The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-11
BILL TO RAISE
THE SALARIES
OF JUSTICES
Was Also introduced In the
House, Would Pay Jus.
tices $4,000 a Year and
the Chief Justices S6,5OC
Other Bills In.

Expected bills to pay Vermont legis.
lators lump sum salaries and to in.
crease the salaries of justices of thu
supreme and superior courts came into
the legislature at Montpelier to-day
along with other measures. The lumr
sum salary bill of Mr.. O'Brien Of South
Burlington would pay the president OF
| the Senate and speaker of the House
$500 each a session and the mem.
bers OF each body $500 a session, in
stead Of the per diem as now provided
by law, and would allow mileage at the
rate Of 20 cents instead of 10 cents.
Mr. Bush of Benson was the intro.
ducer Of the bill to Increase the sal.
aries Of the Justices from $4,000 a yeai
to $4,000 year for the chief justice
and 5000 for the others.
The report of the House COMMITTEES
on rules, submitted by Mr.. Searns Of
johnson, proposes an amendment tc
House rule 49, which looks toward the
shortening OF the session.
The amendment proposes to require
that bills cannot be introduced in the
House after the second Tuesday in
February unless the completed bills are
in the hands of the legislative drafts ,
men and then introducing them AZ
late in the session as possible.
Among the first bills to appear in
the House was one by Mr.. Wheeler OF
Waterbury, providing for limiting ex.
penditures for securing nomination ia
elective state offices in the primaries
to $500. Mr.. Flint of Northfield in.
troduced a bill providing for planning
commissions in cities, towns and vii
lages, commissions to have charge OF
highways, briggs, viaducts, parks, play
grounds. squares, statues, monuments,
street fixtures, sewerage system, pub.
lie buildings etc.
Senator Durham Of Windham county
introduced a bill providing that voters
in the direct primaries shall declare
their party affiliations and call for the
ballot Of the party for which they de.
sire to cast their vote. Senator Dun
ham j, also the author Of bill pro.
yidiug for the change OF the law relat.
ing To the expenses a. candidates in pri-
mary elections sos that political adver-
tlsing in newspapers may be legal.
The BIN placing the laws Of Yer,
mont in harmony with the 10th amend
ment giving suffrage to women was in
troduced BY Senator Chaffee of Frank
lin county Il simply strikes out the
word male" Senator Kingsley of
Rutland county has introduced bill
Armistice day a legal holiday
in the state
Bills introduced in the House this
morning include II ,, by AIR Leach of
70 amend the laws relating
to motor trucks increasing fees for
two-tun trucks, or under. from $40 to
500. those over two and not over two
and a half tons from $50 TO SIS, over
two and one half and not exceeding
three tons, from SIS to Sll2.5O. etc.
II n, BY Mir Ripley # Poultney, pro-
yiding for the use Of the Australian
ballot in village elections
Included in the report Of the rules
Of the House is a proposed
amendment TO change the name Of the
on conservation 30 conser-
ration and development. and to include
,nlarecd duties covering the depart
nents of geology, forestry, parks and
he developments Of internal and in
lustrial affairs The report Of this
committee, including also the proposed
.hange Of date and system OF introduc-
ne bills. as noted above, was ordered
. lie and he printed II Viii be taken
Ip wednesday morning.