The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-06
The House Refused to Consider
Babbitt Exemption Measure
PUT IT OVER TO THURSDAY
Senate Gets Anxious About Final Ad-
journment and Adopts Resolution
Looking to Fixing the Date
Some New Measures In.
State House. Dec. 0.


When Mr.. Jose OF johnson to-da
called up Senate bill 81, the Babbitt bi
providing for an exemption of all none
loaned on real estate at not over iiv
per cent, ii was evident that the ad
ministration intended to put the meas
ure through despite the adverse repor
from the ways and means committee
| However, opposition made its appear
ance Mr.. Commings of Richford though
the House should take up its own meas
ure on this matter before giving til,
Senate bill consideration. Mr.. Proctor
of Proctor poured little oil on what
rescmbled troubled waters. He thought
il would be wen to consider the Hous.
bill first. Mr.. Martin of Bennington
said he was surprised to see such tac
ties adopted, and said II was case OF
railroading the measure.
Mr.. Wright of Westminster wanted
the House to debate the bill Mr.. Thorn
as of Salisbury protested that it was
unfair to attempt to put the bill
through at this time. Mr.. Foote of
Cornwall sidetracked further discussion
by moving to make it special order
for Thursday. Dec IL. at 2:l5 p. m. 1t
was so voted.
In his PRAYER in the House this morn
ing. Chaplain Ford urged the lawmakers
to take no action calculated to make
Sunday any less day of rest than the
present law contemplates.
Mr.. Hawley Of Darlington introduced
bill to-day providing for licensing
pawnbrokers. The measure fixes IL
cense fee of $l5, payable annually, and
provides that pawnbrokers must fur
nish bond of $500 and keep an ac-
curatc account of all business transact
ed
Another conservation measure made
its appearance to-day. when Mr.. Hap
good introduced bill providing that all
timber lands of 100 or more acres, which
shall be put under perpetual control OF
the state so far as cutting of timber
il concerned. shall for taxation be set
In the list in towns situated at one
half OF one per cent of appraised value.
When House bill gs. relating to the
exemption Of soldiers homesteads, came
up for third reading. Mr.. Jose OF
Johnson offered an amendment making
the amount of exemption 81 800 instead
,f 81 900 Mr.. Mcclellan Of Plymouth,
luthor Of the bill accepted the amend |
nent. but his seatmate, Mr.. Hapgood |
# Peru. thought that I'VE have done |
.nough for the old soldiers" The bill |
vas passed with rush.
The bin relating to the PRONUNCIATION
# the public acts. which was denied
hird reading yesterday, was reconsid- /
red at the morning session to-day and
las been recommittcd to the commit
ee.
MIR. Hapgood introduced another bill.
elating to the marking of ballots and
Ir. Martin of Bennington put in an
ther to incorporate the Southern Yer
lont Light & Power company. The
louise passed its own bin relating to
he system Of voting, the bill being
relating to exemption Of
oldiers' homesteads from taxation, as
mended to amend the charter of the
illage of Orleans, as amended.
Senate Thinks About Adjourning.
The Senate is getting nervous about I
le chances OF getting home for Christ :
las and this morning adopted a Joint |
providing for committee to |
vestigate the condition of business in {
le legislature. The resolution is as /
flows:
Resolved by the Senate and House of
''Seotion /. That special committee
of two senators and three rep J
sentatives, be appointed by the pre-
ding officer of each house, respectively,
hose duty il shall be to confer and ad
Sc with the chairmen of standing com I
ittees of both houses for the purpose
influencing and securing early reports !,
all bills now in the hands of com =
ittees.
"Sec. 2. That the president of the q
nate and speaker of the House of
adjourn their respective :
uses without day, on Tuesday, Dec. !
next, at 10 o'clock in the fore !!
on, e
at section of the resolution be strick- y
out Adopted. i
Senator Mower of Chittenden moved g
amend tnc RESOLUTION DN duOlHH 10
.tion "and such special committee b.
I'll report to their respective houses T"
ring each week until all bills have ca
m reported by committee" This ca
endmsnt was agreed to. and the res u
Ition as twice amended was adopted ~
the part of the Senate. W
Is and Joint Resolutions Approved. III
An act TO amend section ) of No. lis -
the acts Of 1872. as amended by sec IL
n I OF No. III Of the acts Of 1874. do
ating 20 Mortified graded school dis
{ in Northfsh. We
In act 60 amend No. 345 Of the acts be
1910, entitled "An act to incorporate vi
st. Albaus & Swanton Traction th
lpany." mi
In act in addition to subdivision ?;
section p of No. l50 of the acts un
lsa6. a. amended by No. 2a3 Of the Cd
) Of 1910. entitled ~An act to incor- in.
ate n city and a town Of 1t. Albans.
N act to amend section 81 Of No. l5s of
the acts Of 1910. relating TO the de bai
Of surplus by savings banks au
trust companies. th,
N act % incorporate the Overlook chs
ietcrv association. SO
n act 70 amend section ; of No. 2nT orr
he acts OF 1894. as amended by No. va