The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-11
HELD SHORT SESSION
WHILE SENATE RESTS
Speaker Appoints Commit
tee to Investigate Hap
good Broil
State House. Jan. IL


ness this morning although but about
1870 members We're present. 1t passed
the bill in which the care OF INDECENT
| tuberculosis patients may be taken care
of outside the state.
The committee on ways and means
| presented substitute bill for the bill
introduced by Mr.. Jose OF Johnson, re-
pealing and amending certain sections of
the public statutes relating to the taxa
tion of steamboat. car and transporfa
tion companies. The minor changes
from the original bill were suggested by
Tax Commissioner Clishman to conform
with the laws.
The committee on municipal corpora
tions introduced bill to grant certain
powers to the village of johnson aud
johnson Fire District No. 1. and the
committee on highways and bridges pre-
sented a bill to amend the acts relating
to the expenditure OF highway taxes.
The latter provides that bridges and
culverts exceeding four feet span, in
Guiding those in incorporated villages, be
under the exclusive control of the select
men.
The House bill 475, relating to the di-
vision of highway tax moneys. the use
OF roadmaking machinery and to pro-
vide for the patrol system of main
tenance was ordered to lie. Mr.. Martin |
of Bennington thought the measure
ought 10 be more fully considered as II |
would impose heavy extention on the /
towns.
Mr.. Adams of Chelsea called up House /
bin 439, to establish an Office of erimi- T
nal Identification and suggested minor /
changes. Mr.. Cook of Lyndon wanted to /
know how Mr.. Winch of Barnet stood /
on the Bill. while Mr.. Jose Of johnson I
thought it should be acted upon when
more members were present ard so the
bill was treated as not taken up. Also
House bill No. 404. an act relating to
taxation OF land Of municipal corpora
tions, was ordered to iie
However, few bills were taken rp
and passed, including the bill appropri
atinc 5000 annually to the care Of in
ligent tuberculosis persons. as men
toned above; an act empowering the
trustees OF the village of Old Benning-
ton to make certain public improve
nents and to issue bonds in payment
therefor; amending the act incorpor- 1
.ting villages to appropriate money for .
public Fairgrounds and for lands FOR
public recreation purposes: and an act
% provide for revision of Denning's YER
mont Offices and Gazetteer
Following Yesterdays vote. the chair I
appointed as special committee to IN
the integrity of the judiciary ,
ommittee and the member from Peru:
'ir. Hoag of Grand Isle. Mr. Aldrieh of
T. Johnsbury, Mr.. Callahan of Montpel-
er. Mr.. Hunt Of Fairfax and Mr.. Eaton O
+ Hancock. Mr. Hapgood distributed c
o-day sheet Of typewritten state a
nepts regarding his position in the CON J
roversy with Chairman Ryder of the ju- g
icary committee. +
House Generous BY Spells. l.
While in a generous mood yesterday
fternoon the House appropriated
$4,000 for a new building at the state .
school at Vergennes and voted a
10000 to the Austine institution at
II also appropriated $1,000 .
nnually for investigation OF the water q
overs Of the state. s'
A few minutes after the House had II
assed in concurrence Senate bill 100. y
,lating to salaries of officers in penal :
Mr.. Batchelder of Walling- u
nd moved a reconsideration. which was g g
fused Mr.. Hulett of Rutland be- "
eyed it unjust to refuse to increase the !. !,
Ilary of the superintendent of the house
correction at Rutland, who has re- :.
sed an offer of $1,000 year to 20 out
the state. The speaker argued that =,
onomy prevailed in the house of COR n
ction, citing that as low as nine cents
II day had been the cost of board to
ch prisoner in certain instances, the ",
erage cost being from l2 TO Ii cents d,
r day. 10
On request of Mr.. Cook of Lyndon, \,
y Weeks of Middlebury. a member of 40
e penal board. said the institution. the q,
ate industrial school and the two penal 4,
are not in the same class .h
d the duties of superintendent diff ha
materially. At Nergennes the bows -,
d girls are upon their honor. trained ri
farming. tailoring. carpentry. etc. Ra
Mr.. Cook then asked Mr.. Hulett If Ca
e purpose of reconsideration was to a.,
se the salary of the superintendent 20,
the house of correction or to cut ~
wn the salary of the superintendent III
the industrial school. The reply m
s that the state should not show ia tb,
ritism in the matter of the two Off -
5. The motion to reconsider was al,
{. Y
The House recommitted 10 the com ra
ttee House bill 476, relating TO the
e Of commodities. Mr.. Adams OF
.rlhoro objected to the measure on
ground that il Disseminated against En-
farmer and he deemed il unconstitu-
nal He then moved il be dismissed.
2 chair ruled that the motion TO dis I
=. when il involved the life OF death Pei
a bill. is dehatable. Mr.. Crosby no.
Brattlcboro deemed the bill in the at
erests Of fair play to all. such as W. Ri,
iuh be willing TO accept for ourselves. Re-
Martin Of Bennington favored the yer
asure. Mr.. Foote Of Cornwall OBJ ers
ted to some Of the provisions Of the Agl
The motion 60 dismiss was with and
un. and a motion By Mr.. Foote Of Der
uuall 10 recommit 60 committee on in cas-
nal affairs was carried. mel
he taxation bill. 10 regulate taxa alol
j Of personal property and to es- IN,