The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-29
ONLY A FEW BILLS
REMAIN FOR ACTION
BY LEGISLATURE
Both Senate and House Win Resume
Their Work Next Monday Even
ing with Work Well Caught
Up for Final Weeks
Session.

After clearing their calendars, both
houses of the Vermont legislature
adjourned yesterday afternoon until 1880
Monday evening, the Senate with only
II bills in the hands of its committee
and the House with % in commit &;
The Senate's proposed examinatio
the budget did not develop, most Of The
senators seizing the opportunity to start
for home before the bowling blizzard
tied up all rail transportation.
The Senate reconsidered two bills, ii.
1873, relating to supervisors of the in
sane, and II. 26s, relating to the Nc
Donough memorial report, amended the
same and re-passed them, then adj
journed.
The House waded steadily Though it's
calendar, a new bill (H. 330) being in
troduced by Mr.. Tracy Of johnson by
unanimous consent, to continue the
Johnson and Castleton Normal schools
for 20 years more. The House passed
the following:
>. 81, appropriating $500 for the
MiddleseX- -Moretown road; s. 63, estab
fishing teachers retirement fund; II. 246,
raising the appraised value of cattle
slaughtered by commissioner Of agricul-
ture; Fl. 300, providing for protection of
forests; H. 302, changing terms Of coun-
ty court in Windsor county; H. $40, pro-
viding for designation of highways to be
improved by federal aid; H, 300, pro-
viding for bridge construction by federal
aid
The House accepted the committee re-
port on II. 40, changing the personnel of
the board of control, which reported
total disagreement, so that the bill fails
and the board remains constituted as at
present. Senate amendment to II. 202,
appropriating money for governors con
ference, was adopted and third reading
ordered on S. l0l, exempting hotels tspe-
cifcally the Barre hotell from taxation
This bill was first killed, then recon
sidered, then, after considerable debate,
advanced to third reading.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr. Howard of Fairfax, providing for
same per diem and mileage for House
and Senate door keepers as members re-
eeive. A resolution was adopted, on mo.
| tion OF Mr.. Hopkins Of Burlington, dis
patching measures to the governor after
passage without holding them as per
rule
Committees in the House and Senate
were named to-day to stage mock ses-
sion Wednesday evening next week, Sen
ator Villas heading the Senate committee
and Mr.. Cudworth of Londonderry the
| House committee. A committee has also
been named to arrange a baseball game
between the House and Senate some day
next week.
New Laws.
Governor Clement has signed the fol-
lowing bills:
| II. So An act to amend sections 5S70,
| 1912, 5sT6, 1854 and $685. Of the general
laws, relating to weights and measures,
! II. l63 An act relating to the charter
of the village of Waterbury, and to
amend and to repeal certain sections Of
No. 202 Of the acts Of 1888, relating
/ thereto.
H. 255 A act in addition to the char
| ter of the village of Orleans,
! Fl. 256. An act TO provide for the
preparation and publication Of a suitable
( history and memorial of Vermont's part
/ in the war.
! H. 270. An act to amend section 7S2
Of the general laws, relating to tax
! payers.