Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
act or Inconsistent with this act is hereby
repealed.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect April
1. 1918.

act or inconsistent with this act is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect April
/, 1918.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
Despite strong and concerted opposi-
tion the House ordered to a third read
ing the bill creating board of ap-
praisers of domestic manufacturing.
public utility and trading corporations.
not under the law exempt from local
taxation. 1t provides that on or before
the first Tuesday in October annually,
the Governor shall appoint two appraisers
who shall hold office for a year and who
with the commissioner Of taxes. ex-
officio. shall constitute this board. The
appraisers are to receive eight dollars a
day for the time actually spent in per-
formance of their duties and their actual
and necessary expenses when away from
home on official business.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS.
Among the representatives who opposed
the measure were Mr.. Whitney of St.
Johnsbury, Mr.. Williams of Proctor. Mr..
Root of Bennington. Mr.. Rowland of
Barre and Mr.. Smith of St. Albans. Rep
resentatives Moore of Ludlow. Dwinell
Of Calais and Spaulding of Warren ia
vored the measure. The fight is sure to
be renewed when the measure comes up
for passage tomorrow morning.
OTHER LEGISLATION ADVANCES.
The House ordered to a third reading
Senator Peck's resolution urgently re-
questing the immediate enactment of a
federal military training law, and the
Senate measures providing for plurality
election for all town, village and fire
district offices. and appropriatting $65 900
for the use of the livestock commissioner.
1t also concurred in the Senate proposals
of amendment to the act placing in the
State tax commissioners hands. the licen-
sing of peddlers. itinerant vendors and
auctioneers. The measure relating to ex-
emptions on account of charges of book
account was rejected.
THE HOUSE CONCURS.
Senate proposals of amendment to the
bill placing the appointment Of liquor
license commissioners in the Governors S
hands were concurred in by the House.
as were the amendments to the bill
reorganizing the State board of health
and imposing upon it the duties of the
supervisors of the insane. The House
passed the bill providing for the Ii
censing of real estate brokers and re-
quiring them to post a $1,000 bond.
ROUTINE DISPOSED OF.
The Senate to-day disposed of a large
amount of business, most of which was
routine work. The act establishing a
board of charities and probation was
passed and the House bills abolishing
the department of weights and meas
ures and placing this office under the
State treasurer and the one prohibit
ing the issuance of free transportation
to the public service commission and
employees were passed in concurrence.
Sixteen bills We're ordered to a third
reading.
The measure providing free tuition
for students of agriculture at the Uni
versity of Vermont was rejected, the
university not wanting it at this time.
An act placing the issuing in this State
of bonds of a foreign corporation un-
der the public service corporation was
| referred to the next General Assem-
| bly,.