Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
BILL WILL CREATE
NEW STATE OFFICE
One introduced az Montpelier
Providing for Director of
State Institutions.
BRIEF SESSION IN HOUSE.
senator Pccit'S BiIi Relating to Rebates
AT Night Session of senate.

SION thlS afternoon, at which six bills
were introduced, five ordered to third
reading tomorrow and one. II. 49, an act
permitting cooperative fire insurance
corporations organized as county assess
ment corporations to do business
throughout the State after the amount
! or insurance in force in any such cor
poration exceeds SnD0. 900, WAS passed the
House adjourned until ten O'Clock to-
morrow morning Only about half of the
members were present this afternoon.
Thc committee on appropriations met to
consider the proposed appropriation of
$4,000 to complete the State building. but
J. Gregory Smith of St. Adams. chair"
man, was absent. az he is attending the
funeral of his grandmother Mrs. Harriet
James Of Ogdcnsburg ". Y, who died
Of heart failure recently.
ELL TO CREATE NEW OFFICE.
AN act TO create The cdicc Of dire ctor
of State institutons' and imposing upon
such an officer tho powers, duties and
liabilities of the boarl OF penal insttu-
tons. of the board of trustees Of the
Vermont state Hospital for the Insane
and Of the board Of trustees OF the YER
mont state School for Feeble Minded
Children VIII be introduced into the Sen
ate by Senator steele OF Washington
county tomorrow morning. Tho Bill
81
which will contain practically The same
matter rs has been required to be in the
reports Of the above mentioned boards.
nder this bill the director is enpow-
cred to employ such ASSISTANTS az the
Governor deems necessary for the proper
performance o: the duties OF the director.
# the bill creating the board of control
Is passed. the power of the Governor to
control the employment of the assistants
1,.,a Ix-t e f,.,,tr
Governor Graham received to-day
through Representative Durham 0f Brat
tlcboro . resolution adopted by tho
Brattleboro board of trade at its last
meeting, endorsing his legislative pro-
gram as outlined in his message. The
resolution was signed by Carl S. Hop
lins. secretary of the Bratt'cboro beard
= of trade.
Representatives Potter of Clarendon
and Briggs Of Granville took the oath
and were seated this afternoon.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced in
the House:
H. 5O-By Mr.. Haynes of Orange,
relating to the killing Of dogs permits
killing dogs, between sun set and sun rise,
on lands owned or used for sheep raising
when dogs are at large and unattended)
To committee on agriculture.
u, 5t-By Mr. Steele Of HighGatc, an
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