The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-03
New Method May Be Adopted
By State Of Vermont.
BILL IS in LEGISLATURE
It Provides That All Large Contracts
Shall Be Placed Only After Bids
Have Been Advertised For
Legislature Adjourns. s.


sion Of the legislature today didn't
amount to much. A few matters we're
disposed Of, however, and the final nd
iournnment next Friday appears a little
more likely.
The House killed the bin which pro
hibitcd "ricing" wedding parties in rail
way coaches, enabling towns to assist
manufacturing concerns, amending stat
ntes relating To allowance To widows,
and passed the bills empowering the
town Of Brighton TO purchase and con
slruct a water system and issue bonds,
incorporating the First Baptist church
of Bennington, amending charter of the
city Of Montpelier (requiring city Judge
to furnish bonds). The House also re-
considered its action Of yesterday in
refusing passage to the official ballot
bill" There was opposition to recon
sideration but IL was carried 72 to 80.
The bill will be special order next
Tuesday morning at 10f30 o'clock Two
minor bills were introduced Ia the House
today from committees, 10 incorporate
the Maple Grove Cemetery Association
in Mount Holly and relating to payment
of counsel assigned to assist states at
torneys IN certain cases.
More Economical Buying.
more economical method Of buying
supplies for the various state institu.
tions is the aim Of q bill introduced in
the Senate today by Senator Wells of
Washington county, for the committee
on finance. The bin provides that all
large contracts must be made after adj
vertising for bids in newspapers, only
onet twelfth Of annual appropriation to
be dawn each month except under GER.
tain conditions.
For Supporting State Government.
The report OF the committee on ways
and means, providing for the support of
this state government, maintenance Of
state institutions, debentures OF Assem-.
bly, and interest on bonds, was presented
yesterday afternoon.
MFR. Proctor explained that II had
been deemed best to change the method
and make the appropriation year agree
with the fiscal year, both to end June
a0th. This requires an appropriation
for each department for the seven
months from Dec. /. 1904, to June 30,
1905, and for the biennial period there
after. lie took up the various appro.
priationa in detail, noting where there
were increases and reductions The
amount allowed for support of insane is
the same as heretofore, but deficit Of
sa7 500, the accumulation Of several
years, has been provided for. 1t is
purposed later TO regulate the allowance
for the insane according to the months,
1.12 of the yearly appropriation per
month, so as TO prevent over drawing in
the early part of the year. The allow
ance to the state prison has been cut
$4,000. There il $4,000 shortage at
the house OF correction but the regular
appropriation is continued. The in
crease for the industrial school is S3,-
600, nnd deficit Of $4,000 is provided
for The other appropriations are the
same as heretofore.
Mr.. Proctor stated that ii no further
large appropriations are made, with the
added returns from the collateral inher-
itancc act, from certain increases in
corporation taxes to be proposed, and
from the natural increase from these
taxes, no direct tax viii be necessary for
the coming term.
The appropriations carried by this
bill are: $4,000 for debentures of as.
sembfy, for balance of assembly after
Dec. /, 1904; $4,000 same for assembly
Of 1906; Si3o,S5O for support of in,
sane to june 30, 1905; 100000 for each
Of next two following fiscal years for
same purposes SIT 500 and $4,000, re-
apectiveiy, for similar periods for state
prison; S13,350 and $40 500, respective
Iy, for similar periods for house of cor
Yection, S20,1S0 and S25,000 same for
industrial school; 100000 for interest
on bonds for seven months and $4,000
for each OF two following fiscal years
S425,O00 for next seven months, $780,
900 for next fiscal year and $550,000 for
following fiscal year to pay claims al.
llowed by auditor not hereinbefore pro.
vided for. State treasurer is author
lied to borrow on credit OF state sum not
exceeding $5O0,O00 for purpose Of de-
fraying expenses of government and pay
ing appropriations.
Bills Passed by the Senate
The Senate today passed the following
bills:
II. es. Legnlizing reorganization Of
Swanton Savings Bank and Trust CO.
III. 356. Relating to offences against
public policy.
H. $40. Relating to militia
IT. 17s. Relating to ware houses.
IL 800. Testimonials Of honor to sol
diers in war with SPAIN
H. 372. Authorizing payment by
Washington county to Jesse s. Viles.
H. 37a. Amending charter Of lambda
oIta society Of University Of Vermont,
H. ss7 Relating to geological sur
vey.
Ill 40. Relating to school attendance
ri. sos. Amending charter Of village
Of Morrisville.
Fl. sig. Relating to trnant officers
II. SO. Relating to fish.
H. 514. Relating to permits to teach