The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
[GISlhTURE HAS
GONE HOME FOR
TWO DAYS
adjourned This Morning Until
Monday afternoon
BILL TO REPEAL PRIMARY LAW
Bill introduced Yesterday to Spend
$4,000 More on New State Build
ing Being Erected.

Montpelier, Jan. 12.-Both legisla-
tive bodies adjourned this morning
until Monday afternoon and no great
amount OF business was transacted.
A joint assembly was held this
morning to listen to a short address
by Congressman Frank X. Greene
who was at the capitol for brief
visit.
Mr.. Williams of Pawlet this morn
ing introduced bill TO repeal the pri-
mary law and the House passed the
bill to repeal the Perry act.
Mr., Dunham of Brattleboro, chair
man of the committee on public
buildings introduced a bill in the
house. yesterday afternoon. in behalf
of the committee which provides .an
additional appropriation of $4,000 for
the new supreme court and state IL
brary building. This will be for
finishing the interior of the building
in keeping with the dignity OF state
buildings. Such appropriation was
recommended by Ex-Governor Gates
in retiring message and is favored by
Governor Graham.
That creamery concerns should pay
their patrons every week instead Of
monthly is the opinion OF Representa-
tive Button of st. Albans as con-
veyed in house bill ~ introduced by
him, in the afternoon following the
joint assembly of house and senate
which heard the report Of the joint
committee appointed to canvass the
votes for county and probate officials
and justices of the peace.
The first bill Of the session to be
passed was to authorize tlse tovn OF
Riohford to issue bonds not to exceed
$50 900. The senate kept step with
the house and suspended rules and
passed Senator Fairchild's bill regard
ing the use OF senate and house
chambers.
The first of a host of bills having
TO do with dogs has strayed into the
house and would make the license fee
fifteen dollars for female dogs.
Gov. Graham has announced the
designation of Senator II. II. Wheel
er of Chittenden County as a delegate
to the American and International
Forestry conferences to be held in
Washington, January 1919. 1t is
considered certain around the capitol
that State Forester Halves of Burling-
ton is to accept federal position.
Last evening Senate Chaplain Rev.
NJ. w. Farman gave his popular lee
ture Light in Darkness" to an appre-
ciative audience in Representative
Hall.
Senate Bills introduced
Some of the important bills intro
duced in the Senate follow:
S. 5-By Senator Villas of Chitten.
den, an act to amend section 2651 and
repeal sections 1862 and 1868 of the
Public Statutes relating to lien on
personal property for repairs of own
er must comply with certain provis-
ion) Referred to committee on ju-
dietary.
S. 6, by Senator Peck of Chitten-
den. An act relating to rebates of
insurance premiums. (Prohibits fire
or life insurance companies doing bus
mess in the state or indirectly. as an
inducement to take insurance, re-
bate on the premium payable on the
policy. Not to be construed as pro-
hibiting company, agent or broker
from allowing or receiving a commits
sion each from the other for writing
policies on business turned over from
either said company, agent or broker
to other. Provides fine of not over
$500 for each offence and temporary
suspension of license.) Referred to
committee on banking and insurance
S. 7, by Senator Peck of Chitten
| den. An act to amend section 3032
| of the Public Statutes as amended by
| No. 106 of the acts of 1912, relating tc
J the solemnization Of marriages. (Mar
riages may be soemnized by minis
ter according TO the usage of his de
nomination, who resides in this stat,
or labors statedly in the state as {
minister of the gospel) To judiclar,
committee. 80 af1i
S. 8, by Senator Peck of Chitten
den. An act to amend paragraph
of section 306S of the statutes al
amended by No. 4 of the acts of 101I
relating to divorce either part.
must be actually confined in stat,
prison) To judiciary committee.
S. 9, by Senator Peck of Chitten
den. An act to amend section 31i
OF the Public Statutes, relating to re
marriage (Eibelant shall not law
fully marry a person other than tn
libelee for two years from the tim
such divorce is granted unless tn
libelee dies.) To judiciary commit
tee.
S. 10, by Senator Fairchild c
Franklin. An act to enlarge the iuri'
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