The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
VT. SENATE
LOSES MEMBER
Walter /. Kendall of Wind
ham County Died at
His Home
FELLOW MEMBERS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
And Appoint Committee to
Attend the Funeral
Services

In its first Saturday session of the leg
! islative term, the Vermont Senate to-day
transacted considerable business and also
! passed resolutions on the death of
member, Senator Walter |. Kendall of
! Windham county. The resolutions, in
troduced by Senator Taylor of Windsor,
read as follows:
| Whereas, the Senate has learned of
the death on Feb. of the Hon. Walter I.
! Kendall, a senator from Windham coun-
/ ty;
Resolved by the Senate, That we ex-
press to the surviving members of the
family our sincere sympathy in their sor-
row and assure them of our deep regret
in the loss of so kindly, genial and able
man as we had found in Senator Ken
dali.
Resolved, That the president appoint
committee OF three senators to convey
the sympathy of the Senate to the fam
lily and to attend the funeral, and, Re
solved, That as further mark of respect
the president adjourn the Senate at II
o'clock this forenoon"
I Upon fhe adoption of the resolution.
Senator Morse, who presided in the abb
senee of President Hulburd. named Sen
ators Taylor and Cady Of Windsor and
Wheeler to compose the committee to at
tend the funeral.
The Senate passed the following meas
ures:
An act to amend Sec of No. 219 of
the acts OF 1910 relating TO the annual
meeting of the board of registration of
nurses las amended.
An act to give the right of appeal from
the probate court to the supreme court in
certain cases.
An act relating to inquests tas amend
edl.
An act relating to taxation of deposits
in savings banks and trust companies
with proposals of amendment
An act relating to the value of ami
mails killed by order of the livestock
commissioner defining his powers and du-
ties las amended after being recommit-
ted to the committee>.
OF written instruments. The bill was
amended on recommendation of the COM
mittee to which it was recommitted that
Secs. ., 3. 4, 5, 6 and being striken out
Third Reading Ordered.
Third reading was ordered on the fol-
lowing measures:
An act to provide for clean, sanitary
II f,,I fnaJ utotl lssIx
An act relating to the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Dairvmen's associa-
tion aud premiums awarded for exhibits.
An act levying tax on the county of
for the purpose of paving in
lebtedness contracted in repairing the
county Jail.
An act levying a tax on the county of
for the purpose of paying in
iebtedness.
An act relating to the support of paup-
srs.
Reported Adversely and Rejected.
s As, an act relating to deeds.
House Proposals of Amendment Con-
CURED In.
s %. an act to appropriate a certain
um for the use of the livestock commits
ioner in paying for tuberculous cattle.
Adjourned at ii o'clock.
A resume of the first 80 DAYS work OF
he Senate, as compared with the same
'eriod two years ago. shows that Ga bills
ave been introduced in the Senate, as
gainst 62 in the previous session, and
90 in the House, as against 260 two
ears ago. Bills in the Senate commit
- l. 40
lst session; total of all measures dis
osed of by the Senate 81, as contrasted
18th so during the first 80 days of the
9l5 session.
When adjournment of the Senate was
AIKEN this forenoon, it was to meet again
t 10 O'Clock Monday morning; but il is
robable that few members who gather
{ that hour will adjourn TO 1880 Mon
ay evening.