The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-12
FELCH MURDER
CASE RE OPENED
IN THE HOUSE
House Became Committee of
the Whole
HOUSE TAKES NO ACTION
Aiken Of Putney Makes Deadly At.
tack on Salary Increase for
Certain County Clerks
HOUSE TAKES NO ACTION

MOulptlltI, muIIH IL uc ilOuoc
this afternoon went into committee Of
the whole and heard the facts and ar
guments OF counsel on the Anna
Felch murder case.
This was Notwithstanding the con.
stitutional inhibition against going
back to the courts in cases OF muir
der and felony and came about be-
cause the House judiciary committee
had reported out favorably H PSI and
II 252. two bills that, if'passed and
signed by the Governor. would legis-
late the Felch case out of the courts.
The committee rose and the House
adjourned without taking action
Just before adjournment Mr. Mas
ters OF Maidstone moved that the
House reconsider its vote of yester-
day by which it kill II 1893, granting a
bounty on black bears, and, although
headed off by the motion to adjourn,
kept the measure alive for reconsid-
Grafton tomorrow.
The closed primary law was
passed by yea and nay vote of ia
to 50. and an unusual sort of debate
occurred on II 154, which would have
permitted veterinarians from outside
the state to practice in Vermont
without examination of license. The
bill was killed by vote Of 15S to 81.
Mr.. Aiken of Putney made one of
his deadly and unexpected attacks on
S 81, increasing the salaries of the
county clerks of Chittenden, Orleans
and Windham counties, saying that If
he voted all alone he would vote
against every measure TO raise salar-
les He called attention to the
growth OF taxes, local. state and fed
eral, and, despite the favorable action
of the Senate and the earnest defense
offered by Messrs Cudworth and
o'Rourke, torpedoed the bill by a
vote OF 1O9 to SO.
The House passed S rs. relating to
fishing through the ice, II 261, the
state accounting bill, II 262, amending
charter of Springfield. H 26S, permit
ing Rockingham to appropriate
money for certain cemeteries, H 264,
relating to commissions for justices
OF the peace and II 265, relating TO re.
turns for county officers.
I Third reading was refused on II
223, to establish the office Of state
fire marshal, the lawyers Of the
House holding that the bill was un.
constitutional in partc.
The chiropractors scored a modi-
fed victory In the Senate, when the
Amey amendment to Fl 10, permitting
practitioners who have been operat-
ing in the state for six months, was
adopted by vote of II to Is and the
bill ordered TO third reading by a
vote OF l6 to IA,
Governor Clemen, has signed the
following bills: at
H.4 An act to amend section 6l+2
of the General Laws relating 10
chiropody.
II "a An act to authorize the
state librarian to deliver a set oi
The Vermont Digest" TO the town OF
I
/ Newport. afh
Ii. So An act to amend subdlvis
ion seventeen OF section Ia of No
222 of the Acts OF 1884, incorporating
the village OF Proctor
II. SO An act to amend section
625S of the General Laws, relating tt
treatment Of venereal diseases.
III. SO An act to amend section
619i of the General Laws. relating tC
the state board of health
II. li6 An act to amend section
1901 Of the General Laws, relatinF
to actions on insurance policies.
II l25 An act to amend section
III of the General Laws; relating tC
returns made by officers of certain
corporations 10 the commissioner o.
taxes, providing a penalty for falls,
statements therein
II. 12G An act to amend section
6I7S of the General Laws, relating I;
the issuance Of licenses Tor certain
amusement places by selectmen, trus
tees and alderman,
n. 1876 An act to amend sectol
| 1920 Of the General Laws, relating L,
returns to be mado by telephone com
panies
ii. l5S An act to amend section
$3.50 Of tho General Laws. rulatinl
to tho prevention or yenerool discas
ca 3 'a' Hu
H. l7S An act to amend section
1907 Of the General LAWS, relatnI
to size of automobile number plates
II. 176 An act to amcnu sectiol
1887 Of the General Laws, relating {,
filing bonds IN cases In which IN
functions are issued,
II. 100 An act to amend sectiol
i24 of the General Laws, relating 4
the term OF Office OF certain officer.
II. l9l An act to amend sectio
1915 Of the General Laws. extendm
the time OF commencing action pre-
yided the defendant is without tn
state
H. 22g An act in amendment O
and In addition to certain sections O
the General Laws, relating to IN