The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
HOUSE AND SENATE
HONOR N! MORY
OF DEWEY
Legislature Adjourns Cut Of pe-
spect to Distinguished yermonter
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND FUNERAL
House Passes Bill Fixing New Date
For Election Of Superior
Judges.
Montpelier. Jan. IL

Montpelier, Jan. H.
The flag at the State House was at
half-mast today out of respect to the
| memory of the late Admiral George
Dewey and both Houses of the Gen
eral Assembly adjourned OF IL
o'clock this morning in respect to. his
memory. The House held a brief af.
ternoon, session, at which little busi-
ness was transacted, but the Senate
did not meet in the afternoon. Gov
ernor Graham expects to attend the
admirals funeral.
The House under suspension Of
| the rules this morning passed the act
| introduced yesterday by Mr.. Cud-
worth of Londonderry relating to the
election of the superior judges with
the following amendment: "The cleo
tion of the superior judges under Sec
| ton 1912 of the Public Statutes shall
be held for the year 1917 ON the third
Thursday of February. The terms OF
| office of the judges then elected shall
terminate on January 81, 1919. The
term OF office of the superior judges
elected in 1915 shall continue until
| their successors are elected or until
| the statute creating their Office Is re-
pealed."
The administration measure Great.
| ing the office of commissioner OF in
dustries, who shall be appointed by
the Governor at an annual salary of
$4,000, and necessary expenses when
away from home, was introduced into
the House this morning by Mr. Pirie
i'of Williamstown The commissioner
is to maintain an Office in Montpelier
| and to employ such assistance as the
Governor may deem necessary.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Williams
of Pawlet to abolish the primaries
was the subject of public hearing
before the committee on suffrage and
elections today. 1t is not probable
that a report will be made on this
bill before next week.
A married woman may convey or
mortgage by her separate deed, real
estate of which she is seized in her
own right or any other real estate
acquired by her except that of which
she is seized jointly with her husband
according to a bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Fairchild of
Franklin. Both this and the preced.
ing bill were referred to the commit
tee on judiciary.
Another dog bill crept in in II. 63 in
troduced by Mr.. Parker of West Rut-
land relating to proceedings against
towns for damages to domestic ami
mails by dogs. This bill provides that
the damages awarded shall not exceed
ane and one-half times the assessed
value of sheep, lambs. fowls or other
animals worried, manned or killed by
dogs.
The deer hunting season will be
shortened to one week If the bill in
troduced this morning by Mr. Dwinell
of Calais is passed t provides that
person shall not take wild deer
except between November Is and No
vember p, Sunday excepted. and then
only between five o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock In the after
noon. The present season is from
November Is to December 5. both
dates inclusive, Sundays excepted
| and then only between five o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon. The present season is
from November Is to December 5,
both dates inclusive Sundays except
ed.
A Dill providing for the deduction
from the appraised value of the real
estate or taxpayer an offset in the
amount OF all mortgages standing
against such real estate on the rec
ords OF the town where such real es-
tate Is situated and found by the list
ers to be owing by the taxpayer on
the first day of April in any year and
| that the listers shall take one per
cent. of the remainder IL any as the
| real property list of the taxpayer was
introduced by Mr.. Fogg of Underhill
| and referred to the committee on tax
alton.
| Men who wish to run for represent.
ative to the General Assembly, after
the primaries have been decided will
have to secure certificate of nomi.
nation signed by 20 per cent. of the
entire vote cast at the preceding gen.
eral election, according to the bill in.
troduced by Mr.. Miner Of Sherburne
and referred to the committee on
privileges and elections. This will be
rather hard ON some of the indepen.
dent candidates.
A bill repeating the $40 bounty on
black bears was introduced by Mr.
Morse Of Plymouth and referred to
the fish and game committee.
The raising of the penalty for the
keeping of gambling instruments on
ones premises from $40 to year In
z prison, or 5000 fine, or both, Is pro-