The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-10
P ASSES
VALUED POLICY
MEASURE
Bill to Remedy Some Of the
Troubles Of Insured
TWO STATE LABORATORIES
House Passes Bill to Establish Branch
Of Burlington Institution at st.
Johnsbury.

Montpelier, Jan. 1.-THE House
this morning transacted considerable
routine business. The principal fea-
ture of the forenoon was the passage
of the valued policy insurance Dill.
The bill provides for greater prompt
ness In the settlement of claims, slip
ulates that companies shall not in
| sist on so much detail on the part OF
| the insured and denies the right or
companies to cancel policies because
| of mistakes on the part Of the persons
taking out policies.
| Saturday afternoon another attempt
was made to adjourn until Monday
evening, the motion being the work
of Mr.. Hinsdale of st. George but 1t
was voted down and the House work
ed steadily until five o'clock. AT that
time on motion of Mr.. Howe of Ben
nington the roll was called, disclosing
lbs members absent. The House
passed the Senate bill which provides
that the salary of the state librarian
and the assistant state librarian shall
be fixed by the trustees OF the state
library. This bill as originally intro
duced into the Senate provided fol
paving the state librarian $l7OO anC
his assistant $500 per year.
The House passed the bill establish
ing a branch of the state laborator!
of hygiene at st. Johnsbury. This bill
I carries an appropriation of $500 U
/ secure a building, $500 for the neces
sary apparatus and 5000 as salar
J for the superintendent for two years
5 Mr.. Howe OF st. Johnsbury, Mr.. Bea
of Glover and Mr.. McClintock ct MOI
! ton favored its passage and 1t wa
opposed by Mr.. Smith Of Weston, MI
u DeBoer of Montpelier, Mr.. Hitchcoc
J of Pittsford and Mr.. Perry of Read
y boro. The opposition was based mai
10 ly on the fact that the physicians
~ the state and members of the stat
u board of health believe in keeping Oh
~ strong and we'll equipped state labor
g tory at Burlington, that such an lns'
nc tuition is sufficient for the state an
that there is no demand for branch'
~ at st. Johnsbury or elsewhere. II
ol bill was passed, however, by a vo
~ OF "a to 60.
'o' The Senate Saturday morning XII
VI ed the Joint resolution providing 4
VI the payment of the mileage and debe
81 lures of George E. March, the deces
10 ed representatiye-elect from the toy
of Hancock, which passed the Hou
before the holiday recess after an e
ouent support by Mr.. Spoor OF Riptc
II received an unfavorable report
ION the Senate on the ground that \
L. hafnrn hn fO0K
,ra seat in the House. was not memt
g. g. of the legislature. BY vote OF ~
pc the third reading Of the joint re
,,oI luton was refused.
30" The bill appropriating $500 annua
oa to the Vermont Poultry association
20 be expended in premiums, viii
ow came up In the House Saturday mo
90 ing with an adverse report from
&c committee on appropriations, occas
sis ed a spicy debate for Is minutes,
S77zz ter which the bill was refused tn
90 reading. Mr.. Fish Of Vergenl
IL spoke earnestly in favor OF the
40 but the chairman of the committee
~ appropriations explained the rea'
sS of an adverse report was that the c
l7% mittee was unable to ascertain Wn
I5N association the money was inten
,sn for, as there are two or more poul
10 associations in the state calling IN
III selves the Vermont Poultry asso
,5n ton.
1yM The taxation bill which passed
&c Senate Friday afternoon which a
,SM ishes all Offsets, provides for a
1IH rate of FIVE mills on intangibles
- creates a tax commission, came
10 the House Saturday morning, .
read twice and referred to the j
ae - special committee on taxation