The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-05
MUST SHOW
THEIR BOOKS
Corporations Must Aid In
Time Of Investigation.
FIRST BILL OF SESSION
introduced by Representative Darl'
Ing and Passed by a Vote Of
l40 10 IS.
FIRST BILL OF SESSION

Montpelier, Oct. 5-The first bill oil
the session was introduced this morn
Ing by Representative Darling OF Chel'
sea. The bill provides that any cor
poratlon doing business In Vermont
shall open Its books TO the prosecuting
officer In the event oian investigation.
The bill Is the outcome OF the reius'
al OF the Burlington Rendering Co.,
which was involved In tho recent dis
eased beef controversy, toallow access
70 Its books by the states attorney OF
Chittenden county. The introduction
OF the bill brought forth number 81
good speeches. Representative Hap
good OF Peru reinaugurated his care r
OF general objection by opposing The
measure. Representative Archibald
OF Manchester ably favored the meas
ure which was passed by vote OF 40
IN 10, the rules being suspended for
that purpose.
After passing the house the bill went
to the senate which debated IL for II
few minutes and then passed H. The
bill was sent TO Governor Proctor At
noon and will be signed today.
The measure Is aimed at the Bur
llugton Rendering Co. which Is hold
log up the Chittenden county grand
jury In Its efforts 10 get at the facts 10
the recent diseased meat controversy.
The company has refused 10 show It's
books and is said to have sent Its rec
ords out OF the state.
Speaker Cheney announced his com
mittees this morning and the legisla-
ture Is now organized and ready for
work. Mr. Drysdale gets places on
two OF the best committees In the
house, being second on the railroad
committee and a member Of the gener
al committee. Tue chairmen Of more
important committees are; Judiciary,
Darling OF Chelsea; railroads, Jack.
sun Of Barre; ways and means, Porter
OF Wilmington; education, Hulberd OF
Hyde Park; street railways, Archibald
OF Manchester; banks, Mead of Rut.
land; general committee, Gibson OF
Brattleboro; corporations, Senter OF
Montpelier; municipal corporations,
Finn Of Springtield; appropriations,
Fletcher Of Caven dish.
Mr. Darling of Chelsea for the CON-
mittee on rules yesterday reported
rules for conduct OF the House bust
ness, recommending adoption OF rules
Of last session with these additions and
changes.
Committee on elections increased to
IA members.
A new committee OF seven members,
to whom shall be referred all matters
relating to electric and street rail
ways, called committee on street rail
ways.
A new committee OF nine members to
whom shall be referred all matters re.
lating to municipal corporations, call
ed committee on municipal corpora
tions.
A new committee OF nine members to
whom shall be referred all bills and
resolutions appropriating money, with
power to originate and report such
biIls whenever such bills shall be In
the interest of economy, called commit
tee on appropriations.
Rule touching the introduction OF
bills is changed to require all bills to
be first presented To, committee on re-
vision of bills, who must examine each
bill within three days after receipt
thereof, revise it as to form and ex-
preston so far as it may require revi-
sion; committee to certify such revi.
sion and deposit the bill with the clerk
who shall submit 1t to the speaker.
who shall present it to the House; bills
to he read first and second times by
title only, unless reading is required
by a member.
A three.fourths vote OF all present
shall be required for suspension OF
any rule In the House.