The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-30

son In the chair and upon motion or
Mr.. Dyer OF Rutland, Lieut. Gov
Frank E. Howe was granted the priv
ilege of participating in the debate.
Mr.. Darling of Orange believed this
bill would result in minority nomina-
tions and quoted from the republican
platform to show that the party was
not committed to a state wide pri-
mary law He moved substitute H.
423, the Adams bill, which would pre-
serve the delegate and convention
system.
Mr.. Blanchard of Windsor opposed
the amendment and favored the bill,
which he had introduced.
Lieut.. Gov. Howe said that the pre-
sent state officers were minority
candidates at the election, and that
this was largely due to the fact that
other parties had promised what the
republican party had failed to per-
form, and that one of these things
was primary law
The committee rose at 1906 on mo-
ton of Mr.. Dyer of Rutland and Sen
ate Immediately thereafter adjourned
on motion of Mr. Babbitt, the COM
mittee of the whole having leave to
sit again at 205 in the afternoon.
When the committee of the whole re-
sumed discussion of the bill this af-
ternoon Mr.. Darling of Orange resum
ed the floor in support of the amend
ment he had proposed.
Mr.. Laird favored the original bill
as meeting the demand of the people
nr nd inn he nj AE 10
party platform.
Mr.. Dyer of Rutland favored the
amendment.
Mr.. McFeeters argued that the bill
was entirely in favor of the rich and
would take away the rights of the
poor.
The committee voted II to ~ to
recommend the adoption of the
amendment and on motion of Mr..
Blanchard of Windsor the committee
rose and reported its recommends
ton.
The Senate adopted the recon-
mendatlon by votet OF 10 to IL.
On the question of passage the
vote was 25 to 5. Those senators who
voted against the bill were Darling
of Caledonia, Davis, Preston. Roy and
Rabbit
The bill introduced by Mr.. Perry
of Mendon providing that Land pur-
chased or condemned by a munich
pal corporation outside of its terri
torial limits should not be exempt
from taxation" was passed by the
House this afternoon after ii had
- "A ,A 80. duo &c
and reservoirs.
The following bills were approved
by the Governor January %:
II 9S-An act to amend No. 81 of
the Acts of 1910. relating to the ex-
emption of soldiers homesteads
from taxation
II 122-An act to amend section
1926 of the Public Statutes. as
amended by Section /, OF No. So of
the Acts of 1908 and No. 107 of the
Acts of 1910. relating TO the election
or appointment of town road com
missioners and other town officers.
II. 174-An act TO provide for the
erection. in the city OF Vergennes, of
a suitable memorial to Commodore
Thomas Macronough, the American
commander at the battle of Platts.
burg, September IL, 1914.
II 225.-An act to provide for the
completion and equipment of the Aus
tine Institution
II. 266-An act TO amend Section
116S of the Public Statutes, relating
to deaf. dumb. blind, idiotic, feeble
minded and epileptic children of in
digent parents.
II. 34l--An act providing for the
teaching of agriculture the manual
arts and domestic economy in the
public schools
II. 497-An act relating TO the
equipment of locomotives with head
lights.