The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-21
Mr.. Blood Of West Windsor
Succeeded in Getting 1t
Ordered to Lie
CATTLE BILL SENT
BACK TO COMMITTEE
House Transacted a Great
Deal Of Business
To-day

Legislation was given a big impetus
this morning when the Vermont House
tackled big grist of bills on its calen-
dar and started them through the mill.
Altogether, the House acted on 20 meas
ures during the morning session and
disposed of most of them. There was
no particular discussion and it was
mostly routine work.
One rising vote, the first of the ses-
sion, marked the only contest of the
morning in the House. This was in con-
nection with the motion of Mr.. Blood
of West Windsor that II. %, increasing
from S75 900 to $l25,00O the amount to
be expended in the maintenance of
highways other than state roads, be or
dered to lie. Ii had come in under an
advance report and Mr.. Blood was try
ing to save it. He was successful in
that the House voted, l0l to II to or
der the bill to lie.
The much talked of measure to APP
propriate S250,000 year for the next
two years for the eradication OF bovine
tuberculosis appeared in the House this
morning as a committee bill from the
agricultural committee On motion of
Mr.. Luce of Pomfret, the chairman of
this committee, the measure was recon-
mitted to the committee, in order that
a further conference concerning it might
be had with the appropriation commit
tee.
In the Senate, Senator Dunham of
Windham county introduced S. 20, pro-
viding for female as well as male
form each county on the state
Senator Andrews of Ben
nngton county introduced s. "a, pro-
viding that water companies shall be
subject TO the jurisdiction of the public
service commission. Two other bills APP
peared in the Senate, 5. p, reported by
the judiciary committee and amending
the general laws relating 10 home
stead, and :. %, also reported by the
judiciary committee, amending the law
relating to surviving husbands inter
est in the real estate of his deceased
wife.
The House this morning passed in
S. 3, relating to medical in
spection of schools and refused TO re-
consider its action thereon, so that the |
bill could be Immediately messaged to
The Senate 1t passed II. 27, to change |
he name OF Stone pond to Shadow |
AXE, and in concurrence adopted the |
oint resolution providing for the in
,pection Of state institutions, also the |
,ne relating to the inspection of penal /
Institutions
Eeight measures were ordered to /
bird reading, including S. 4, making lie
yal political advertising in newspapers. 1
\ somewhat similar bill, H. 3, relating
o expenditures of candidates for nomi
lation for state offices, a. amended TO
Increase the amount from 81 800 to So
90, was ordered TO lie, on motion of
dr. Darling OF Chelsea, who questioned
whether or not there was not donger of
citing conflicting legislation if both
ills were advanced at once.
Representative Williams of Peru was
resented this morning with a bouquet
I roses in honor Of his marriage last
saturday in Burlington Thomas B.
Iyan Of Fairfield presented the roses,
which were from friends Of Mr.. Viii
ans from neighboring towns Mr..
Williams was also given rising vote
+ cougratulation by the members Of
he House.