The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-15

up for consideration.
The Senate adjourned this after
noon until Monday evening and the
House will adjourn tomorrow morn
ing until the same time
Montpelier, Nov. 1.-THE tendency
to recommit measures to committees
was displayed in several instances
today, among the bills sent back be-
ing House SO, to exempt soldiers
homesteads from taxation.
The Senate ordered to a third read
ing the bill providing for an annual
census of maple products and domes-
tic animals and made special order
for Tuesday morning next on Senate
bill 46, providing for the Inspection
and regulation of the sale of milk.
The supporters and opponents OF
the 54-hour law for women and child
rem employed in manufacturing ana
mechanical establishments have been
at the capitol this afternoon IN 1ull
force to appear before the joint stand
ing committee on immigration and
labor.
Supporters of the bill to reduce the
tax on oleomargaTine and throns
of persons interested in hearing argu-
ments concerning the need of more
room inthe capital have had an OPP
portunity this evening to express
themselves on the first mentioned
proposition and to listen to the rec
concentrations of the special commit
tee appointed to study the needs OF
the state on the latter question.
In the Senate this morning Mr.
Laird introduced a bill to increase
the salary of the governor to S5OOO
annually with reasonable expenses
and allowing not over $1,000 for the
expense of the governors staff.
Mr.. Foote of Cornwall introduced
a bill to prohibit insuring for more
than fair value, or for longer than
five wears. The measure provides
that companies be not liable for any
thing beyond actual value of property
in time of loss.
Mr.. Hapgoods opposition to House
bill 213, relating to making false
statements to obtain property or
credit. passed the measure on viva
vCCe vote.
When House bill 249, to increase
grade crossing appropriation from S25,
600 to $4,000 annually, came up
Mr.. Wright of Williston, chairman
of the committee on railroads, spoke
in support of the measure. Mr.. Mar
tin of Bennington moved that the bill
be committed TO the committee on APP
preparations as it is not known at
this time how much money the state
can devote to the work. II was so
voted.
The House passed Senate bill 80,
relating TO SEEMING in Lake Cham
plain
House bill 176, to improve sanitary
conditions in the sale of dread and
cake. was ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Piumley of Mortified intro
duced a bill to amend certain sec
tons of the Public Statutes relating
to the taking of land and water by rail-
road corporations. The questions OF
the necessity for and the extent of
such appropriations are left with the
public service commission. The bill
was referred TO the committee on
railroads
The Senate this morning passed
Senate bill 20, relating to the inspec-
ton of creamerles.
Third reading was ordered on the
Senate bills extending the charter OF
the Rutland County Trust company
TO prevent evasion of laws relative
to marriage and relating to the hear
ing of questions OF law in Supreme
court in the absence of the respon
dent.
Third reading was refused on the
Senate bills relating to the care o.
estates prior to probate of Wills, re
lating tothe duties and salaries o
town clerks and relative to licens,
commissioners.
Vaccinationists and anti yaccina
tionists were out in force this even
ing and probably 200 persons attend
ed a hearing before the joint commit
tee on public health on Senate bill CO
known as the compulsory vaccina
ton bill.
Dr. p. l.. Templeton of Montpelie
spoke in opposition to the bill and in
I PRODUCED statistics from Sweden ant
England TO show the heavy mortalit,
1 from smallpox under compulsory vac
/ cination and corresponding dc
! crease in the death rate where m
/ attempt has been made at vaccine
/ ton. He said that he was not an
/ tagonistic to vaccination but to tn
compulsory law which the stat
board Of health is advocating
Attorney J. W. Redmond of New
port spoke against the bill and al
/ gued that if the question of whethe
/ or not vaccination was a prevents
tive for sr~allpoX was debatable the
the state has no right to enact
/ compulsory law. He said that Their
are many people in the state VII
/ are against vaccination on religion
principles and that 1t would be il
tolerance for the state to insist tina
these people and their children sui
NIT to vaccination at the mandate {
the state board Of health.
Rev. J. W. Barnett Of Barre spok
in opposition to the bill and elaine
that such a law would be unconsutl
tional.
Attorney Alexander Dunnett OF S
Johnsbury spoke in favor Of the bi
and quoted from the federal law r
ports to show that the state has
right to enact a compulsory vaccini
ton law.
Dr. c. r. Dalton of the state boar
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