Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10

the General Laws, relating to exemption
of hotels from taxation.
s. 1O2. An act to enable the state board
OF health to cooperate with the United
states In promoting rural sanitation.
IL. 1N. An act empowering towns to
vote part of the annual highway tax
for the maintenance of certain roads.
Fl. 2S5 An act to amend section 30 Of
NO. 3o5 Of the Acts Of 1906, relating to
the charter Of fire district No. of
Wallingford.
1852 and 1858 of the General Laws, relat-
ing to the production of books, docu-
fnents, and other data in the custody Of
control Of a corporation.
II. 81. An act to amend section 4722
or the General Laws, relating to the
maintenance fund increasing the amount
to be expended in the maintenance Of
highways other than State roads.
H. 315. An act relating to the bond Of
the secretary Of state.
H. 3lS An act to amend sections 1894,
1897 and 1898 Of the General Laws relat-
ing to the fixing Of certain salaries.
HOUSE IN NIGHT SESSION
At two hour session of the House
this evening large amount Of routine
business was disposed of, cleaning up
the long calendar for the day. Mr..
Webster, of Swanton was in the speak :
ers chair, which he occupied the great =
err part of the afternoon, as Speaker
Dana left the House, and went to bed.
1t is reported tonight that he is threat
ened with influenza and may not be
able to preside during the remainder
of the session
The House refused third reading IN
| S. III. raising salary of the Governor.
but advanced s. 115 and $. 116. raising
the salaries OF the sergeant -at-arms
and the auditor of accounts. There
was some opposition to the latter meas
sure, but 1t finally went through. 90 tn
Is.
OMIT DRUGGISTS LICENSES
There was some discussion over s.
lis. repeating provisions of the law
inconsistent with the Sheppard amend
ment when that goes into effect. The
bill was amended as proposed by Mr.
Potter of Pownal, by including fifth
class or druggists licenses among those
to be prohibited. and after being fur
Their amended by Mr.. Writer'S of St
Johnsbury 80 that the old Law would
remain in case the Sheppard amend
ment does become operative, it was
| ordered to a third reading. In urging
the prohibition Of fifth class licenses
Mr.. Potter said
III we are going to have it bone dry
let's make it bone dry We are going
to have the sickest lot of people YOU
ever saw, If we pass this bill with
| out the fifth elias license included.
| (Mr. Potter is n physiciah).
The rules were suspended and s.
III. relating to the practice of med
! icine, osteopathy and chiropractic
was passed in concurrence This bill
| was hurried through in order that II
might be printed in the next bulletin
of the State Board of Health, which
comes out next week.
CONCURRENcEs.
The House concurred in the Senate
proposals of amendment to the fol-
| lowing bills: III. 81. establishing fire
| district No. in Dandy. and Mt Tabor
II. 1913. black bear bounty; Fl. 245,
open zone for deer around commercial
| orchards; Fl. 281, auditing of State
accounts; II. 2s3. settlements af &C
| counts of executors. etc: H. 2S7,
motor trucks; H. BOG. sprinkler system
| for State House; II. 314. providing for
| marking net quantity of food in con-
| tanners or packages; H. 800, condi-
| tional pardons.
After some debate the House re-
fused to concur in the Senate proposal
! of amendment to II. 246. relating to
| appraised value of cattle killed by or
der of commissioner Of agriculture
| The amendment proposed to increase
the amount to be paid for pure bred
cattle from $3.50 to 5000.