The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-23
PAID $4,000
TO LAWMAKERS
For First 81 Days Of the Vermont
General Assembly
THEY WILL COME BACK DEC.2
Gov. Fletcher Had Signed 81 Measures
Up to the Thanksgiving Rseess-A
Large Number Of Bills Still Remain
with the Revision Committee.
THEY WILL COME BACK DEC.2
State House. Nov. %.

State House, Nov. ~.
The members of the general assembl
have gone TO their homes for Thanks
giving recess until December 2, at $50
in the evening. With the exception OF 2
members, the legislators got their frs
instalment Of pay yesterday. Stat
Treasurer Il. ii. Deavitt has disburse,
about $4,000 to the lawmakers and EN-
ployes of the capitol for the first 5:
days of the legislature. The governo
has signed "a measures and dsapprovet
of one.
There are about $50 bills still in tn,
hands of the revision committee ana
probably half Of that number will b,
ready for introduction upon the recon
vening of the Legislature. The tota
number of bills introduced to date i.
less than at the beginning of the Thanks
giving recess two years ago.
The motion to reconsider the Brattle-
boro overpass yesterday morning was
voted down by vote of 1903 10 81 AMI
within five minutes it was rumored that
the supporters OF the bill intend to re-
open the matter by introducing the bill
| in the Senate and possibly amending it
to provide for 20-foot clearance. How
ever. if this is done, it is doubtful
whether the measure viii receive any
consideration when 1t comes 10 the
House. as those opposed to the bill con.
| tend that the lower branch can, without
any breach of courtesy toward the Sem
ate, decline to legisIate again upon the
measure.
As the hour drew near for the noon
train to leave for the Vest side of the
state, many of the members began to
vacate their seats. andfSpeaker Plumley
suggested that theref was quite an
amount of business 10 be disposed of,
which could be forwarded if the members
would wait few minutes. Then began
the slaughter of measures, and in about
10 minutes number OF pet bills had
been killed
Among the measures to receive the
axe We're House bill los, providing an
appropriation OF $4,000 for picking up
stone beside the highways, for trimming
and satting out of shade trees and cut
ting Bush along highways, Mr.. Martells
bill ID exempt money loaned BY indiyid'
uals. corporations or co-partnerships on
real estate in Vermont at a rate not
to EXCEED five per cent. House bill 1873,
relating to offsets, and House bin l5s,
eNempsing all money loaned on real es
tate, regardless of the rate charged, were
killed. Mr. Donnellys bill to extend
the time#in which second and seventh
class lcensees may sell liquor from
TO s o'eocktin the evening, went into
the discard.
Mr.. Hapgood' measure to fix the pay
of the members ofNthe general assembly
at "a day, the entire amount not to
exceed 5000 for the legislative session,
with mileage of 10 cents for one round |
trip and half mileage for adjornments |
Of one week or more, game into the
House from the revision committee a
few minutes after the member from
Peru had left the chamber to take the I
train home. Ii was referred to the gem
eral committee AS the act il not to
take effect until 0ctAl, 1914, the mem
Ders of the present legislature will prob
IDLY have little interest in the meas
are.
The bill, introduced by Mr.. Crosby of
10 prevent the holder of
liquor license, except of the fifth class,
rom holding public office and to prevent
he issuing of license, except Of the
fifth class, to a person holding public
'ffice, was ordered to third reading. \
This act, if passed, would take effect
LAY l, 1913. While the evident inten-
ion of the bill is to take the liquor
rattle out of politics, the supporters of
he hcense-local option law contend it
> unfair to attempt to disenfranchise
man from holding public office because
e holds liquor license. There will be
ecided opposition to the measure, which
rill probably be put upon its passage
n the reeonvening of the legislature
december 2.
A third reading has been ordered
n House bill 40, providing for an an
ual state highway tax Of five cents on
dollar of the grand list of towns, TO
e paid into the state treasury. House
i'll ls2, relating TO the state school
TX, will be called up for third read
* soon after the legislature recon.
anes.
1t is expected that the House will offer
, opposition to House bill l24, relating
} taxation OF orchard lands. The bill,
hieh was ordered TO third reading
,sterday, provides that when the owner
land, cultivated or uncultivated. has
anted the same TO fruit trees the land
all be set in the grand list of the town
the same valuation as similar land
Il so planted. The valuation cannot
increased, for the purposes of taxa.
IN, on account of such fruit trees for
years, nor until the unused net in
me from the trees shall exceed p per /
Mt. of the original value Of the land. |
gether with the cost of trees and 4
anting. More or less discussion has
EN- INDUCED in by the members Of both
anches concerning the need of con-
walton measures, and those interested
this measure. which was introduced
Mr.. Eaton Of Royslton, arc sangune
viii become a law.
Bills That Have Become Laws.
When the legislature adjourned, 81
assures originating in the House and
Senate bills had received the ap- |
wal and signature OF Governor Fetch
The following are the House meas
: enacted into law during the arst
days Of the legislative session;
70 provide for rebuilding the eour.-