The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-26
TO
CHOOSE HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONER
Amended Bill Which Appeared
in House This Morning
PASSED TRUSTEE PROCESS
Bill to Exempt $40 in Wages Furnish
es First Fight Of
Session

Montpelier Oct, 26.--Neither the
controversy over the trustee process
bill or the fact that the festivities of
ladies week are now in full blast
seemed to disturb the serenity of the
legislature when it met this morning
Considerable business was transacted
at the forenoon session and a num-
Der Of bills were introduced.
One of the most important acts
was the course pursued with the bill
providing for the election of the state
highway commissioner instead of ap-
pointing that official by the governor.
The bill has been amended so as to
place the election of the legislature
instead of the people and is now with
the committee.
A third reading was ordered in the
house on the bill providing that grand
jurors may be summoned. at the dis
erection OF the court instead of at
stated periods as is now the case.
Petitions for state wide prohibition
were presented this morning by Rep
resentatives Calderwood OF st. Johns
bury and Clark of Morristown.
A third reading was ordered on the
bill providing for the election OF rep
resentatiyes by a plurality vote after
the second ballot. and also on the bill
empowering the state board of health
to enforce regulations for ventilation
in factories.
Mr.. Eaton of Bradford this morn.
ing introduced bill appropriating
$4,000 for the construction of a bridge
over the Connecticut river at Brad.
ford.
The biggest fight Of the session
took place in the House Yesterday Of.
ternoon when the trustee process bill
was under discussion. A dozen Gin.
surgents," ignoring party pledges
stoutiy fought the measure. An effort
was made TO amend the measure nv
striking out the $40 absolute exemn.
ton. After an hours debate the
yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.
Maun OF st. Adams resulting. yeas
o. nays. 1853; and the House refused
70 ADOPT the amendment proposed nv
Mr.. Carl of Canaan. The ornaments
OF the measure endeavored 10 most.
pone nnal action on the bill but the
friends OF trustee process. seeing vic.
Tory In sight, would not stop until the
Dill mad passed the House. The onno.
nents claim that so long as there
were several bills before the legislai.
ure dealing with the same subject mot
ter they ought to be given n fair con.
sideration before final action was m.
Ken on this measure. The House was
not In temper TO listen to this nd.
vice refused to lay the bill on the
liable and passed II by large vote
IN the debate which disclosed the
hitherto latent oratorical timber Mr.
Carl OF Canaan who offered the
amendment that would have destroy.
ed the bill, declared that there was
no ciamoring for this measure from
the honest working man. He insist.
ed that its passage would render tho
many bills OF doubtful creditors on
the books OF merchants absolutely
worthless. Mr.. Webster OF Swanton
who fathered the bill, made A strong
argument in It's favor.
The laboring man was in n dIstinc.
i've class, he said. He cannot roach
mat stage that others may roach ana
does not enjoy exemptions others
nave. The present law, he said has
served It's usefulness. II was mass.
ca when Vermont was purely an agrI.
cultural state. and now that n Is IN.
dustrial, conditions have changed
Inc amendment would XIII the hill
Mr.. Fletcher OF Cavendlsh believed
mat II party pledges meant ANYTHING
every man m this floor was nledved
to this bill, irrespective Of party. aTf
mis- bill Is right" said he. pass n
u too drastic, amend H." He urged
hem not to amend II 80 rs 10 DESTROY
rs value. He cautioned them TINT
II they did not observe marty pledres
and pass this bill. there were dangers
'f another party being started.
Mr. Peck OF burlington supported |
he position taken by Mr.. Fletcher N |
ihev tllled this bill. thov should wine !
NM I'll excavations also. and then
'hev would surely have another mar. |
" Mr. Peck quoted n passage from
Tow Nead's inaurura' address IN
which he advocated n trustee hill nro.
-ece Hill
W. bronson ~ Hardwlck favored
.ho hll. re aid Mr. CORY OF Montnel. |
er who made The statement that
no wns IN wav reasonable for tho
N'oe've beirs BROUGHT before tho
Ho's'niure. fn recalled that two
'"ars nro otter the hin had passed |
no Hcuee \ wna taken mn IN tho /
'enafn Thev Ind votes enough M
'hat time n nass r. hut out NJ cour.
.""v IN pertain senators the hin was
'""wed 10 % over until after tho 70.
'Ns' Whom ihev ra.onnvenad ava
mo biz cn"e before them two M The
'"''7'"re who vntoi FIR " the arsi
~. % wow ahsonf and the bill was
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~ r'i's ~ p~nnkeeia ssia Tho hi,
fas IN favor ~ the professional aacsa
'eaf - the honest man had no irnpbic
r''h he nrcscnt law. Mr.. Cronf az
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