The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-08
PEOPLE WILL VOTE
ON STATE HOUSE
ADDITION
Bill Passes House With Refer
endum Attached.
VOTE AT MARCH MEETINGS
Measure Amended BY Representative
Orvis of Manchester-Gets Al
most Unanimous Vote

Montpelier, Feb. THE opponents
to the bill appropriating 100000 for
a building at Montpelier for the use
of the Supreme court, state library and
state officers played their trumps at
the morning session OF the House
when they amended the bill by SUD
hitting the proposition to the people
on referendum vote. The amended
bill passed the lower branch by ris-
ing vote.
When the bill was taken up on a
special order at 1890, Mr.. Hulett OF
Rutland moved to amend by striking
out all after the enacting clause ana
inserting instead that sum of money
not to exceed $4,000 shall be appro-
priated to enlarge and repair the stor
age facilities of the capitol.
Mr.. Martin of Bennington favored
the amendment. Mr.. Ryder opposed.
Mr.. Donnelly opposed the building OF
a dog house." for the preservation
of priceless records.
Mr. Hapgood favored the amend
ment. He claimed that the length of
lHt StSSlOl was nv 0uO w iSANh "a
committee rooms. Mr. Crosby OF Brat
tleboro opposed the amendment. Mr..
Hewitt of Plainfeld opposed the
amendment Mr. Johnson opposed
the expenditure of $500, 900. Me also
opposed the amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Palmer of Shell
don, the debate closed; the yeas and
nays being: yeas" 81; mays" 1913,
and the amendment was lost.
On the question, shall the bill
pass?" Mr. Orvis of Manchester con-
ceded there was a demand for such
structure, he felt the people of the
state, as a whole, should pass upon it.
He moved to amend by striking out
section seven of the bill and substi-
tute section providing for state
wide vote at the coming March meet
ing. If a majority of voters vote yes"
the act shall go into effect July l,
1913; otherwise, July l, 1915. The
bill was passed as amended by ris-
ing vote which was practically unani-
nous, only three Directing.
After devoting about 80 minutes to
debating Senate bill POS, to establish
a state detention farm, the House
passed the measure only to recons,-
der its action and table the measure
upon motion of Mir Batchelder of
Wallingford.
The House at the afternoon session
read a third time and passed.
II. 500. relating TO the taxation of
polls and rateable estate in morgan
lied towns and cores.
Ii. SCI. to pay the First National
band of Bennington the sum named
II. 563, relating to the regulation of
trade and the inspection of weights
and measures. Reported fayorably.
The House passed this Afternoon
House bill 500, relating to the taxa
ton of polls and rateable estate in un
organized towns and cores.
The House has tabled House bill
422, TO exempt reforested lands from
taxation and to promote the growth
and maintenan, T wood and timber
lots. Mr.. Taft owed to amend by
striking out all after the enacting
clause and substitute new matter
The amendment was adopted, and the
bill, withameadments, ordere to lie
The speaker has appointed as mem
bers of "a conference committee on
the part of the House on House bill
AL. an act to codify the fish and
game laws, Mr.. Cook of Lyndon, Mr..
Billings of Woodstock and Mr. Moore
of Shoreham.
This afternoon the House referred
the joint resolution, in relation to
boundary lines between Vermont and
New Hampshire to committee on
highways and bridges
The joint resolution in the House,
relating to Ger AIN expenses of the
state highway missioner was re-
ferred to joint committee on state and
court expenses.
The president of the Senate has ap-
pointed as Senate members of the
conference committees on the tax bill
Mr. Barber. Mr.. Johnson. Mr. Dyer Of
Addison. Mr.. Dooling OF Orange and
Mr. Mower.
This morning the upper branch
passed enate Bill los to establish n
state school of agriculture in Addison
county.
The Senate passed in concurrence.
with proposals of amendment House
Bill 1873. relating to medical inspec-
ton of schools Mr. Blanchard of Or
leans moved an amendment to regard
the scruples of Christian Scientists.
which failed OF adoption. The bill
was amended so that inspection OF
pupils may be made at home and Ger
tificates TO that effect furnished.
In the House at the morning -ses-
sion Mr.. Jose of johnson moved that
the ways and means committee be re
uuested to report without recommeu.
dation House bin 275. an act to abol
ish exemptions for debts owing Mr.
Weeks Of Middlebury, chairman OF
the committee. explained that the bin
had been held awaiting action on tar
leg Station. The House refused "a
adopt the motion.