The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-06
BOARD OF CONTROL
BILL AP PfAREO
THIS MORNING
Administration Measure IntroduC
ed Today in state Senate
WEEK END VACATIONS CEASE
Rules Changed so That Legislature
win Hereafter Be In Session
Saturday Forenoons.

Montpelier, Feb. 6.-The admins
tration measure creating board of
control was introduced in the senate
today. According to the bill the
board of control is to consist of the
governor, state treasurer, commits
sioner of agriculture, director of state
institutions and one member to be ap-
pointed by the governor. II is pro-
vided that all commissions and state
officers must report to the board of
control monthly.
The house this morning so amend
ed the rules that there must hereafter
be Saturday morning sessions of the
legislature. The bill changing the an
nual town meetings from March to
June was killed.
Montpelier, Feb. 5.-At the earliest
possible moment after the announce
ment of President Wilson that he had
directed severance of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany, Vermont went
on record as approving the action of
the federal government in the nation
al crisis and, in resolution rushed
through both branches of the General
Assembly this afternoon, and signed
tonight by Gov. Horace F. Graham
assured the nations executive of the
unwavering support of the state.
The resolution, in troduced by Rep
resentative Dunham of Brattleboro. is
as follows:
Whereas, In the opinion of the
General Assembly of the state of
Vermont the president of the
United States has exhausted
every honorable means to pre-
serve the honor and integrity of
this nation and has deemed it
necessary on account of the per-
sistent and long-continued viola
tion by the German government
of the Fundamental principles of
international law and the princi-
pies of common humanity to
sever diplomatic relations with
Germany,
Therefore, Be it resolved that
the state of Vermont, by the vote
of its General Assembly, hereby
assures the federal government of
this critical time in the worlds
history, and that 1t is the sense
of the General Assembly that this
state proceed at once to the ade-
quate preparation for any emer-
gency that may arise, so that it
may respond to any call that may be
made upon it by the federal gov
ernment, and be 1t resolved further
that the secretary of state be instruct
ed to send to the president of the
United States duly attested copy of
this resolution"
Governor Graham today received a
communication from Col. ira l..
Reeves, president of Norwich Univer-
sity, and. until the last week, COM
manding officer of the 1st regiment of
infantry, Vermont National Guard, re-
Questing that he be considered in
connection with the first call for ad-
ditional troops from this State, if any
such call should be received. Col
Reeves states that he would prefer
to raise a regiment, but ii this is not
practical, then he offers his services
in any capacity connected with mo-
bile troops.
II. 92.-Providing that a physician
who gives a prescription for intoxi-
eating liquor in excess of one-half
pint in any one period of "a hours
to one whom he knows or has reason
to believe in an habitual drunkard
shall be fined 5000 for the first Of
fence and $500 for each subsequent Of
fence, was passed by the House this
afternoon. The bill providing a S25
fine for each drink of intoxicating
liquor taken by passenger on a COM
mon carrier, was also passed. Fl. 1888,
under which Vermont secures the
benefit of the federal aid road act,
was passed by the House and will
undoubtedly be passed by the Senate.
Senate bill 49, relating to lien on
animals for keeping and II. 10. which
was amended so as to provide for the
appropriation of $4,000 for the sup
port Of the Soldiers home at Benning-
ten for the period ending June 80,
1917, were ordered to a third reading.
Among the bills introduced at this
afternoons session was II. 21S, sub
mitted by Mr.. Prouty of Newport,
which incorporates city OF Newport,
town of Newport and town Of
Derby