The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-22

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10 pass Il and give the Vermont fisher
man chance The blu was Killed By
a yea and nay vote Of i2f 70 90.
The Apprentices Bill.
II CPS, Che apprentice bin offered by
| Mr. Bloomer OF West Rutland, against
which so many labor men spoke at the
public hearing the other night, came into
the House with an unfavorable report
from the committee on immigration and
industrial affairs. Mr. Boomer thought
that It was bill in the interest OF
every young man anxious to learn a
trade in the state lie said that " APP
peared az the hearing the other night,
at which members Of the labor organi'
zaton at Barre appeared, that they
were short OF apprentices In that city,
50 that il did not apply there; but he
said that there were places where II did
apply and that labor organizations did
restrict or prohibit young men from be-
coming apprentices Mr.. Bloomer dis
claimed personal authorship Of the bill.
MIR. Gilfcather Of Wardshoro was the
only other member who spoke for the
bill He simply said that at the hear.
ing there appeared many TO protest
againsta It's passage and none 20 favor
IL but its author, so that as a commit
tee member he voted to report it ad-
yersely. He thought, however, there
was some merit in IT,
Mr.. Weber of Woodbury., who has
not said much during the session, arose
to say that the members OF the House
remembered the strike In the granite in
dustry at Barre and Montpelier some
time ago, and that If this bill passed Il
would create a disturbance Of longer
duration than that.
Mr.. Tilden Of Barre City said he
wouldn't attempt 70 say what would
happen ii the bill were passed, but that
the Washington county Jail would have
TO be enlarged He was member OF
a grievance committee himself at The
present time and he predicted that he
himself might be one of the occupants
Of the jail. lie said there were eighteen
labor organizations in Barre, and while
he did not think they were always right
on every question, he said that these
very unions were doing much for these
very apprentices. When he came to
Barre 10 years ago, an apprentice was
Kept at an inferior job il he could per.
form the work. He was not given
chance. Now the unions compelled the
manufacturer TO use the young man in
proper manner, giving him real
chance to learn the trade and become
perfect workman within certain stated
time.
Mr.. Miller of Bethel didn't think the
relations between labor and capital
should be tempered with. They APP
peared to be getting along very nicely
now. Mr. Leary Of Burlington was Of
the same opinion; employer and EN-.
ploye now understood and granted the
rights OF each other Mr.. Williams said
neither the manufacturer nor the labor
ing man wanted any change,
The third reading OF the bill was then
refused by large vote, although several
voted for the measure.
The Autcmbilc Bill.
The Senate went into the committee
Of the whole yesterday afternoon and
listened to the explanation Of Highway
Commissioner C. w Gates and Guy w.
Bailey regarding certain features Of II.
4Sl, the automobile tax bill Mr.. Gates
said that the revenue from the tax would
not be distributed in the regular manner
of the highway funds. but that the
money received from the counties from
the automobile tax would be spent on
the roads in that county. So II the
towns felt they were losing certain tax.
able property, the fact that the money
would come back to the county in which
the places paying the tax were located
would help some.
The bin was ordered To 4 third read. |
ing. In its form AZ amended in the
House, the bin provides for tax
TO 81 horse power for the |
first year. 10 per cent. Of the original |
tax for the second year. and 80 per
cent. for the third and succeeding years. |
The report Of the committee on mile |
age and debanturcs was adopted In the |
House on Thursday afternoon after sew.
eral corrections in initials and amounts |
had been made. This i the list on |
which the state treasurer figures the /
mileage when he makes settlement with |
the legislator. Each member ia addition |
to his So day receives so cents a |
mile Ernest Leray Of Searshurg holds
the record for being the farthest dis
tapee from the capitol. his mileage be-.
ing set down at Fps miles. G. A. Perry |
Of Readshoro, also Bennington county. |
is next in the let. being credited for
Pos miles, T. d. Bishop Of Stamford
II l9l miles from home. The list OF
mileage was based on that Of two years
ago, but several corrections had to be
made. as some 81 tbs representatives
elected this year lived few miles cut
Of the village The employees Of the
staet House who live in and abont
Montpelier are credited with one mil.