The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-22
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No
2Iter Failure to Adjourn 1t
Put in a Busy
Session
ELEVEN NEW BILLS
WERE INTRODUCED
This Was Last Chance for
Them Except Through Ap-
preparations Committee


House this morning, because of the small
number present. the lower body of the
Vermont legislature finally decided to
stick on the job, and stolidly plugged
through a good grist of routine business,
adiourning about ll:20 until Monday
evening at 1880. There was no session
OF the Senate.
After devotional exercises had been
conducted by j. B. Miller the gentle
man from Hartland, Mr.. Sweet of Low
ell moved that on account of the COM
paratively few members present (ll4),
the House adjourn and not try to handle
bills which should receive the considera-
tion of the large majority Of the House.
The motion was lost. Mr.. O'Dowd of
Brunswick then asked for the call of
the House but withdrew his motion aft
er he had been requested to do so by Mr..
Dunham Of Brattleboro and Mr.. Belknap
of Rockingham.
Business then proceeded merrily. This
being the last opportunity to introduce
new bills in the House, except through
the committee on appropriations, / new
measures appeared this morning.
Passed in concurrence by the House:
S, SO, relating to the filing of changes
in schedules of rates by public service
commission; S. 90, relating to the dis
position of certain church property; S.
93, extending the time within which the
construction of railroads heretofore au-
thorized may be commenced or finished.
Other bills passed were: a. l04, en-
powering town to vote a part of the an
nual tax for the maintenance of certain
roads las amended) H. 1877, amending
certain sections of the charter Of the
village of Newport; II, 202, appropriat-
ing sum OF money for the governors
conference; H. 29l, relating to the char
ter of the city of Rutland; H. 292, relat-
ing TO fees of deputy sheriffs for attend
ing court H. 293, relating to the prac-
tiee of medicine, surgery, osteopathy and
chiropractie.
Several bills, which threatened to
cause some discussion and which called
for amendment, were ordered to lie.
Among these was Il. 294, relating to
speed of operating automobiles. Mr..
Buxton of Middletown Springs offered
an amendment allowing selectmen to
make arrests and obtain convictions un-
der special regulations of towns and
cities regarding speed limits, as hereto
fore, the bill being somewhat doubtful
on this point. Mr.. Hopkins of BlTling-
ton thought there was danger of am
biguity in these amendments and other
sections of the measure, and the bill was
ordered to lie on motion of Mr.. Durham
of Brattleboro.
Other bills ordered to lie were H. 300,
relating to the protection of forests, and
H. 30l, relating to the registration of
automobiles.
Third reading was ordered on 10 meas
ures.
Two bills carrying appropriations,
which were rejected yesterday, were re-
considered this morning, in order that
those interested in the measures might
have chance TO defend them if they so
desire. These measures are H. l49, APP
propriating a sum not to exceed $4,000
to assist the town of Canaan in con-
structing a highway parallel to the Ca
madam border; and II. as, appropriating
$4,000 for the road between Irasburg
and Orleans.
The House concurred in the Senate
proposals of amendment to H. 40, relat-
ing to weights and measures, and Fl. 1853,
relating to the charter Of the village Of
Waterbury.
Bills introduced in House.
Reported by the committee of state
institutions, to appropriate the sum
therein named for the purpose of pro-
viding a sprinkler system for the State
House; $4,000.
Reported by the committee on state
institutions, relating to insurance on
state property, providing for the discon-
tinuance of the insurance ON state prop
erty when the board of control may de-
termine and providing a sinking fund
that the state may carry its own insur-
ance.
Reported by the committee on taxa
tion, to provide for the making Of an
abstract Of the quadrennial appraisal of
real estate. Listers shall by Oct. Is in
the year when such appraisal is made
file abstract with town clerk. Clerks
shall transmit copy of same to the COM
missioner of taxes.
Reported by the committee on high
ways and bridges, relating to the con-
struction of bridges under the provisions
of the federal aid road act Commission
er may construct bridges from the funds
in the bridge fund and funds from
federal aid may be deposited to the cred
it in that fund. ..
Reported by the committee on high
ways and bridges, to amend section 4,60L
of the general laws, relating to the des-
ignation by the state highway commits
sioner of roads to be improved under tho
federal aid road act. Commissioner may
construct roads or bridges when ap-
proved by governor and state engineer,
using federal aid money.
Reported by the committee on high
ways and bridges, to amend section 4,722
of the general laws, relating to the main
tenance fund, increasing the amount to
be expended in the maintenance of high
ways other than state roads, froms $780,
900 to $4,000.
Reported by the judiciary committee,
to permit the selectmen of the town,
trustees of an incorporated village and
aldermen of a city to issue permits to
operate fruit stores, ice cream parlors
and moving picture exhibitions on Sum
days. Patrons attending such win not
be in violation of section 1904 of the
general laws.
Reported by the committee on taxa
tion, relating to the placing of Insurance.
in companies not authorized to do busi-
ness in the state and levying a tax on
such companies. Penalty for failure to
report at time prescribed any policy cars
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