The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-22

maintenance of armories, was order
ed to third reading
Montpelier, Nov 21-Announcement
was made tonight that the House com
mittee on highways and bridges viii
introduce its bill tomorrow morning
to provide for the annual appropria-
ton for the state highways depart
, ment The bill will increase the APP
preparation from S150,000 to 100000
annually and calls for $50, 600 in add
ton to the latter amount, to be avail
able March /, 1913 to apply on the
various appropriations asked for 10
aid individual towns. Provision is
made for increasing the amount a
| town may vote TO receive like
amount from the state from $4,000
to 100000. In ancipation Of many
! of the towns taking advantage of this
! provision the committee believes that
| the surplus left from the annual APP
preparation of 100000 together with
the special appropriation of $4,000
will cover the appeals from towns for
| special aid now amounting to $4,000.
| The bill provides that the foremen
on state road work ineach town shall
be selected by the state highway com
/ missioner instead of by the selectmen
/ The bill has the approval of state
| Highway Commissioner Gates.
Vermonts apostle of economy, an
| gered at a conference made to him by
| a brother member of the lower branch
of the General Assembly blocked tne
| legislative wheels for nearly an hour
today while he frittered away the
in demanding yea and nay votes Mr.
Hapgood of Peru, was responsible Tor
taking the time OF the S6-a-minute Leg
slature. Il was the statement made
by Mr., Coburn OF Milton that Mr. Hap
good had already spoken AZ times this
session which aroused the ire OF the
Bennington county member
\ In both branches. many measures
were handled today, though but few
measures were put upon their pas
sage.
The first attempt at amendment Of
tax measures came this afternoon
when the ways and means commit
tee reported adversely on the Rabbit
bill to exempt money loaned in Yer
mont on real estate at 5 per cent The
ways and means committee has pre-
scented bill which lays a fiat rate Of
cloths of / per cent on dollar Of
| the grand list and allows offsets not
to exceed $500. II is known that the
advocates of Offsets had TO fight to
secure that clause in the bill. There
seems but little hope for the Rabbit
bill in the House.
The joint resolution, passed by the
Senate, providing for a recess cover
ing Thanksgiving week. came up in
the House and the question of mileage
was raised. Mr.. Mulin of West Rut-
land moved to amend so as to make
it read no" mileage instead of half
| mileage.
Mr. Mullins proposed amendment
was rejected. but the resolution was
amended so as to provide for adjourn
ment Friday morning. with three
fourths mileage, the vote being 1873 to
10.
Mr Hapeood moved to amend the
resolution further by making the mile
age nine cents, but the chair ruled the
motion out of order. The resolution.
with proposal of amendment was
adopted by vote of 202 to 8.
lhe othdNe TINS AFTERNOON duOpleu
the joint resolution, introduced by
Senator Babbitt relating to the bound
airy line between Vermont and New
Hampshire. and which provides for
proceedings in the United States SUI
preme court to determine the Ques-
ton at issue between the two states.
Among House bills passed by the
Senate in concurrence were those re-
lating to taking of land without the
limits Of a railroad; relating to net
ting and sharing game; authorizing
the Northern Educational union to dis
pose Of its property; relating to state
ornithologist; issue bonds; and re.at
ing to burial Of deceased INDECENT vet