The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-03
measures, rejected three and called up
As to Birth Records

three.
"A TO Birth Records
There was a short discussion on S
-. relating 70 the publication Of brit
records b. town clerks. before il wen
70 q third reading Senator Cady IN
terrogated the committee on public
health as TO the provisions Of the bill
Senator slayton replied that the
measure was intended 70 give public
ity IN order that fuller birth record.
may be kept He said that We now
have our marriage and death records
practically complete. but there has
been a great deal Of difficulty in get
ting the birth records reported There
is law requiring physicians 20 report
births, but II has not worked out in
every case, so that the records are far
from complete.
Senator Cady thought that there
might be cases where the law would
be very embarrassing Senator Slay-
ton said that the committee had pur-
posely recommended that the names
Of the parents be omitted.
There appeared in the House Tues
day morning H-351, reported by the
committee on agriculture, making an
appropriation Of s25, 200 annually for
cooperative extension work in agri-
culture and home economies in rural
communities through the county farm
bureau associations. This bill is an
amendment Of the law relating 10 ap-
preparations for the carrying on Of the
Vermont agricultural extension ser
vice in cooperation with the federal
government under the Smith-Lever
act, which includes the county agent
work, home demonstration agents and
boys and girls club work.
Debate on Water Co. Bill.
There was a lively debate in the
House on s-24 providing that water
shall be subject TO the iur-
isdiction Of the Public Service Com
as amended by the Senate so
as to exclude municipalities The bill
finally went to a third reading without
a dissenting vote after il had caused
the explosion Of battery Of sharp
debate
a debate was started IN the House
on the Senate proposal Of amendment
70 H-61, fixing it so that not more
than % trout may be taken in any one
day. II looked as though the House
would not concur in the proposal. Mr..
~mr nan 81 Rochester opposed 4 on
.he grounds that boys and girls and
others who were interested in this
sport should not be limited in a good
fishing day when there are so many
days that are not good Mr.. Chase
II Bennington saved further debate by
having the bill ordered to lie until it
,ould be looked over more carefully.
Enforcement Bill Passed
without debate, the House passed
H.141, putting the Vermont laws in
harmony with the Volstead act, pro
1ihiting the manufacture, sale, trans
lortation and possession for beverage
ise of intoxicating liquors. After
the amendments proposed
~ Mr.. Ballous of Chester, the House
passed the measure with but few dis
enting votes. The Bennington eoun-
y vote on this bill stood "Yes" Ben
lett Of Manchester, Bentley of Sand
,ate. Bowen of Sunderland, Chase Of
bennington, Clark Of Readsboro, Har-
wood Of Rupert, Knapp Of Woodford, !
smith Of Landgrove, Wilmarth Of
stanford; "No" Briggs Of Searsburg,
)lin Of Glastonbury, Vaughn Of Ar
ington, Wade of Dorset, and Williams
Z Winhall. Absent and not voting,
Iawkins of SALISBURY and Williams
( Peru. II
Deer Bill in Conference
Two committees of conference, the
rst of the session, were called Tor .
tuesday morning. The House, on mo-
ION Of Mr.. Chase Of Bennington, re (
need 70 concur in the Senate's pro
osal Of amendment striking from the ,
larch meeting adjournment resolu- !
on the provision for earfare, one ,
-av. while the Senate on motion OF
enator Coburn. refused to concur IN /
ie Houses proposal Of amendment to ,
Ne open-seson-for-deer bill ts. 81 ,
here was no debate on the resolution
the House. but the senator's took >
.casion to express their views on the
.er hilL h
This bill. as il went TO the House. I
ade Il Illegal 70 Xiii a deer without
lrns. The House amended the bill 50 =.
.at a deer without horns three inche
NJ could not be killed. Senator Tay- 4
r of Caledonia said he could not sre !
,R a hunter could tell from a dis y