Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-14
LEGISLATURE Is
PEGGING AWAY
TRYING HARD TO PUT IT'S TASK
BEHIND AND GO HOME

BEHIND AND co fiOME
No Time for Adjournment Set SEN
ste Passes Bic Tax Bills ana Puts
the Question up 70 the tiouse--Em-
ployers' Liability Falls Of Pnssaas--
Senate Wants Another Jucae--Stnte
License Commission Plan knoeired
Out--tiunters' License VIII Cost 10
Cents and Some Bother--vtIlIlans
Gets EiIs Reward--No Lealslators'
lump salary--Piuraiity 5lm KIIlas--
New UtlIItiss Bin Prssentod--Notes
The Vermont Legislature resumed its
after-holiday session Monday evening OF
last week. Considerably more than q
quorum was present In both houses.
Only routine business was transacted
in either house. The House passed in
concurrence the Senate bill appropriating
$4,000 annually to be expended under
the direction Of the state board Of health
in paying the expenses Of the state labor
atory of hygiene at Burlington.
There were in the hands of the House
committees 14O bills when that body re-
sumed. About half Of these will proba-
bly, never be reported.
The House aoceded to the request Of
the Senate for committee OF conference
ON the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on the House bill relating to the
disposition Of liquor license fees. This
bill as It passed the House provided that
all such license fees should be diverted to
the permanent school fund. The Senate
proposed to turn them into the general
fund.
The Senate Monday evening passed n.
1855, relating to billiard parlors, pool
rooms and bowling alleys.
The House passed Monday evening"
H. 601, to amend an act empowering
fire district No. / in Rochester to bring
water into said district.
8. 65, to provide for certain repairs and
alterations of the county buildings in
Washington county.
g. 127, for the protection Of electric
light, heat and power companies.
II. 2S6, relating to stated terms OF
county courts.
KILLED EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
After discussion lasting nearly sIl the
afternoon, the House Tuesday, by vote
OF 1874 to 80, repudiated another Of the
platform pledges, made BIZ both the Re
publican and Democratic parties in the
ing to the employers liability bill.
When the bill was reached, Mr.. Balcf
OF Lunenburgh moved an amendment
which provided that all employers OF la
Dor instead OF simply corporations should
come under the provisions of the bill
This amendment was opposed BY Mr.
Jones OF Sudbury and was killed.
Mr.. Williams Of Newport explained
the provisions Of the bill and argued 10
its passage, both as a platform pledge o
both parties and as being for the best in
terests Of the state.
The most effective speech in opposition
to the bill was made by Mr.. Boyce o
Proctor. He characterized the bill as tn
worst example OF class legislation whicl
has come before the present Legislature
inasmuch as only II per cent OF the EN-
ployas Of the state would come under It
provisions. Mr.. Boyce said tbs Trainer
OF the bill well knew that il it had beef
drawn to include all employers OF labor
would have had no chance OF passage. I
the bill passes, small corporations will b
] obliged to give up their charters aud dis
charge their careless or incompetent men
The bill IL 1t became a law would driv
the employers and employees iarthe
apart. Mr.. Bcyce suggested as a substi
AANH9NAN
ance.
He further said that the farming indus
tries of the state do not want to drive an
capital or labor out OF the state as the
will do II they pass this bill. The onl
reason II should pass II because bot
parties had Endorsed it in their platform
but these platforms were drawn by onl
a few men representing only a small PAL
OF the state and such pledges should nc
be binding.
Mr.. Barber OF Brattleboro answered III
arguments OF Mr.. Boyce and argued 1
support OF the bill. He said other state
have changed the harsh rules of law take
from the feudal laws OF England, VIII
should not Vermont follow their exam
ple7
Mr.. Martin of Brookline thought it III
fair to the corporations OF the state |
pass such bill when the House had jul
refused to make II general one undo
which farmers or mill owners should
liable. The representatives had vote
that they would not live under such
Law and for that reason he was oppose
to the bill in general
Mr.. Hitchcock of Pittsford offered q
amendmentswhich eliminated the fello,
servant clause, left in the contributor
negligence clause and made the bill app
to all employees. By the reuarkab
close vote OF iO2 to 1O1, the amsndmei
was adopted. The yeas and nays on Il
question OF the third reading OF the b
showed the following result: Yeas, 8
nays, 124.
VALUED POLICY BILL PASSED.
The House Tuesday passed without d
bate the act relating to iire insuran
policies, better known as the "vslued ps
icy BILL" which before the holiday rece
was ordered to a third reading In face
an adverse report from the committee
insurance.
The Senate had q lively discussion
the Senate bill providing for placing I
members OF the general assembly, CO.
mencing with the legislature OF 1910,
a salary basis. The bill provided to
salary OF $3.50 with mileage. It was ID
ored by Senators Lewis of Lamoille, q
son, Gorham, Sherwin and Flagg. Ser
tor Lewis of Orleans proposed an amer
ment making the salary S225, but d
was voted down and the bill was order