The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-13
COOK OF LYNDON
QUOTED MARK TWAIN
Jose of Johnson Seemed Not
To Relish an APP
pellation
State House Eeh L.

Tue hatleT OF tHNdtlOH, aIter tnls SUD
ieet of legislation suffered an attack oi
suspended animation. This morning
House bill 5s5, which is supposed to
cover the features of the original 'fat
rate" measure, came up in the House
for third reading.
Chairman Ryder of the judiciary COM
mittee asked that the vote be by yen
and nay but not before Clerk Black
had a chance to call the long roll. Mr..
Jose of Johnson got the floor and for
20 minutes he hayed the bill as meas
ure calculated to conserve the inter-
ests of the banks rather than the in
terests OF the people.
Mr.. Cook OF Lyndon nearly stampeded
the House when, in rising to support
the measure, he quoted Mark Twain's
''sophistical cuss" IN referring to Mr..
Jose. He urged that the House support
the bill though it might be iniquitous.
Then came a passage-at arms between
Mr.. Jose and Mr.. Cook, and for a
minute or more it looked as though there
was to be Bull Moose clash, and the
visitors held their BREATH but the MEM
Der from Lyndon very automatically
backed away from the johnson gladiator
and the incident closed.
Mr.. Martin of Bennington opposed the
bill and insisted that the measure is
bankers bill" He characterized Ver-
mont as "a haven for the bankers" He
offered an amendment providing for Il
referendum on the principal features of
the bill to be had at the coming town
meetings Mr. DonnelIy of Vergennes
spoke very forcibly against the bill and
Mr.. Hulett OF Rutland City also spoke
against the bill.
There was further debate, during which |
the motion was made to amend by re-
ferring the proposed law to the people |
This amendment was defeated by vote |
of 1873 to H. Then followed more dis |
cussion, in the midst of which the mo-
tion to adjourn was carried. The bill |
was again taken up this afternoon.
The Senate this morning ordered to a
third reading the bill, S. 238, relating
to schools and school money; also re-
lating to lease or sale of certain state
land tamended on motion of Senator
Laird by striking out authority to sell
and authorizing lease from year to
year to the city of Montpelier for high
way purposes; also the bill providing
for the appointment of commissioner
of labor and state factory inspector in
amended form.
Senator Laird spoke for nearly 80 min
ltes in support of the amendment to
the Barre city charter, relating to the |
appointment of health officers by the
,ity council instead Of by the state board |
If health. K
The committee had reported in favor I
If striking out that section giving the ,
,ity council authority, and in spite of I
senator Laird's efforts the Senate adopt E
ID the committees recommendation. q
After voting to reconsider its action
Silling the state detention farm bill,
he House yesterday afternoon passed
he measure "a Senate bill) after cut
ing down the accompanying appropria
ions, as follows: $4,000 instead of $780,
100 for establishing the institution, S.,
90 instead of $1,000 for the mainte \
ance of The remainder of the year and u
10000 instead of $4,000 for mainte- !
ance for the two years following. The
ote passing the bill was l05 to 95. =
Following this action, the House voted =
0 sustain the governors veto of the l
Retreat appropriation bin, :
citing opposite to the action of the Sen ?
te, which passed the bill over the veto. y
he veto was sustained mainly on the a
round that the state had no control =
yer the institution. q
The House passed the bill amending oi
he charter of the Jones & Lamson Pow t'
r company and Killed two bills, one II
money for the state fair lt
,mmission and the other appropriating
ioney in aid of agricultural fairs.
The Senate reconsidered and passed
he bill for training and education of
eble- minded children, amending the bill &c
, that the school will be established in "I
with some institution already ID
operation. gr
The Senate amended the state pur- ist
iasing agent bill by making appoint III
ent obligatory on the governor ON da
before March |, 1913, and biennially
Iereafter "by and with the consent of
Ie Senate" and then passed the bill. nu
The bill creating a board of educa- nv
IN was passed by the Senate, az was ba
e bill providing for a new building nj,
Montpelier. the referendum clause be III
q eliminated. III
Bills and Joint Resolution Approved. IN
An act to incorporate the Hartford ="
wings Bank & Trust company of Hart
I'd.
An act to appropriate the sum there
named for erecting a barn and max to-
2 repairs and for other purposes, at sm
E Vermont state prison at Windsor. chr
An act relating to the employment
prisoners on public highways. scr
An act TO amend an act entitled, AN yei
to incorporate the Overlook Cemetery sea
sociation.7 approved December ;, 1912.
Joint resolution relating 10 the ap- ov,
intment Of members Of the New Eng isti
"a railroad conference.
An act 20 amend section Sass of the me
blic statutes. a. amended By section ] ang
No. l25 of the acts 1910, relating -Fi