The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-19
DOE Bill PASSED
SENATE BY VOTE
OF IS TO ID
Presiding Officer Cast Deciding
Ballot
LONG AND VIGOROUS DEBATE
Every Member Of Upper House Took
Part in Disoussion--May Vote
to Reconsider

Montpelier, Nov. 19.-After one of
the most vigorous debates of the
present legislative session the senate
this morning passed the bill to permit
the killing Of doe deer during the open
season by vote of 10 to a. Every
member Of the senate spoke either in
favor or against the measure and the
On the first ballot there was a tie, II
the first ballot there was a tie, IA
senators voting for and IA senator's
against the measure and the deciding
vote was cast by the presiding officer
Senator Finn of Windsor There is
a possibility that the senate may de-
eide to reconsider its vote on the bill
The public service commission bill
was reported favorably this morning
by the committee but the report was
accompanied by numerous amend
ments which were ordered to lie and
be printed.
The House yesterday afternoon
again had a discussion over the bill
on which it has twice been in COM
mittee of the whole, to pay certain
publishing concerns for public print
ing. The bill was called up by Mr.
Fletcher of Cayendish who read re-
port from +. r. Langley, state printing
commissioner, recommending that the
amount i'm the bill TO be paid the St
Adams Messenger company be reduc-
ed S156.33; the amount due the Free
Press association be reduced $394.26
and that the amount due the futile
Publishing Company of Rutland be re-
duced Sl,040I0. This would leave
S2l5.25 due the state from the futile
company.
The representative from Dandy in
quired as to how the commissioner of
state printing arrived at the figures
OF the futile bid and explanation was
made by Mr. Boyce of Waterbury that
the Gobie bid was taken rs a basis
to figure out the claims OF the Free
Press and Messenger and that Mr.
Tuttle's bid in 1908 was taken as a
basis 10 figure ont his claim of 1906
MIR. Howe of Bennington believed
that the Gobie bid ought not to be Ia
ken as a fair basis to work upon to
arrive at basis on the Free Press
and Messenger because Mr. GObie
withdrew from those contracts. He
said that he probably found that he
bid very close on the work and did not
care for it and therefore 10 was UNI
fair to the other printers TO establish
that as a basis He then offered an
amendment to the bill that the St Al
bans Messenger claim be reduced 500
the Free Press $3.50 and the futile
company $500
This amendment was opposed by
MT Fletcher of Cavondish who believ-
ed in standing by the recommended.
ions of the state printer.
Mr.. Locklin of Richi0rd favored the
passage of the bill on the recommen-
dations of the printing commissioner.
and Mr. Boyce of Waterbury took the
same ground. Mr. Howe of St. Johns
bury wanted to wait and see the prin-
ters to see If they would settle as pro-
posed. Mr. Seaycr of Williamstown
defended the action OF the committee
OF claims.
As amended the bill OF the Buriiug.
ton Free Pres company is cut S39i.26.
leaving the amount SS3962. The bill
of the ST. Adams Messenger Company
is cut $l56.33 leaving the amount
s1,34710 The bill of the futile com
pany is cut out altogether Accord
ing TO Commissioner langleys report
the futile bill was cut $l,0iSlO leav-
ing the company In debt to the state
to the amount OF $2l5.2j but the house
simply cut out the bin entirely
The House had another struggle
with the bill abolishing the boad of
agriculture and creating the ohlCc
of commissioner of agriculture which
had been so amended as TO cOmrine
the Offices of state forestry Conmls.
sioner and commissioner ot 1gricul.
turo at an annually expense of about
$4,000 The motion To dismiss this
bill, made by Mr. Martin of llrookline
was Cmphaically turned down and
after the bill had been favored by Mr.
Fletcher of Cayendish. Mr. Flint of
Braintree and Mr.. Williams ot New
port, the House passed 10 by big
majority
The House had a spirited debate ON
the bill relating to cutting OF trees
and bushes on the highway which
amends the present law by giving the
state highway commissioner super
vision of this work on the sides OF the
highway where permanent roads have
been built. The bill was finally read
third time and passed.
Only two bills were introduced In
the house yesterday morning and nc
new ones appeared In the senate.
Mr.. Hitchcock OF Pittsford was de
clared entitled to his seat In the
house but his bill providing for a uni
form system OF municipal accounting
was slaughtered.
The senate went into executive
session 10 consider appointments by
the governor, but they were not made
public.
It is reported that letter has
been received from the nephew ol
Nr Landman of Londonderry. mem
Der Of the house OF 1906 who ia said