The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-13
APPROP RlATIONS
MAY Be MADE FOR
RECREATION
Senate Bill Has Been Passed
BY the House
INVESTIGATING HAP GOOD
Speaker Plumley Has Appointed
Special Committee as Authorized
BY the House,

Montpelier, Jan. 12-There were
only about 1870 members present
when the House convened yesterday
morning, the balance of the member
ship having followed the example
set by the Senate and gone home
However, considerable business was
disposed of.
The bill providing for care outside
the state of INDECENT persons ailicteu
with tuberculosis was passed. Inc
bill to empower the trustees OF the
village of Old Bennington TO make
certain public improvements and 10
| issue bonds to raise the necessary
| ,unds was also pessed by the House.
House bill 40S, relating to the taxa
ton of land of municipal corporations
was ordered to lie, as was also House
| bill AIS. relating to the division OF
| highway tax moneys. the use OF ROAD
| making machinery and to provide for
| the patrol system of maintenance.
The latter section of the bill emDod-
les ideas suggested by various road
builders at hearings before the COM
! mittee on highways and bridges.
One of the really progressive meas
urc- &C tko session to pass Dolh
both branches was passed in concur
renee of the House. 1t is Senate bin
! l65 which authorizes cities and incor
! porated villages to appropriate
money for public Fairgrounds and Tor
land for public recreation purposes.
The Senate bill provides for re-
vision of Denning's Vermont officers
and Gazetteer" was passed by the
House.
One of the features of the closing
session Of the week was the an
! nouncement by Speaker Plumley OF
the special committee to investigate
! the integrity of the judiciary commit
tee and also the integrity OF the mem
Der from Peru, Mr. Hapgood. This
committee was named pursuant to a
resolution adopted by the House
| Friday. after Chairman Ryder of the
judiciary committee read a letter ad-
dressed to him by Mr.. Hapgood IL
which the member from Peru severe
~ criticised MIR. Ryder and charged
the member from Rockingham with
so influencing the committee that
hearing was denied persons interest
ed in the bill to commute the death
sentence of Bosworth the Essex
Junction murderer
The committee named consists OF
Mr.. Hoag OF Grand Isle. Mr.. Aldrion
of St Johnsbury, Mr. Callahan OF
Montpelier. Mr.. Hunt of Fairfax and
Mr.. Eaton of Hancock 1t is believed
| A. ,,p,ftsaa will rnnOrf either
Tuesday or Wednesday next.
Mr.. Hapgood was in his seat at the
morning session yesterday but made
no attempt to delay the proceedings
as had been rumored he would do
when there was some doubt whether
a quorum was present. The member
from Peru explained to the newspa'
per men after adjournment tina. the
letter he wrote to Chairman Ryder
of the judiciary committee was OF a
personal nature and not intended TO
reflect upon any other member
The following bills We're introduce
ed yesterday,
H. 4S3. by the committee on high
ways and bridges. to amend acts re-
lating to the expenditure of highway
taxes bridges and culverts exceed
ing four feet span. including those in
incorporated villages to be uncer an
exclusive control of the selectm an. .
Ordered to lie and be printed.
II. asa. by the committee on ways
and means. repeating and amending
certain sections of the public statutes
2 relating to the taxation of steamboat
; car and transportation companies, Ga
= substitute bill) Ordered TO lie and
be printed.
The bill to establish an Office of
- criminal Identification was called up
. by Mr. Adams of Chelsea and Mr..
Jose Of Johnson suggested that a
measure of such Importance ought TO
be considered when there were more
, ( members present. The measure was
[ treated as not taken up.
The House adjourned few
minutes before IL o'clock to meet
Monday evening at $50. The Senate
: adjourned Friday afternoon until
Monday evening.
According to the statisticians the
4, legislators cannot possibly get
around to final adjournment before
r the middle of February and not al
; that time unless several night ses
4 sions are held. With 321 bills yet t'
be acted upon, 40 Of which have no
yet got out Of the revision committee
the lawmakers will have to establish
high marks for slaughter and pas
sage procedure to clear the deck
much before the end OF the first wcel
y in February at the earliest. Il is es
timated that not over 100 Of the s2
n bills will be refused a third readin
p and II this proves correct Il will sure
= lv require a week 70 pass the II