The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-13
HOUSE ADVANCES
FELCH MURDER
TRIAL BILL
Senate Considers Compensation
Injured WorkInen
ADVANCE DOCTORS BILL
The Kingsley Bill to Allow Abscntees
to Vote Was Passed by
the House

Montpelier, Mar, II. - The wheels
OF the legislative chariot dragged
heavily today, but the House and Sen
ate. by keeping everlastingly at 1t,
finally disposed of good days work
despite the frequent reconsideration
rccommittals and orders to lie.
Among the surprises OF the day
were the Houses prompt rejection of
II 252, arising out of the Anna Felch
murder case, after having advanced
the companion bill, II 251, to a third
reading by the closest yea and nay
vote of the session; the Senate's re-
versal OF the judiciary committee on
two important measures, the bill to
exempt witnesses. IN the Eastman
case from process or arrest when in
the state, and the uniform conditional
sales bill, the first being advanced
and the second killed; and the Sen,
ate's rejection Of the bill to permit
teachers TO be hired without the ap
proval of superintendent.
The Senate went into committee OF
the whole this afternoon to hear q
statement from Robert w. Simonds
commissioner OF industries, in rela
tion to the Amey amendments to
35, raising the compensation for i'll
iured workmen. Commissioner 81
rnonds said the changes would prob
ably increase the expense Of ,compen
sation at present insurance rates
80 1-3 per cent but he favored a bill
to permit the employers TO carry theii
own insurance under mutual ar
rangement. In answer TO questions
he said that such bill had been
framed and would probably be in
troduced within the week. House bill
214, state pay for drafted men, was
recommitted. 4lsst..t
The Senate refused TO reject Ii 2i2
relating to service Of process l,y spe
cial deputy, but rejected ii 157. tn,
teachers employment bill. S 81, re
quiring the exclusive use of Engiisl
in the schools, was ordered - Il thirt
reading, and the bill amendment, L
forbid the teaching OF German, wal
defeated, % TO 3. The Senate passel
Fl els, relating to assessments Of an
nual license taxes.
DR.. c. F. Dalton Of the statc boart
Of health, appeared before the Hous'
this afternoon in committee of til,
whole and explained II 260, whicl
does away with local health officer
and assigns their duties 20 10 quail
fled physicians to devote all thei
time TO the work. Dr. Dalton said tn
system of local health officers ha
broken down on account of the diff
Guilty Of getting local enforcement o
the law. The appropriation called 70
is $4,000, which transfers to tn
state the cost OF doing the work b
towns, estimated TO be about $il, 90
under the present system. After tn
hearing the House promptly advance
the bill to third reading by vot
Of Ill to 20.
Immediately upon assembly of tn
House this afternoon, II 252, whic
would have prevented the state froi
going 10 the Supreme court in til
Anna Felch cuse, was refused a thir
reading by vote of 9S to 81. and Nj
Dunklee OF Vernon clinched its d,
mise by moving to reconsider, whic
was refused
Senate bill sc, introduced by Sci
ntor Kingsley, passed the House thi
afternoon, after being amended S
that not only soldiers and sailor
but commercial travellers and other
necessarily absent, might vote O
election day although away fro
their home town.