Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-15
HOUSE PASSES THE
GOOD ROADS BILL
Effort to Cut Appropriation Down
from $15o,O00 to 100000
Is Defeated.
Continued from pnge one)


BATTELIiS BILL rs PASSED.
The House passed without debate this
morning the bill that was yesterday or
dered to a third reading. which excludes
automobiles and motor vehicles from the
highway leading from East Middlebury
to the Texas road. so-called, In the town
of Hancock.
The joint committee on final adjourn
ment made its report to tho Senate and
House this afternoon. The committee
asked for more time and the report was
tabled until Friday. Considerable talk
has been heard in the Hobbies to-day
about putting fl q joint resolution to-mor-
row providing for adjournment next Sat-
urday morning until after the holidays,
and 1t was stated this evening that such
resolution will be introduced tomorrow
morning. good number OF the mem
hers Of the Legislature are country mcr-
chants and they feel the necessity of be-
ing at home and attending to their pri-
Vate business during the closing days of
the year.
SIDE STEP INCOME TAX.
Both houses side stepped this afternoon
the proposed amendment TO the federal
constitution which involves the income
tax. The joint committee on federal rela-
ton reported to both houses adversely.
The sentiment of the Legislature Is large
~ divided on this question. The report
In both houses was ordered to lie and
before final action on this matter is
taken It Is sure 10 be exhaustively dis
cussed. After the report of the COM
mittee had been made to-day, Mr.. Boyce
OF Waterbury and Mr. Bronson of Hard
Low
H. favor of such an amendment. mas
much az the report of the committee had
already been made these petitions were
simply deposited with the clerk.
The weights and measures bill which
passed the House before the Thanks
giving recess came back from the Senate
this afternoon with eleven proposals Of
amendment. Most of these were I'M
Important and We're concurred in. but tho
proposition to leave the appointment Of
State commissioner of weights and
measures with the Governor instead of
slectng him by the Legislature provoked
rapid fire discussion, and the House
by q large majority refused to concur
In such n proposition. IF the Senate in
sists upon this proposal Of amendment n
committee of conference will follow, and
the safety of the bill itself at this stage
pf the session may be imperled.
SENATE PASSES TAX MEASURE.
The first real important taxation meas
IRE OF the session was passed by the
Senate this morning in the shape of
House bill +37, the measure prepared by
She ways and means committee giving
.he tax commissioner more extended
powers and providing for a centra LIZA
ton Of authority and a more rigid en-
forcoment of existing tax laws. There
was no debate over the bill itself, but an
amendment offered by Senator futile to
cut down the salary of the tax commits
toner from 5000, the sum named in the
BIN. to $500. his present salary, caused
some talk.
Senator Tuttle thought II the commits
soner was 70 receive this increase he
should he compelled 10 devote all OF his
time TO the duties of his Office and none
10 other business. lie compared the
salary or 200 with that received by most
bank cashiers ana treasurers In the State,
anyone Of whom he thought would be
perfectly capable Of filing the Office of
tax commissioner, and thought 5000 was
700 much, Senator Daniels felt the same
SIS Senator futile did about it. Senator
Archibald said that we had either been
the Increase was not excessive as the
extra duties imposed upon the tax COM
missioner certainly meant more work
and should be paid for. Senator Dale also
opposed the amendment and on a yea
and nay vote 1t killed by a vote
Of 10 to u and the bill passed in con-
currcnce.
STATE ORNfTHOL OGIST.
The Senate passed In concurrence bills
relating TO tie election of officers in fire
districts, prohibiting selectmen in towns
having NOR" than Is voters from holding
other town offices establishing the Office
Of state orniiholoEist and several private
bills
Iills providing for a commission to in
vo.liEato and report on n uniform sytem
a keep ping town accounts and relating TO
declarations in conveyance OF real estate
were killed.
senator Archibald tried to get the Sem
nj" TO reconsider its vote OF yesterday re-
fr~.nE third reading to II. 447, provid-
INK q uniform time for the settlement of
accounts by town officers so that It could
he recommitted to the judiciary commit
tee and further hearing held on 1t, but
the Senate seemed to think enough time
had been spent on the matter and refused
to reconsider.
CIT SALARY TO $500
At the afternoon session the Senate got
pfter Tax Commissioner Cushman's
salary again and succeeded In cutting It
down to $500. Senator Butler moved that
the vote passing the bill he reconsidered
and II was carried by a rising vote of IL
to H. Senator Porter announced that he
was not present this morning when the