The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-19
Which Vote License On Local
Option Question
FOR THE GENERAL FUND
The cushman-Bacon Taxation Bill Was
Ordered to a Third Reading
in the House To-
day.
State House. Jan. 10.


| BY yea and nay vote, the Hous,
this morning ordered to a third reading
\ the Bacon -Cushman taxation commission
bill by vote of 100 TO p. This oc
Cured just before noon, after less thar
an hours discussion Mr.. Bacon spok,
for the bill, Mr.. Davis Of Springfield
attempted to tack ON an amendment
establishing fiat rate on intangibles
Mr.. Tilden 70 Northield favored the
amendment, and after one or two Others
had spoken on the general question ol
taxation the amendment was killed and
the bill ordered to its third reading with
three or four slight amendments pro
posed by Mr.. Bacon TO make the bin al
water tight as possible
In spite Of the strenuous opposition
Of Mr.. Leary of Burlington, Mr.. Howe
of Bennington and other representatives
Of some of the larger places, the House
ordered to a third reading the bill which
provides for the state taking the license
moneys received from fees in the towns
voting license and turning the same
into the state treasury. The Senate
refused to concur in the Houses amend
Inent adopted on Monday, which changes
the date Of the open season ON trout
to an earlier time, and asked for COM
mittee Of conference on the question.
The Taxation Commission Bill
The Bacon bill, which was ordered to
third reading this morning, was ex-
planned in brief by Mr. Bacon, who said
that he did not set himself up as an
expert on taxation, but that he believed,
after reading the report OF the speciar
taxation commission and after a study
of the question and listening to the dis
Eeussions Of the present Legislature, that
what was needed was strong central
authority to supervise the law now in
force. He said that il appeared that
under the present system there is diff
Guilty in getting lists equitable between
the different towns. He believed the
listers needed help and advice in hand.
ling these difficulties. He thought that
the passage of the present bill would
regulate the offset evil to a great extent
and If tits found that it cannot contrDI
the question so that honest offsets will
be used in the lists that after two years
experience under the tax commission it
will be known exactly what win have
to be done.
With respect to the administration Of
the tax commission, Mr., Bacon estimat-
cd that in his opinion it would not cost
the state more than $4,000 or Sl2, 1000
a year and that the results would show
an actual saving. The chairman Of the
commission receievd $500, which Ii an
increase Of but $500 on the amount he
now receives. The other two commits
sioners receive $500 apiece, and provi-
sion IL made for clerks and a chief
clerk
Mr.. Davis of Springfield made an earn
est appeal for the passage OF 5S2, as
an amendment which establishes fiat
rate on intangibles. He said that ac.
eording to the present law we were tax
ing intangibes beyond their earning ca
paeity and he thought that fiat rate
which was reasonable would draw a lot
Of money into the state and make it
easier for man to borrow money from
individuals.
Mr.. Tilden Of Northfeld said that it
was impossible for man to invest
mortgages under the present rates Of
taxation. He believed in making every
man banker, SO TO speak, So that mon-
ey could BID borrowed ON an equal basis
with banks. This amendment was then
killed. Mr. Otis OF Sutton offered an
amendment which repeals the section
which confiscates property for failure to
place same in inventories. Mr.. Howe Of
Bennington could see nothing wrong il
exemptions were allowed on money loan
ed at rate not to exceed az per cent.
Mr.. MeCIinstock of Norton didn't believe
the intangible bill should be tied ND
with too many mill stones around its
neck. or the whole thing would be killed
He believed that the intangible bill
should be voted on separately.
The License Fee Money.
The large towns, or their representa-.
tives,a re sore over the ordering to
third reading this morning of the bill
turning thel license fee money into the
state treasury They say the action is
for the purpose of revenue now and not
of temperance. Speaker Cheney ruled
this morning that the Houses previous
action on the amendment to IL. % did
not bar the House from properly dis
cussing this House bin 4. He said that
Il he had made any mistake in the mat
ter he made the mistake on the right
side in putting the question to all the /
members. After his decision several
cases sustaining his deeisino By parlia- /
mentary authorities were found.
It is said BY the members OF the large
places that the Houses action is most
inconsistent. II voted in the first place
70 take the money from the license fees
and turn il into the state treasury TO
remove the incentive from the towns to i
vote license. It then refused to concur +
IN the Senate's amendment to turn the /
money into the state treasury instead Of /
the permanent school fund 4 commit /
lee on conference was appointed. which /
stood by its original stand, and the Re
port was accepted. Then the House re- +
fused to reconsider its vote accepting the /
report Of the conference COMMITTEES. and !