The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-18
DOUBLE
TAXATION
Sets House and Senate at
Loggerheads
|A SPECIAL SESSION
Next Fall the Cause Of the Difference
The House Voted to Adjourn
to Next October, Senate
Refuses.

NeluAcS.
Montpelier, Dee. lS. The closing
honrs Of the general assembly Of yef-
mont are being marked BY the Senate
and the House getting at loggerheads
over the question Of special session
NEXT fall to consider the double taxation
problem and the variance of opinion IL
likely TO spread to other matters, thus
tying up things and necessitating a
night session tonight, to allow Of ad =
iournmcnt tomorrow morning.
The main point at issuc the special
session next falI-was thrown up by the
House yesterday afternoon when it
adopted, by vote of 1876 to 4, reso-
lution to adjourn Wednesday morning
TO October, 1907. in view of The failure
Of the assembly to solve the double tax
alton problem, The one vote in the
House in opposition was by the represen-
ltative from Cornwall The resolution
went 10 the Senate this forenoon after
an informal caucus of that body this
morning, during which ii developed that
Gov. Proctor Is opposed to the plan, while
| Lieut.. Gov. Prouty favored Gov Proc
1 tor was averse TO adjourning To next
ifall, for in that case the legislature
would have to sit whether Or not any
likely solution was presented. II was
his plan to have a commission appoint
ed to consider double taxation and re-
port, and ii anything tangible was
brought out, them that the governor
would call an extra session.
After this informal discussion the Sem
ate went in and refused to accept the
House proposition 10 adjourn until next
fall Following this action. tie House
/ insisted on It's point and asked for a
committee of conference with like com
mittee from Che Senate Speaker Chen
ey appointed Mr. Bailey Of Essex. Mr..
Dewart 81 st. Alhans and Mr.. Finn Of
Springfield. The Senate will appoint 4
4 similar committee and the two win get
together late today.
i As for legislation of the present ses.
sion, small progress was made this fore
noon. The Senate, after sharp debate,
4 passed the hill TO assist county fairs.
the vote being to 13. The House
cut down the salary Of the state fish
and game commissioner from $1,000 ia
81 600, aud paxseA the amended charter
Of the city of Rutland.
Approved By the Governor.
To provide for the building or repair
Of a county jail for Caledonia county
\ To revive the company for rendering
4 Connecticut river nayigable by water TO
Quechee Falls.
To amend section 2252 of the Vermont
statutes relating to caattel mortgages
70 aid the town of Landgrove In the
payment Of it's indebtedness
In relation to rents Of public rights in
the town Of East Montpelier.
To aid the town Of Bclvidere in build.
ing a school building.
To allow the extension of Che charters
of unorganized corporations
To amend sections 2, and 10 Of No
20t Of the acts Of 1909. entitled. "An
act 10 incorporate the Connecticut River
Power company" and TO grant certain
powers 60 such company
To provide compensation for damages
to or loss of crops, trees aud shrubbery
by deer
To amend the charter Of the city Of
Burlington.
To amend section 272 of the Yer.
mont statutes relating to contracts foi
borrowing money by the state treas
urer
Relating 10 the trial OF causes in chan
cerv and TO amend section 935 and e
repeal section a3i OF the Vermont stat
utes
In amendment Of section 2954 Of fht
Vermont statutes. relating to filling va
canoy in the office Of stnte's attorney.
70 provide for the employment O
prisoners outside the walls Of penal In
stitutions
10 prohibit expectorating on publ,
sidewalks and In public buildings,
To amend section III Of No. 1Sf o.
, the acts Of 1909. entitled. sAn act Il
Incorporate the Interstate Railway com
pany,1 and in addition 70 such act ex
tending the provisions Of such act ans
relating TO aid to such railway
{ Relating to persons sentenced to tht
house Of correction.
To aid in the establishment and main
tenance Of. q nursery for forest scedling
at the Vermont agricultural experiment
station.
To create the Office Of cattle commits
sioner and to define his powers and du
4 ties.
TO incorporate the Windsor Count,
Trust company at Windsor. Vermont.
Z To appropriate thirty thousand dol
lars for the extension Of the buildings
/ providing new engines and machinery
Z and for general repairs for the stat
prison
, TO amend sections ga. 734, sOs3 an
/ 3a3s Of the Vermont statutes, and sec
tion 1 Of No. 1s Of the acts of 1902
relating to voting and assessing taxes
! 10 amend No. ts2 OF the acts of 1904
. entitled, "An act to appropriate the sun
z Of five hundred dollars toward buildin,
I a monument to commemorate the battl
4 of Monocaey, Maryland, July ., 1864
/ To provide for the repair Of the Eagl
4 Ledge road In The town Of Elmofe.
!, 10 amend section 1882 of The Vernon
1 statutes, relating TO persons absent an
D unheard from.
TO appropriate o certain sum to pro
4 vide needed accommodations for the III
/. mates Of the Vermont industrial school
!. To amend section 504s Of the Vef
mont statutes relating TO the concur
(. rent jurisdiction Of Justices Of the peace
A 10 amend section l3 Of No 2i1 q
q the acts Of 1909, entitled, An act I
lamend No. 165 Of the acts of 1904, IN
cooperating the city and town Of Barr