The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-28

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MES; judiciary II 422, relating to express
charges; railroads.
vv Third Reading-H. 332, to pay r.. D.
II. 46], to pay T.. w. Stevens, s. 127 60.
tablis ling high schools in certain towns
E1ecutiUe Session.-In executive session
the senate G )nfirmed the following appoint
ments by the governor: Board OF agricul-
tnre-J. III. Sanford of Stamford, Ii. w.
Vail OF Pomfret, V. /. Spear OF Braintree
@. NJ Winslow of Brandon, j. L. Hills OF
Burlington, II. NJ Arms of Springfield.
state geologist-George w. Perry of Rut.
land.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
Passage RcJu,ed.-H 7, relating to purity
OF elections. III 60, seals to Justice courts
II 227, to amend No. Al, acts Of 1888 n
rs, counsel in criminal cases. II. 3l7,
state fire marshal. II. 1885, relating to tax.
ing water works
reform SchooL-Joint sta aiding commit
tee on reform school presented a report
and bill, II. 49, changing the name of
Vermont Reform School to p" Vermont In
dustrlal school" Reports ordered to lie
aud be printed.
! District System II. 165, allowing towns
to return to the district sys en-, was called
up by Mr.. LORD of Montpelier, and The
,as and nays demanded on question of
third reading Result; Yeas, 49,; nays,
50. So the third reading was ordered
Td1dtion Of Deposits.-H. 125, relating 10
taxation Of deposits in savings banks. was
taken up as special order.
| Mr.. Smith of Burlington tdvucated the
pass age Of the bill. The effect of IL is to
take away the present limit Of taxable de-
| pOsits and pay the tax thereon to the state
The only question is whether it is wise for
the state 10 tax money in this ay.
Mr.. Smith of Morristown thought the bill
discriminate against the real-estate own
| ers, and favored the mOneyed class.
Mr.. Watson took exception TO the state
| ment. Landed property Is not taxed to it's
! full value, as it should be. Does this bill
have the sane ion of inspector If finance?
Mr.. Smith OF Burlington said the inspec-
! tor was not called before the cummittee
Mr.. Mann f viii nington disagreed with
| lhe rest OF the ways and sans committee.
| He was opp jsed TO the passage of the bill .
! The present law has been in force Twelve
years and has worked satisfactorily. The
! banks nave done well under it, and the
state had received a large income in taxa
| ton.
Mr.. Bridgman of Ha dw3k opposed tn,
bill in the interest of the taxpayer.
Mr.. Currier of Barre, who was one of the
majority OF the ways and means committee
advocated the bill as a IN 5asure in the right
! direction
Mr.. Pier of Jamaica was opposed to any
! change in the financial policy of the state
There is not large amount of taxable cash
above the 81 $50 limit, bu there is quite
a slm that would go t. the banks, as their
four and one half per cent free of taxes is
| better than six per cent with tax.s
Mr.. McClary of Windsor, who introduced
the bill, favored its passage.
On motion OF NJ Bingham, debate closed
and the bill was tlen killed by rising vote
! of 1872 10 At.
PaSsed.-H. Alb, amending the act Great
ing board of railroad commissioners and
defining their duties. H. 46l, to prevent
adulteration of candy. q III, to annex
Coventry Gore to Newport II. 36l, forma.
ton of cooperative savings and loan ASSOC
Citations. Ii. 1914, providing for uniform pol
icy OF fire insurance New York Standard.
| ii Az, licensing accident insurance curpo A.
lions. II. 3l9, Incorporating the graded
school of Barton Landing. Fl. 426 to ia
corporate the Hartford street. railway com.
pany. IL. 4S8, Camel's Hump Road and
| Hotel Company. ). 100, Incorporating he
Nicaragua company. S. 70, Incorporating
the Newport Center graded school district.
s. 14l, Sheldon Union cemetery Associa-
ton. s. 155, Calvinistic. Baptist Society of
Passumpsic. s. 10, to pay Abram H.
Hicks sum named. S. Al, to pay A. V.
Spaulding sum named. S. 3d. to pay NJ. P.
Riordan. S. 60, relating to divorces 20,
repeating law making railroad men liable.
deaths arise from railroad accidents. S. 90,
! appeals to supreme court. S. 113, relating
to punishment of intoxicated persons S.
ia, state highway commission. s 125, dis
closures in intoxication, S. $50 proceedings
in cases of insanity. S 1872, publca ion of
the Gilman Bibiography of Vermont.
Free TeIt- Books. H. 1906, free text. boo xs
bill, was read the third time, and, on the
question, Shall the bill pass? motion to
dismiss, after lengthy discussi IN and many
! slight verb Al amendments, was withdrawn,
and the bill was passed by goo majority
by viva voce vote.
Final Automatically resolution from
the senate announce the following as
members of this committee: Senators Dale
AMI Barber The speaker appon5ed for the
house Mr.. Read Of Rockingham, Mr. Lewis
of Well and Mr.. Thompson of Woodstock.
Senate Bills Rsferred.-S. III, in aid q
free public libraries; educa ion. S. 1919, in
cooperating VT. Live Stock Co.; corpora
tions. S. 157, relating to salary of superin-
tendent of house of correction; house of
correction. s. 1885, protection of gam game
and fisheries S. l6l, relating to fish and
game; game and fisheries. S. 1913, relai ing
to protection of fish, game and fisheries.
S. l64, as fishing with nets and seines;
game and fisheries.
Adjourned.