The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-08
Movement to Prohibit
Teaching of Language
Failed To-day
SENATE ADJOURNED
TO SHUT OFF DEBATE
House Receives Sad News
Of Death of Lunenburg
Representative

The first Saturday morning session Of
either branch of the legislature occurred
this morning when the Senate, in brief
and business-like session, listened to the
introduction of two new bills, passed six
bills and one joint resolution, advanced
two bills to a third reading and ordered
three to be laid on the table.
The war with Germany almost broke 4
loose when one Of the latter came up
for the third reading (S s4), requiring
the exclusive use Of the English language
in public schools, but not prohibiting the
teaching of any foreign language
Senator Hill of Washington county
came promptly to his feet on this bill
and pEOposed an amendment to prohibit
the teaching Of German. This was car.
nestly opposed by Senator Belknap Of
Windsor county, who called attention to
the need of having German taught in
some instances. Before the engagement
became severe, Senator Hill moved that
the bill be ordered to lie, which was so
voted
S. 81, relating to fees of constabes
and sheriffs, was ordered to lie on mo
tion of Senator Amey of Essex county
and II. 2lj, relating to annual license
taxes was laid on the table on motion
of Senator Howland of this county.
The Senate passed the following bills:
II. 2l0, amending charter of Jefferson
vile; III. 232, the on-resident motor il
=.
owned and operated within ID miles of
the boundaries OF the state; H. 239, ex-
tending bounds OF village of Swanton;
II. 235, amending charter of Barre; H.
236, permitting transfer Of inmates be-
tween state prison, state hospital, indus
trial school, etc; II. 240, raising re-
guirements for practice of medicine and
surgery; J. R. H. s, urging Vermont
delegation in Congress to vote against
spending large sums of money in re.
claiming waste lands.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
at 1880 p, m.
The following bills were introduced:
s. Sc, from committee on suffrage and
elections, amending charter of Rutland
! City in respect to municipal elections.
s. 81, raising schedules Of workmen's
compensation, providing for hearings at
county seats and giving commissioner of
| industries and insurance commissioner
additional powers.
A report Of running sap and a gentle
| fall of sugar snow" set the farmers Of
the House to "honing for home" yester
day afternoon, so that brief session of
% minutes constituted the legislative ac-
| complishment Of the post-meridian pc
riod
The news Of the death of Representa-
tive Albert Gregory of Lunenburg rather
hushed the members present when an
nounced by Speaker Charles S. Dana, and
adjournment was taken as soon after
ward as possible, the mere necessary
routine of the House alone being COM
peted. The motion to adjourn out of
respect for the deceased member was
made by DR.. Slayton of Morrisvilie.
The House took up H. l3l, which pro
vides that state banks shall begin bust
ness within two years of the date Of
| their charters. and Mr. Child of Wey-
bridge stated to the House that the Sen
ate amendment, making it one year from
the date of the charter, would make IT
hardship for the Middlebury Savings
| bank to begin business within one year,
as the banks would be engr0ssed in the
fifth "Victory loan"
! On the motion of the gentleman from
I Weybridge, the House refused to concur
in the Senate proposal of amendment
and the bill was sent back to the upper
house accordingly.
The House toncurred in a merely typo
! graphical amendment by the Senate Of
! H. l33 relating to the duties of super
visors of the insane, and H. 1875, provid-
ing for the election of town auditor, was
killed without further debate
The Dog Bill Signed.
The so-called dog bill' was signed by
the governor Friday, and takes effect
! from its passage. 1t amends the law
! by including a person who harbnrs a
! dog as well as one who owns or keeps
one within its provisions. The license
| fee is increased from 81 to 50 for one
male or spayed female dog, and the fee
remains at So for one female dog, pro
vided "such dog is licensed prior to the
! first day of April, 1919 The license
fee for dogs which have not been IL
censed prior to April !, 1919, is SIS for
one male or spayed female, and Sl2 for
| one female dog
! 1t is further provided that for addi-
tional dogs for which licenses are oh
| tanned by a person or member Of his
! household, the license fee shall be $40
each. It should be borne in mind by all
| dog owners that if She license fee is not
paid on or before the first day of April,
| the fee is increased 30 per cent, provided
it is paid on or before the 18th day OF
| May
The provision in the statute to the
effect that all dogs not four weeks old
on the first day of April shall be exempt
/ from license until the following year is
no longer a law, for the new act provides
| that a person who becomes an owner
after the first day of April Of a dog
| four months old which has not been IL
censed, or person who owns, keeps or
| harbors dog which becomes four
months old after the first day of April
shall, within 10 days apply for and oh
! tain a license for such dog in the same
manner as the annual license is obtained,
provided that if such application is made
after the 18th day of October, the fee
| for such license shall be half of the
amount otherwise required.
The kennel license is raised from $l5
! to $50 when the number of dogs so kept
| does not exceed TO- and for each addi.
tional dog the fee is raised from 81 to 81.
A copy of the law will be mailed forth
with to all town clerks.
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