The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-07
I0ly ~ lights
On M. .''yC
ON WHEELS
Bill Passed the House Today
Without Opposition
HEAVY TRAFFIC is EXEMPT
Opponents of "Cry Zone" Bill Throno
Capitol For Public Hearing This
Afternoon.

Montpelier, Feb. 1.-THE house to-
day passed the bill requiring lights
on all vehicles. The expected opposi-
tion to the measure did not develop
although amendments were adopted
to the effect that the act should not
apply to loads of lumber, hay and
heavy traffic.
The principal feature of interest
about the capitol today is the hearing
this afternoon on the Hunt bill which
provide for "dry" zones about towns
and cities in which the larger educa-
tional institutions are situated. The
friends of the measure had their op-
portunity few days ago and from
indication it would appear that the
opponents are here in force here to-
day. The hearing is to take place
following adjournment this afternoon.
Another matter of interest is the
resolution in troduced last week by
Representative F. A. Wilson of Pow
nal calling for an investigation OF the
Brattleboro retreat. Today there ap-
pears to be some question whether a
special committee will be authorized
to visit the institution.
Montpelier, Feb. 6.-''Not why, but
why not" seemed to the the keystone
of the speakers who appeared this
evening before the House committee
on suffrage and elections, to urge the
-fayprable consideration of II. 1877,
granting to female citizens Il years
OF age or more, having resided in the
State one year next preceding gen.
eral election, and who have taken the
freemen's oath and obtained the ap-
probation of the board OF civil au-
thority as provided for men, the same
right as men to vote for presidential
electors.
By an amendment which will be
added to H. 1870, the bill reorganizing
the State militia to conform to the
federal national defense act, the Gov
ernor, State treasurer and adjutant-
general will be constituted board
empowered to pay $40 monthly to
every guardsman during the time he
Is actually in the federal service in
time of war, and sums not to exceed
$35 monthly to any one dependent to
the wives. children and widowed
mothers of the guardsmen during this
same period. The object of this
amendment Is said to be to do away
with the necessity of calling extra
sessions of the Legislature, such as
the one held Will the Vermont troops
were on the Mexican border last sum-
me-.
The compulsory military service
bill which was submitted to the mill
tary committee by Adi.-General TIL
lotson and which empowers the Gov
ernor to draft able-bodied men be-
tween the ages of Is and %, under
certain conditions, for service in the
national guard. is now in the hands
of the revisers and will be introduced
by Mr.. Prouty of Newport, chairman
of the military committee.
The salaries of the auditor of ac-
counts and the attorney general are
advanced from $2,5O0 to $4,000 each
by the provisions of two acts intro
duced by Mr.. Miles of Glover. Mr..
Williams of Proctor introduced a bill
fixing the salary of the bank commits
sioner at $4,000.
H. 1856, which provides that vehicles
on the public highway after sunset
must display light visible from front
and rear, which was made a special
order for this afternoon, was ordered
to third reading. without any of the
expected opposition developing. The
House killed the bills which would
make 1t imperative for labor seeking
employer to state that there was an
strik9, lockout or other labor dis
pute at his plant, If such was the case
and the one which would make the
towns purchase the text books used
in all of the public schools.