The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-04
CHARLES COOPER
!. TRAINING SCHOOL
At BENNINGTON
Bill of Incorporation introduced
in Legislature Today
DEBATE ON SALARY BILL
Hapqood Measure Limiting Sessions
Stipend to $500 Created Long
Discussion Today.

Discussion Today.
Montpelier, Dec. Among the
bills introduced in the House this
morning was one by Mr.. Martin OF
Bennington, incorporating the Chas.
Cooper Industrial training school at
Bennington. The endowment for this
school was provided for in the will
of the late Charles Cooper, which
stipulates that the school shall be To-
Gated in what is now known as the
machine shop of the Charles Cooper
estate when the fund shall reach
the sum of 100000.
Another bill introduced IN the
House established the teachers re-
tirement fund not to exceed $4,000
to be appropriated by the state. Any
individual may contribute to this
fund.
A bill to incorporate the Brattle-
boro and Wilmington railroad COM
many was passed in the House.
Mr. Hapgood's bill limiting the pay
of members of the General Assembly
to 81 a day, the salary for the ses-
sion not to exceed $500, came up IN
the House for discussion this morn
ing and over half an hour was spent
in debating the measure. The bill
was introduced the last day before
the adjournment for the Thanksgiv'
ing recess and Mr.. Hapgood CRITICS
ed the quick report on the bill. Mr.
Martin of Bennington moved that II
be recommitted and that the House
pass some measure to prevent the
salary Juggling feature of every ses-
sion of the legislature. Mr.. Jose
of Johnson said it was impossible Tor
the House to make such a law. Mr..
Billings of Woodstock favored recon-
hitting and attaching a referendum
to the bill.
The House refused to recommit
and Mr.. Hapgood demanded the yeas
and nays. The House adjourned
with the bill still pending.
The Senate this morning passed
to third reading the bill providing
for a continuation of the publicity de
partment in the office of the secre-
tary of state and also the act repeal
ing the old blue laws in regard to
Sunday breaking.
Montpelier, Dec. 3.-Though a con-
siderable volume of business was
transacted in both branches of the
Legislature today but few measures,
except those of minor Importance
were enacted into law.
Interest begins to center around
the fate of the public service com-
mission which is at present hanging
in the balance. The Supreme court
will be called upon Thursday to de-
eide whether or not this commission
has transcribed its powers in max
ing arbitrary orders. Should the
court decide that the most fthe act
creating the public service commits.
sion is unconstitutional il is possible
that the entire act would be wiped
out and the present Legislature left
to create another public service COM
mission. The effect of such a man
date by the Supreme court, and il is
looked for by many of the states
ablest lawyers, would be to cut three
men off from the only soft snaps
there are in the states offerings.
Taxation is to get its first hearing
on the floor of the House tomorrow
afternoon when the fiat rate bill
which lays a tax of seven-tenths of
one per cent on all intangibles and
abolishes offsets in excess of $500
is to be made a special order at 215
o'clock
Though there was a big hearing in
the hall of Representatives tonight
in House bill sos, the codification of
the fish and game laws before the
farmers club. it is safe to say that
half of the members of the Lower
House are preparing to discuss the |
fiat rate bill and have put in the |
evening securing their data. Once |
taxation measures are started il is |
expected that they will occupy more |
or less of the time of the Legislature |
until FINAL adjournment.
Senate bill 113. which makes the |
closing hour of saloons and other IL |
censed places excepting places OF the |
fifth class 10 o'clock instead of IL |
o'clock in the evening. was read in /
the House this morning and referred |
~ AhN aOAhN NouAuiAAAtt vi temper Il
ance
The Observation-Disclosures rail- |
road charter bill, after being amend !
ed in committee. was ordered to a |
third reading tomorrow. This meas |
ure was held up in committee in or
der that slight amendments might |
be made.
Another public service commls-
sion measure went through the |
House this afternoon when House
bill 24s. TO limit the amount to be
paid annually by the state for abolish /
ing grade crossings. was passed.
The only attempt at debate in the /
House lasted less than FIVE minutes /
and was participated in by Mr.. Brig /
ham Of Bradford. who spoke i'm sup
port OF the insurance brokerage bill /
n. 5a2. and Mr.. Martin Of Bennine-
ton, who opposed the measure. The /
House passed the bill
The eshergency appropriation of
$5o00<for the state school Of agricul- |
turefat Randolph Center WAS nassed |
BY the House.
The S20o,oo0 annual appropriation
for the highway department eoes TO |
the committee on appropriations.