St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21

several cloth mills of this state. where
employees work eleven hours. Sever
al members spoke on both sides of this
question.
On Mr.. Moore's proposal to amend
the bill on roll call, it carried 112 /,
105. The main issue of the bill on
roll call was killed by vote of III
to 103
The official report follows in part:
Passed In Concurrence
S. 3, an act to prohibit the exhibit
ton of obscene and immoral pictures
and shows.
S. SO. relating to the value of ami
mails killed by order Of the live stock
commissioner.
Passed
H. 100, to esta blish the militia. Mr..
Prouty of Newport explained the
| measure upon drafting in time of war
upon inquiring of Mr.. Rowland Of
Barre city as agreeing with Federal
law.
III. 202, to amend section of No.
210 of acts of 1880 as amended by
section 4, No. 1853 of the acts OF 1896
and section of No. 1913 of the acts
| of 1896 Incorporating the village of
Lyndonville.
Bills introduced this morning were
as follows:
H. 3O5, by Mr.. Osgood Of Rocking
ham, relating to the taking of deer
doing damage and to appeals from app
prajsals thereof: Owners of crops
damaged shall apply to commissioner
for relief, commissioner to investi-
gate or may at any time take, pos
sess, transport and dispose of the
| deer in such locality. or cause to be
| taken possessed transported and dis
| posed of under the regulation and re-
striction he may promulgate not
| withstanding any provision of law to
t contrary: Person aggrieved may APP
peal from appraisal by bill in chan
Gerry.
H, 3O6, by Mr.. Howe of Brookline,
! relating to the control and manage
ment of selected highways: Shall dc
under supervision of the state high
way commissioner. Each town an
nual to assess tax in excess of other
highway taxes now required by law
of Is cents on dollar and pay same
to state treasurer on or before Dec
1st. State shall bear expense of To-
cation relocation construction main
tenance and repairs Of selected high
ways and there shall be expended ir
each town q sum equal to tax raised
in such town.
II. 31S, by Mr.. futile Of Vergennes
to appropriate a certain sum to built
dor1hitory at the Vermont Industrial
School. tTwelve thousand dollars ap-
propriated for purpose of erecting
dormitory at Industrial School.)
III. $40, from the committee on tax
alton, relating to evidences of money
loaned written or endorsed at an in
| determinate or conditional rate
Promissory note, mortgage on re;l
estate or personal estate Or a bond fol-
a deed written or endorsed that by
terms thereof the rate of interest OF
the loan evidenced thereby is ant
shall remain at a rate not to exceed
five precent SO long at provisions Of
No. "a of acts of 1915 eXempting mon.
cy are in force.)
Funeral OF Chaplain FaYman.
Montpelier, Feb. 16.-The morning
sessions of the House and Senate were
almost entirely devoid of interest
General, uninteresting and unimport
ant business was all that was transact
ed.
A general rush was on, to hold the
funeral services for the Blind Chap
lain." Rev. M. W. Farman, who dice
day before yesterday.
After adjournment at an early hour
Chaplain Farmans body was ibrOugh
into the House of Representatives ant
laid in state there. The services were
conducted by Rev. J. II. Wills, The
chaplain of the House. Rev. Frazer
MetZger of Randolph, who is a mem
her of the House, delivered a parti
i cularly beautiful eulogy.
The Senate as a whole escorted the
body of Mr.. Farman into the HOUSE.
and Il delegation from both the House
and Senate left with the body for tn.
Chaplains home in Westfield this af
ternoon.
A few new bills found their wa.
into the House this morning. Three
bills were passed in concurrence
among them the bill relating to the
branding and stated weight of foods
Mondays Session.
Montpelier, Fer 19.-The Gov
ernor has signed the bill author
izing the issuance of bonds for
the town of Newport He has
also signed the act incorporating
the village Of Concord.
Three bills were introduced in
the House this afternoon after
five other bills had been passed
The rest of the business of the
session was of an unimportant or
i routine nature.