The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-21

LAWMAKERS BACK,
BUSINESS [AGS
Legislature Slow in Getting
to Work After Weekend
Vacation.
TO ELECT JUDGES
ON THURSDAY
Bill introduced in House Include Sever
al of Interest to Member
from Fletcher Would Reduce Legal
Size of Brook Trout.
Especial to The Reformer)
MONTPELIER. Jan.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 2l.
After a recess of three days and a
half both houses of the Vermont legis-
lature convened again this morning and
started 10 get down TO business once
more. In spite of the long recess, how
ever, no great volume of business or
enthusiasm seemed to have accumulated
and after about dozen bills had been
introduced in the house, and the senate
had adopted couple of resolutions, al
journment took place in both houses
for the morning.
| A joint resolution was introduced in
the senate by Senator Villas of chitten
(! den, providing that the two houses meet
in joint session on Thursday, Jan. %,
i at 1890 clock in the morning, 10
elect chief justice and four associate
| justices of the supreme court, six su-
| perior judges, 4 sergeant alarms, an
| adiutant and Inspector general, a Judge
advocate and three trustees of the
! University of Vermont. This resolu-
tion was adopted on the part of the
senate.
/ The senate, joint resolution, No. G,
/ relating to the appointment of n com
mission TO propose amendments to the
constitution of the state, was read a
third time and adopted on the part of
the senate This resolution provides as
follows: s'That the governor is hereby
directed to appoint. on or before the
first of May, 1919, seven citizens OF
this state who with the attorney gem
eral shall constitute commission to
prepare and present to the next session
of the general assembly proposals of
amendment to the constitution of Yer
mont This commission shall receive
no compensation for their services, but
shall receive their necessary expenses
They shall make public their proposals
of amendment with suggestions in sup
port of the same on or before June /,
l920'
Four bills Of interest TO sportsmen
were introduced in the house this morn
ing. One by Mr. Tucker of Fletcher
provides that the trout law be changed,
making the limit for trout five inches
instead of six; one by Mr.. O'Dowd of
Brunswick, extends the deer season ten
days; one by Mr.. Markham OF Wore
ester provides closed season for deer
of two years duration; another by Mr..
Maxham of Worcester, prohibits the
hunting Of foxes with dogs during a
certain part of the season.
Other house bills introduced this
morning include a bill to provide state
4 pay for drafted men and for women in
the military and naval service of the
United States; an act relating to the
preservation of soldiers records by
= towns and providing for the keeping
!. of records of soldiers in the war with
!, Germany; IN act including the commits
4 sioner of agriculture in the membership
!. of the board of control; an act relating
d TO transportation and board of pupils
Q Substituting the word amay' for the
c word "shall'') where the act now pro
i vides that transportation and boar6
a shall be furnished pupils living one ano
s 4 half miles from the school. There i!
l. also an act to appropriate a sum not t.
g exceed $4,000 to assist the town ot
RI Irasburg in constructing highway
e from the village of Irasburg to the vii
lage of Orleans
il A bill which is likely to arouse SOM
contention in the Legislature is HS6. b,
Mr.. Moore of Bennington, providin,
t. that the insurance commissioners car
fix the proper rate of fire insurance.
- House hills 80 to A were Introduce
today as follows:
H30, by Mr.. Tinker of Fletcher, t
amend section 6375 of the general laws
relating to the taking of trout. (ehane
a. ing the length from six to five inehe.
IS not more than 35 pounds in one day o
,e brook trout, golden, brown, Loeb Ley
,G, en-, steelhead and rainbow trout). I
he fish and game.
ay H3l, by Mr.. Webster of Swanton, I
ne provide state pay for drafted men an
for women in the military and nav,
service of the United States Ito includ
all of the above indueted into serviC
during the war with Germany I
- appropriations.
pc 1882, by Mr.. Ripley of Poultney,
amend section 152 of the general law
relating TO filling vacancies in nomin
"A tions made by convention, caucus
me certificate. Candidates for town Gle
~ tions may withdraw II days hefo
election, and vacancy may be filled |
signatures as well as by the party WI
made the original nomination.) 7
elections
IS 1893, by Mr. Ripley of Poultney,
Al. amend section 4023 of the general Law