Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-21

submitted an amendment providing that
such property shall be assessed ~ the
value to the town in which such property
Is located. This amendment was sup
ported BY Mr.. Howe Of st. Johnsbury
and Mr.. Howe Of Bennington and was
opposed by Mr.. Fish Of Vergennes.
Mr.. Hitchcock Of Pittsford offered an
amendment excluding pipe lines for Wa
ter. These proposed amendments led MP
to a long discussion The Howe amend-
ment was adopted, ,123 to 56, and the bill
was ordered to third reading.
Just before adjournment the House re-
considered its vote whereby it passed the
bill exempting Civil war veterans and
their wives from taxation to q certain
amount, the closeness Of the hrst vote not
being satisfactory to some Of the mem
bers. On q second yea and nay vote of
107 TO 96 the bin was passed.
WILL NOT ABOLISH OFFSETS.
By yea and nay vote OF 129 TO 81 the
House Friday refused to have anything
to do with the adjustment Of offsets.
The question was on q reconsideration OF
the vote of the House whereby before the
holiday recess 1t refused q third reading
to the bill introduced early in the session
by Mr.. Williams Of Newport. which pro
vided for the abolishment of Offsets.
Mr.. DeBoer Of Montpelier believed the
House ought to discuss the whole ques-
tion, including a fat rate on intangibles
and q tax commission and have q free
and fair discussion on the merits Of the
whole question. He said the hrst move
in taxation reform is the abolishment Of
offsets; the next is to bring intaDgibles
into the lists. II you do nothing with
these two propositions, which the gov
ernor Of the state recommended in his in
augural message, then there is no need to
talk OF tax commission. He said the
original special committee on taxation
still stands BY its original recommenda-
tions that we abolish offsets, tx fiat rate
OF five mills on intangibles and create a
tax commission. Mr.. DeBoer asked the
House to reconsider its vote refusing q
third reading to the bill 10 question and
then let it lie until amendments incorpor-
ating q tax on intangibIes and tax COM
mission can be prepared.
Mr.. Martin of Essex and Mr.. Bacon Of
Hartford opposed the reconsideration.
Mr.. Bacon said what the people Of YER
mont need in taxation reform is q strict
enforcement of existing tax laws. The
reconsideration was also opposed by Mr..
Jones of Sudbury and favored by Mr..
Davis of Springfield, who wanted to dis
cuss the whole question Of offsets. in
tangibles and tax commission together.
Passage was refused.
The Rutland city charter bill passed the
House, after occupying two hours time
SENATE KILLS LIQUOR BILL
The Senate refused 9 third reading to
the House bill which provides that three
county license commissioners shall be
elected from each county in the state,
these commissioners to appoint license
commissioners in towns voting for Ii.
cense.
The expectation now Is that final I'D
4 iournment will be reached Friday or Sat
urday morning of this week.
Governor Prouty Friday signed tbs
paint bill, which has been the subject o.
numerous discussions during almost the
entire session.
Governor Prouty Friday received let
ter from Fred L. Davis Of Pomfret decIin
ing to accept the Office Of state commits
sioner Of agriculture. This appointment
had been sent to the Senate and con
firmed.
The Senate Friday passed.
s. 141, relating to a digest OF Vernon
reports.
\ H. So, relating to damages by fire com
municated from locomotive.
H. 24s, to expedite legal proceedings
H. 556, adulteration Of grain.
Fl. 274, as amended, relating to fir
districts.
s 1877, regulates the sanitation o
slaughter houses.
S. 16s, relating to fire insurance poll
cies.
Il. 5ss, relating to camping in high
ways.
H. sos, relating to agents for life in
suranee companies.
/ Fl. 613, amends the charter Of Bethe
TRADED School district.
II. 107, relating to sales OF liquor b
3 second and seventh class licensees, q
! amended.
The Senate Friday killed two tax bill
relating to deduction for debts OWN
: and one relating to taxing collateral in
! heritances.
The House Friday passed.
H. sos, to provide proceedings for n
settlement OF title to land.
5 H. o21, relating to fees Of tax collie
: tors
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL BILLS.
! Saturday, there came into the Houl
/ three normal school measures brought
a BY the committee on appropriations. I'll
+ first appropriates eco. 900 for new no
4 NAL school. The governor Is authorize
n to appoint committee OF three to
eide upon the location and to expend Il
+ money. Amy one of the present norm
: schools may be transformed into an Il
e dustriai high school. The second bill a
: propriates a. 500 annually tor the schoo
2 at Johnson, Randolph and Castleton. an
an additional 81, 500 to be used at Il
q discretion Of the normal school boar
n The third bill appropriates $50, 900 for
e new normal school building at johnson
+ providing that town raises the addition
( sum Of $1,000.
n Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendish, chairman
It the committee on ways and means, call,
e the attention OF the House to the fact tn
earlier in the session he made the stat
Il ment that S175, 900 would be available +
II special appropriations. He said that Il
3. legislature already had voted e193. 547. 3