The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-10
MAY ABOLISH ALL
LIQUOR LICENSES
DURING WAR
Bill % EmpOWering Governor Be-
Senate Today
AoNUSES CLASH OVER JUDGES
Refuses to Concur in Amendment and
Day Of Final Adjournment Moves
into Misty Future.

Montpelier, VI, April 10.-Former
Governor Gates appeared by invita-
ton before the legislature in joint
meeting this afternoon and outlined
the work of the branch committee of
the public safety committee on food
production. He urged ell to do their
part for preparedness by activity in
producing larger crops and foea.
The House has refused TO concur in
the Senate proposal that we have SIX
judges on the superior bench instead
OF five as the bill provides. The
House has agreed to paying four dol
lars and fifty cents per week for the
keeping OF patients at the Brattleboro
Retreat.
The Senate will this afternoon pass
the bill prohibiting the granting Of
second-class licenses during the war.
The direct inheritance tax bill passed
the Senate this morning. The Senate
will also receive q bill giving the gov
ernor rower to cut off all licenses IN
war time except druggists liceases.
Adjournment Is somewhere IN the
misty future. 1t is agreed here that
the legislature win need to hustle in
order to adjonrn the last Of this week.
Moutpelier. April g.--ProsDects for
q speedy adjournment were not bright
oued today when the Senate ordered
the administration Judiciary bill TO a
third reading after amending it so
that there shall be six instead of Ise
iudees en- the superior bench. oeaa-
tor Fairchild OF Franklin county offer
ed this amendment and also two 9th
ets. which we're adopted. one proyld-
Ing for the calling OF special sessions
Of the court by the presiding judge
and the other extending the superior
courts jurisdiction to cases where the
amount involved Is enc hundred doi-
lars or more.
Another unexpected bomb which
was exploded without warning IN the
Senate. was the introduction by Soua-
tor Demeritt of q Joint resolution pro
viding for the return by the State or
the gift of the Vail Agricultural schoo!
at Lyndon. The resolution sets torth
that Mr. Vail expected this scacol TO
be the only fully equipped one in the
State and that since It is Vermonts
policy to have more and smaller
schools the gift should revert to tne !
Lyndon Institute as set forth in the 1
terms of the deed from Mr.. Vail TO |
the State. The resolution was refer |
red to the committee on agriculture. !
The board of control is authorized TO !
make such transfer.
Six new bills were introduced today |
in the Senate. One from the com lit- {
tee on minor courts changes the meth
DDS of drawing juries in the municipal Z
courts ana also makes some slight /
changes in the civil and criminal luclss
diction OF the municipal courts. Anoth-
or one introduced by the State court |
expenses committee requires practi-
cally all State officers and commits
sioners to have their Offices Ct the
State capital.
The bill requiring a declaration OF /
party afillation at the primaries was /
by vote of 10 to Z. The
Senate insisted upon its amendments
to the bill fixing the governors salary
at $3.1500 and the measures relating
to the employment of women and chill
dren in manufacturing establishments
and conference committees were APP
pointed for both of these bills