The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-15
When Chaplain Of the House
Failed to Show Up at
Saturday Session
HYDE PARK MEMBER
FINALLY FILLED BILL
There Were Less Than 100
Present While HouseTra
acted Considerable Work

With less than 100 members present,
the House held its first real Saturday
morning session to-day, passed nine bills,
ordered three to third reading, and put
over two which called for more extensive
treatment, clearing up the calendar so
that things can be started with rush
Monday evening. In the meantime the
Senate chamber remained in undisturbed
repose, the greater part of the senators
having gone to their homes yesterday
1t was found when it came time to
convene the House this morning, that
the chaplain was taking the day off,
and no reverend gentleman of the cloth
was in sight. A self-appointed commit
tee set out to draft some member of the
House to lead the devotional exercises
and pray for the safe guidance in the
work of the day. After a number of
gentlemen had insisted that they be ex-
eused, Mr.. Mcfarland of Hyde Park
finally rose to the occasion and conduct
ed the exercises.
Only one bill caused any discussion in
the House this morning. This was H.
27S, relating to the operation of trucks
and other motor vehieles-a new measure
introduced yesterday The bill was read
the second time, and Mr.. Writers of St.
Johnsbury interrogated the committee
on highways and bridges as to whether
the clause in the bill defining a non-resi-
dent as anyone who does not vote or
pay his personal tax in this state,
would apply to a woman who did not
take advantage of House bill No. | and
pay poll tax in the state.
Mr. Taylor of Hardwick, speaking for
the committee, said that it had not been
intended that the bill should be so in.
terpreted. There is a provision in the
bill for registering ears of nOn-residents
who come into the state for the season
Of not more than four months during the
summer, and the question was as to
whether a woman not paying poll tax
and not voting would be classed as a
nonresident under this act.
Mr. Blood of West Windsor also in
terrogated the committee as to whether
this act would not interfere with the
provisions of the measure recently
passed that allowed persons in other
states, living within Is miles of the
border, to drive cars into the state now
and then under reciprocal relations. Mr.
Taylor replied that this act refers only
to non-residents who eomeAinto the state
and spend practically the entire season
or part of the season here, and does not
refer to those who are going and coming.
Mr. Buxton of Middletown Springs Of
fered several amendments in the word
ing of the bill, to clear up an error, and
Mr. Ayers of Barre City called attention
to the fact that it would be necessary
4 to have bridges marked in some way so
that the drivers would know which ones
required the care in driving prescribed in
this act. so that it would not be neces
sary to get out and measure every bridge
encountered. Mr.. Buxton said that such
a provision would be incorporated in the
act.
In view of all these difficulties over the
4 measure. Mr. Cudworth of Londonderry
moved that the bill be placed at the end
of the calendar and this was agreed to,
1t will come up Monday evening,
Another bill put over for further con-
sideration was H. 276, relating to the
election o. town officers, providing that
election by ballot shall be by majority
vote.
The House passed in concurrence: s,
g., relating to the issuance Of bonds for
county tuberculosis hospitals; S. 81, re-
lating to the punishment of habitual
drunkards; S. SO, to provide for the com
pletion of the vital records of the state.
Other bills passed were: II, 1875, relat-
ing to venereal diseases; H. 270, relating
to notice to taxpayers; H. 275, relating
i to commitments to the school for feeble
minded; ii. 277, regulating the transpor,
tation of dynamite, gunpowder and 9TH
er explosives by common carrier; and II.
PSI, relating TO soldiers monuments (as
amended by Mr. Writers of st. Johns
bury.
Under suspension OF the rules, the
House reconsidered its vote by which it
passed in concurrence S. IS, relating 60
the granting of letters of administration.
The bill was called up by Mr.. Cudworth
of Londonderry, who said that some
mis- wording had been found after the
bill reached the executive chamber. The
message was passed in concurrence with
proposals of amendment offered by Mr..
Cudworth.
A bill has been introduced in the
House to amend the general law so that
towns may. erect soldiers monuments
for men who served in any war in which
this nation has been involved. This was
the bill framed so that Barre could le-
gally vote to erect a memorial through
taxation.
The talked.of resolution for final ad.
| iournment March 20 did not make its
appearance to-day, and, with the usual
week end exodus to deal with, the
chances of winding up the legislatures
business within the next two weeks
seem increasingly thin. 49,.
The House this afternoon suspended
its rules on motion of Mr.. Dunklee of
Vernon and s. 20, providing for a census
of farms offered for sale, was taken from
the table and recommitted. II. l55, au-
thorizing the auditor of accounts to con-
vev certain lands owned by the state in
Waterbury, was passed and S. 81, re-
lating to municipal courts, was rejected.
H. 27O was advanced to a third reading.
1t relates to notice to taxpayers
Bills Signed.
H. 232 an act relative to the registra-
ton and operation of motor vehicles
owned by non-residents residing within
| Is miles of the boundaries of this state.
| Fl. 235, an act to amend the first par
agraph of section So of No. 2ll Of the
acts of 1902 as amended, relating to
the charter of the city of Barre (raising
school tax from 70 cents to ST..
H. 236, an act relating TO transfers Of
inmates between certain state institu-
tiOns. ...