The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-16
CORPORATION
TAX BILL
And State Highway Commits
sion Bills Pass House
SOME NEW BILLS
Legislature Is Making Good Headway
on the Great Number Of Bills
Before 1t = More
Hearings.

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most important act Of this, a busy day
for the Vermont legislature, was the
passage BY the House Of the bill IN.
creasing the tax on corporations, ii be.
ing an administration measure. The in.
crease Is according 10 graduated scale.
Ii provides that d railroad NAV pay on
one per cent of its appraisal. or not
wishing to do that, pay 2is per cent Of
gross earnings when those earnings do
not exceed $1,000 per mile of roadbcd;
and one.fourth Of one per cent added
for every $500 per mile, up to 4 per
cent The railroads gave up the strug-
gle against the measure in the House
some time ago.
The bill establishing a state highway
commission and appropriating $4,000
for state highways, was also among the
bills passed this forenoon. This bill pro
vides for state highway commissioner
at a yearly salary Of ST 800. The $780,,
600 is to be apportioned among towns
and cities according TO the amount Of
money expended in excess OF the state
tax The bill amending the charter OF
the Rutland and Montpelier railroad by
extending the time, was also passed.
A few belated bills made then ap-
pearance today. Mr. Cady Of Middle
bury introduced bill to permit the
state to accept gifts Of real and per
sonaI property. Mr.. Jackson of Barre
City for the judiciary committed, put in
a bill 70 limit appeals from city and
justice courts to q days instead of hav+
ing them strung along as at present
Mr.. Darling Of Chelsea for the same
committee would make it possible for
the general assembly to postpone it's
elections Of state officers ii necessary.
Mr. Cobb Of Brighton for the committee
on banks. introduced bill 10 permit
Incorporation Of the Brandon Savings
bank. Aeting for the committee on rail.
roads, Mr.. Shaw Of Marlboro would in.
corporate the Mettowee Valley Railroad
company from Dorset to Lake st. Cath.
crime. For the committee on game and
fisheries, Mr.. MeCuen Of Vergennes pre-
sented d bill 10 protect fish and prevent
pollution OF the waters of the state.
Speaker Cheney today appointed r.
B. Finn of Springfield, Eh Porter OF
Wilmington and S. Hollister Jackson Of
Barre City as members of a joint spec
ial committee to audit the accounts OF
the state commissions
An echo Of the contested election in
Burlington was heard in the House TO-
day when Mr., Alexander OF Georgia,
chairman Of the House committee on
elections, referred to an editorial in last
evenings Burlington News. edited bv
Joseph Aud, tho contestant He said
Il wish to state in behalf Of the com.
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every material allegation set forth in
the article was thoroughly and impair
tally considered by the committee. The
contestant wns repeatedly asked il he
had any more evidence to produce. L
do not wish this article 70 90 unno.
ticed. ! hope every member viii read
it. II accuses the members Of the crmi,
mittee Of not being men of integrity.
For the committee | wish to say every
thing was done TO give this person a
fair and impartial hearing; that person
the editor Of the Burlington News. In
which the article appears. was the party
contestant in the election case"
4 Mr.. Nichols Of Richmond moved that
the article (three columns) be read bv
the clerk Mr.. Finn Of Sprineeld said
4 the House had shown the confidence In
the committee by adopting It's report
He would not dignity the article BY
having il read to the House MIR. Mich
ols' motion was lost, n to So
The House passed the following SEN
ate bills today
s. CO. Aid for Interstate Railway
company Gas amendedl.
$. io6 To revive the charter OF the
Midland Railroad company Gas amend
ed),
:. 74. Amending act incorporating
Newport, Hardwick and Montpelier
Railroad company
5. 40. To provide educational priv.
leecs for children Of school age in lnor.
ganized towns or cores with proposals
Of amendment).
s. 80. To provide for further instrue.
tion Of the deaf, dumb and blind idiotic
and feehIe.miuded
In the Senate three bills were intro
duccd as follows By Senator Taylor
Of Caledonia county, relating to taxa
ton Of debts secured by mortgage; bv
! Senator Chase Of Windham. empowering
4 governor to appoint boundary line
commissioner; by same TO provide for
equipment OF state storage vault
The Senate today ordered TO third
reading two Barre City bills, one reat
ing TO power Of city Of Barre to water
\ its streets, and the other relating to
amendment of the city charter relat.
ing to public schools.
Yesterday Afternoon
The measure to provide for state
fair which was defeated in the House
three weeks ago bobbed up again yes
lterday afternoon through the efforts Of
Mr. Evarts Of Windsor, who introduced
the bill After hard fight Mr.. Evnrts
got the vote reeonsidercd, BY which the
measure was killed. Then after amend
ing It In three particulars so that the
state was relieved Of the responsibility
for any failure that might attend tho
state fair Mr.. Evarts got the bill its
third reading.
A The three amendments are to the Of
feet that The state fair commission shall
have no compensation for their services
that the expense Of the fair be guaran.
4 teed By the commission and that the
state appropriate $1,000 per year for two
years.
Several corporation bills were intro