Frank l.. Greene is declared to be
the representative in Congress from the
first district for the term Of two years
from and including March 4. 1917.
In the second district: Whole number
of votes. 31,440; necessary fer a choice,
15,72l. of which Porter II. Dale had
32,2l4 q. Herbert Papc had 1883, Porter
II. Dale (prohibtiom had AS, John p.
Marsh had 7G1, scattering four: majority
for Porter II. Dale. 1884 and agree
ably to law We declare that Por-
ter II. Dale bc the representative from the
second district for the term of two years
from and including March 1. 1917.
PROGRESS or BILLS.
TIL" House referred to the committe
on banking and insurance. Senate bill No.
g. 'Senator ieck's measNrcl, relating 10
the rehatinE of insurance premiums
which was passed by the Senate ON Mon
day evening. Senate bill No. I, relating
20 the reformation of ncbriatcs. which
was passed by the Senate this morning
was sent to the House and referred to tn,
judiciary committee
COMPROMISE JUDICIARY BILL.
! u i'm
morning ny MIR. Cudworth Of London
derry, chairman Of the Judiciary commit
tee, the superior Judges elected by tn,
General Assembly of 1913 shall hold ofiic,
until such time as their Successors shall
be elected by law. or until this statute i.
repealed. While this is not generally
spoken of as an administration measure
it means that instead of the members OF
both the supreme and superior court,
. being elected Thursday, only the mem
bers Of the former will be and that tn.
election Of the superior court member,
will be postponed until after a bill en-
% bodYing the changes outlined in the Gov
ernor's program has been Introduced
p Willard w. Miles Of Barton. chief Of IN,
superior bench will probably he elevate,
10 the supreme bench to nll the vacanc,
, caused by the resignation of chief Judr,
l.oveland Munson and Judge Miles posi-
y ton will not b" filled for the present a
least.
a Observation-Disclosures
The election Of the sergeant-at-arm
which Will he made Thursday by I'm
Joint assembly is also arousiug m,lcl
interest. Dwight DWincl of Monticello
. and W, T.. Poole also of that CITY ar
- the leading candidates, the third man
Charles Smith of MUutpciicr, being sal
! 10 he virtually out of the running
Dwinell, who has been an assistant y
the sereeaUl-at- arms office for man
years is thought to have the better chanc
= for the position. The adiutant-genera
Will also be elected on Thursday. Their
is only one candidate. the present in
= cumbent Lee Tillotson of St Adams.
Il The House committee on apricultur
J. met to consider one of the administrator
measures H. 80, introduced by MI
n Amidon of Halifax and IMPOSING upo
!, the commissioner Of agriculture the dutie
or the state board of agriculture an
n forestry, state nursery nSpectOr Stat