The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-27
PROPOSE S5OO,000
BOND ISSUE FOR
VERMONT ROADS
Measure introduced in Senate Would
Have State Highway Commissioner
Expend Money with Ap-
proval of Governor.

Senate to-day by Senator Mcclellan o
Windsor. The bill stipulates that tn
money shall be expended under the di
Erection of the state highway commission
er with the approval of the governor
The bonds are to be issued in denomina
tions of 800, $500 and 81 900 and shall
be payable at such time not exceeding 2
years from the date of issue as the treas
urer shall determine and shall be payable
not less than $4,000 annually commenc
| ing Jan. |, 1928. The bonds are to beal
interest at rate not to exceed 3is PEI
cent annually. The bill was referred t.
| the finance committee
| Other bills introduced in the Senate
were:
By Senator Wheeler of Chittenden, al
act in amendment of and in addition tc
| No. Is of the acts of 1915 relating tc
the suppression of fungus diseases OF
plants. adds fungus diseases to other
pests to be exterminsted by commission.
er of agriculture if found doing damage
to vegetable growth,) TO committee on
agriculture.
BY Senator Taylor of Windsor, an act
relating to the election and appointment
to offices created by the general assem-
bly,. (No senator or representative shall
during the term of office for which he
may be elected be eligible to any office
the election to which is vested in the gen
eral assembly, nor shall he be appointed
to any civil Office of profit which shall
have been created during such term.l
Reported from committee on agricul-
ture, an act relating to value of animals
killed by order of the livestock commits
siorf RAISES limit of appraisal OF a
single animal except horses and regis
tered cattle to S75 from $50 and the linn
it in the cases excepted from SIS to 800.
The state shall pay the owner Is per
cent of such appraisal unless the animal
on being slaughtered is free from tuber
culosis or CHAMBERS. III which case the
owner shall be paid the full amount of
the appraisall Recommitted to com
mittee on motion of Senator Bancroft.
BY Senator Villas of Chittenden. an act
to provide free tuition at the University
of Vermont for students in agriculture.
THE auditor of accounts shall between
the first days of July and September of
each year, draw an order in favor of the
OF Vermont for 500 for each
student in such university. who has been
a resident OF Che state for two years
next preceding his enrolment in said
who has completed the pre-
eeding college wear of study in any
course in agriculture in said university
which leads to degree after four years
of study and who has received free tut
49,, FOR II t+oor e
study and tuition not paid, or to be paid,
10 said university otherwise than under
this act.) To committee on agriculture.
A Joint resolution was introduced in
the House by Mr.. Fenton of Rutland to-
iav. rs follows; Resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives, that a
committee of two senators and three rep
be appointed by the presi |
lent of the Senate and speaker of the |
House Of Representatives, respectively, |
whose duty shall be to expedite legisla- |
ion and to devise ways and means to
fleet as early an adjournment of the |
'ession as is consistent with thorough |
less and efficiency The resolution was /
ldopted by the House. Another act (
oward Fastening the end of the session
vas done by the House in adopting a
esolution to limit the time for the intro
uction of bills TO March 7.
There was a slight debate in the House
N House bill "A. relating to the qualifi-
ations of voters in town meetings and
flowing women to vote in town meet
ngs A divided committee report was
made. the majority bringing in an ad-
erse report. Mr.. Fenton of Rutland
moved that the bill be made special
rder for Thursday, March s, at 2:l5
m. Mr.. Moore of Ludlow objected to
he postponement, and Mr.. Mctzger of
andolph thought the present good
inc to go ahead with the bill. Mr.. Con-
on of Pittsford thought the matter
hould be left to the women of Vermont +.
he motion for a special order prevailed !,
Y vote of l0l to 100. !
New Laws. +,
Gov. Graham has signed the following: i
An act to amend Sec 5,sa3 of the pub $
c statutes. relating to houses of i'll y
me. including disorderly houses. e
An act to amend Secs and o of No. v
20 of the acts of 1896 as amended, re-
ting to the charter of the city of ST. e
lbans, making the office of lister an APP | f
,intive office. :
An act to amend Sec. SAP of the pub Y
statutes, relating TO misbranded foods
quiring statement of net weight on Y
Ickages. "
An act to amend Sec 5 of No. l79 of
e acts of 1910, relating to the report of
e license vote, the certihcation of Ii 4
nse commissioners and the labelling of
Iuors.
An act to provide for clean, sanitary
d healthful food establishments. 7
An act to establish a board of ge-
raphic names.
An act to amend Sec 49s of the public
ltutes as amended by Sec. of No. 50 Il
the acts of 1910 relating to exemp &C
m from taxation. d,
An act to amend Sec l3 OF No. 225 OF B
e acts of 1912 as amended by Sec. of c,
}. 202 of the acts of 1915, relating to bl
G value Of animals killed by order Of NJ
9 livestock commissioner Y
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