The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-29
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was up to the House TO do as II pleased
Mr.. FLETCHER Of Cavendish said that
10 make good the deficit In the revenue
from the taxes on savings banks By
reducing the rate from seven mills 10
five II would take an increase in deposits
of 25 millions. He said ID was an expert.
ment. Mr.. Hitchcock was disappointed
in the bill in many respects and pointed
TO the fact that nothing was said In
the bill about repeating the sections ex-
empting foreign stocks. The old bills
contained this feature. However, he
thought the bill was a step and he would
vote for IL.
Mr.. Martin OF Brooxline was the first
man TO turn the tide OF the half.hearted
support Of the bin expressed. He said
nobody seemed 10 know exactly what the
bill would do. II Is brought In the last
night OF the session and you can take
il or reject IL in a lump, He said II
seemed TO be a questin OF doing some
thing, As for himself, he rather 90
home doing nothing than doing some
thing that nobody knew anything about.
Mr.. Boyce Of Waterbury then asked
if the bill wouldn't lower the grand list
in nearly every small town in the state.
The answer was, il probably would. lie
then asked the pertinent question,
where is the revenue coming TO make
ii upi" Mr.. DeBoer then arose TO say
that the gentleman from Waterbury had
bit upon the whole question in nut
she'll. He said Il would take three times
as much property OF this class coming
in TO make up the deficit and there was
nothing logical in the measure without
the adjustment Of Offsets TO bring up
the list He said he could not support
the measure After few more had ex
pressed their views on the uncertainty
Of the bill. the yeas and nays were called
for and in response TO query as 10
whether it would not be possible TO get
the members in to vote, Speaker Cheney
said that the members would be brought
in II the sergeant-at arms had 20 be
called. The House then refused to accept
the report, by a vote Of LAG TO 81.
The Salary Bill.
Perhaps the bill in which more inter
est was displayed than any other was
the one increasing the pay Of the mem
bers OF the general assembly TO 81. The
Senate doors were infested by members
Of the House all day, who were anxious
10 get an inkling of what their fate
would be- The committee on state and
court expenses didn't know what 10 do,
80 they reported the bill without recon-
mendation The Senate would have liked
to have slid the bin through on q viva
Yoce vote, but there were one or two
opponents who stuck to their chairs,
ready to call for yea and nay vote, and
when the bill was finally called up after
several recasses, Senator Bliss demanded
the record OF votes. Senator Fairbanks
strenuously opposed the bill to increase
the pay of the members OF this assem-
bly,.
But the Senate knew what it was
going to do, because an informal ballot
had been taken earlier in the day, which
resulted Is to TO- The night before in
the committee on the whole they had
placed themselves on record practically
When the real formal vote was taken
about II o'clock, the vote stood Is 60
10. Those who voted IN the Affirmative
were senators Bingham, Cory, Croft,
Fairbanks. Flagg, Gleason, Gross. Ken
needy, Orvis, Potter, Scott, sherwin,
Thayer, Vance and Wright. Some Of
these senators had the night before ex-
pressed themselves in favor Of d change,
but did not desire to have II apply to
the members Of this assembly.
The trustee process bill died natural,
on unnatural death in the conference
committees Of the two houses. as they
could not agree on a compromise measure
to present.
The Printers Bill.
The state sustained Printing Commits
sioner Langley in the famous printers
bill, by passing the resolution TO pay
the Burlington Frer Press and the ST. |
Adams Messenger the sums originally |
recommended by. the House. The Sen. |
ate moved an amendment to pay the
Tuttle company OF Rutland. which ae
cording To the House had nothing coming
to it, but at last the Senate recedcd |
from its amendment.
Approved by the Governor.
II. ll0, an act to establish municipal
court in the town of Springfield
II. 325, an act to amend section 1921 /
OF the public statutes, relating TO allow
ances Of claims against the estates of /
deceased persons.
II. 326, an act to amend section GlT9 /
of the public statutes, relating to The
pay OF members Of the general assem-.
bly,,
H GAL, an act to amend section 293Gl
Of the public statutes, relating to de-
scent.
Joint resolution, rslating to the Office
OF commissioner OF state taxes.
II. 46, an act to amend section s426
Of the public statutes. relating to The
election Of town officers.
Il. 43o, an act relating to FIRE insur.
ance policies.
H. 6l5, an act to amend section 6lH
Of the public statutes, relating to clerical
assistance in the Office of the superin-
tendent Of education.
IT, 827, an act to amend various sec.
lions Of the public statutes, relating to
state aid
H. $40, an act TO amend section 052 of
The public statutes, relating to appro.
for normal schools.
I'll. 644, an act to amend an act entitled
An act relating to the powers of the
probate court in respect 10 mortgages
md leases" approved Jan. ~, 1909.
Joint resolution relating 10 printing
md distributing the opinions OF the at
.orney general.
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