The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-17
Said the House When Ii KILLED
S25O,OOO Building Bill
AFTER SPIRITED DEBATE
Efforts to Get Appropriation Through Il
Build State Library Building Failed
To-day-House Raped Supt.
Stone Hard.

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tion little in the adoption OF the two
following resolutions
/ BY Mr.. Dawson of Dandy; that the
speaker appoint a committee of five Ia
investigate and report not later than
Friday morning why the report of tho
state superintendent OF education fol
| 1910 has not been delivered to the gen,
eral assembly, but stored in the state
/ library. This resolution was adorted.
/ The speaker later appointed as a COM
mittee on this resolution Dartt Oh
/ Springfield, Burbank of Cabot, CARL OF
Canaan, Gage of Weathersfeld and Car.
penter OF Northfield,
The other resolution, by Mr. Pittridge
OF Leicester, provides that Mason s,
Stone, state superintendent of education,
/ be instructed to at once deliver TO the
general assembly his annual report for
1 1910, and that the chair appoint a com
mittee of FIVE to carry out this resolu-
/ ton The resolution was adopted Mr..
/ Pittridge spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton
| Iii the Senate this morning, the llth
and 18th proposals of amendment to the
state constitution were reported favor
/ ably by the special committee, and on
motion of Senator Gordon were ordered
to lie and be printed and be made
special order for Wednesday afternoon
at 2:20 o'clock
The nth proposal relates to the decIa-
ration that when person is deprived
OF his property for the public good he
should receive an equivalent in money
The 18th proposal places six-year
timeloek on the constitution, instead OF
ten-year period
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendment to the Burlington
union passenger station bill, which takes
away the right OF an appeal directly TO
the supreme court.
The proposed appropriation of $780,
600 for new building for the state
library. the supreme court. etc, was
killed by the House this forenoon after
debate An effort to have the bill
lie and be made a special order for
Thursday afternoon or Friday morning,
favored by Mr.. House OF Berlin. Mr.
Fletcher Of Cavendish, Mr.. Cory of
Montpelier, Mr.. Martin Of BrookIine. Mr..
Howard of Whiting and Mr. Williams
OF Peacham, was defeated by the House.
Mr. McHugh of Weybridge opened the
debate by opposing the measure as an
extravagant proposition and advocated
leaving the matter over for the succeed
ing legislature.
Mr. House OF Berlin favored the bill
as one that was absolutely necessary and
that would prove in the end an econom.
ical affair. MIR. Fletcher Of Cavendish
strongly urged the passage OF the meas
ure as a crying necessity for the better
and quicker transaction Of the states
business. He believed il would save
thousands of dollars each session, Mr..
Schofeld of Richford, Mr.. Bronson OF
Hardwick and Mr.. Martin of Brookline
favored the measure. 1t was opposed
by Mr. Ives of Mt. Holly. Mr.. Dearborn
Of Lincoln. Mr. Clark of Morristown
Mr.. Warner of Cornwall, Mr.. Peck Of
Burlington
Mr. Cory OF Montpelier spoke in IA
vor OF the bill and moved that the
whole matter lie until next Thursday
morning at 1890. This motion was OPP
posed by Mr.. Boyee of Waterbury, ia
vored by Mr.. Peck of Burlington. Mr..
Clark of Morristown, Mr.. Ives of Mount
Holly The motion was lost On the
main question of third reading, remarks
in opposition We're made by Mr.. Boyce
of Waterbury Mr.. Hays of Goshen
moved the previous question and Mr..
Bowen of Sunderland demanded the yeas
and nays, but later withdrew the de-
mand. The demand for the previous
question was sustained and the third
reading Of the bill was refused.
Just before the noon recess, the House
took up the normal school fight, but had
proceeded only a short way when the
dinner call became too strong Mr..
Dart spoke in favor OF the central nor
NAL school plan. Mr. Billings Of Wood
stock proposed an amendment providing
for the leasing OF the johnson normal
school, and Mr. Stone Of Wallingford
advanced another making the taking
over of the Castleton school obligatory.
With that the House adjourned
Minor Business by House.
A bill was introduced in the House
to provide for repairs and alterations
to the courthouse in Franklin county;
It laws a tax of cents on the dollar
Of the grand list OF 1915 and the sltera
tions are to make the Offices Of Judge Of
probate and county clerk fire proof.
The House passed the bill to regulate
railroad demurrage charges, to provide
apartments for the records and files OF
The public service commission, TO make
the salary of commissioner of weights
and measures Sl,400
Other bills passed by the House are
is follows: Relating to examination
If inventories, relating to providing wa
.ering. troughs, to provide for publicity
IF campaign expenses, relating 20 the
employment Of railroad engineers, to
provide state aid for INDECENT veterans.
% restrict and regulate the sale of oleo-
laying a tax on Bennington
.ounty. relating 20 the change Of nams
,f Arrowhead mountain 70 Rattlesnake
mountain. relating TO deductions on ae.
ount or debts owing. relating to the
,inding OF certificates and permits
Imending an act Incorporating the Pleas
mt View Cemetery association OF Bar
let, relating 10 commitment for misdo
neanors. relating TO hearings held bi
he public service commission.
Senate Passed Bills in cOncurrenoe.