The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10
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FOR HABITUALS
Is Recommendation by the
House Judiciary for
Amendment
MAY
BE PRESCRIBED
Legislative Committees at
Montpelier Get Ready
for Weeks Work

The tenth day of March opens the
tenth week of the general assembly of
1919. Judging from the whistling of the
March winds which are blowing around
the corners of the Capitol building to-
day, the farmers will be glad to stow
away their sap buckets for another week
and return to the warmth of the Capitol
halls From the number of special orders
on the calendar for tomorrow and the
remainder of the week, it is reasonable
to expect that this win be the busiest
week yet put in by this legislature.
In the Capitol corridors and committee
rooms this morning were gathered little
groups of men earnestly discussing the
problems which are TO come before the
Legislators this week, thus preparing the
way for speedy action on many of the
measures.
The real work of the week begins this
evening, when both houses will convene
for what will probably be brief sessions.
Neither Of the calendars for this evening
is lengthy, although there are one or two
important measures to be considered. 1t
is likely that both houses will adjourn
to hear General Edwards at the city hall
Among the committee bills up for a
second reading is the new auditing bill
III. 26l), relating TO the auditing Of
state accounts and the duties OF certain
state officers in connection Herewith.
Two bills are on the House calendar
for this evening, with favorable reports,
and two bills and one resolution. are re-
ported favorably with amendment. The
two fayorably reported are: s. 62, in
creasing the salary OF the county clerks
Of Chittenden Orleans and Wiudham
counties; and S. rs, relating to fishing
through the ice.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mends that the House propose TO the
Senate to amend S. 81, relating to pun
ishment for habitual drunkards, by pro-
viding that the fine for habitual drunk
ards tplaCed at not less than 500 shall
not be more than $780, and that a term
Of Imprisonment may be prescribed as
punishment instead of a fine and shall
be not more than a year tthe original
bin reads mot less than six months").
Favorable reports, with amendment,
also appear for II. 1893, granting a bounty
on black bears amendment changes the
bounty from Sl2 TO Sl0l and for J. r,
II. p, providing for the appointment Of
committee TO attend the funeral Of the
Honorable George Edmunds.
There are adverse reports on S, so, re-
lating to a jewelers. repair lien, and on
ii. lac, increasing the amount of compen-
sation paid for total disability TO work
men. H. 243, relating TO the open season
for taking certain fur-bearing animals is
reported to the House without recon-
mendation,
There is a very short calendar in the
Senate this evening. Included thereon is
H. !, the bill requiring women voters to
pay a poll tax and take the freeman's
oath. 1t is probable that this bill will
not 10 discussed this evening. If it is
not disposed Of without discussion, it
viii probably be put over until later in
the week.
Two committee bills and two other
measures are on the Senate calendar for
second reading. They are: s. So,
amending the charter of the city of Rut-
land; S. 81, relating TO workmen's com
pensation; S. lSS, relating to exemptions
from taxation; and II. 23s, relating to
visitation of state institutions, and to
provide for the purchase 0f supplies for
the Soldiers home.
II. l63 relating to the charter of the
village of Waterbury, WIS recalled on
Saturday on motion of Senator LaFlem,
and is on the calendar for this evening
There are two bills up for third read
ing in the Senate, and five in the House