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

annual license tax by i've dollars for cvery
fifty thousand dollars Of CAPITAL stock
of corporations with more than $4,000
of capital stock. but lilnitinc the taN to
800, which Was laid on the table Mon
day evening. WAS called Cp to-day by
Mr YOUNG of Brandon and VIII be taken
up tomorrow. This bill would increase
tho static revenue about slo.sco
ADVANCE PAY FOR sOLONs.
The first of the customary salary bills
of the session made its appearance to-
day, being Introduced in the House hy MIR
Williams IF Proctor as a Joint resolution
and providing for advance payment to
members of tho General NsScmhi! The
resolution which was adopted on tho part
Of the House, authorizes the state treas
Urcr to pay TO each member on February
., 1871 the SUM of one hundred dollars
on account. At the afternoon session Of
the House Mr Beard Of Natcryillc in
PRODUCED a Joint resolution that the
chaplains of the Senate and House of
Representatives each receive tho sum of
81 per day and mileage. This resolution
was adopted by the House.
PROVIDES FOR UrNKETS
The Joint resolution authorizing the
usual iunkets for the House and Senate
troduced into tho House this afternoon
by Mr. Webster of Shclburno and adopted
by the representatives.. II provides for
visits by these committees to the State
Hospital for tho Insane at Waterbury,
the Brattleboro retreat Al Brattleboro,
the State Industrial school at Nergenncs
and tho State School for tn" Feeble
Minded al Brandon
BILL. RECONSTRUCTED
Mr. MetzCer Of Randolph and Mr.. Dun
ham Of Brattlchoro, who had led the OPP
position to the third reading of II. s..
which provides for the licensing of ped
dlcrs by the state tax commissioner. and
had the bill rejected at the Monday eve
! ming session, experienced Il change OF
heart overnight Mr. Mctzgcr at this
mornings session moved the reconsider
alton OF The bill and Mr.. Durham moved
its recommitmcnt TO the ways and means
committee both Of which motions passed.
! a drastic act relating to the use of
money in securing nominations or cleo
lions to public officc was introduced in
the House b. Mr. Osrood of Rutland town
| by request 'rho act provides that per-
sons spending money to secure nomi ma
tons or elections To public office shall
be declared ineligible for such Office.
The bill was referred to tho committee
on suffrage and elections.
Mr.. Root Of Bennington introduced y
bill relating to foreign corporations and
permitting them To ACT as executor OF
| trustee.
| TITLES FOR NORWICH FACULTY.
| \ hill making the rank Of the dean Of
! Norwich University that Of lieutenant
| olouel that of the professors as captains
| instructors as first HoutcnantS. assistan;
: instructors as second lIoutcuants and the
! secretary and treasurer as captain, was
! introduced to-day ny Mr. rrouts of New
| port and referred to the committee or
educa tional institutions. Mr. Waite OF
Weston introduced an act appropriatinn
! sum of ono thousand dollars 10 assist
in the improving If tho Mount Tabor
road leading from Weston To DANNY. tn,
| money to be expended during l9l7 anc
1915
! An act which would have the moneys
derived from tho payment of poll taxes
used by the town treasurer Cor tho pur
pose Of defray1nE the expenses of cleo
lions was introduced by MIR Osgood OF
Rutland town by request TIL treasurer
of the town is to keep a separate &C
count of all moneys dccruins from pol
taxes.
UNIFORM SALES Act
Senator Morse of Caledonia intro
duccd the following act to make uni
form the law of sales of goods
An act to mako uniform the law ot
sales of goods This act may hc citcc
AS the uniform sales act and provide
Tor the formation of the contract, trans
fer OF property as between buyer anc
seller: performance" Of the contract
rights of unpaid seller against the
goods. action for breach Of the con
tract
This act shall bc so interpreted an,
construed rs to cffectnatc its genera
purpose to make uniform the laws %
those States which enact it and the pro
visions are not applicable to MORTGAGES
An acts or parts of acts inconsistent
! with this act are repealed except a.
provided, which provides that par
Of the act shall repeal or limi
any of tho provisions of the act makins
, uniform the law of warehouse receipts
or the act to max" uniform tho law u
bills of ladnt Reported To iudiciar'
. committee.