Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28

gentleman from Bennington might per-
haps be charged with murder In the arst
degree. By yea and nav vote Of 139 IL
81, the bill was ordered to a third read
ing.
The Senate insisted upon its proposal
Of amendment to the Senate bill ALLOWING
persons in Windham county 10 fish IA
trout one month earlier than the re-
mainder Of the state and also in its pro-
posais Of amendment to the House bill re-
Iating to free transportation. This
amendment gives newspapers the right 10
sell advertising space In exchange for
mileage books. Committees OF confer
ence were called for on thess bills.
FISH HATCHERY RETAINED.
When the bill appropriating 81, 500 for
repairs at the state fish hatchery was
reached in the House, Mr.. FLINT Of
Braintree opposed the measure. He said
the average taxpayer in Vermont never
has received one cents worth Of benefit
from this hatchery and he thought the
state ought to abandon 1t.
Mr.. Brown OF Middlesex, Mr.. Ames Of
Holland, Mr.. Bacon OF Hartford. Mr..
Howe of Bennington and Mr.. Bovce Of
Waterbury favored the bill because the
state needs the hatchery, and also because
Il the state abandons 1t the real estate
there will revert TO it's original owners.
The House passed the bill almost uDani-
I0usly.
The joint resolution introduced in the
House by Mr.. Watson OF st. Adams and
passed under a suspension OF the rules
provides fer paying the st. Adams Mes
sengef company CT St. Adams ei387 10
aud the Free Press association Of Burling-
ton, ss39.62. These figures are the same
aa were In the bill that was originally
passed by the House and were ap-
proved by +. K. Langley, state printing
commissioner.
The Senate Tuesday passed the public
utility bill that went through the House
the previous week and also passed the
House bill making Lincoln's birthday in
1903 a legal holiday in Vermont for this
year only.
The House also adopted a joint resolu-
ton introduced BY the joint committee
on final adjournment which provided
that the general assembly shall be dis
solved Saturday morning, Jan. 20, at 8
O. siock. The Senate ordered this TO lie.
RAISE PAY OF MEMBERS.
The bill relating to pay Of members Of
the general assembly which was amended
50 that the pay Of the presiding officers OF
the twc houses shall be IS per day aud Of
the members Of the legislature e. per day,
precipitated a lively discussion, which
was allowed 10 run on for an hour or
more because the House was short o.
work. The bill by yea and nay vote Of
1875 to 50 was ordered TO a third reading.
The House Tuesday refused a third
reading 10 the Senate bill which was
favorably reported by the judiciary COM
mittee which provided for increasing the
number Of judges of the supreme court
from four to five.
The Senate killed the House bill estab-
fishing branch Of the state laboratory
at Sc. Johnsbury.
The Senate Tuesday passed.
8. 1859, relating 70 taxation Of railroads.
8. 1853, relating 10 an appropriation for
the Vermont Historical society.
n. Sos, relating to dividends by saw
ings banks and savings institutions, as
amended.
The House Tuesday passed.
n. 627, 20 amend various sections OF
the public statutes relating to state aid.
s. "a, the "gun license" bill. The
committees report that the House recede
from its proposal OF amendment was IA
vorod by Mr.. Ames OF Holland, Mr..
Howe Of Bennington, Mr.. Brennan oi
Fairfield, Mr.. Otis of sutton and Mr..
Loeklin Of Richford, while Mr.. Smith OF
Weston, Mr.. Daniels OF East Montpelier
and Mr.. Robinson Of Bloomington op-
posed The report OF the committee was
adopted on the part Of the House.
s. 1875, relating to chattsl mortgages.
I The report Of the conference COMMITTEES
was adopted on the part Of the House.
TAXATION BILL PASSED.
4 The House debated the Bacon-Cushman
/ taxation measure most OF Wednesday.
4 Mr.. Fletcher Of Cavendish opened the dis.
cussion on the merits OF the bill. He
said while he would not oppose 1t he was
satisfied with Il and he characterized that
section referring to Offsets as class legisla-
tion. pure and simple. He said II tbs
law Is rigidly enforced, the members Of
this House and the people OF the state
will hnd they have met man with 9
Bible in one hand and q buzz saw in tbs
other.
Mr.. Daniels OF East Montpelier strong
ly opposed the bill or the ground that Il
was a makeshift and failed altogether K
improve the present Law.
Mr.. Hitchcock OF Pittsford said he op
posed the bill from a sense OF duty. HI
said IL was never the luea OF the TAX COM
mission that had been working on thi
problem for two years that the PROPOSE
tion embodied in this bill should com
before the legislature alone. He believed
the support OF the bin comes from gentle
men Who desire no taxation reform, from
those who, moved BY political or othe
Influences. believe we must do something
/ along this line, and from those who be
lieve that the passage Of such a bin q
this will hasten taxation reform in tn
future. Mr.. Hitchcock said II we wan
taxation reform we must begin at the be
. ginning, and that thing this bill does no
do
Mr.. Croft OF Berkshire opposed the bill
J on the ground Of the expense to the stat
= Of the tax commission which he though
= would not be less than $4,000 year. II
] thought the bill would restrict trade /
the state for three months each year, an
/ vas In favor Of letting the old law aion
: until the state Is ready for radical taxs
) tion reform.
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