The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-22
Amendment Relating to Re-
consideration of a
Vetoed Bill
BIG MAJORITY. WAS
IN FAVOR OF 1T
Amendment Provides for a
Two-Thirds Vote on
Reconsideration
state House. Jan. q.

After the House put quietus on tho
bill to regulate the sanitation of bar
Der shops by refusing to reconsider the
bill this morning, it passed an act to
incorporate the Cascadnae Savings Bank
& Trust company OF Senth Royalton.
Then came the question OF whether
the people shall have an opportunity
to vote ON proposed constitutional
amendments and the first amendment,
which comes to the House with an adj
verse report from the special commit
tee was taken up. 1t relates to approx
| ing, signing or vetoing of bills. Mr..
Billings of Woodstock opposed the pro-
posal which provides that reconsidera.
ton OF any bill vetoed by the governor
must have the votes of two-thirds Of
the members present in the House, where
the measure originated
Mr.. Billings opposed on the ground
that at times large number OF the
members of either branch might be alb
sent at one time when a measure should
come back for reconsideration. Mr.. Ryd-
.er of Rockingham and Mr.. Miller OF
Bethel spoke in support of the amend
ment as did Mr. Weeks of Middlebury,
the latter paying high compliment to
the commission which framed the pro-
posals Of amendment On yea and
nay vote the House voted to adopt the
amendment by vote of ''yesh l74 and
mo" 90.
Then a special order on House bill
465, an act to prevent the spread OF
certain infectious disease halted debate
on the constitutional amendments. The
bill was ordered to third reading.
Senate Passed Tax Bill.
The Senate to-day took up the House
bill 374 relating to taxation. which was
considered in committee of the whole
last week Senator Dyer OF Rutland
moved to amend the bill by making it
possible to reimburse towns for money
paid for advanced instruction, and the
motion prevailed
Then Senator Barber OF Windham
moved to amend the bill so that tang
ible personal property be considered as
part of the grand list IN raising SPECIAL |
taxes to meet expenses caused by food |
and any extraordinary l
,ause. This amendment was opposed by |
Senator Blanchard of Windsor and was /
favored by Senator's Johnson, Laird and |
Dyer of Rutland. The amendment was
adopted. Then, on a rising vote, il was
,oted to propose to the House to amend
,he bill by substituting the committee
II the whole's amendment after the first
section OF the bill.
On the question OF passage of the bill 4
he yeas and nays were demanded, aud
he bill was passed by vote OF IL to II.
Those voting in the affirmative were;
sarber. Batchelder. Bigwood. ChafTee,
'roft. Darling of Caledonia. Dodds. Dyer
# Rutland. House, johnson, Laird, Me
'eeters. Mower, Quinlan, Roy, Sherwin,
Wallace: total H.
Those voting in the negative were
iahbitt. Blanchard OF Orleans, Blanch- |
rd Of Windsor, Dale, Darling Of Orange,
)ayis, Dyer of Addison. Elliott, Henry G
Iattison. McCuen, Pollard; total, IL. q
,ot voting, Preston.
A Railroad Bill in. q
A bill bound to start something upon 0
he part of the railroads came this morn e
~ from the House committee on ways o
nd means, as follows: il
II. 524 BY committee on ways and o
leans, an act relating to the rate of '
lxes assessed on railroad property. a
ailroads operated wholly or in part by o
cam, located wholly or in part within a
MS state, assessed one and one-half {
nr cent. of appraised value, payable
mi annually; otherwise operated than 8
Y steam. one and onc-fourth per cent. a
effect from its passage Read twice !,
nd ordered to lie and be printed. l.
A bill introduced by The committee
corporations, a substitute for H. 4l2,
incorporate the Southern Vermont
ight & Power company was ordered A
lie and be printed.
Brattleboro 0verpass Bill Debated.
The House yesterday afternoon wound r
, a debate on the bill relating to abo- re
hing the grade crossing on Bridge 81
rect in Brattleboro by ordering the bill W
a third reading. Mr. Ryder of Rock fe
CHAM had moved to amend by leaving m
e matter of height of am overpass at pc
at point above Is feet to three disin m
rested persons TO be appointed by the JI
vernon, instead OF to the public service er
mmission. tl
Mr.. Jose OF johnson opposed the n
nendment. alluding to plans made in ID
ght construct an underpass at an cx- sc
nse OF $4,000 more than the proposed ro
erpass would cost. Mr.. Crosby Of co
attleboro pleaded for whatever might
induce to public safety as a whole Mr.. mi
lrtin of Bennington opposed the lir
lendmen; which would take the mat lie
out Of the hands of the public service an
nmission. Then Mr.. Ryder withdrew m'
amendment.
Mr.. Coburn Of Milton moved that
J debate close. which motion was car
4. ON the question. ~Shall the oill Be
read the third time = Mr.. Hulett Of
tland called for the yeas and nays,
result being: Yeas III: nays -
Moving Picture Bill Killed Ia
n the House yesterday afternoon. the go
lowing bills were passed To regulate ar
practice of land surveying and for thl
protection Of owners Of farm and the
her lands relating q the equipment me
locomotives With headlights. after be
amended on motion of Mr.. Cook lgl
Lyndon hy requiring action BY the to