The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-26
JtnATt AGREES
To INCREASE IN
Pay FOR JUDGES
But Cuts $1,000 from Figures In
Original House Bill
FIRST YEA AND NAY VOTE
Bennington County Senator Would
Limit Anglers to One Rod and
One Line.

Montpelier, Jan. 26-House bill 2,
amending the law relating to the sal.
aries OF justices Of the supreme court
and superior judges was ordered to
third reading IN the House this
I'd rning, but not until t had been
further amended so as to make the
salary OF the chief justice $500, In.
stead OF $500 and the salaries OF as
sociate justices and superior judges
$1,000, instead Of GOO.
The amendments were offered by
Mr. Pollard OF CaYendish who demand
ed a yea and nay vote, the first vote
OF that nature dun ng the session.
The vote On the first amendment to
the amendment resulted n adoption
by $50 to 60 and the second amend.
ment to the amendment went through
by a viva yoce vote. A large number
OF members participated in the spirit
ed debate before the. bill went to
vote. Fourteen bills were introduced
in the House
In the Senate six bills were intro
duced including two by Senator An
drews Of Benn ngton county, S 55, de-
tnlng angling as taking fish by ono
hook and line in hand or one rod in
hand; and S. 81, providing that fees
for reporting contag GUS diseases by
physic ans be paid upon statement Of
town clerk er secretary OF State
board OF health that such reports
were made according to law.
Luther B. Johnson Of Randolph was
today appointed Q member OF the
State board Of education for the per.
iod ending February i, 1926 and to
succeed himself.
The TO. blowing bills have been intro
duced in the house:
H. 81 BY Mr.. Parmelee OF st. AL
bans City-Prescribing the number OF
men in certain tran crews: One en-
gineer, one fireman, one conductor.
and either two or three brakemen, de-
pending on kind and length OF train;
also a baggageman If train carries a
baggage car. Yard crews using main
track must comprise one engineer, one
fireman. one yard conductor and three
brakemen.
II. 80. By Mr. Bryant of Troy-To
appropriate the sum of $4,000 to aid
tho town Of Troy in constructing a
bridge across the overflow OF the Mis-
yisquoi river in Troy.
II. 49, BY MIR. Simpson OF Sheffield
TO amend section 1916 Of the Gen.
eral Laws. as amended, to remove the
requirement Of tax-paying as quail.
fication for voting. Repeats that por-
ton Of the section requiring taxes to
be paid prior to February 18th as a
qualification for voting at town meet.
ing.
H. 95 BY Mr.. Dyer of Salisbury
To repeal sections 1854 to 6499 OF the
General Laws relating to an annual
vote on the question of granting liquor
licenses. These sections comprise the
aw requiring and providing for such
annual vote
II 90 By Mr. Bennett Of Manches.
ter-To amend section 4O10 of the
General Laws, as am n1ed, relating to
the duties of town auditors. Auditors
to report to voters at least five days
before town meeting instead OF "at
least ten days" as at present.
II. o. By Mr.. Peake OF Bristol-To
appropriate sum not to exceed $l0.'
600 to be used in improving the grade
of the main cross state road from Lin
coin to Warren providing that ST..
500 Is made available fer the same pur-
pose by the towns of Warren, Lincoln
and Bristol.