The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-12
81 0 VI PROGRESS
ON FLAT RATE"
TAX BILL
Fifteen Amendments Proposed
BY Hulett of Rutland
TO AID The VETERANS
Appropriation of $4,000 for Their
Expenses to Gettysburg
Anniversary,

Montpelier, Dec. 12.-What promis-
ed to be another clash on the mat
rate" bill was averted this afternoon
when Mr.. Hulett of Rutland proposed
Is amendments TO House bill 374, re-
sulting in a vote being taken to have
the bill reprinted. Mr.. Hulett pro-
poses to lay tax of five mills on
both tangibles and intangibles and
would abolish Offsets.
The opponents of the compulsory
vaccination measure are smiling TO
day as the Senate followed the ad-
vice of the Joint committee on public
health and killed the measure.
The longest debate of the session
took place this afternoon in the
House when about Is members spoke
on the bill relating TO school atten-
dance. Decided opposition was made
to an attempt to raise the age limit
from IL years to IA years at which
children may be employed in mercan-
tile and industrial establishments.
Among the third readings ordered
in the House today were two meas
ures of interest to civil war veterans.
No opposition was made to the SlO,-
600 appropriation to pay the eXpens-
es of Vermont veterans TO attend the
50th anniversary OF the battle OF
Gettysburg, next July and this meas
ure will be put upon its passage to-
morrow, as will also the bill calling
for an appropriation Of $4,000 to erect
a monument to General William
Wells on the Gettysburg battle
ground.
The recently constituted education
al commission will meet for the first
time tomorrow afternoon at the state
house. Ii is expected that tenta-
tive outline of the work OF the com
mission will be mapped out.
Among the things accomplished to-
day in the House was the ordering to
a third reading the state publicity
bill which passed the Senate Tues
day
The arrival from the Senate of the
bill to increase the salary of the gov
ernor arouses interest in the measure
and considerable quiet work has
been done by the friends of the bill
They claim the House can be con-
verted to the proposal to pay the. gov
ernor $4,000 a year.
About the only thing of interest at
the morning session in the lower
branch was the Introduction of a
bill TO pay ID. l.. Morgan, superinten-
dent of the house of correction. S2O7.
When il became known that the bill
called for payment for property fur
nished the state as far back as 1903
several members of the committee
oil htr tAhun n
ested in better methods of disburs-
ing the state funds and the bill is Ii
able to undergo closer scrutiny than
many other similar measures.
Only four bills were introduced in
the House at the morning session.
None of them were of particular i'm
portance.
In the Senate Mr.. Darling of Or
ange, who is strong on educational
matters, has introduced a bill provid.
ing for an elementary text book on
Vermont industries.
The House has passed in concur
renee the bill to provide for an an
nual census of the maple sugar crop
and OF certain domestic animals.
The longest debate of the session
thus far came this afternoon when
House bill 234 was called up. II re-
lates to school attendance and prob
ably Is members spoke on the meas
ure, the majority of whom opposed
an amendment offered by Mr.. How
ley of Burlington making the age at
which children may be employed in
mercantile and manufacturing estab-
lishments, offices and stores, IA years
instead of ~ as the bill now provid-
es. Several of the members spoke
two or three times and Mr.. Varney of
Bristol was on his feet eight times
during the discussion.
MIR. Jose of johnson supported the
Howley amendment but Mr.. Ryder Of
Rockingham thought il would be wise
to allow children, especially boys,
over II years Of age to be employed
at light work.
Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro went on
record as opposed to making the age
limit Ia instead Of IL years.
Mr.. Hapgood spoke against the
amendment as did Mr.. Blanchard of
West Windsor. Several others briefly
indicated their opposition to Mr.. How
ley's amendment
Mr.. Weeks Of Mfddlebury, chair
man Of the penal board wondered
what the superintendent of the indus
trial school would do under such a
restriction as many Of his charges
are put out TO work. The bill was
ordered to a third reading.
The farmers showed their hand
good and strong in the House today
when they secured a reconsideration
Of Senate bill as. providing for the
inspection Of milk and regulation of
its sale and distribution. The meas.
ure viii lie and be printed.