Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-28
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Special to TELEGRAM.)
Montpelier, Nov. 28.-Both houses
worked hard all the afternoon and
night Till the early hours in putting
the business through in proper shape,
while the unimportant bills were
passed on the reports of committees
without debate, and at rapid rate,
the really important measures like
House bi 32l, to increase the reven.
ues of the state by increasing the tax
on corporations, and like measures,
were debated atlength. The Senate
r fused a third reading to the bill by
a vote of % tot. Those who voted to
make the corporations, especially the
railroads and express companies Dear
their fair share OF the burden OF
taxation we're Baldwin Of Orleans,
Campbell and Cudworth of Windham,
Dunnett of Caledonia, Fuller of Chit
tenden, Green of Essex, Stanton of
Washington.
The House had the ablest debate of the
whole session at the evening session on
S,s5, to abolish capitol punishment. 1t
was favorably reported by the commit
tee and supported by Fleetwood
of Morristown, Emery of Chelsea,
McFeeters of Enosburgh, hale OF
Lunenburgh, Baldwin of Newbury,
Graham of Craftsbury; opposed by
Smith of Halifax, Taylor of Hard
wick, Stewart of Bakersfield, Lewis OF
Danville. The third reading was re-
fused by a vote of 1o7 to 11s. 1t also
killed 5, 157, to systemize state tinan'
ces and S, 1853, to reduce expenses fol
insane poor.
The Senate bill appropriating slo''
600 for an exhibit at the Pan-Ameri
can exposition was killed by a decisive
vote.
The House killed S, 112, the state
pharmacy bill, regulating the sale o.
poisons, etc.; S, 154, creating a cattle
commissioner.
The Swanton fish hatchery for thu
propagation Of lake fish passed botf
Houses and was signed by the gov
ernOr.
The House considered the matter o.
state expenses carefully, and IN tnt
end voted a tax Of 16 cents on the dol
lar of the grand list for the blennla
term. which is four cents less tnar
two years ago. .,.
House bills: 4S3, to pay R. A. Hoa
and others, states attornies; 4S4 ant
ass. to pay H. R. Wilder and O: ID
Cobleigh; 49l, 474 472, private bills.
II 49s, repeating all acts ALLOWING
offsets for debts owing, was killed o.
the House after spirited debate.
Fl 1858. to abolish the office OF ta'
com missioner, suffered the same fate
The Senate killed the bill forbid
ding railroad and transportation com
nanies to issue passes to judges.
Senate passed H 494 and II 7 TO pa
tho town of Berlin certain taxes as
sessed in 1898. DeBoer opposed.
The Senate reduced the amount az
propriated for the state governmen
to 81, $50, 900 and the House concufre
therein. q,
cents on the dollar by the vote OF th
Senate and the House concurre
H 1877 for the support of the Norm'
schools had a narrow escape in tn
Senate but was finally passed.
The Senate referred to commute
the death sentence of Charles Dohert
by vote of IL to Is, as passed by th
,Honse by a vote of 115 to 30.
The Senate killed H 356, allowln
the town of Barre to contract Il
schooling Of pupils In Spauldln
graded school; 2os to establish graat 'p1.
IN common schools to connect VIII
Normal schools; 3O6, making bicycle
baggage on railroads. Co.,,
The House concurred In the Sena
amendments to H 1913, incorporate
the Peoples Lighting and Heatif
Co. of Barre.
The usual resolutions were passed
both houses. Speaker Proctor W
presented with q valuable gold wat
, nv members OF the House, by Mr.. Nj
erv in a graceful speech, and goi
headed cane to Sergeant-at.arms Phl
ney. a,o non
was raised to eight cents, ana the Q
I passed both houses :. ..,,.,.