St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
House Killed Six Bills At One Sitting
Members Get Part Pay.

Montpelier, Jan. 24-In a forty-fv
minute session this morning, the
House went through the livliest ses-
sion thus far. Several bills We're in
troduced, but by far the feature of the
morning was the rapid fire killing of
six bills. The House shut both eyes,
fired both barrels, and killed with the
double discharge the six bills almost
as fast as they were presented.
The first act brought up and
slaughtered was House Bill. No. 2S,
which provides that one-half of the
/ license fees should go to- the towns,
| This was looked upon as a signal VIC
/ tory for the temperance forces. House
| Bill number 46, which is designed to
/ amend a section exempting from at
/ tachment of burial lots met a like fate,
as did House Bill number 43, relat-
| ing to contracts for the sale of real
estate.
Next on the funeral bier was House
Bill number g. introduced by Mr.
Dutton of Sheffield. House Bill num-
Der 65, relating to the recovery of
costs in law suits met a quick burial
House Bill number 81, amending Soc
ton "a of the public statutes filled a
pfenIafure grave. House Bill NUM-
n her rs came from the coH1mittee with
a Recommendation for rejection, but
wis saved for the day on motion Of
Mr. Malot of Polrftney, who moved
to recef1tmit. This action was agreed
upon House Bill number ST. lelat-
ing to assessment of annual license
taxes, was also recon1mittcd.
, In the Senate BiIi 20 was passed.
This is an act relating to the rights
of married women The joint reso-
luton to pay each Member of the
} General Assembly 500 on account
was adopted.
Five new bills were introduced, -four
OF them by Senator Villas of Burling-
ton. Those introduced follow;
S. SO, iby Senator Villas of Chitten-
den. An act to amend Section 5473
of the Public Statutes relating to mis-
branded foods, requ6ring statement ol
: net weight on packages. (AlloWs
reasonable variations as to the mark
ings on the exterior of packages az
to weight and quantity of contents
and exemptions as to small pack
ageS.) :
S. 50, by Senator Peck of Chitten,
!, den. An act to amend Section IL o1
number 81 Of the Acts of 1912, re-
s. Iating to the admission Of persons t
the state school for feeble-mind9t
: children {Changes age limit of per
!, sons admitted from 25 to 40 years Ol
! age)
S. 40. by Senator Villas of Chitten.
= den. An act to amend Section el
number 1917 of the Acts Of 1915, re.
:. lating to the sale of opium, morphine
? and other narcotic drugs. (Amend'
, 10 let, ~
: button of medicinal tablets, pills o.
= powders containing not over twen
tieth of a grain of morphine or Z
quarter of a grain of codeine or an.
, of their salts except heroin, to eacl
: pill powder or tablet.)
: S. Al, by Senator Demeritt Of Wash
" ington, an act to amend Section II
Is and 16 of No 164 of the Acts %
!, 1915, relating to compensation tt
employees for personal injuries (Em
: ployer to furnish surgical medica
and hospital services only for th'
first seven days of disability insteat
| of first fourteen, such attention no
II to exceed 500 instead of SIS.
/. Afternoon Session
g In a fifteen minute session of tn
S House this Afternoon 10 bills were in
: troduced.
a Kicker of Groton introduced
n measure providing for closed seasOl
! on Fish Lake in the town of Iroquoi
e from December to May; Prouty o
G Newport a bill providing for $65,
O 900 bond issue for the town of New
d port; Perkins of Waterbury, a bi
r from the highway committee to Sc
r. cure benefits of federal road &C
,s granting aid to states constructin
r. rural post roads; Rierdon Of Bartor
is bill providing that in all cases Wher
,f a poor person dies in a town not re
,e sided in three years said town pre-
Iv vide proper burial and the tow
= clargeable be liable for expenses.
Titcomb Salary Hearing
e Opposition developed in the lieal
d. ing before the fish and game commi
al tee on the bill to increase the salai
lg of the 6sh aud gaInc cenimissioAt
N from $500 to $1,000.
n Consolidation Measure Up
A hearing was held yesterday a
. ternoon OH the consolidation
=. thee commissioner Of agricuItur
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