Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-31
PRIMARY BILL
EASILY RETAINED.
Legislature Kills and Passes Many
Bills. Graham's Program
Progressing.

With only few minutes devoted to
debate on the measure the house yes
terday by a yea and nay vote of III
to 46 killed H. 45, which would repeal
the present primary law. This set
ties the matter of the retention of the
present primary law for another two
years.
The house yesterday "set on" the
iunketing idea when it amended bill
proposing to send delegations to visit
the state hospital for the insane at
Waterbury, to the retreat at Brattle-
boro and to the industrial school at
Vergennes, although permitting a
visit to the state school for feeble
minded at Brandon.
The House committee on agrlcul-
ture, which has had the administra-
tion bill for consolidating the agri-
cultural and forestry departments and
cattle commissioner under considera-
ton, and which was opposed by A. F.
Hawes, state forester, and others, vo-
and it was found that every man on
the committee had voted to report
favorably on the bill. There is but
one amendment to the bill, which
says the commissioner of agriculture
shall employ trained forester, while
in the original draft it stated that he
may employ trained forester.
One Of the applicants for the fores-
try position is Sidney H. Thompson,
brother of Judge F. D. Thompson of
Barton. He is 80 years old and a
graduate of Dartmouth in 1910, and
Yale Forestry school in 1911, and has
since been engaged in forestry work
by the federal government.
On the question before the COM
mittee hearing the question of re-
vision of the fish and game laws, men
toned further on in their report,
the sportsmen of the state
lined up solidly behind Mr.. Titcomb.
Representative of the Newport Fish
and Game club, Willoughby Fish and
Game club and the other clubs of the
state spoke strongly in favor of the
present law.
Representative Taylor of Derby has
introduced bill abolishing the high
way district of West Derby.
Eleven bills adversely reported by
the committees to which theywere re-
ferred were rejected by the house
during a brief session Thursday af-
ternoon.
The senate did an unusual thing
Friday forenoon when it allowed a
bill to be introduced, reviewed by the
committee, be read the third time
and then passed, all within a few
minutes. The bill was No. SO, en-
titled, 'an act relating to the ap-
pointment of notaries public and their
commission" The bill prescribes a
new form of certificates of appoint
ment.
The legislature adjourned from Fri
day to Monday afternoon.
The bill to create the office of in
surance commissioner is made a spe-
cial order for today and number of
the more important bills are due for
consideration this week.
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph
the former candidate for governor on
the Progressive ticket, has introduced
a bill which amends the statutes Of
the state SO that every female citizen
of Fl years or more having resided in
the state one year next preceding a
general election, shall have the same
rights as men in voting for presiden-
tial electors.
the session is the administrations ju-
dietary bill which was introduced by
Mr.. Sterns of Burlington in the Yer
mont house of representatives Friday
forenoon.
The bill is entitled, can act relat-
ing to the supreme and county court
and judges thereof" The court is to
consist of one chief justice and eight
associate justices. General terms
shall be held in Montpelier on the first
Tuesday in February, May and No
vember. Special terms may also be
held at such other times and places
as the justices may appoint. Clerks
of county courts in which term is held
shall act as clerk.
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