Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

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.AD9oohN UNTIL MONDAY.
Both the House and the Senate ad-
Journed after btief sessions this morn
ing, until 80. o'clock. Monday evening
The Senate provided The hvelier ses-
sion with IA brisk fight regarding H. "A,
providing an additional appropriation
of 100000 10 complete the work on the
new State building. senator. Dewitt of
Windham' county opposed the bill. be-
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NNoIliilt INTERPRETATIONS ELL"
Another administration measure will
ne introduced into the House. either
Monday evening or Tuesday morning. by
Representative Rowland of Barre city
This bill creates the Office of Insurance.
commissioner and imposes upon such
officer the powers and duties now by
law imposed upon the state trea-
urcr and the secretary of state as
Insurance commissioners. 1t also i'm
noses upon the insurance commissioner
the duties now perforrned nv the
insurance EXPERT under No II of the
Acts of 1912 Tho bill, also ,rovides
that the insurance commissioner may
Investigate fire losses and If he finds
tb,t - l,ce VOC ,cc.sionod h,. III. Grim,
mol oond,o, Of NM. ,,.,sop h sb,lI M
tify the proper prosecuting officer.
STATE TO BUY SCHOOL BOOKS?
MACMILLAN oduca+iora, hill, relating
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,.,,a, $50, ,,,,r,>,;,s Gov soh,o,, ,vov ~,
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of 1-r;s,o, rrndar ~. n,oy,s;on, or tho
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s,.to hoard in.tc.d NJ local boards "a
make rules and regulations for care and
custody of textbooks, supplies, etc
The bill further provides that the State
board shall appoint two men who arc
familiar with elementary and high school
text books, who with the commissioner
of education shal, comprise a committee
to select all text books for the State One
member so appointed shall hold Office
until July l. 1919. and the second until
July l. 1920 The State board shall appoint
one member each year thereafter to hold
Office for two years. Superintendent of
schools shall Annually before August I,
make reauisition to the commissioner for
such books as they may require for the
wear. This bill was referred to the gem
eral committee
ONE MORE DOG BILL
MFR. Day OF Ira introduced n dog bill,
which is pretty certain to meet with on
position from the residents of the larger
towns and the cities of the State. The
bill. II. %. provides that the money from
dog licenses. etc, to go to the state: and
the state shall reimburse persons for
damages: moneys over and above that
paid for damages by dogs. TO be equally
Iii vded between the l, way fund and
the permanent school fund
FOR sNrl-cr.rvpS, >o,rc,1 ponD
80,
,ors ta h'id $50, s,a, WI, ~ .'ou'' ,, "o
Smugslers' Notch between the towns of
stowe and Cambridge in l,amoil,e county.
, was introduced bv MIR Smalley of Norris
town and referred to the committee on
appropriations.
The House rejected H. 90. introduced
by Mr. Foley of MONTGOMERY. making
nine hours legal days work in all con-
tracts Tor labor between an pmployo and
la mining. quarrying, manufacturing
mercantile telegraph, telephone express
electric light, power railroad or other
transportation COMPANY The hin was
reported adversely by the commerc, and
labor committee
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i'',s ne iiouse aiso passed H. "
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for ,ta 1n ~. ,r,'hoI. sue hospital
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