The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-06
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on temperance. SS1, the companion bill
10 S19, relating to punishment of hab-i
itual drunkards, was advanced for a
third reading.
1t was smooth sailing in both house
and senate last night The Legislators
had evidently had their fill of discus
sion over town meeting, and the ealens-
dars were disposed of with hardly a
ripple in either house. The senate pas
sed six measures and ordered four to 4 /
third reading. The house passed eight /
bills, ordered four TO a third readings
rejected one, and put over four.
-Four new bills were introduced in the |
house, including H26O, from the com
mittee on public health, authorizing the
state board of health to appoint dis
trict health officers in place of town |
health officers. and providing that the |
new officers shall perform all duties of
town health officers, excepting in towns
of more than 5000 population. where a
town health officer may be appointed. 1t
| also provides that town clerks shall
receive all certificates of death and is
sue permits for burial. It carries an APP
preparation of $500 for support of
| the change i'll the law.
| H22p, which went TO third reading
in the house last night. takes away
most of the authority of the state pur-
chasing agent and places it in the
| hands of the board of control The
Office OF state purchasing agent re-
mains, however
The vote on H230, protecting hunting
dogs during the open season, was so
close that the speaker had to call for a
| rising vote. 1t resulted in tho bill be-
ling rejected, 50 to 6I There were l75
members present in the house last eve
! ming.
More attention was given by the SEN
ate last evening to Hl6, relating to the
incorporation of city and town of
st. Adams. Senator Schoff read a res
/ olution adopted by the voters of St.
/ Adams, opposing the bill He said that
he personally favored the passage of
I the bin and believed that the resolution
/ did not represent the sentiment of the
majority of the people of st. Adams
On motion of Senator Villas, the Bill
was ordered to lie, and placed at the
end of the calendar of Friday, March Z.
There was some confusion over j. R.
HIS, requesting Vermont s representa-
tive in congress to use their influence to
prevent the expanding ty the United
States of large sums of money in re-
claiming arid lands. The committee re-
port seems misleading and on motion of
, Senator Hill, permission was given the
committee to withdraw the bill from
The calendar.
The bills passed by the senate in
! eluded:
SIS, relating to fishing through the
ice.
Hs6, relating TO the solemnization OF
, marriages
/ Hl74, providing for the removal of q
n poor and INDECENT person to the town
| from which he last came
H2ll, permitting towns to provide
: for the interest on overdue taxes.
H22l, relating to the care of de
:. pendent and neglected children commit
$ ted TO the state board of charities an(
probation. -
= HISS Cpassed in concurrence witt
proposal of aniendment), relating t,
the duties of the supervisors of the in
sane. a!t
The senate ccncurrcd in the hous
e proposal of amendment to $40, relatin,
10 the evidences of records and iuds
ments of another state, and advanced I
70 q third reading j. X. H9, opposing gov
% eminent ownership of public utilities.
4 In the house Mr. Tracy of Johnso,
% thought there might be danger in pas.
le ing ST3, enabling towns SO voting t
contribute to the cost of operation an
rs fixed charges of street railroads opeI
r. ated therein, when this bill was consit
cred in connection with its companio
< bill, So enabling the public se~viC
ra commission to authorize companies OF
rs Grating street railways to discontinu
service therein or dispose of the proI
mr. erty thereof, If 4 reasonable return
he not being obtained. Mr.. Tracy argue
that these two bills, if passed, woul
70 enatie a street railway to force tow
10 contribute to its support or servi,
Az might be discontinued
ne Mr.. Austin of IIighgate and Mr.. II
Farland of Hyde Park defended II
ar bin and spoke n good word for Il
street railways which are losing mont
'or every year in the state. They argue
- that the house should not bother wi
al ST2 until it came up, but should confil
lin its attention to S73 for the present {
Of motion of Mr. Tracy, the bin was c
dered TO lie.
10 H251 and H252, relating to exec
IL lions and aequittals in criminal cas-,
ist were ordered to lie on motion of N
DIV Cudworth of Londonderry, who desir
The that a full house should be in atten
no ance when the bills were taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Dyer of Salistul
en- the house reconsidered it's vote on S
for relating to service furnished by clectl
20 companies, and the bill was ordered
= lie. This measure was killed on F
out day.
md Passed by the house:
re- $50, relating to probate court 5
signment of household goods to HI
the band or widow of deceased person
me ing without issue.
r., S6S, relating to the granting of
xas ters of administration.
ere 1928, an act to pay the towns
9TH Cavendish, Middletown Springs, Pa
the let: shelburn. Fayston, Eden, Barna
.tte Retailing, Weathersfeld, Waitsfeld a
the North Bennington school distr