The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-20
By House to Employers Liza
bility Exempting Farmers
In PASSING BILLS TO-DAY.
The Senate Killed Bill Providing for
Arbitration Of Industrial Disputes.
Other Important Acts by
the Legislature.

| The Peek employers liability bill
which was debated at length yesterday
only to give way to the railroad discus.
sion, was passed by the Vermont House
this morning by decisive vote of l69
to a. At yesterday afternoons session,
two attempts were made TO amend the
bill, once by Mr. McCuen providing that
the bill should not apply to domestes,
farm laborers and log drivers. and again
| by Mr.. Webster OF Swanton. adding 4
contributory negligence clause; but both
failed. The House had amended the
bill yesterday, however, exemptimg
farmers IRON the provisions OF the law
There was little debate on the bill this
forenoon.
The House also passed the following
bills Relating to real estate transfers
and mortgages, relating TO aid OF towns
excessively burdened, TO incorporate the
Northern Casualty company, relating to
reports OF fees received by salared Off
cials, relating to warrants against de-
linquent taxpayers, relating to super
vision of sources of water and ice sup
ply.
On the last-named bin there was some
debate, II being favored by Messrs. Brv.
ant of Ludlow, Schofeld OF Richford.
Cory OF Montpelier, Stafford OF Brat
tleboro and Gatchel of Charleston,
Bailey Of Randolph, House OF Berlin,
Williams OF Peaeham, with MIR. McCuen
Iof Nergennes against it.
Boston & Maine Won Fight In the House
After a fight covering about FIVE hours,
the Boston & Maine railroad last night
won in its fight against the Central
Vermont railroad for rights at Brattle-
boro aud the bill was ordered TO be
read third time this afternoon. The
showing Of strength came on motion Of
Mr. Peck of Burlington to substitute
the minority report OF the railroad com
mittee, which favored the Central Yer
mont. in place of the majority report
for the b. & NJ company On yea
and nay vote the motion was lost, 81
to 1915 and when the third reading Of
the bill was called, the bin was sent
along by aeelamatiOn.
The debate Started at 2:3a YESTERDAYS
aAtNAARph 1tM was ANA AttA&tNIt4 liza Z
late last evening, The afternoon ses-
sion was enlivened By a tilt between
Mr.. Amey Of Brighton who defended the
Central Vermont, and Mr.. Babbitt OF |
Rockingham, when the latter asked Mr. |
Ainey ii he were not an attorney for the /
Grand Trunk Mr. Amey replied that he /
was, but would oppose this bill as ii /
he were protecting his own property /
and for similar reasons. Mr. Cory OF /
Montpelier thought Mr. Rabbits state.
ment reflected on the good faith OF Mr.. /
Amey, and Mr., Babhitt denied this with 4
vehemence The speaker
WAS obliged to call attention OF the
members to the fact that they must con
iinc their debate to the amendment un-
der consideration.
After three hours Of debate. an aa-
iournment for supper was taken and
Tie House resumsf again at 7:30 o'clock
II was then that the yea and nay vote
was taken, and after the decisive ma
Iority in support of the majOrity of the
railroad committee, giving the Boston
I Maine right to take property at Brat
.leboro. the other amendments present
d by the majority went through easily. 4
During the course Of the evening. time
vas taken TO receive the reports of the
on granting charter to this
Fifteen Miles Fails Electric company
night be substituted Tie ma jority re- i
lort was in favor Of the charter but j
he minority, consisting OF Messrs. + L.
+, G. Hunt and F. II. Cory !
hought the bill should not be passed 4
Normal School Bill in Senate.
The Senate passed the normal school
ill this morning, after long general
ebate, in which Senators Gordon. Dam !
els, Archibald Clark, Pike. Powell and
'aphn favored the bill, and Senators !
'orter. Butler and Dale opposed il. The !
ote stood Is for the bill and 9 opposed !
he yeas were Adams, Archibald. Bar !
en-. Clark, Cushman, Cults, Daniels. !
layis, Gordon, Griswold. Hitchcock. Ly- !
ord. Pike, Powell. Sheldon, Shepardson. I
'aplin and Tuttle. Those voting nav :
ere Butler, Coolidge, Dale, Edgerton, r
ield, Norton, Porter, Seaver and Smith. q
Senate Killed Arbitration Bill.
The Senate spent the greater part of Z
afternoon listening to the =
lOuse OeDANe on FNllfOhuS. out was IN
assion long enough to Kill Senator
ordon's bill providing for arbitration !
t industrial disputes and to introduce u
lree bills Of minor Importance. One !,
these bills allows free transports y
on of fire companies on railroads The Z
FILTRATION bin is the one which was on 4
Dsed by Barre branch Of the Granite =
utters' International association at z z
.eent meeting. 2
May Finish Next Week
Speaker Howe yesterday afternoon
ade careful canvass OF the house A
lmmittees TO ascertain how many bills
ere vet in their hands There were
liz SO such bills and p in the fles
the clerk. leaving l24 House bills vet n
be considered. This means that the TO
ork can easily be completed next week ii
ithout any al night session and with. n
It working Saturday afternoon and tn
onday forenoon. We
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