The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-08
DON'T FAVOR
PAY In LUMP
House Killed the Bill to Fix
Stated Salary
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BY A STRONG MAJORITY
Senate Tackled the Taxation Business
This Afternoon Doings
in the Vermont Legis-
lature.
BY A STRONG MAJORITY
State House, Jan. 8.

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State House, Jan. 8.
The House to-day recorded itself as
decidedly opposed to the plan of giving
a lump sum salary Of $3.50 to the state
Legislators aud the members even re-
fused to let Mr.. Bacon Of Hartford make
an amendment to the proposed law.
This bill passed the Senate with little
opposition. In the House, however, there
was not one word expressed in favor
Of payment in lump sum and on the
question of the third reading of the bill
the "no" vote was so strong as TO be
hard on the ear drum. The sentiment of
the House on the raising of the salaries
fof the members OF future legislators to
S. day was well tested this morning
when Mr.. Bacon's motion that. the bill
be ordered ot lie until Saturday 80 that
he could make amendments making the
pay of the legislators S. q day and
the presiding officers $40 a day was
killed. When asked by the speaker If
he wished to make his amendments then
and there Mr. Bacon said that the senti-
ment Of the House was evidently not
in favor of them.
Mr.. Locklin of Richford objected to
the pay of legislators in lump sum on
all grounds, especially il the bill was
framed to hurry up the legislators in
concluding their work. He called atten.
tion to the great amount OF preparatory
work the legislators have to 90 through
and did not believe the session was being
prolonged for the money there was in it.
Mr.. Fletcher of Cavendish was opposed
to the lump sum idea. He said that
the day had gone by when the legislature
would have session Of 90 days, and sug-
gested that ii affairs were to be expe-
dited the legislature should meet the
first Of January instead of the last Of
the year and rsmain in session until
the business was transacted.
Mr.. Jones of Sudbury was opposed
to the business principle OF definite
price for an indefinite job Mr.. Watson
Of st. Albans called sttention to the
large amount Of work resting upon a
legislator and the time it took to get
a body Of inexperienced legislators into
action. He scored the newspapers for
their criticism OF the Legislators and said
that If what the papers said about them
they really believed, it was a gross in
justice.
Mr.. Bacon then made his motion. He |
believed every laborer was worthy of |
his hire. He thought a legislator IN. |
CURED more liability when he came here
than he received pay for. He called
attention to the increased cost of living
since the provision for SO per diem was
made. Ar. Barber Of Brattleboro agreed |
with him. He said that II states were
paying on salary, seven 81 per diem,
seven So per diem and thirty-two $5 per |
diem. Connecticut paid $500 year,
Maine $500, Massachusetts, $3.50, New
York $500 and Rhode Island SIS a /
day.
Mr. Fish believed in the per diem sys-
tenn, but he believed So enough. He felt /
that he had received enough compensa-
tion for what he had done Mr.. Daniels
Of East Montpelier believed 50 enough I
and said he was opposed to holding out
any inducement in money to come to
the legislature. He didn't believe it was
the general sentiment throughout the
state that the pay should be increased.
With that the debate ended and the
bill was killed.
The Senate viii this afternoon try its
hand at the big taxation question OF off,
sets and q fiat rate on intangibles. Sen.
ator Finn this morning, after his bill
1876 creating tax commission had been
read third time, made a motion to or
der the bill to lie and be made special
order on the question OF it's passage for
a. - - u !
he made this motion so that he could
two House bills, 5S2 and
306, the bills abolishing offsets and max
ing tax of five mills on intangibles,
in amendments to his tax commission
bill.
The Senate voted to order the bill
10 lie. This means that the Senate win
his afternoon take up the three taxa
tian questions together for the first time,
The bills abolishing offsets and making
he tax on intangibles were House bills
md it was in the House that the offset 4
bill met its death. Should the Senate
pass the tax commission bill amended
With the offset bill and the intangibles
,ill, the responsibility for the killing Of
he taxation questions would rest on
he House.
1t was expected that the large taxa
ion committee would take some action
asst evening on the measures in their
lands, but Chairman Finn asked to be
excused on account of illness, and asked
hat the committee put off its delibera
ions until this evening. The enemies
If the Offset adjustment on the com.
nittee are anxious to act on House 500, !,
he Bacon bin strengthening up the pres
mt system The friends of the Offset
md intangibles bill will not compromise
n any halfway bill or change. They /
,elieve the two measures should be acted ]
lpon together. The real question row
Gems to be on whom to lay the blame !
or the imminent failure of the taxation
questions. II
Bill introduced in House.
II. 6l5. by the Joint standing commit
ee on state and court expenses, TO ]
mend section 6l47 of the statutes re-
ating to clerical assistance in the Office
+ the superintendent Of education.
Third Reading Ordered by House.
H. as4, us amended, to regulate COM
nitroeuts - the house of correction the 4 {