The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-11-22
SOLONS ON THEIR
WAY HOME FOR
THANKSGIVING
Both Houses Adjourned Today
for Customary Recess
FERRET BILL GOES THROUGH
Measure Drafted by Collins M. Graves
Has Now Passed Both
Houses.
FERRET BILL GOES THROUGH

Montpelier, Nov. 22.-The legisla-
ture adjourned today for the Thanks
giving day recess.
In the house this morning Mr. HUI
EFT of Rutland introduced a bill incor-
porating the Western Vermont Power
company which contains among its
provisions the construction of an cleo
trio railroad from Poultney to Man
chester.
An effort was made in the house to
bring about a reconsideration of the
vote killing the Brattleboro underpass
bill but the motion failed TO pass.
The Senate today passed the bill
exempting the property of the Mason
ic societies at Bennington from taxa
ton.
The governor has signed the bill re-
ducing the bounty on hedgehogs.
Montpelier, Nov. 22.-The Senate
kept up its good record yesterday by
passing the corrupt practices bill
without a vote in opposition. This
bill compels all candidates for office
to file sworn statements as to their
expense.
The Senate also took an advanced
step in the method of taxation by or
dering to a third reading Senator
Lairds bill exempting from taxation
money loaned in this state at five per
trrha nm, raq1 AZ a
or on personal security. The Rabbit
bill previously applied only to real es-
tate loans. Both these bills put banks
and individuals on an equality, thus
carrying out the promises of all three
platforms this year.
The bill permitting a limited amount
of hunting with ferrets under close
restrictions, passed the Senate yes
terday, and has now gone to the gov
ernor. This is the bill drawn by c.
NJ Graves of Bennington, with a very
slight change.
Under a bill rushed through this
week, all appointments by the COVER
nor including municipal judges, go
over to the last of December.
The railroads and their employees
had an inning in the House Thurs
day, when the bill relating to the
! height of the overpass at Brattleboro
was taken up as a special order and
| killed on yea and nay vote of 1873 to
I ~.
Discussion of the bill which relates
/ to the height of the overpass over the
| railroad tracks at Bridge street, in
| Brattleboro, took up the greater part
| of the morning session and was left
! hanging fire, pending the question
when at ~ o'clock Mr. Hapgood OF
! Peru moved the House adjourn
Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro spoke in
favor of the bill. which provides for
! an 1S-foot overpass. He said that he
understood from the public service
commission that an lS-fcot overpass
was safe and that in order to build
one of % foot, it would be necessary
/ to expend large amount of money
and cause the people of Brattleboro
great inconvenience.
The bill was opposed by Mr. Jose
/ of Johnson, Mr.. Cook of Lydon, who
spoke for 40 minutes, Mr.. Aston OF
| Stannard and Mr. Hullet of Rutland
/ City.
When the bill came up again at the
opening of the afternoon session, Mr.
Crosby of Brattleboro interested mis-
statements of the morning. saying
1 that the question was one of business
and that he considered making the
overpass p feet a hardship and that
a uniform height OF overpasses woald
alone eliminate any danger. At pres
ent, in the states of Massachusetts
| Connecticut. New York and New
Hampshire. the height is is feet.
Mr.. Hawley of Burlington consider
ed the bill a hazardous measure and
said he believed everything possible
should be done to minimize the dan
ger to men employed on the railroads
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru explained his
I reason for moving TO adjourn ar the
morning session, because he wished
to look up the matter and after do:ng
this, considered it advisable to pass
the bill lie also said the matter OF
I expense should be committed as an
item. IL the bill should pass it would
save an expense Of $4,000 to some
one. Because Of the 1s-foot over
passes in neighbour g states he believ
ed it an actual safeguard t. the rail
road man to make the Bfattlebor1
pass the same.
Mr.. Donnelly OF Vergennes said h
had investigated the speed OF traini
coming into Brattleboro and founS
that they were required TO slow dow
and that there was not as much dan
ger here as az South Vernon. wher'
the overpass was only Is feet, AM
hoped the bill would pass.
Mr.. Flynn Of Dorset read some sts
tistics from a circular giving the ca
| clearance Of the different railroads /,