The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-24
Providing They Are Car.
ried Out in Homes Not
BY Professionals
HOUSE PASSED
AMENDED BILL.
After Plainfield Man Had
Told Of Great Powers of
Girl in His Town

Vermont House to-day on House bill
407, prohibiting clairyoyance and for
tune telling The bill as amended to
permit home fortune telling was passed
by the House after considerable de-
bate.
Opposition TO fiat prohibition Of
clairvoyance and fortune telling start
ed when Representative Martin Of
Plainfeld told of the case OF girl in
his town, who seemed to have an un-
eanny second sight of mind-reading by
which power she had aided many peo-
pie in finding things and had also
practically paid her way through
school He did not think law ought
to be enacted to prohibit such prac-
tices.
Mr.. Darling Of the judiciary commit
tee, which had reported against the
passage of the bill, said that the com
mittee had first considered the matter
Of licensing clairvoyants and fortune
tellers but decided that SO many fakes
had been perpetrated on the people
that the state should not be party
to such business
Mr. Bailey of Colchester interrogated
Mr.. Martin of Planfield as to the ma
ture Of the Plainfield girls power and
declared her power must be mental
telepathy rather than clairvoyance.
Mr. Wishart of Barre said that the
bill was aimed at professional fortune
tellers and elairy yoyants and did not
apply to those who conducted the mys
tic arts as a pastime.
Mr. Peet of st. George arose to in
qure if the law was supposed to pro
hibit the reading Of the hand and the
telling Of the tales from teacup
grounds, 10 which interrogation Mr..
Darling replied that if money was tax
en- for the act he supposed It would be
forbidden The ouija board was also
brought into the discussion but the
committee disclaimed having consid
cred the ouija board in connection with
the bill.
Al this point an amendment was
proposed to permit people to carry on
fortune telling and clairyoyance in
their own homes and it was adopted.
after which the bill was passed
Rattlesnakes also came in for some
attention in the House when the bill
10 grant a bounty on the reptiles was
ordered to a third reading. Messrs.
Pelky of Fair Haven, Bush Of Benson
and Potter of Pownal agreed that rat
tlesnakes are getting altogether too
numerous in Vermont. The House
agreed
A bill was introduced in the House
to-day to amend the charter OF the
City Of Barre regarding the powers OF
the city court.
In the Senate the bill granting S25,
600 annually for two years TO the Uni
versitv Of Vermont was passed.
A prospect Of adjournment next
week appeared to-day when both
branches adopted a resolution proyid
ing that no bills shall be introduced,
either by individuals or committees,
except by unanimous consent The
pros pect was further increased by the
adoption in the House Of motion
that when the House adjourned to-
dav il be 10 meet tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock thus allowing the com
mittees time TO. clean up their sched-
ulcs.
Summary of Tuesday Afternoons Do
ings
A.. lt.Y;,,. ,,oarI,- eyar,,f binc IN
the calendar in both houses, the legls
Isture adjourned yesterday with the
following net results;
The two appropriation bills tH. 4o4
and III i05 passed under suspension Of
the rules in the House; II. p poll tax
fixed az one dollar on the grand list,
and II. l4l. prohibition enforcement act
as amended by Senator Sherbnrne,
passed by the Senate; $ 50. $4,000 .
annual appropriation for next TN"
wears for | University of Vermont arts
and sciences. agricultural and engineer
ing departments. and II. POS. drovers
bill. advanced to third reading in Sen
ate. and Winooski city charter bill
pa -sed by House under suspension OF .
ru'es
In addition. Mr. Stearns OF Johnson
scored again in the House when he
saved his bin lH SO7 J. which proyid 4
ed for the repeal Of the law authorizing I
the establishment Of a central norma /
school. from being rejected on an ad
verse report But instead Of repeating
the section entirely. Mr. Stearns de-
ridcd that ~ would amend IL His
t. .r,enHrnonf nrNyIdinw that ~ he state
board of education may receive offer
81 free buildings or funds for the eret
ion II anotser normal school and shan
submit the same to the next legisla
Iure was adopted The House then re-
fused 70 reject the bill Il was read the
second and third times and passed un
der suspension Of the rlles. the vote
81 suspension II rules being 100 70 II
The anti state board forces scored
scain in connection with the hudcsi
SIN III 4O44 After Mr. Barber %
Brattlelsoro had explained the measure
n some detail Mr. Butler of Fairfax
moved thai i be amended - that the
.alarv ~ the commissioner 81 cducs
SON b. fixed al 5000 q wear On q TO-
re- vote. the House sgrred o. this
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more than The House proposed % allow
ha ramuiss5onfr through The bis
sti-h i rassed. h1t uhirh vas kl'ee
n the senate
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