The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-20
STATE SUPPLIES
TO Be BOUGHT BY
ONE OFFICIAL
Governor Suggests That We
Have Purchasing Agent
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE
House Endorses Bill to Appraise
Railroad Property for Taxation
Purposes.
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE

Montpelier, Dec 20.-The feature
NJ the day and the week in the legis-
Iature came today in the receipt IN
both branches of a message from
Gov. Fletcher recommending that
new policy be adopted as regards the
purchase of supplies for the various
state departments. 1t is likely that
a measure will be introduced early
after the Legislature reconvenes to
create the office of purchasing agent
as recommended by the governor.
The House has passed the bill ap-
propriating 100000 annually for the
state highway commissioner with
slight amendments.
The Senate passed it's bill provid-
ing for the establishment of a legls-
iative bureau which is tackled on to
the state library and carries on ap-
preparations of $4,000
The upper branch has voted to
have the special committee on the
need of more room at the capitol sit
during the holiday recess.
The House has gone on record TO
retrench in the matter of spending
money on a score or more OF com
missions and today adopted resolu-
ton directing the speaker to name
committee which will sit during the
recess to consider the question OF
consolidating the various commits
sions.
Among the days transactions was
the introduction in the House of
bill for the publicity of campaign eX-
penses providing THAI candidates to
be voted for at a general election,
and each candidate for United States
senator, shall on the fifth day before
election file with the secretary or
state and county clerk an itimized
sworn statement of all receipts and
expenditures in aid of his nomina-
ton and election, giving names OF
contributors and amount contribut-
ed, with names of persons to whom
they were or are to be given. With
in Is days after election such can
didates shall file similar sworn state
ments showing all receipts and ex-
penditures and no candidate elected
shall be commissioned until he has
compiled with this act. The fate of
this measure is problematical as
party lines are liable to be drawn
when the bill comes up for discus
sion.
The bill to pay Superintendent ID.
l.. Morgan of the house of correction
for property purchased several
years ago has been held up as a
special order until Tuesday. January
s, when it will be taken up in the
Senate. This action comes along the
line adopted by the House yesterday
when that body went on record
against paying claims incurred with
out authorization. However, in this
case it is expected that the Senate
will vote to pay the bill.
Hardly had Chaplain Ford seated
himself this morning after asking
the Giver of all good things to over
look the shortcomings of the law
makers when Mr. Jose of Johnson
asked that House bill 452, which was
riddled with amendments yesterday
be put upon its passage under sus-
pension of the rules. II is an act re-
tdllnB W tue diSdi VI
for the purposes of taxation. On a
viva voice vote the bill was passed
with the voice of Mr.. Hapgood OF
Peru the only one in opposition.
Several members asked for infor.
nation and the member from Peru
charged that it was "a railroad meas
ure being railroaded through the
House."
Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro. Mr.
Weeks of Middlebury and Mr. Martin
of Bennington all favored the meas.
ure.
The factory inspection bill was call
ed upon a special order by Mr.. How
ley and Mr.. Cook of Lyndon asked
that il be ordered to lie and be made
a special order for Tuesday. January
z, at 1890 a. m. This action gives
the measure another chance as il is
generally understood that consider
able opposition has developed against
the bill.
After considerable discussion or
the bill to reorganize the Vermont
Medical society was ordered to lie.
When Mr.. Watson of st. Adams in
troduced a joint resolution asking
the congressional delegation from
Vermont to oppose the Jones bill
before Congress, relating to the in
dependence of the Philippines, Mr.
Hapgood and Mr.. Miller of Bethe
opposed and Mr.. Hapgood moved &c
have the resolution lie but the mo
ton was lost Mr.. Orvis of Man
chester and Mr.. Clayton Of London
derry thought it would be wise tC
have a better understanding Of the
matter. Mr.. Watson moved that the
resolution be ordered TO lie in order
Aat il may be printed and that the