The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-07
CLEANING UP ODDS
AND ENDS IN BOTH
LEGISLATIVE HOUSES
Senator Bancroft Made Plea for Allow
ing Claim of G. ]. Seager for
Money Spent in De-
fense of Suit.

The two branches of the Vermont leg
slature were busy to-day trying to clear
up the odds and ends Of legislation, con
ference committees being named on bills
in which they failed TO agree, while 9th
er bills were laid over for the time be-
ing. One of the latter was the claim oi
&. j. Seager of Barre Town, who seeks
$l35 because of his expenditure in pre-
paring to defend suit against himself
The bill passed the House but was ad-
versely reported by the committee. Sen
ator Bancroft of Washington county in
terrogated the committee why the claim
was not allowed, and Senators Hubbard
Dimond and Mcclellan explained. Then
Senator Bancroft urged the Senate not
to reject the bill, after which the Senate
went into the committee of the whole.
On emerging they ordered the bill to lie.
1t is now thought that the bill will pass.
The speaker of the House appointed
conference committees on the following
bills: Relating to nvestments of banks
and extending powers of banks to invest
in certain securities; to reorganize the
state board of health; to establish a
board of charities and probation. The
House concurred in reports relating to
the appropriation for the permanent i'm
provement of highways, providing a pen
atty for the failure of assistant clerks to
perform service and relating to compen-
sation to employees for personal injuries.
The House refused to accept the confer
ance committees report, on the bill pro-
posing TO increase the salary of the gov
srnor to $4,000 1t concurred in the re-
port on the bill relating to hours of EN-
Dloyment for women and children; and
{ passed the bill providing for the pay
ncnt of fines and costs collected for vio-
ations of the auto and fish and game
avs into the state treasury
The Vermont Senate yesterday passed
he espionage bill, prohibiting certain
icts when the United States is at war
t also passed the following Senate bills
y. amending general corporation law;
Is. compensation for personal injuries
81, prohibiting feeding diseased meat
o hogs; LAP, increasing payment for
tate patients at Brattleboro retreat;
As, village of Springfield; las, improve
nent of cemetery property; l49. perma-
ent school fund and vocational educa-
ion.
The Senate passed the following House
ills yesterday: 1873. grasshopper bill;
62, assistant clerk bill; $40, Morrisvile |
harter; 426, inspection of creameries;
06, creamery statements; 435, appeals !
rom appraisals; 440, highway tax in
'erby; 449, permitting increased weight |
{ traction engines; 36l, appropriation
,r improving permanent highways; $50, |
overnor's salary and expenses; 395, COM
ensation for personal injuries; 402,
inc hour day for women; 266, state ge
ogist; 437. board of education 20 han
Ie agricultural schools; 443. espionage
in; 446, Bennington school districts AS,
lxation of deposits in savings banks
nd trust companies.
The Senate rejected 81. demurrage
larges; S l27. to make ehattel mort
lges valid security, and II 236, repeal
e charter of the Fifteen Mile Falls
'mpany.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
e following: II 324, extending tracks
Berkshire Street Railroad company
diverse reports II 464. taxation of
'nds and notes The following Senate I,
lis were passed: 81, ferry to +. VI.
,odsell; 1872, filling vacancy Of clerk in
rporated school districts; 50. exempt
2 orphanages, homes and hospitals from
xation; 81. municipal manager bill
The House rejected II $50. to aid state !
association and refused 10 con- J
r in II ~. amendments lwoman's suf- I.
,ge bill without referendum.
New Laws.
Gov Graham has signed the following
Joint resolution relating to universal
litary training.
An act 10 amend Secs. IS. 100. lS7 and
D Of No. 249 Of the acts Of 1905. en-
led. "An act 10 amend the charter Of e
? city Of Rutland" lH
An act relating 70 the open season for d
hing in Forest lake or Leach pond.
An act 20 authorize the town Of Wood n