The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-26
EFFORT TO REACH
ADJOU R N MENT
ON SATURDAY
Senate So Votes But House
Has Not Considered Subject
TACONIC RAILROAD BILL
Now in Hands of Governor Mead Hav-
ing Been Passed by Both
Houses

Montpelier, Jan. 26,-The Senate
today again voted to adjourn Satur,
day, 1t having reconsidered its action
of Wednesday, but the House has not
yet considered the subject A strong
effort however is being made to adj
journ on that day
The important matter of the SEN
ate this morning was the passage Of
172 relating TO the taxation Of per-
sonal property. This bill puts a
fiat rate on intangibles and was stub
bornly fought passing by vote of II
TO ~.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
his morning incorporating the Mont
pelier Fire Insurance Company with
capital of 100000.
The Senate has a large amount OF
work cut out, the House having its
business we'll cleaned up to the pres
emit
A bill was introduced in the House
this morning from the committee on
ways and means for additional reven-
he. The bill relates to the taxation
Of deposits In savings banks and trust
companies.
The House this morning killed II
sos. This bill provided for the cleo
ion OF superior judges for a six year
ierm. The House passed II ESQ APP
propriating $4,000 for new dormitor-
les at the Vermont Industrial school
1t Vergennes, II 6SS as amended in
cooperating the village of Middlebury
II 1928 providing for the repair Of the
highway between Wardsboro Station
and Wardsboro village, S l relating to
exemption of hotels, etc, from taxa
ton.
Seldom has Representatives, hall
been crowded as It was Tuesday eve.
ming when the amusement committee
| from the Senate and House pulled on
mock session for which active prepar.
atoms have been In progress the past
two weeks. The program was alto
gether out OF the ordinary and includ
ed in addition TO the Introduction OF
bills, messages from the Senate and
governor; Hapgood's song by quar-
tette led by Senator Taplin; poem
The Yankee" by Representative
Dart; Smoke Dreams and Rope
Spinning" by Doorkeeper w. Fiske;
Joint resolutions, etc. Representative
CARL of Canaan was speaker; Rep
resentatiye Bowles OF Woodford
clerk; Representative Wall Of Dorset
assistant clerk; II. Il. Slayton, sec
ond assistant clerk; while several OF
the heavyweights In both houses act
ed as pages. An ode on primary
elections by +. L. Chatterton was a
feature as was the poem on the legis
lature OF 1910 and 1911 by Represen
,atlve Bryant Of Ludlow. The action
of the Senate in refusing to pass In
concurrence several. House bills, in
volving party pledges, Mrs. Annette
Parmalee. G. ]. Ferguson and Others
came in for several sharp raps. The
fun was fast and furiuos until every
body was tired out.
The Taconic Valley Railroad bill
and the bill granting a charter TO the
lSecond Congregational church OF Ben
nington are both in the hands OF the
lgovernor, having passed both houses
The Fifteen Mile Falls bill which
calls for the development of $4,000
horse power electric plant on the
Connecticut river In Barnet was pass
ed yesterday afternoon after a mum
Der OF amendments had been voted
down.
The Amey Nvl which was advanced
to third Ieefing Tuesday by ma
| - - ct hu ~ q
IS to 81. was y IS ga yesterday l07 L
". This act Substantially abolishei
capital punishH cnt by making thu
penalty for nU der cases life impris
onment except when the jury shall
return with their verdict the recon
mendatlon with capital punishment
This does not apply TO proceeding
or prosecutions heretofore commend
ed or now pending or TO murder
heretofore committed. The act Is 4
take effect February /.
The House yesterday afternoon b,
a vote OF Sc to Of killed the bill rails
lng the salary OF the state highwa'
commissioner from $500 TO $500 an
nually and allowing him $500 a yea
for clerk hire There was no debat
ON the bill which was introduced Il
the House by the committee on high
ways and bridges. The bill prohib
ting what is known as the whit
slave" traffic was also passed withou
debate.
The Senate yesterday afternoon r.
, considered It's vote passing the JOIN
resolution providing for final adjourn
mont next Saturday morning. Thi
4 was done on motion of Senator Tai
lin. Senator Gordon told the Senat
! that he did not think Il was possible
to finish up the work by that time
2 The motion was opposed by Senate
9 Archibald who said n a date was ny
I cd the work would be completed i
/, time. Il would furnish an inconuv
/ To work n little harder to bring
: labout The vote was reconsluere
and the motion laid on the table
After some discussion the Senat
b Yesterday morning adopted the JOIN
!. resolution. which originated In IN
d House calling upon the attorney ger
l. erai TO conduct through the puoll
}, service commission an investigated
J. INTO the rates Of transportation ON IN
Rutland road. Tho resolution was r.
nortod favorahly by the railroad con
m9tee. senator Archibald obiecte
a ON the ground that he did not thin
N ANYTHING could be accomplished "a
Z der the resolution than the publ
!" II A.. a..