The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-10
TENTH WEEK
OPENS TONIGHT
Legislature Has Large
Amount of Important
Business Before 1t
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FAVORS AMENDMENT
Would Limit Fine and Imprisonment of
Habitual Drunkards-Favorab Re
port on Increasing County Clerks
Pay-Some Adverse Reports.
Especial to The Reformer)
MONTPELIER, March 10.

MONTPELIER, March 10.
The 10th day of March opened the
10th week of the general assembly of
1912 Judging from the whistling of
the March winds which are blowing.
around the corners of the capitol build
ing today the farmers viii be glad to
stow away their sap buckets for an
other week and return to the warmth.
of the capitol hall. From the number
of special orders on the calendar for
| to morrow and the remainder of the
week, it is reasonable to expect that
this will be the busiest week yet put
in by this legislature.
In the capitol corridors and commit
tee rooms this morning were gathered
little groups of men earnestly discuss
| ing the problems which are TO come be-
fore the Legislators this week, thus pre-
| paring the way for speedy action ON
| many of the measures.
The real work of the week begins
this evening, when both houses win con-
vene for brief sessions Neither of the
calendars for the evening are lengthy
| although there are one or two important
measures to be considered. 1t is likely
that both houses will adjourn to heai
General Edwards at the city hall
Among the committee bills up for &
i second reading in the house Is the new
auditing bill (II. 26l) relating TO tn,
lauditing of state accounts and the du
ties of certain state officers in connec
tion Herewith.
fF.xa H;IIc +bo l,,,.-1
for this evening with favorable report
and two bills and one resolution ar
reported favorably with amendments
The two favorably reported are S. o.
increasing the salary of the count.
clerks cf Chittenden, Orleans and Wind
ham counties: and s. IS, relating t
fishing through the ice.
; The committee on Judiciary recon
! Emcnds that the house propose to til
: senate to amend S. 81, relating TO pur
I ishment for habitual drunkards by pro
viding that the fine for habitual drunk
ards (placed ut not less than 500 sha
not be more than 800, and that teri
: of imprisonment may be prescribed q
2 punishment instead of a fine and sha
: be not more than year. (the origin:
! bill reads not less than six months
: Favorable reports. with amendment
y also appear for II. 1913. granting
: bounty ON black bears, {amendmer
y changes the bounty from si2 TO S10)
= ], and for j. r. II. %, providing for IL
= appointment of committee to atteu
! the funeral of the Hon George f. L,
i munds.
: There are adverse reports on $3.50, T
!, lating TO a jewelers. repair lien, and c
= II. 146, increasing the amount of cor
= pensation paid for total disability
= workmen. II. 24S, relating to the ope
= season for taking certain fur hearir
: animals is reported to the house wit
: ont recommendation
- There is a very short calendar in Il
: senate this evening; Included there
. H. l, the bill requiring women voters
r pay poll tax and take the freemen
: oath. 1t is probable that this bin w
!; not be discussed this evening. If it
= not disposed of without discussion
= will probably be put over until lat
= in the week.
Two committee bills and two 9th
= measures are on the senate calendar
= second reading. They arei SIS
- amending the charter of the city
~ Rutland; s. 81, relating to workmen
- compensation; S. lSS, relating to G
: emptions from taxation; and H. 23s, l
~ lating to visitations of state instit
- tions, and to provide for the pureha
Of supplies for the soldiers home.
or e H. l63, relating to the charter of t
~ village of Waterbury, was recalled
n. Saturday on motion of Senator LaFle
-. and is on the calendar for this evening
GO There are two bills up for third rea
bo ings in the senate, and five in the .hou