The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-28
CENTRAL VERMONT
WON IN SENATE
LOST IN HOUSE
Big Railroad Fight Not Yet
Decided
LOOKING TO ADJOURNMENT
Senate Again Killed Trustee Process
Bill But BY Small
Margin
LOOKING TO ADJOURNMENT

Montpelier, Jan. 2S.-Both houses
Of the legislature have been in ses-
sion this morning but the situation
as to final adjournment has so many
conflicting features that it is difficult
to make any predictions.
The Senate passed H AGA incorpor-
ating the Northern Traction Co, II
$50 relating to the collection of taxes.
Senator Porter introduced a bill
which was passed relating to exemp-
ton from trustee process. This is
copy of the law now in force in
Maine and New Hampshire.
The House passed II $50 relating
to the taxation of deposits in savings
banks and trust companies, S 1872 re-
lating to Inheritance taxes and tax
able transfers. II 66S the appropria-
tion bill providing for the support of
the government.
The House had a generous streak
this morning and increased the sal
airy of the state highway commissions
er from $500 to $500. The House
also voted to raise the salary of the
attorney general TO $4,000 but the res
olution was killed in the Senate, as
was also a resolution to raise the sal
airy of the state bank commissioner
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Senate last evening by an en-
phatic vote, 10 TO IL, turned down
the majority report of the railroad
and judiciary committee and adopted
the proposal of amendment advocated
by the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany. to the Boston and Maine bill,
seeking rights for the Vermont Valley
to take land and lay double tracks
through the formers yards in Brattle-
boro
The victory for the Central Yer
mont was far from final, however for,
by vote OF 1874 to 81 the House at
IL O'Clock refused to concur in the
Senate proposals OF amendment. No
conference committee was asked for
before adjournment.
AS a parting salute the Senate
again killed the trustee process bill,
but this time by narrow margin, Is
to IA, the absence of Senator Adams
of Marlboro from the Senate chamber
prevented a tie. He was Ill and
went home 10 minutes before the vote
was taken.
Senators who had stuck to the two
Senate trustee bills declared they
could support them no longer and
broke from ranks that at one time
numbered 81. Butterfield Of Orleans
was the first He declared that bill
which bore his name and which he
had never read had been used to mop
the floor OF the other branch. This
evening he asked to be released from
his promise and secured release. The
House bill was the best they could do
and as he was anxious TO keep faith
with the party would support II. SEN
ator Dale said that the amended bill
overcome his objection and he en-
deavored TO have the other senators,
(Cushman and Archibald) agree but
was unsuccessful. He had fought to
the last ditch but could carry the
fight no farther.
Archibald OF Bennington declared
that party pledges were not taken In
to account when they killed the only
bill pertaining to direct primary
which had come before the Senate.
The claim was made by Cushman
and Archibald that the alleged con-
ference report had not been agreed
upon at any meeting they attended,
but was received by the House men,
bers passing paper around which they
declared was irregular. Nevertheless
the Senate passed upon II as present
ed.
The senator's who voted In the af-
nrmatlve were Barden, Butler, But
terrified. Clark. Cults, Dale, Daniels,
Edgarton, Gordon. Hitchcock, Horton,
Powell. Smith. futile In the mega
tive were Archibald, Coolidge, Cush-
man, Darling. Davis. Field, Griswold,
Lyford, Pike, Porter, Scribner, Seav'
err Sheldon. Shepardson and Taplin.
No. 10, yes, IA.
During the intermission Speaker
Howe and Lieut.. Gov. Slack and
Clerk of the House Charles A. Plum
ley were presented with gold watches
by members and Chaplains Ford and
Farman with purses.