St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
HOUSE REFUSES
SALARY RAISES.
Hig h way Commissioner
And Attorney General
Lose $500 Increase
w. II. Jeffrey, Special Correspondent

W. IL. Jeffrey, Special Correspondent
Montpelier, March 27.-The Yer
mont House this forenoon refused to
raise the salaries of the attorney gem
cral and state highway commissioner
and also rejected House bill 244, re-
! lating to taxation of trust companies,
dcducting from taxation money loan
ed within the state at rate of in
! terest not to exceed five percent The
/ Senate this forenoon passed again the
bill giving the authority to appoint Ii
censc commissioners to the Govern
or.
The House was in session less than
an hour this morning, and cleaned up
! the calendar for the day and found
itself without work for the remainder
Of the days session.
In the afternoon they met in joint
session and listened to ten minute
emergency address of the Governor.
During the morning session the
House killed the proposed increase of
salary of $500 u year each for the
way commissioner. One other unim-
port measure was killed. At the pres
ent rate the session will run far into
the month.
The Senate finished it's calendar at
noon today. after ordering to a third
reading Senate bill number 1872 Great
ing board of charities and proba-
ton. The only bit of lively interest
came when the Senate passed the
Moore County License board bill by a
vote of 3 to 13, with a proposal to
amend the bill so that its provisions
will not become operative until next
year.
Some little discussion was caused
before the House bill, relating to the
issuance of free transportation by
, railroads to the public service COM
mission and it's employees was ordered
to third reading.
Governor Graham, has signed tho
following:
II. 145. An act to amend Section
/ 5223 of the Public Statutes, Section
1924 of the Public Statutes as amend
5 ed by No 1S1 of the Acts of 1910 Sec
: tions 1925 and 5226 of tho Public Sta
tutes and to repeal No. 175 of tho
Acts Of 1915, and requiring the com
| mission of taxes to furnish certain
, notices to licensees heretofore furn-
ished by the board Of license com
l missioners.
| H. 167. An act to amend Section 81
and 53 of No. GA of the Acts of 1916
relating to school attendance: provid
ing for granting of excuse by schoo
? directors and notice for non-attcnd
ance
H. 173 An act relating to head
} lights and spot lights on vehicles.
H. 1874 An act to pay the town o.
Il Lunenburg the sum therein named.
X H. 234 An act to make the United
t States census sheets now deposited il
y county courts accessible.
3 H. 23S An act to accept the bcne
t fits of an act passed by the Senate anf
c House of Representatives of thu
United States of America in Congress
n assembled to provide for the promo
n ton Of vocational education.
s H. 354 An act to provide unifotn
= traffic regulations.
0 H. $685. An act relating to tow
t. district school meetings.
n H. 356. An act to amend Section
y of No 219 of the Acts of 1912 a
amended by Section ] of No. 1919 0
i the Acts of 1915, relating to care o
@ INDECENT tuberculous persons.
l. J. r. S. IS. Joint resolution re
: lating to federal and state taxation 0
incomes and inheritanceS.
S. IA. An act to amend Section
1921 of the Public Statues, relating t
C roads for the removal of lumber.
o s. 50. An act to amend certai
s. sections Of the Public Statutes reIat
IS ing to the granting Of fourth class Ii
st censes, comforting on the commission
tS er of taxes certain duties hereofor
performed by the secretary of state.
II s. ~. An act to amend No. 1876 c
, the Acts of 1915, relating to the san
" itary regulation of barber shops.
l. S. 76. An act relating to the pow
l. ers of life insurance companies cnal
1T tered III the state.
ID An act to authorize the town {
Barre to issue bonds for the purpcs
therein named.
S. 103. An act to amend Sectio
- 626 of the Public Statutes. relating
] redemption of lands sold for taxes.
S. 107. An act to amend Section
IN of No. 141 of the Acts of 1915 rela
,d ing to the contents of the certifica
~ of proposal to issue capital stock.