The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-16
COURT HOUSE BILL
WENT THROUGH
HOUSE TODAY
Will Be Submitted to Voters at
March Election
THE DIVIDING OF PAwLET
Bill to Separate Bennington County
Town Special Order for This
Afternoon.

Montpelier, Dec. 16.-The substitute
bill providing for the building of a
court house and Jail at Bennington
with the referendum submitting the
proposal to the voters of the county
at the next March election passed the
house this afternoon without opposi
ton.
Montpelier, Dec. 1.-THE bovine
tuberculosis bill from the committee
on agriculture, which was being de-
bated when the house adjourned yes
terday afternoon, was taken up again
this morning. The bill limits the
amount to be expended by the cattle
commissioners department to $4,000
a year and makes other provisions.
During the debate this morning all the
amendments were voted down and the
bill was passed.
The bill to provide for temperance
instruction in the public schools has
been one of the features of todays
business. A number of amendments
to which objections had been raised
we're eliminated and the bill was for
mally ordered to lie.
The bill providing for the division
OF the town OF Pawlet is the special
order for this afternoon and 1t is eX-
pected that the debate will be inter
esting.
Speaker Cheney yesterday announc'
ed the additional members of the joint
special committee on taxation, taken
from the members who voted against
the offset bill by counties as fol
lows
Addison-Powers of New Haven.
Balm Of Lincoln.
Bennington-Sherwin OF Rupert,
Hard of Sunderland
aledonia-Kinerson OF Peacham,
Gray of Newark
Chittenden Bradley of Charlotte.
Partch Of Hinesburg
Essex-Wilson of CRANKY Balch Of
Lunenburg
Franklin-Branon Of Fairfield, But
Ter Of st. Adams town.
Grand Isle-Sowles Of Alburg, Tud-
hope of North Hero.
amoille-Mudgett OF Cambridge,
Emery of Eden.
orange-seaver Of Williamstown,
Emerson Of Orange.
orleans-Warner OF Jay, Miller Of
Westfeld.
Rutland-Deyette OF Benson, Reyes
OF Clarendon.
Washington-M Martin OF Plainheld,
Tilden of Barre City.
Wlndham-Ackley Of Vernon, Gil.
feather Of Wardsboro.
Windsor-Goodrich OF Royalton.
Fitch OF Windsor
II. 49,, a bill introduced by Mr. Mar
tin OF Essex and relating to the regu-
latlon Of automobiles and motor
wheels came up as a special order. Mr.
Davis of Springfield opposed the bill.
Mr.. Kinsley Of Rutland city offered
some amendments, the principal one
reducing the license fees one-half Mr.
Martin OF Plainneld opposed the
amendments. Mr.. Williams OF New.
port favored the bill and Mr. Locklln
Of Richiord opposed IL. Mr.. Leary Of
Burlington favored the bin and oppos-
cd the amendments as did Mr.. Martin
Of Essex Mr.. DeBoer OF Montpelier
opposed the bill and Mr.. Hannant Of
lrasburg favored H. Mr. Johnson Of
Woodstock opposed the amendments
Mr. Martin OF Brookline moved 10 dis
miss the BILL Mr.. Martin OF Essex, on
this motion, called for the yeas and
nays. and the house refused to dis
miss the bill by a vote OF so to 1917,
After further discussion the amend.
ments we're defeated by a vote Of Ill
10 60, and by a vote Of l2l to 81, the
bin was passed.
The bill provides for an annual reg
istratlon fee OF So for a machine Of
hve horse power or less; $40 for 1--WE
TO ten horse power machine; Si5 for
ten to fifteen horse power; $50 for
fifteen to twenty horse power; S25 toI
twenty TO twenty-five horse power
$50 for twenty-five 10 thirty horse
power; SS5 for thirty TO thirty.fv'
horse power; $40 for thIrtyhve to for
" horse power; s45 for forty TO forty
fve horse power; $50 for forty.hve &c
nifty horse power and S55 for anythlnI
IN excess Of City horse power Auto