Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
Senate Refuses to Order 5000
Copies of License Bill
to be Printed.
A DOUBLE TAXATION BILL.
Senator Smith Will Also Introduce Tax
Bill-A Railroad Measure Being Draft
ed-Unitcd States Senator Elected
Wednesday and state Officers
on Thursday.
(From Our Staff Correspondent

| NOHlDtlbl, OCt. lt.-LNlHcly-tWO T1CT1-
bcrs including the speaker in the House
and 10 senator's in the upper chamber were
all the lawmakers present when their re-
spcctve houses were called to order at
O'Clock this afternoon but before tho jour-
nal of Thursday was read about % more
members straycd in and the Legislature
was again in working order.
The first business to come before the
House was joint resolution providing for
the election of State officers on Thursday
of this week. This election will close the
active canvass that has been going on
thus far for some of tho offices. The cleo
ton of Il senator on Tuesday and We'd
nesday which has been provided for by
joint resolution seems likely to have one
novel feature-tho absence Of the senator
who will be elected. Senator Proctor is
supposed to be somewhere i'm Europe now,
tho last heard of Elm being in Denmark.
However, this is not likely to make any
difference in the result of the election.
/ only one really important bill appeared
! to-day and that was House bill No. 10. 1t
is entitled IAN act in relation to double
taxation and the correction thereof" 1t
was introduced by Mr.. Boothe of Milton
ana seeks to remedy tho evil under which
the debtor class has groancd so long by
requiring the listers and appraisers Of the
several towns in the State wnrn taking
/ tho list to learn from the owner of any
real estate IL the property Is mortgaged
and If so to whom. The mortgages name
and the amount of unpaid mortgage notes
| held by him against the mortgagor shall
be entered IN a separate column in the
! grand list book and the listers are TO set
the entire real estate or the value If the
| mortgaged real estate TO tho mortgagor
VINO is liable for all taxes lawfully as
sessed upon the same but he shall have
the legal right to collect of the MORTGAGE
that proportion of the tax which tho
grand list book shows belonged To the
1NtfA trDtr to faax al
bill also does away with any deduction
from the appraisal value of the personal
property of any mortgagor by reason of
any Indebtedness of such mortSaSor Sc
cured by u mortgage upon any real estate
owLCd by him in this State. The mort
gage notes themselves are not to be taxed
and everything inconsistent with this bill
is repealed The bill is to take effect
March /, 1899.
The first bill to pass both chambers
was Senate bill No ., which went through
both chambers without IA dissenting vote.
The effect of this bill IL simply the addi
ton of IL clause providing additional con-
ditons under which goods may be re-
plevied.
Another bill on this subject Will be
drafted by Senator Smith Of Burlington
and will provide that II any man or saw
ings bank loan money on real estate I'm
Vermont at the rate of five per cent in
tcrest said money snail be exempt from
taxation.
The House leads in the amount of bust
ness done to-day 1t passing House hill No.
L. House bill No. was also voted 10 be
read the third time and Speaker Haskins
appointed Tuesday afternoon as the time
for such reading. This IL The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Dunton of Poutney and re-
fcrs to places of instruction Tor the deaf,
dumb, blihd, idotic and feeble minded. 1t
was referred to the committee on eduCa-
ton and is the first bill to be reported by
u House committee. The committee rec
ommend that IL pass.
The first blood has been drawn bciwo
the two chambers and there arc those
who wander about with fire In their eyes
breathing out dire threats against any
Joint resolution which shall omauata from
the Senate 1t seems that the democrats
desire great publicity at State expense for
the McGeary local option bill and Mr..
Swasey of Barre city moved in the House
that 5000 extra copies of the bill be PRINT
ed but was Informed by Speaker HaSkins
that any such act entailing an expense to
the State must be enacted by II joint res
olution. After period of fruitful coeita-
ton the member from Barre rose again
from his seat this time with 2 fun iiedged
joint resolution providing for the print
ing of 5000 extra copies of the bill. The
vote was close that Speaker IIaskins
tried twice before he could decide that
the ayes were in majority but declared
short order in the Senate. When pTesi-
dent Bates said those in favor OF passing
this joint resolution make 1t manifest by
. saying aye there was a painful and pro-
longed silence but when he said those
:, opposed no, the senators spoke as with
one voice a ponderous No! and the Nc
=, Geary bill must be passed from mouth to
4 mouth and by legend down 10 succeeding
= generations.
- But two bills were introduced in the
Senate this afternoon but they will be of
, general pubic interest, their purport being
= given in the official report. Several import
ant committee meetings have been ar
> ranged for tomorrow. The House COM
n mitteo on education will meet in the
!, board of health room and the committee
: on judiciary in room No. 10. A general
meeting of the agricultural members OF
the House viii be held in the coat room
, some time tomorrow.
The uubicat ton of the sale of the Rut.
land railroad in to-day's Free Press gives
rise TO much comment regarding railroad
matters. All the railroad legislation which
has yet come to light is "A reorganization
bill which has been practically agreed up
on by the mortgage and bond holders N
q. the Central Vermont. The details of tbs
bill have not yet all been agreed upon ant
will not be made public at present
USE-AFTERNOON.
Devotional exercises conducted by thC
q chaplain. Journal of Thursday, October
a 10. read and approved.
u II. AZ, to amend chapter 151 and chapter
l. 1888 V. s., relating TO road commissioners
l. was withdrawn from the judiciary com
Is mittee by the speaker and referred to tn,
= committee on highways bridges and fer
ries.
y Joint resolution. by Mr.. Hale of Lunen
10 burgh, fixing Thursday, October Goth. n
IL 2:3O p. M, as the time for Joint assembl!
81 for election of justices of the Supreme
10 Court and other State officers Adopted
X BILLS INTRODUCED.
III II, 20. by Mr.. Simmons OF Woodstock
c. to lcgalize quadrennial appraisal of Wood
}. stock for 1885, committee on grand list
n IL. H. by Mr.. Tudor of Somerset, legal
Is lzing quadrennial appraisal of Somerse
ls for 1898: committee on grand list.
e, II. 40, by Mr.. Boothe OF Milton, relating
Is to double taxation and correction thereof
"a Provides that mortgasor shall pay take
assessed and have legal right to colec
. Of mortgage the proportion OF tax cor
responding to latter's interest in property
Mortgage notes to be exempted; commit
tee on grand list.
T. II. 4s, by Mr.. Dunton of Poultney. incor
ne porating village OF Poultney; committe
ol on corporations.
I'd II. n, by Mr.. Waterman OF Chester, |
" addition to chapter 1877 V. s., relating I
d. intoxicating liquors. Town grand juror
IS. may, on petition of ten voters. apply I
or selectmen for leave to employ detective
At to secure evidence against persons sus
al pected of selling liquor illegally. Seles
n men may grant such application and sha