Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-15
|0USE SPEEDING
Up LEGISLATION
(uch Business Transacted in
Lower Branch-Salary Meas.
ures Fare Badly.
kJFFRAGE BILL IN SENATE
kasure Rccommittcd for Public Henri
)ng-Dividcd Rcports on Two Im-
portaut Administration Bills.

Montpelier, March 14.--Prospccts
adjournment grew brighter to-day
en- the House. following a confer
10 this morning between Speaker
lson and all of the committee chair
legislative machinery and dis
sed finally of large number of
assures. The Senate evidently did
feel the need for quicker action.
the Dunham marriage bill was
ended SO that the five days
blicity clause will apply to mar
ges where neither the bride nor the
'om is a resident of the town where
marriage is to be solemnized. This
I require the return of the bill to
House. Senatorial courtesy
|ught about the recommitment of
woman suffrage bill, which passed
House last week, allowing tax
ling women to vote in town meeting,
which was returned from the Sem
suffrage and elections committee
h a unanimous favorable report.
ator Bigelow of Orange said that
committee had held no public
rings and asked that the bill be
ommitted, which the Senate voted
do. A public hearing on the bill
be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday
ernoon.
SALARY BILLS FARE BADLY.
Ills for salary increases again Jared
ly in the House, where third
ding was refused the measure. fix
the salary of the bank commits
ner at $4,000. That official now
Dives $4,000 from the State and $500
IN tho savings banks of the State
supervisors of investments. The
ument was advanced that he should
be under obligations to the saw
8 banks for a part of his salary
Joint resolution increasing the
hry OF certain of the State house
bloyes, was rejected by a vote OF
to %.
HARD ROAD FOR DOG BILLS.
10 dog bills which were so hotly de-
ed at public hearing before the
eral committee Monday evening also
feled stormy course. The first
sure which provided for the shooting
he renegade dog nearly perished from
mpted amendments and was then re-
id a third reading. This action would
e saved the State considerable money
had been taken before the debate
Eerning the bill began. The second
sure which increases the license fees
both male and female dogs. was finally
fred to third reading by yea and
vote of 104 to 103, and will undoubted-
he killed tomorrow morning. The
tenden county delegation voted a.
bws on the question Shall the bill
ordered to third reading Yes
rms. Hutchinson, O'Brien. Fogg. Irish
s: Hayden, Taggart. O'Sulivan. Sin
r. Finncy, Johnson, Webster Wellen
and Adams.
NEW GAME WARDEN Bill.
be bill introduced by Mr.. Moore o
mouth. abolishing the office of count,
deputy fish and game wardens ant
'iding for the appointment by tn,
fish and game commissioner of no
9 than fifteen State wardens, a
rics not to exceed s1.0Oo annually, wa.
e a special order for next Tuesda,
moon.
bills relating to the granting O
fcates of public convenience ant
ssity by the public service commission
to allow foreign corporations to ac
executors and trustees in Vermont
both ordered to lie.
BAG WIRE BILL ADVANCES.
other adverse committee report wa
ruled when the. House ordered to
reading. the bill to prohibit the u.s.
abels attached by wire to bags O
or grain. Several members explained
valuable stock had died because o
wire getting into their throats an,
measure was ordered to a third read
almost unanimously. Five bills o
pr importance were rejected
ROTATE DISTRICT RETAINED,
nator Villas argued for half an hou
afternoon N favor of the bill whicl
Introduced to abolish the Office of tn,
. OF probate for the district of Fai
en- and consolidating that distric
the Rutland probate district. onl,
ave the Senate reject the measure b,
pa and nay vote of % to ]. Senate
So vote was the one
% Senate was informed this mornin,
he appointment by the Governor o
ord "A. Daniels of Brattleboro, for
y member of the State industria
lent board, as senator from Windhan
ty to succeed the late Hermon Il
y. Senator Daniels took his seat thi
hing. and almost his first act was I,
In favor of the Durham marriag
MARRIAGE BILL AMENDED.
hator Peck proposed an amendment I,
marriage bill providing for a twent
r fine for false date on the mar
certificate issued by the town n
clerk, and this was agreed to. Sena
Tairchild strongly opposed the com
be amendment making the provision
he bill applicable to marriages wher
er the bride nor the groom wer
ents of the town where the mar
was to be solemnized. BY a We
nay vote of Is to II. the Senate dc
to propose to the House to so amen
pill. and ordered it to third readn
yea and nay vote of II to II.
TFFRAGE BILL RECOMMITTED.
e ga lleries and the visitors seat
he floor of the Senate were all oc
ed when the bill allowing wome
pte in town meetings was reache,
tor Bigelow moved to recommI
bill in order that a public hetarin
ht be held and although nine ser
opposed the motion it was so OF
4. Senator Bigelow is an oppo
of the bill and the anti-suffrag
rs regard this move as a partis
Try. particularly since the bi
ned the Senate with unanimousl
rable report from the suffrage an
ions committee.
HITS THE +. s. c.
q committee on corporations an
thises introduced a bill prohibit
he issuance of free transportatio
ailroads to the public service con
on and it's employees. The commits
originally had jurisdiction onl