The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-30
DETE NT|ON FARM
BILL "SNAGS" IN
THE HOUSE
Commission Feature Opposed
BY Representative Martin
APPROPRIATION OF S65,000
Bennington Member Insists That the
Farm Should Be Governed BY
Penal Board.
APPROPRIATION OF S65,OOO

Montpelier, Jan. 29.-The House
by a vote of 1877 yeas and one nay
today concurred in the proposal OF
amendment to the state constitution
relating to revision of the state
constitution by the Judges OF
/ the Supreme court empowering
that body to incorporate all OF the
amendments thai are now or may be
in force.
| The Senate has asked for com
mittee OF conference on the nat rate
bill and Mr.. Baker insisted that the
Senate adhere to its proposals OF
amendment.
The state detention farm bill carry
ing an appropriation of S65,OOO after
going through the Senate groove as
easily as though it was oiled met
with setback this morning when II
came up for a third reading. Mr..
Martin of Bennington thought the
bill ought to be committed to the
committee on appropriations. lie
urged that such a farm, If establish
ed ought to be under the supervision
of the penal board. He opposed the
proposal TO create a commission 10
establish such farm when the penal
board ought to have charge OF such
an institution. The bill went to the
committee on appropriations
The $4,000 appropriation for new
buildings at the state hospital for the
insane was passed by the House this
morning.
The House also passed its bill enab
ling towns to appropriate money for
County agricultural extension.
The Senate bill relating to the pay
ment of checks or bills of exchange,
in which provision was made for pen
alizing any overdraft of ones bank
account was refused a third reading.
The Senate has requested that
House bill 514, relating to removals
to the state hospital for insane, be re-
turned to the upper branch and the
request was acceded TO.
An attempt to reconsider the bill,
providing for medical inspection in
schools. which was denied a third
reading yesterday, failed this morn
ing.
[ lie Ulll lGidAAu6 W AhN Alioi hAH7 ~
ballots came up again today in the
House when Mr.. Donnelly of Yer
gennes moved to reconsider yester-
days action which killed the meas
ure. The motion to reconsider was
tabled on motion of Mr. Martin of
Bennington.
When House bill AIS, relating to
| furthering the conservation of for
ests came up Mr.. Jose of Johnson
protested as il would work a hard
ship he said to the small timber land
owner. Mr.. Hapgoods idea was that
it would yield a perpetual moderate
tax, preferable to high tax for
brief period He moved to amend by
adding in line two, Sec. l, by vote
of the town where the land is locat-
ed"
Mr. Young of Glastonbury opposed
the measure. The amendment was
carried Mr. Hullett of Rutland
moved to amend by making the bill
apply to forests of 25 acres instead
of 100 and it was so ordered. The
measure was read a third time and
| passed
The following bills were introduc-
ed in the house:
IL. 551-By the committee on cor
porations, relating to the damming
of Dover branch of the Deerfield riv-
er by the Wilmington Power and
Paper company. Forbids construc-
| ton of dam on Dover branch. on
Beaver brook, or upon any tributary
of Dover branch. Ordered TO lie and
be printed.
II. 552-By the committee on con-
servation, as substitute for II. SO, re-
lating TO the taxation of young tim
Der. Ordered to lie and be printed.
II. 54S-By the committee o.
/ banks, to enable savings bank,
trust company or savings bank and
trust company to secure postal saw
ings deposits. Ordered to lie and be
printed
II. 549-By the committee on cor
porations. to limit the power Of cor
porations. No corporation hereto
/ fore organized or hereafter to be or
ganized under the provisions of the
Public Statutes or of acts of incor-
poration. or the amendments thereof
or supplements thereto. except as
otherwise provided therein or there
| by. shall hereafter purchase. hold,
sell. assign. transfer, mortgage.
pledge or otherwise dispose of the
shares Of the corporate stock Of any
other corporation or corporations Of
this or any other state. or Of any bank
securities or evidences OF indebted.
ness created by any other corpora
ton or corporations of this or any
other state, nor as the owners Of
such stock. exercise any Of the rights
powers and privileges of ownership.
/ including the right to vote thereon.
I Provided that nothing herein contain
ed shall operate TO prevent any cor
| poration or corporations from ac-
/ curing the bonds. securities OF other
evidences of Indebtedness created by
any nOncompeting corporation Pro
/ vided. also. that nothing herein con
| tained shall be held TO affect OF i'm
/ pair any right heretofore acquired in
pursuance OF the laws OF this state
Ordered to lie and be printed.
The principal business Of the Sen
ate at the morning session was the
discussion Of Senate Bill III. provid-
ing for a direct primary system-
The Senate went into committee