The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23


culture. Mr.. Wall OF Randolph favored
the motion. Mr.. Chaplin OF Essex, Mr..
Boynton OF Wolcott, Mr. Terril of Morris
town, Mr.. Davis of Meudon, Mr.. Sheridan
OF Highgate, MIR Whitney OF Springfield
opposed, and Mr.. Tillottson of Bakersfield,
Mr.. Dickey of Bradford, Mr.. Butterfeld OF
Derby and Mr.. Dunton OF Poultney favor
ed. Mr. Whitney of Sprinheld demanded
the yeas and nays. The result was as tol-
lows: Yeas, 118, nays, 90 and the motion
prevailed.
On the question of the third reading OF
the bill Mr.. Ballard of Georgia demanded
the yeas and NAYS. The result was az fol-
lows: Yeas, 103 nays 105 and the third
reading of the bill was again refused.
On motion OF Mr.. Dunton of Poultney,
II. $50, relating to superintendency of
schools was ordered to lie.
Thil Reading Ordered-S. 10S, relating
to printing ballots. S. 151 relating to com
mitmeDt to Vermont Industrial school
Passed in ConCurrenCe-S. 30, to pay O..
n. Wales the sum named. s. 40, relating to
appointment to scholarships. s. SO, to pay
VIM, II. Cobb the sum named. 5. 1O6, to
protect State in distribution OF fish. S. 112,
relating to filing certificates of nomination.
H. 401, to establish State board of taxa
ton with power to contract with nou-resi-
dents, came up for third reading and pas
sage. Mr.. Abel of West Haven, Mr. Jor-
dan of Jericho, and Mr.. Dickerman of Pitts
ford opposed the bill. Messrs. Kemp OF
Montpelier, Wall of Randolph, Bntterfield
of Derby, Bond OF Searsbury and Emery OF
Chelsea favored Mr.. Abel demanded the
yeas and nays. The result of the vote was:
yeas, 100; nays, "a; and the bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Gardner of Pownal, adj
journed.
sENATE--AFTERNooN
II. 1922 quadrennial appraisal of Barre,
was called up by Senator Batchelder, the
vote passing it was reconsidered and pro.
and bill passed in concurrence
House Bills Referred-H. 1855, to prevent
fraud in sale OF garden seeds; agriculture.
II. 459 repairs to Windsor county Jail; gen.
com. II. 461, Cavendish Aqueduct Co.;
corporations. Joint resolution relating to
pay Of pages and messengers; State and
court expenses. Joint resolution for mile
age and debentures for widow of Obed Hall;
State and court expenses.
Bills Introduced-By Senator Hit, s.
16S, relating to State Board of Agriculture;
agriculture. Makes the Governor the pres
ident of State Agricultural College, and
four others to be appointed and confirmed,
the board of agriculture.
House Proposals OF Amendment Con-
Cured In-To S. III, duties of truant officer.
Ii. 81, relating to mileage books, was re-
ported by majority of committee with ex-
tensive amendments. Senator Hit thought
the amendments were intended to defeat
the object of the bill. He wanted two.
cent, thousand mile book and that was all.
Said the only two roads opposing the bill
vera the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
and the Rutland road. Applying the bill
to these roads is only applying it to small
sections of great systems. These roads can
afford to give these mileage books. Senator
Partridge thought there was some misappre-
hension of the amendments, and he ex-
planned the purpose OF the same. Opinions
of committee differ much on the subject OF
this but the third amendment is compro-
mise. This third amendment is intended
to shut out the sCalper and gives companies
a right Of appeal for relief He thought
the two parties in interest were the rail-
road company and the public-the interest
of the scalper is not to count in the discus
sion. When the Legislature steps in at all
to control the matter of tickets, it should
say something in the line of protection
tends to cut off the brokerage, not in tickets
generally but in these mileage books. He
asked the senators to vote on the amend
ment according to its merits.
Senator Smith endorsed the views of the
Senator from Rutland; thought this was the
best way to settle the question and demon.
strate whether roads can or cannot afford,
in all cases, to issue these books. Senator
Cudworth thought there was something
behind these amendments, that had not
been made apparent; he feared they were
meant to smother the bill. Hamlets solil-
oquy might as we'll have been tackled to the
bill. AS to poor showing of roads, he indi-
Gated that bookkeeping may have some-
thing to do with it II you want to kill the
bill, stand up and kill it-don't smother it.
Vote against the amendments, and then if
you want to kill the original bill, do it in
manly fashion. Senator Pickett said the
public had rights-so had the corporations;
he favored the amendments, which he
thought gave the public all they asked for,
and were fair to the railroad companies in
3 1,aY nfv ivtGt nQl
He saw no better way to remedy the evil
complained Of, in justice to roads and pub
lie, than by these amendments. Senator
Watson had had experience with railroad
men and found them always ready to i'm
part information. Running railroad is
purely business matter. When road can
not pay it's running expenses it was en-
titled to consideration; a law compelling
the two cent rate might be hardship in
some cases.
Senator Stearns thought the amendments
| were meant to kill the bill; that is evident
| to all. He limited that the scalpers were
| only doing what the people wanted. The
| people OF Lamoille county want this bill
| passed. They are after twc-cent rate, and
the roads can afford it. He aimed to show
that the Lake road was run by the Boston
| & Maine Senator Young said that the
Lake read had never earned enough to pay
cent of dividend; the committee, without
solicitation from the roads, inserted in the
amendment the clause giving right to APP
peal for relief, from the provisions of this
bill, to chancellor. He thought the propo-
sition, involved in the amendments were
fair. Senator Stearns suggested that it is
the people who built the road are asking for
this two-cent rate. He demanded the yeas
and nays on the adoption OF proposed
amendments, and the vote stood: Yeas, 10;
nays, 10 The president cast a nay vote, 80
the amendments were lost On the ques-
| ton OF third reading OF the bill the yeas and
nays wers demanded, the vote standing
Yeas, II; nays, 10, and the third reading
| was ordered.
The votes were as follows: On the adop-
! ton OF the amendments; Yeas, Senators
Bstchelder, Barnes, Blodgett, Enright,
Foss, Mccullough, Partridge Pickett, Per
| ley, Plat, Smith, Thompson, Walker. Wat
son, Young-15; nays. Senators Bartlett,
Chafey, Cudworth, Fay, Fleury, Griffith,
Hail. Hit, Lynde, Putnam, Sayles, Stay ton,
| Soule, Steele, Stearns-15.
On third reading; Yeas, Barnes, Bartlett,
| Chafey, Cudworth, Fay. Foss, Griffith, Hall
Hit, Lynde, Perley, Sayles, Slayton, Soule,
| Steele, Stearns, Wslker-17; nays Batchel.
der, Blodgett, Enright, Fleury. Mccullough,
Partridge, Pickett, Platt, Putnam, Smith,
Thompson, Watson, YouDg-13.
| S. rs, creating department of insurance,
was taken up as a special order. Senator