Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-13
ANOTHER BARGE
TERMINAL BILL
Third Measure on Same Subject
Providing 100000 State APP
preparation introduced by MIR.
Howe of ReadSbOrO
ORIGINAL BILL DORMANT
View Measure Appears in the SENATE APP
propriating s16.SOO for 21O scholar
ships mt the University Of Vermont
Each Senator May Name Seven

Montpelier. Feb. 11.-several measures
- Importance to Burlington and vicinity
came UP in the Legislature to-day
Chief among these was third barge |
terminal measure. II. 2O7. introduced by
Nr. Howe of Readsboro. and appropriate
Ing 5000 900 to build, maintain and operate |
public barge terminal at the port of
Burlington, and creating a barge ter |
minal commission. This bill, with H. |
I9a introduced last evening by Mr.. Hop |
k,ns of Burlington. covers the ground |
with a few changes, covered by the fated
S. 16, now reposing peacefully in the |
Senate committee on conservation.
PROVIDES MORE SCHOLARSHIPS
Another measure of interest to Bur-
lingtonians and the state as a whole, |
asld especially to the University of Yer |
mont, is s. so, introduced in the Senate |
this morning by Senator Maurice This |
bill provides for an appropriation of
SIS 800 instead of 1920 appropriated an |
nnally for scholarships at University of
Vermont The bill also increases the
number of scholarships from 90 to 2lO
and allows each senator to appoint seven
students to scholarships instead of only
one, as in the past. The bill went to
the committee on educational nstitu-
tons.
ST GEORGE VOTE A TIE
From the committee on suffrage and
elections, a report came in this evening
that this committee had thoroughly in
vestigated the contest between Earl
Aver, who at present holds the seat Tor
the town of St. George, and Nat Parcher
who contests the seat and the committee
found that there tie vote and no
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that Mr. Aver is not, therefore, entitled
TO his seat.
In pursuance of this report. the COM
mittee offered a House resolution to the
effect that Mr.. Aver is not entitled to
the seat which he now holds. On motion
of Mr.. Webster of Swanton. this resou-
tion was ordered to lie and made spe-
cial order for next Tuesday at 2:15 O'Clock
In order that other evidence might be
brought in
DEAD BILL REVIVED
After a nights sleep the Senate this
morning by a vote of Is to 10 reconsidered
and recommitted TO the general COM
mittee H. 40, including the commissioner
of agriculture the board of control.
This bill was most emphatically killed.
after being literally torn to pieces and
put together again several times by the
senate last evening. just WHAT 10 Nl''
idea in reviving the dead measure has
not been made public. but ii is likely
that somebody has new proposition
which will have to he thrashed over.
HOUSE-MORNING
A resolution introduced in the House
this morning by Mr.. Eastman of Groton,
relating to the death of Harlan a. Rem
frew, representative from Peacham, and
extendng sympathy to his family, was
adopted.
Mr. Slayton of Morristown introduced
in the House joint resolution providing
for the setting aside of $1,000 of the
appropriation for the board of health,
for purposes of rural sanitation, in order
TO take advantage of the federal appro
priation embodied in the Lever bill. This
Joint resolution went to the appropria-
tion committee.
NEW HOUSE BILLS
Besides H. POI. three other bills were
introduced in the House this morning as
follows:
II. 2O4 Mr.. Wilson of Rutland city, an
act to amend section 49, Of No 2i9 of
the Acts of 1908. entitled IAN act to amend
the charter of the city of Rutland" as
amended by No 27S of the Acts of 1917
and No. 277 of the Acts of 1917. To munici.
pal corporations,
II. 2O5, Mr.. Drury of Weston, tc
appropriate the sum of 5000 to aid tn,
town of Weston in improving the roao
leading from Weston to MI Tabor. T(
highways and bridges.
H. 2Oe, Mr. Reed of Concord, to pa!
John I. Folsom the sum Of 5000 spen
in pursuit of deserter from the United
States army. To claims.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED
H. 49, relating to actions on insur
ance policies.
II. 11s. relating to the defnement Of
rural school.
The House recommtted II. 80, relating
to the incorporation of the village o
Manchester, changing the time of hold
ing the annual meeting. Mr.. Webste
of Swanton stated that there We're sew
eral amendments that were under consid
alton for this bill.
The House concurred to the Senate
proposal of amendment to II, 81, rclat
ing to the appropriations by towns 70
tree hospital beds
SENATE-MORNING
One bill was passed by the Senate th
morning: S. 80. relating to fee upo
distribution of estates. The Senate ais
adopted the joint resolution relating
Inspection of penal institutions by
legislative committee of this Generi
Assembly, and suspended the rules
take up j. r. H. 16, relating to inspecto
of the State hospital at Waterbury by
committee from the Legislature TIL
resolution was read the second and thii
times and adopted this morning, so Thu
the trip could be taken this afternoon.
The House proposal of amendmer
to S. "a, relating to canvassing vote
for representatives to Congress, wf
concurred in.
The Senate rejected S. II, regulatir
the pay of municipal and city judge
One other bill besides S. So, alreao
referred to, was introduced in Il
Senate this morning. This, is S. So,
Senator Belknap. relating to the maj
agement of farms operated in col
nection with poorhouses, and provi'
ing that a town must vote the owe
seer exclusive control over the
farms. To committee on municp
corporations.
There was no session of the Sena