The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-20
House Members Would Raise
Their Daily Pay
MAKING 1T FOUR DOLLARS
There Was Strenuous Opposition in De-
bate, But Vote Was Carried by
Big Majority Yesterday
Afternoon.
state House, Jan. 20,

State House, Jan. ~,
The House reached into the depleted
treasury yesterday afternoon and made
little personal grab Of between $4,000
and $4,000. to raise their own pay to
"a a day, to apply to the present legis'
Iature. Mr.. Boyce Of Waterbury, who
with others strenuously opposed the idea
of having the increased pay apply TO
this legislature, called for the yeas and
nays, and when Jim Kendall Of Strafford
said that he hoped every member would
vote as he felt away down in his heart,
the House laughed aud ordered the bill
to third reading, TO the motion OF
lac to e.
The bin came into the House in an
amendment TO House 326, with a favor
able report of the committee on state
and court expenses Mr.. Barber ex-
planned that he thought S3 a day was
not fair sum, as the expenses Of living
had increased since the sum was set IN
1867. The committee would not feel
hurt at any action the House might
take on the bill, and in fact IL desired
to make it an open question. lie said
that il became manifest ut public
hearing the other night that the major
ity favored the bill to apply to the pres
eat legislature, and in view of this sen.
timent il became apparent that the
measure would not pass unless it applied
70 this session Personally, he said that
L. Lox, taE Ia affQef
at the next session
The other day when the question was
debated in the House, those Of favor
of raising the salaries took the lead and
got fine start before the opposition
hogan TO get in their death blows, but
yesterday the opposition took the initi-
alive and those In favor of the raise
came in on the home stretch.
Mr.. Boyce Of Proctor said the newspa
pers had criticized the members pretty
harshly at times, but he thought they
could not find terms strong enough II
they should vote to raise their own sal
aries. Mr.. Adams Of Marlboro said that
he was elected from his town and ac-
cepted on the supposition that be was
to receive S3 day, and he would take
no more. He was here to make his
state better If possible. Mr.. BaIlou of
CfeSteft said that no state in the Union
paid smaller SUM than Vermont and
but one as low He favored the bill.
Mr. Davis of Springfield said that he had
30 qualms Of conscience at taking more
than So, They had raised the salaries
Of the judges and the governor, and they
would not object to 1t.
MFR. Fletcher of Cavendish thought the
pay was insufficient, but believed that
this was an inopportune time to start
in, and predicted that If ii were passed
it would mean q direct state tax. Mr..
Bacon Of Hartford suggested referen-
dunn on the question: but there were
those who thought their chances were
small Of getting their pay raised if they
left 1t to the people. and few fell into
the idea. Mr. Smith OF Weston said
warmer would no more think Of pay
ing man at the completion of his work
more TAIN he hired him for than any
thing in the world, and he believed the
legislature should no more consider the
idea seriously.
The Hunters License.
The House committee on conference
Of the hunters license bill, Messrs Bar
her, Thompson and Smith reported that
they reeeded to the Senate's proposal
TO make the resident license fec 50 cents
instead Of 10 cents at the House desired
Mr.. Smith Of Weston made an urgent
appeal for The boys Of the state who
were allowed q little time from their
duties on the farm to hunt and who
would be barred from doing SO If the
license was 80 cents File said that it
was q healthful pastime for them and
took them out Of the towns and cities
with their atmosphere Of cigarettes and
soft drinks into the country Mr.. Howe
Of Bennington favored accepting the Re
prot Of the conference committee, as did
Mr.. Anes Of Holland. Mr., Brennan Of
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