The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Side Lights on the Dolnss Of the Law
makers from Montpelier Journal

Side Lights on the Dolngs Of the Law
makers from Montpelier Journal
Joseph Aud. publisher of the Bur
lingtOn News. was a visitor at the
State house Wednesday.
Mr.. Howe Of Bennington, in favor
ing the milk license bill said: we
insist on a pure beer law pure whis-
key, we have a pure paint law and
are we going 10 allow the babies to
shift for themselves"
Fifty members of the Christian Sci
ence tenets gathered in the Supreme
court room Tuesday evening before
the House committee to when had
been referred the bill which they be-
lieved would forbid the practice of
their faith and system of healing IN
Vermont The bill has already passed
the Senate and in the shape IL left that
body applies to persons protesting
and attempting to cure diseases by
means Of faith cure, mind healing and
laying on of hands. An amendment
was proposed some days ago Dy Chris.
tian Scientists that the provisions of
the act should not apply to religious
societies protesting to cure disease by
means of faith cure" mind healing"
and laying on of hands," who do not
claim knowledge of medicine. This
amendment appears to meet favor
among the committee, and hence the
hearing was very short not lasting
over ten minutes The Christian Sci
entists We're represented by o. M.
Barber of Bennington. Many of the
SPECTATORS were women. The bill was
introduced in the Senate by Senator
bingham of Williston The claim ia
'aadc that it was not aimed at Chris.
Ton Scientists. but at uuacks.
After a long session on Wednesday
evening at which Printing Commits.
sioner Langley and Auditor II. F. era.
hun APPEARED and ware q .estion, Il
the conference committee OF the
II Use and Senate on the faln'ms pr.n
t'rs ill atreed that It was impossible
70 get together The He ,sr commit
tec stands by the figures of NJ Lang
lev aud lil not give In. u re Cin
uiltce n. Tic f'lcwins from the s. n
ate. l"1'cr 90 Rutland lewis Ot Or
leans, Kidder of Windsor, Sherwin of
Windsor, and McLam OF Orange from
the House, Representatives DeBoer OF
Montpelier, Fletcher of Cavendish, Ba-
con of Hartford, Williams OF Newport
and Boyce of Waterbury. It is
thought that the House committee will
report soon that it cannot agree with
the Senate. Just what action may be
taken then, if any, Is not known.
According to the Gibson trustee bill
which came into the Senate on Wed.
nesday, two-thirds Of the wages are
exempt from trustee process.
Things look gloomy for any pro.
nounced legislation on taxation by the
presep legislature. The large com
mttee Of Ovvr 80 members met after
adjournment on Wednesday afternoon
but took no action as things were not
in proper shape. 1t is understood that
the committee is agreed on some sort
of tax commission to supervise the
work of the listers under the present
system, but there Is apparently little
likelihood OF committee report on the
question of offsets, and the fiat rate
on intangibles. Varied reports Of per
sonal opinions will doubtless come in
to the house on these questions II am
report at all. The leaders stand pa
on the Offset and intangible bill to
gether They don't believe in mutilat
ing either one.