The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
TO FILL NATIONAL
GUAROR RANKS BY
COMP PUlS|ON
Purpose Of Bill Now Before the
Vermont Legislature
FORMER METHOD PAT YES FAILURE
Governor Would Be Authorized to
Draft Young Men To Raise Com
panies to Standard.

Montpelier, Jan. l6.--An act provid-
ing for the drafting of aDle-bodied
men between the ages of Is and 20,
unmarried and with no dependents,
from the towns or the cities where
the National Guard organizations are
now located, to bring the National
Guard organizations to the numerical
strength required by the national de-
fense act, was submitted by AdJutant-
General Lee S. 1illotson OF st. Adams
at a meeting of the military affairs
committee of the House and Senate
this afternoon. The act further pro-
yides that the drafted men shall
serve one period of enlistment. which
is now six years, in the National
Guard under the same regulations as
govern the other members. Anyone
failing to obey the provisions OF the
act may be punished by fine OF one
hundred dollars.
General Tillotson and Colonel Ira l..
Reeves, commanding officer of the
Vermont National Guard, who were
present, both stated that the present
Ssoitlll Vi ndu
failed to bring any OF the companies
of the 1st Vermont up to the in
creased war strength demanded by
the national defense act The pro-
posed bill was not they stated an at
tempt to get men to fight, but merely
to get men into the guard in order to
bring them into a state of adequate
preparedness. While two members of
the House committee, both OF whom
had served in the Civil War, seemed
in favor of the measure, the majority
appeared undecided and 1t is certain
that opposition to the measure will
develope. The committee took no
definite action on the matter and 1t is
not certain when the proposed meas
ure will be introduced, nor whether
it will be in its present form.
Another administration measure
will be introduced into the House to-
morrow morning by Mr.. Pirie of Will
liamstown. chairman of the House
committee on commerce and labor.
The measure is entitled, IAN act to
create the Office of commissioner of
industries and TO amend and repeal
certain sections relating to the indus.
, trial accident board and factory in
spector." IL imposes upon a commits
sioner of industries the powers aud
duties of the industrial accident
board and the factory Inspector. Un-
der this bill the commissioner OF in
6ustries is required to make investiga-
tions to see that the laws pertaining
to the employment of minors and wo-
men and to the weekly payment of
wages are complied with.
BY an act introduced in the House
this morning by Mr. Cudworth of Lon
donderry. chairman of the judiciary
committee, the superior judges elect
ed by the General Assembly Of 1915
shall hold office until such time as
their successors shall be elected by
law, or until this statute is repealed.
, While this is not generally spoken of
as an administration measure, it
means that instead of the members of
both the supreme and superior courts
being elected Thursday, only the men,
bers of the former will be and that
the election of the superior court
members will be postponed until after
bill embodying the changes outlined
in the Governors program has been
introduced, Willard w. Miles of Bar
ton, chief of the superior bench, will
probably be elevated to the Supreme
bench to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Chief Judge Love-
| land Munson and Judge Miles posi-
tion will not be filled for the present
at least.
The worthless dog receives at
tention in a bill by Haynes OF Or
| ange, which permits the killing OF
dogs between sunset and sunrise on
sheep-raising lands, and bill, intro
| duced by Martin OF Winhall, provides
| for paying dog damage even If it pro-
duces deficit in the town treas
| ury. elt
A bill introduced by Mr.. Fenton OF
| Rutland city provides for the election
OF liquor license commissioners and a
| bill by Bellows of Swanton requires
| fire insurance companies to insure all
risks, settle all claims within 20 days.
| begin rebuilding within Is days, al
| lows insurance commissioners to
make rates or change form of con-
tracts provides that policies shall not
be void by reason of misrepresenta-
tion, provides for a valued policy and
prescribes heavy penalties for viola
ton, including suspension of license.
The following bills were introduced
in the House:
| Fl. so, by Haynes of Orange per-
mits killing of dogs running at large
| at night. agrjculture