The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-28
Senate Accepts Conference
Committee Report on the
Gretna Green Measure
BUT HOUSE ORDERED
THE REPORT TO LIE
Both Branches Put Through
a Large Amount of
Business

The Vermont Senate and House wen
through large amount of routine busi
ness this forenoon, putting in a full hal
days work from 10 o'clock. There prom
ises to be a deadlock on the House bill
relating to the solemnization of mar
riages. Although the Senate voted tc
accept the report of the conference com.
mittee on the bill, the House after a de.
bate ordered the report to lie In the
! House the report was explained and de
Tended by MIR. Dunham of Brattleboro
and Mr.. Fogg of Underhill. A minority
report was submitted by Mr. Aiken OF
reject the report of the committee OF
conference and he spoke at length on
the matter. Mr. Ranney of West Wind
sor moved that debate on the whole
question cease, but the House refused
to cease by vote of Is to 10. Mr..
Moore OF Ludlow then stated that the
proposals of amendment. were incon-
sistent and on his motion the bill was
ordered 10 lie
The Senate to-day passed the follow
ing bills: To establish board of chari-
ties and probation; relating to the com
missioner of weights and measures and
the salary of the state treasurer; relat-
ing to the issuance of free transporta-
tion by railroads and prohibiting the is
suance of such transportation to the
public service commission and its en-
ployes. Three bills were rejected and
one was referred to the next general
assembly. The bills killed were; To pro-
vide free tuition at the University of
Vermont for students in agriculture; re
lating TO the care Of cemeteries in
towns; relating to the construction and
care of roads The bin referred TO the
next legislature was entitled, "An act
concerning foreign corporations
Third reading was ordered by the Sem
ate on the following measures; Abolish
ing the highway district of West Derby;
relating to the inspection of weighing
and measuring devices; permitting city
Of st. Albans TO appropriate additional
money for school purposes; providing for
OF committec rooms in the
present State House; repeating certain
sections of the acts abolishing the high
way district of Derby Center; authoriz.
ing the village Of Alburg to acquire land
for sewer purposes; to pay the weekly
underwriters the sum therein named; to
the Fair Haven graded school |
district TO issue bonds; to amend the act |
empowering the town of Brighton TO pur-
,hase and construct a water system and |
10 issue bonds; TO pay Henry Dumas the |
sum therein named to amend an act of |
he general assembly of 1917 relating to |
highways to repeal act entitled ITO in
corporate city and town of st. Al
'ans"; relating to the paying of expenses
# members of committees to attend fu-
lerals; to pay George II. Leland the sum
herein named; to provide rate of taxa
ion on stocks, bonds and notes held by
rustees; relating to orders drawn by
own road commissioners.
The House to-day passed the House
ill providing for the licensing of real
state brokers and adopted the confer.
nee report on the bill relating to com.
ensatlon to employees for personal in
lries, amended to go into effect in 1918,
lstead of 1917. The House also con
lrred in the Senate proposals of amend
lent to the bill relating to the appoint
tent OF license commissioners, as well as
n the. bill to reorganize the state board
health and to impose on such board 4
ne duties of supervisors of the insane.
public hearing was held last night [
n the House bill providing prison sen !
,nce Of two years or a fine of $500 for
'lling strike within 90 days after a
'ntroversy has been referred to the pub t
c service commission. An amendment
aking the terms of the bill applicable \
} employers has been submitted to the e
'mmittee and Representative Rowland i
Barre urged an amendment to the |
'esent arbitration law instead of the I
'oposed bill. Some amendments are [
rtain to be made before the bill is re- b
,rted but its passage appears extreme
doubtful. g
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