The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-14

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giving him the advantage Of Innocence
until proved guilty. Mr.. Barber
speech was one OF the longest OF the
session and took nearly an hour and q
half in delivery.
Mr.. Howe's Speech.
Mr. Howe said that he had spent
much time with the gentleman from
Brattleboro trying 10 agree on public
service bill without avail. lie said
that he did not present the amendment
10 kill the bill and stated that II his
amendment was passed he would vote
for the measure. lie pointed out sew
cral sections in tho Barber blu which
he believed were unjust and stated that
tho bill would control local telephone
companies instead Of getting the big
company operating the large bulk OF
not incorporated under the laws OF thos
the telephone business in this state and
state. He scored Mr.. Barber for cutting
out the section OF the bill which
chairman Of the rnilrod commission said
was good because there was opposition
10 Il.
IL IS no more unjust 10 have the bur.
den of proper rest on the companies and
to produce their books and records TO
show that their rates were reasonable
than TO require peddler 10 show his
license or for the custom houses to re-
quire a person that they did not have
anything on which duty was paid. lie
said his amendment was simply TO in
sure reasonable rates and reasonable ad.
eduate service. He said il established
\ maximum rate for no minimum was
necessary. Competetion would take care
Of that.
He stated that he failed to see where
the call for public service commission
came from in Yeromnt At the close
OF his speech Mr.. Barber asked him sew
eral questions, one Of which was II
there was any difference in effect from
the bill providing that companies show
their books and the information deriv.
ed from his burden Of proof system. Mr..
Howe said that il would be hard to get
the desired information without employ
ing experts, even IL the books were pro-
duced and the companies would be will
ing and anxious to give information ae.
eording TO the system of the burden Of
proof
Other Speeches Made.
Mr.. Davis OF Brighton, telephone
man, did not favor the Barber bill, as
there were no sections drawn up in the
bill to protect the concerns which it
ordered around or had the right to regu-
late by prescribing the height OF poles,
etc Mr.. Williams of Newport said that
all the papers had shouted for public
service commission before the meeting
of the legislature and that there was
need in many cities Of protection from
OF companies which
affected the public and caused high rates.
As to the burden OF proof, he said the
idea was contrary to all law.
The yeas and nays were called for on
the question of the adoption of the
and the vote resulted as
follows: yea 70, nay 40.
All Sorts Of Motions
1t was then late and the members
were becoming anxious. Mr. Martin of
Brooklns spoke for the bill and Mr..
Daniels of East Montpelier opposed it in
the interests Of Independent telephone
companies, saying that it was designed
to catch bear and simply caught
few farmers COWS. Then there was a
jangle of motions, the friends af the
measure being anxious to dispose of
the question then on that evening at
least, and the opponents sparring to put
II of until a later hour. Mr. Cook of
Dandy moved that when adjournment
was taken it be until 1880 in the even
ng. Then Mr.. Thompson OF Arlington
moved that the bill be dismissed and the
notion was seconded by Mr. Ames Of
Holland. Then Mr. Smith of Weston
moved that the House adjourn Mr.
iinsley Of Rutland moved to amend by
making the adjournment until 1880
rhis motion was killed ~ to I0l. Mr.
leBoer OF Montpelier said he wanted
in opportunity to vote on the measure
md said that if he did not have an OPP
,ortunity to do so he would demand the
Feas and nays on the dismissal Mr. |
Thompson had refused TO withdraw his
notion.
Then the yeas and nays were taken on
he dismissal question and the motion
vas killed LA to II. Then another at
empt was made TO adjourn and some
,ody threatened the yeas and nays on
his question, Afr. Howe Of st. Johns
'ury moved to adjourn until 721 that
yening and that was killed. Then a |
light amendment motion offered BY Mr. |
Royce of Waterbury was withdrawn
and the vote on the third I
eading Of the bill was taken viva voce
nd it was almost unanimous. Then
diournment was taken.