The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-11
WRESTLING
WITH EFFORTS
Vermont House Resumed
Discussion To-day
KILLED AN AMENDMENT
At Time Of Adjournment for Dinner the
Members Were Still Debating the
Matter--0ther Acts To-
day.
State House. Dec. IL.


TO the cattle commission and defining
his powers and duties, having first
amended il to take effect February /, the
House to-day resumed its discussion Of
the bill repeating all present laws pro-
viding for deductions for debts owing
from the appraised value Of their per
sonality. The members had not finished
when dinner time came, and the consid.
Grafton of the bill was resumed this
afternoon.
Mr. Hitchcock Of Pittsford started the
debate by interrogating Mr.. Wheeler of
South Burlington as to the nature OF his
proposed amendment, which was to the
effect that the mortgagor and mortgage
share the tax proportionately. He then
opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Fish Of vergennes told of what he
had learned of the workings of the Mas
saehusetts law, and vigorously opposed
the proposed amendments. Mr.. Blaisdell
Of Bridport moved to lay the blu on the
table until Tuesday. The motion was
opposed by Mr.. Hitchcock Of Pittsford
and Mr.. Williams Of Newport. Mr.. Bren-
nan OF Fairfield said that he realized
that he was here to represent the state
OF Vermont, and that II this bill passed
he wanted to know If the two accom-
panying bills would also pass. Mr. Ad-
ans OF Marlboro opposed the motion to
order to lie and the House By an EN-
phatic vote killed the motion.
Mr.. DeBoer of Montpelier explained
the bill in its various details and urged
it's passage. The amendments offered by
Mr. Wheeler OF South Burlington were
rejected by a unanimous vote Mr..
Davis Of Brighton opposed the bill, as
did Mr. Walker Of Dummerston and Mr..
Tilden OF Mortified. Mr.. Hewitt OF
Berlin demanded the previous question,
but at the request OF Mr.. Cook Of Dandy
withdrew it, Mr.. Goodrich Of Royalton
Intercepted Mr.. DeBoer as to details of
the bill. Mr.. Leary of Burlington inter-
rogated Mr.. Fish of Vergennes as to
various details OF offsets, as did Mr. Ba-
con Of Hartford.
DeBoer Speaks Again.
Mr.. DeIloer. who made such an able
speech on Wednesday in favor Of the |
abolishment OF offsets. arrived in Mont
pelier from Boston at o'clock this |
morning and was routed out Of bed so
that he could atke part in the discus
sion. He made another speech and an
swered a lot of questions.
He said the question was not one of
the rate of interest on loaned money. /
1t would not necessarily govern the sup /
ply of the money to be- loaned, but ii i
meant equalizing taxation, lowering the
tax rate in municipalities and towns by I
bringing more property into the list or
giving them more money to better
finance the business of the towns and
cities. He gave an example of his own
town The tax had been dollar and a
half on the dollar for some years. The
passage Of the offset bill would affect his
town, that is, a few of the men Of his
town, heavily, but would result in bring
ing more property into the list and there
fore make it possible to build new
school house and city hall and other
things the city needed, without raising
the tax. II either lowered the tax rate
in towns or cities or gave them a chance
to have more money under the present
rate to do the things desired,
New Bills introduced.
Several new bills were introduced in
the House this morning, the list being,
H. 5s3, by the committee on corpora
tions, to enlarge the authority of the
village of Groton.
II. 5sf, by the joint committee on game
and fisheries, to appropriate the sum
therein named for repairs and improve
ments at the state fish hatchery.
ii. 5s5, by the committee on railroads,
To amend section 4532 of the statutes, re-
ating to free transportation.
Fl. $50, by the committee on public
health, as substitute for H. ia, ZIG, 258,
relating to the sale Of certain drugs.
II. 5S7, by the judiciary committee as
! substitute for H. 500 to amend an
act to establish municipal court in
Newport.
A State Tax Commission.
A new bin presented in the Senate to.
lay from the Joint special committee on
.axation provides for state commits
,ion as follows;
4 liz Ht1 HlQaANts luT NNEM1iL LttA L.
commission to be composed Of three !
members appointed by the governor upon
he advice and consent Of the Senate
before the present session of the legis-
ature takes final adjournment. The :
members shall be appointed for two, four 7
md six years. The governor shall desig- !
late the chairman, whose salary shall be !.
2,500 annually, and the other two mem.
,ers are to receive 81 500 yearly. Said )
commission has the power to make all :
rules for the successful per-
ormance Of its duties The duties Of
his commission shall be to have all su-
ervision and control of the administra-
ion of the taxation laws Of Vermont
he governor upon complaint from the ]
commission may remove for inefficiency
nd neglect Of duties listers Of towns.
person who swears falsely in a hearing
efore said commission viii be guilty Of t
erjury Providing this bill becomes a I
aw. the Office OF commissioner Of state ;
axes shall be abolished {
Offset BIZ Laid over. n
The bill to abolish Offsets came up in Il
be House late yesterday afternoon and Il