The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-22
THREE-F0URTHS MILEAGE
OVER ADJOURNMENT
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ed to arouse the fighting blood of tn,
Bennington county member, and he an
nounced that he had had hearty din
ner and was prepared to stay all night
| By demanding yea and nay votes, in
sisting on the reading OF a long bill in
full instead of by title only and inter.
posing other obstacles he prevented an
early adjournment. An attempt was
made to use club on Mr.. Iapgood when
Mr.. Gage Of Weathersfeld, chairman OF
the committee on highways and bridges
halted debate on the mileage resolu-
ton long enough TO announce that there
would be a public hearing on the Peru
turnpike bill Immediately after adjourn.
ment.
This is measure in which Mr.. Hap
good is very much interested and to
bring it up for discussion at time
when the member from Peru was at
tempting TO block legislation would have
resulted in the measure receiving scant
consideration at the hands Of those OPP
posing Mr.. Hapgood's tactics in the
House. The member from Peru smiled
and grimly remarked in response to
the announcement of Mr.. Gage that he
should not surrender. though by so doing
he might advance the interests of thu
turnpike bill. Probably there has not
been a more successful one-man filibus-
ter in the House in 20 years.
The filibuster started on the Joint
Iresolution relating to adjournment for
Thanksgiving recess. On the motion OF
Mr., Mullen of West Rutland to amend
the resolution by making ii no mileage
instead OF half mileage, on which Mr..
Mullen called for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Cook of Lyndon moved TO amend
the motion of Mr.. Mullen by striking
out the word mo" and inserting three
fourths mileage"
Mr. Hulett of Rutland favored defeat
ing all amendments and adopting the |
resolution as it came from the Senate |
The proposed amendment by Mr.. Null |
len was lost, and Mr. Hapgood of Peru |
demanded the yeas and nays,
Mr.. PcIkey Of Fair Haven at this I
point moved to adjourn, but the motion
was defeated.
The result of the yeas and nays was:
Yes. 1888; nays. rs: and the resolution
was amended, to adjourn Friday morn
ing with three-fourths mileage
Mr. Donnellv of Vergennes moved that
the House adjourn, but the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Hapgood moved to further amend
the resolution by making the mileage
nine cents, instead of three fourths mile
age; the chair ruled that the motion
Of Mr.. Hapgood was out of order. On
the question of the adoption Of the
joint resolution with proposals Of amend
ment, Mr.. Hapgod of Peru called for
the yeas and NAYS, which resulted;
Yeas. 202; nays, ).
During the remarks OF the member
from Peru. the desks were slammed for
the first time this session, and a storm
If Kisses greeted this veteran legislator
who stood to his guns and defcd the
House to browbeat him by desk slam
ming tactics AT times the situation
vas extremely ridiculous.
The Brattleboro Underpass Bill.
Yesterday was day of debate. and I
( took nearly an hour in the afternoon I
% thresh out the Brattleboro overpass
iii, which was killed on yea and nay $
-ote of AZ for the bill and $50 against.
lr. Cook OF Lyndon, who made trip
o Brattleboro Saturday and personally :
Inspected the need of an oyerpass, did !
ot favor an overpass of IL feet, in 7
tead Of p feet as required by the !
tatnte Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro q
made valiant fight in support Of the Z
MEASURE but his progressive brother !
lember from Lyndon was armed with Y
acts and figures and had spent consid Y
rable time in acquainting himself with
he opinions of railroad trainmen regard
ne the advisability of constructing an
8 foot oyerpass on any railroad.
Many visitors crowded into the cham.
or and every seat in the gallery was
He'd when Mr.. Cook delivered speech
about 20 minutes length in opposition
) the bill. He announced that he
lould move to amend the bill by max
u all overpasses Is instead Of % feet
nd in an instant it became manifest
nat he was sure Of support on his orig
Ial contention. Members shook their
nads against general lS-foot law.
hen Mr. Cook grilled the railroads and
lose supporting the railroads in legis-
ton calculated to place lesser valu
ion on human life Mr.. Donnelly of
ergennes demanded the yeas and nays.
all, nearly three hours were devoted
debating this measure. Many Brat
eboro people were present to urge fa-
,rable consideration of the measure. 1t
as announced Immediately after the
II was killed that motion would be
ade to-day TO reconsider and have the
ouse. in committee of the whole, dis
SIS the merits of the case.
Flat Rate Bill Recommended.
The first attempt at emasculation of
X measures came yesterday afternoon,
zen the ways and means committee re-
rted adversely on the Babbitt bill to
empt money loaned in Vermont on
al estate at five per cent, The ways
d means committee has presented a
] which lays a fat rate of seven
nths of one per cent. on a dollar of
e grand list and allows offsets not TO
coed 81 500. 1t is known that the ad-
Gates of offsets had to fight to secure
1t cause in the bill. There seems but
tie hope for the Babbitt bill in the
use.
The following is an abstract of II. 374, =
, fat rate bill: Personal property is
be set in the abstract of individuals
the first day of April at one per cent
its appraised valuation and shall be