The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-21

from Mr.. Jose of Johnson, being an
act to amend the Public Statutes re-
lating to telegraph companies and pro
viding for the taXat on of the same.
1t provides that telegraph companies
must report their gross and net earn
ings. equipment, value of capital
stock its surplus and undivided pro-
fits, debts, bonds and their market
value The tax commissioner shall ap
praise rights, property and franchise,
and tax at rate of one and one-fourth
per cent. The act is to take effect Jan
uary /. 1913.
Mr.. Jose has spent much OF his
time thus far this season on studying
the need to secure a more comprehen-
sive report to the state tax commits
sionr on the valuation OF telegraph
companies. He has claimed that it is
impossible, under the existing law TO
find out how much wire telegraph
company has in Vermont and conse-
quently impossible to figure the earn
ings OF a telegraph company in YER
mont for the purpose of assessing
taxes.
The House has ordered to a third
reading Senate bill 20, relating to an
inspection of creameries which the
Senate passed yesterday. One OF the
first attempts to increase the expense
of state department to successfully
run the gauntlet was adopted by the
House il concurrence this morning,
providing Tor additional clerical as
slstance for the state fish and game
commissioner.
House bill 292, providing that leas-
ed railroads shall settle their tax as
sessments direct with the state in
stead of through the road or party
leasing the property, was ordered to
a third reading in the House this
morning. This is the first taxation
matter to receive any attention other
than the routine of introduction but
this is i matter simply OF bookkeep-
ing.
The House ordered to third read
ing House bill 222, amending the act
OF Incorporating the charter OF the
Brandon Savings Bank and Trust com
pany Provision is made that the cor
poration shall organize within eight
years OF the passage OF the act.
1hird readings were also ordered
on ii 294, providing for a uniform
STANDARD OF provisions IN health and
accident policies; II 30l, relating to
The liability OF banks for the payment
OF forged paper, 56, providing for
the registration OF public accountants.
The optometry bill was ordered TO
lie with minor amendments. The
prime pie change in the law is clause
providing That persons, claiming
right to exemption from examination
10y the state board OF op,ometry, snail
make application Tor such exemption
and present evidence to show that
they were entitled to such exemption
on or before July l, 1908,
Senator Barber Of Wlndham has a
bin TO-DAY TO amend the statutes and
permit the sale OF food, tobacco, Gig
ars ANA non Intoxicating drinks during
certain hours Sunday under such re-
Quiremonts as the seiectmen OF a
town or the aldermen of city may
prescribe.
This afternoon the upper branch
passed it's bill providing for an IN
spection OF milk and regulating its
sale.
The bill to prevent the evasion of |
laws prohibiting marriage was made |
a special order in the Senate for ii |
o'clock tomorrow. A third reading |
was ordered by the Senate on Senate |
bin 2I, to regulate competition amcng !
public service corporations. If this |
bin survives in the Senate it is bound |
to meet with the healthiest sort OF OPP
position ia the House for both of the |
leaders, Mr.. Jose Of John |
son and Mr. Cook of Lyndon, have de- /
,ided ideas about competition among |
public service corporations and there /
promises to be an interesting session |
when this measure reaches the lower |
branch of the LEGISLATURE.