Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-15

bill will probably not be REPORTED until
next week.
WILL REPORT SUBSTITUTE
The banking and insurance COMMITTEE &c
will report substitute bill for the meas
ure pending before them which allows
foreign corporations 20 enjoy the same
rights as domestic when acting az execu-
tors or trustees Tho substitute measure
Will provide that sixty-five per cent. of
the property owned by the person seek
Ing foreign corporation as a trustee
must lie without the State and will pro-
vide for State tax and d surety bond
for the company so acting.
VERMONT PLEDGES LOYALTY.
Mr.. Campbell of Belvidere was the only
representative to vote against a resolu-
ton. offered by Mr.. Bond of searsburg.
one or the few Civil War veterans in the
House. Approving the action of the Yer
mont delegation in Congress in regard
TO the submarine crisis, and to assure
the President Of the United States of the
loyal support Of Vermont in whatever
steps he may take in defence Of the ma
uonal honor"
senators Dillingham; and Page and Con-
sressmen Greene and Dale are COM
mended in the resolution for their desire
10 permit the President to arm American
ships against German submarines. The
members or the Senate ire also urged to
vote in favor OF cloture rule.
TWO DIRECTORS.
At least two other representatives
did not vote when the resolution wa,
considered. Mr.. Campbell stated to a
newspaper man that 1t vas because of
what he had read and studied, that he
did not believe the President should be
given power to arm merchant ships and
that he thought that the twelve SEN
ators who voted to tie his hands were
probably right. Mr.. Foley Of Mont
gomery, one of the representatives who
did not vote against the resolution. al
though admitting he opposed it, said
that an editorial in lurid Boston
penny newspaper had Influenced his
decision.
STATE MILITARY CENSUS.
All ma.es between the ages of IS and
A. are to be enrolled except those who
are physically disqualified for military
service in a census of Vermont's man
power for war purposes. which will be
commenced at once by Adjutant- Gen
eral Tillotson. under orders issued to-
day by Governor Graham. This is a
preparedness measure which will give
the military authorities exact infornia-
ton as to the number. age and cpndi-
ton of men. who under the law ate IL
able to perform military duty.
THOSE EXEMPTED.
Postmasters. those excepted under the
federal laws sworn mail carriers. tele-
graph operators. locomotive engineers
and engineers and pilots of steamboats,
carrying u. s. mail are exempt from mill
tary service.
The right to exemption shall be deter
mined after all the able bodied men in the
State have been enrolled. Foreigners as
we'll as citizens will be listed. which will
give the authorities exact knowledge con-
corning non-citizens.
Under the law. the listers make the en-
rollment. and failure on their part is q
punishable offense. The law giving the
government power to order the census
has been on the statute books for more
than fifty years.
The Senate passed the bill making the
fish and game commissioners salary
not more than $500 and ordered to third
reading the bill placing in the hands Of
the public service commission the regula-
ton OF demurrage charges. Senator Villas
objected to both bills.