The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-11
GENERAL EDWARDS
At LEGISLATURE
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for memorial services to the late George
II. Edmunds.
In the House, night raid on the state
system OF school supervision was made
/ by Mr.. Alexander of st. Adams, who
moved to amend II. $50 by reducing the
| number Of supervision districts from 60
to IA, an amendment which was prompt
ly opposed by Mr.. Austin of Reading for
| the committee and Messrs. Tewksbury
of Ryegate, Mcfarland of Hyde Park,
Durham OF Brattleboro and Carpenter of
Richford. The amendment was rejected
and the bill, which allows superintend-
ents to be removed on appeal to the state
commissioner, after hearing by the Sc
leetmen, was passed.
| The House also killed S. so, giving
| jewelers. lien on watches and trinkets
left for repair and uncalled for for six
months. s, 81, making penalty for $50
in case of habitual drunkards, was re-
committed, as also was II. l46, raising
the schedule for total disability under
the workmen's compensation law.
The following bills were passed in the
House:
s. AZ, providing that names of candi-
| dates on direct primary ballot be placed
in alphabetical order.
s, 30, providing that action in mu-
ncipal courts may be suspended at any
stage of proceedings; s. ~, changing the
time in which primary petitions can be
| fled Fl, $50, levying tax on Windsor
county to pay for repairing the court
house.
Bills introduced in House.
Reported by the committee on suf
frage and elections, to amend sections
l02 and l04 of the general laws, relating
to oath on primary petitions. Changes
the word oath to signature in both sec
tions. Read the first time and placed
on the orders of the day for tomorrow
Reported by the committee on judi
ciary, to provide for notice of disbarment
proceedings. Complaints when court is
not in session may be made to justice of
supreme court. Justice may provide for
filing of answer by respondent. Read
the first time and placed on the orders
Of the day for tomorrow,
Reported by the committee on mill
tary affairs, to amend section of No
$50 of the acts Of 1912 as amended, re.
lating to the erection Of memorial to
Commodore Thomas Marlborough. Ex-
tends the time for completion and filed
report to general assembly of 1921. Read
the first time and placed on the orders
of the day for tomorrow.
Reported by the committee on banking
and insurance, as substitute for II.
225 to amend method of fixing the
value of buildings insured under a pol
icy containing no-lnsurance clause.
Owner of building under these provis.
ions may ask for appointment Of ap-
praisers to set a value upon buildings
to be insured. Providing a penalty in
case any insurance company declines to
follow this act, suspension Of right to
write business in Vermont for a year.
Read the first time and placed on the
orders Of the day for tomorrow.
BY Mr.. Dunklee Of Vernon, to amend
section 7s2 of the general laws, relating
to notice to taxpayers, Notice shall be
sent by registered mail if listers deem it
wise.
Bills introduced in Senate.
Reported from the committee on cor.
poratioRs and franchises, an act relating
to the height of railroad bridges Public
service commission authorized TO grant
further exemptions
Reported from committee on corpora.
tions and franchises, an act relating to
the filing Of changes in schedules Of rates
by public service corporation. Thirty
days notice to public service commits
sion Of proposed changes in rates instead
of ten dHys