The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-15
LEGISLATURE
CLEANS UP LOT
a. /,
i OF BUSINESS
Bill to Provide State Pay for
Drafted Men Advanced
SENATE CLEARS DECKS
Passes Bill Providing for Voters in
Military or Naval Service Taking
r Part in Election.

Montpelier, Feb. 15.--The legisla.
ture went home from Friday to Mon
day evening as usual but left a lot of
unfinished work on hand particular
~ important bills in committee await
Ing hearing,
Tho bin to provide state pay for
drafted men was ordered to a third
reading Friday. IT is estimated that
this win cost million dollars which
will have to be raised by taxation.
The million appropriated two years
ago win no more than finish paying
tho volunteers.
In the Senate the resignation OF
Senator Maurice OF Lamoille county
was received and resolutions wert
adopted expressing the appreciations
OF the Senate for the Senator's ser
vice in that body.
In the House Mr.. White of Georgia
tried TO side-track H.6O, changing
tho date of the open season for deer
and permitting the killing of does but
the motion to lay on the table vas
lost l02 to 70, and the bill was
passed.
Mr.. ODown OF Brunswick under
took to amend ,I-10Q relating tc
classification OF forest lands for tax
purposes and Aner his amendment
was made the bill was ordered TO lie.
after various amendment. had been
offered H-215 relating 20 assessment
Of annual license taxes was recommit
ted into the committee on ways and
means and the following bills were
rejected:
V-2a--Providing for two years
..,.,. Jcason on wild deer H-62. re-
lating to taking wild deer; H-l6l. to
return schools TO town control; H.
177,. qualifying judges conducting in
quest TO render Judgment and pass
shntencc on 'slegg Il gu'ty h-l0s re
latIne to disorderly house,
The House passed the following;
S4, to permit municipalii'eS to cs-
tablish wood, coal and fuel yards;
S-2S, relating to trustee process;
H42, relating TO transportation and
board OF pupils; H.60. changing date
OF open season for deer and permit
ing killing OF does; H.S2, relating a
treatment OF yenereal diseases; H-SS
relating 10 state board of health:
HISS, making closed season on part
ridges and woodcock; H-l2l, relating
TO exemptions from inheritance trans
fers; HIPS, permitting to licensing
certain amusement places by select
men, trustees and aldermen, H-1S3
relating TO solemnization OF marriage
by nonresident ministers
1923, which was up for final pas
sage was unexpectedly rejected with
out any debate by vote Of 90 to So
BY working little over time the
Senate cleared its calendar. The fol
lowing bills were passed:
S.2--F'ixing liability of municipali
ties for negligence in public work
S-36, providing for voters in military
or naval service taking part in elcc
ton; $50, making Cverseers directly
responsible for operation OF poo
farms. HISS, to prohibit misrepresen
tation by Insurance Companys, H56
relating TO qualification of nationa
guard officers; H-77. to provide fo
central supervision of collection o
delinquent. taxes.
HS9, relating to fees OF keepers o
Jail for board and washing for stat
prisoners, state and town pauper
was vigorously debated, Senator
Was, Morgan, McKillip and Ballol
opposing the bill and Senator's Steel
Schoff. Maurice. Payne and Howlan,
fayoring IT, The bill was passed a
amended by vote Of 10 to H.
There was also debate on tn
bill raising salaries of county clerks
Senators Maurice. Daniels, Belkna
and Villas favoring the bill and Sen'
tors Howland and Ballou opposing
The bill went to third reading by
vote OF l9 to 5.
S-l7-Provlding for investigation
of state expenses was put over unit
next Thursday morning.