Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-02
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HUSTLED FOR ATTENDANCE.
The House got into an unusual fix yes
terday afternoon that tied it up for two
hours over the bill which was finally
passed fixing a flat rate of seven-tenths
OF one per cent. on >intangibles. This be-
ins tax measure the constitution pro-
vides that two-thirds OF the members
Of the House, or l64 in this case, must
be present. and on the first roll call
there were only 160. There was no
straight call of the House but the mem
bers we're requested to remain inside the
hall while the sergeant alarms and door
keepers hustled around and finally
brought in, including the House mem.
bers of the conference committee on the
railroad bill. just enough to make the
requi d two-thirds
When the discussion on this bill start
cd, led as it well and forcibly was by
Representative Branch OF Grand Isle
who spoke in its favor, hardly any of
it's friends believed such a bill could he
put through at this session but the
result OF the yea and nay vote is an evil
dence Of the strong support it had.
The amended trustee process bill which
went through in the closing hours was
compromise measure on the Senate
ard House bills which earlier in the ses-
sion passed their respective bodies but
were rejected in the other. The bill that
went through exempts pending suits.
debts contracted prior to February l.,
1911. and necessities" from trustee
process. The Senate later killed this
bill.
HOUSE IN GENEROUS MOOD.
Another surprise yesterday was the
rasssge Of the bin relating to taxation of
deposits in savings banks and trust com
! panies which removes the 5000 limit that
| can be deposited in any one institution in
| the State
The House was in a generous mood Sat
urday morning and while it did not raise
the salary of the State highway commits
s;oner It. In conjunction with the Senate
voted the present commissioner 800 addi-
tional for 1911 and like sum for 1912 The
salary Of the commissioner Is sl,SCp a
year. Another attempt was made hy
/ Joint resolution to raise the salary Of the
hank commissioner from 5000 to $500
and give him $1,000 for CLERK hire Til.
| joint resolution was introduced by Mr.
| Bean OF Newport but the House wJulC
not adopt it. 1t did adopt the Joint reso,
| luton raising the salary of the attorney
general from $500 10 5000 but the Senate
killed It.
The House also refused to adopt a join
resolution introduced into that body civ,
Ing the members of the committee on re-
vision of bills IS per day. 1t refused tC
adopt in concurrence a joint resolution
| originating in the Senate placing Yer
mont on record as in favor of holding tn,
| Panama exposition at San Francisco ant
so instructing the Vermont delegation il
Congress
REPORT ON RAILROAD BILL.
The full text OF the report submitted
to the House by the conference com
mittee on the railroad follows:
| The undersigned. the committee ap
| pointed on behalf of the House o
Representatives, members of the commit
tee of conference, upon the disagreein'
votes of the House and Senate upoi
| House i'll, entitled II 1872 An act e
authorize the Vermont Valley railroad t
| construct and operate railroad between
| Brattleboro and South Vernon and t
take land therefor respectfully repor
that they have been in conference witt
the Senate committee since their appoint
ment; no agreement could be reached
by which the Vermont Valley railroa'
would be permitted to have an indie
| pendent line OF tracks uncontrolled b.
the Central Vermont Railway company
The objection raised was that tn
Legislature should not take any property
however small, used for railroad pur
poses by enc railroad corporation an
permit Its use by another railroad cor
poration. 1t was then suggested by tn
members of the committee on the par
OF the Senate that We give the Vernon
Valley railroad the right to take tina
land Of tho New London Northern Rail
road company lying upon and west q
Vernon street in Brattleboro, which
not now, and never has been. used 70
railroad purposes, to which the member
OF the committee on the part Of tn
House acceded, and in furtherance c
this idea, the members OF the committe
: on the part of the House, submitted IN
following proposition in writing:
THIS CHANGE SUGGESTED.
And the said Vermont Valley rail
, road may construct its line in Brattle
born, upon a double track location, an
! for that purpose may cross the lo.atlo
) OF the New London Northern Rairoa,
/ company in the town of Vernon soulI
Of the meadows using only 50 mucl
thereof as may be necessary for tn
construction of one overhead or under
! pass. and may take of the lands Of tn
I New London Northern railroad in Brat
: tleboro, west of Vernon street. not use.
for railroad purposes, ana may take 81,
e much OF Bridge street ana Vernon
! street, as may ba IAcasSarg u canslrua