The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-29
FLAT RATE BILL
is SENT BACK /.
TO SENATE
Upper House Amendments Were
All Rejected -
POWER BILL PASSES SENATE
Measure to Regulate Sale Of Electric
Energy Created by Vermont
Water Power.
POWER BILL PASSES SENATE

Montpelier, Jan 2S.-The Senate
has devoted the bulk of it's energy
today discussing Senate Bill III, re-
lating to the sale and distribution
of electric energy This measure had
been tabled six times and after near
/ " the whole OF the afternoon session
had been spent on the bill the meas
ure was passed Mr.. Dale proposed
an amendment making provision for
, conveying electric energy without
the state.
Mr.. Batcheldersurged the desirable
ity of retaining this energy for the
/ benefit of the people of Vermont and
the development of the industries OF
Vermont, and quoted from decisions
| of the Supreme court of Vermont and
of the United States. He discussed
the question of eminent domain and
claimed that state could not per
nit the sale of this power for public
purposes outside the state.
On motion to Mr., Chaffee the bill
was ordered to lie until afternoon.
When the bill was taken up after
| lunch an amendment proposed by MIR.
Dale was defeated. IL then moved a
| further amendment which would
make the bill apply to all companies
| generating electricity within this
state, whether by water power or 9TH
er power, though it was intended to
make the provisions of the bill apply
TO powers on the Connecticut river.
Mr.. Barber moved an amendment to
the amendment Mr.. Preston moved
an adjournment, but the motion was
lost and few minutes more of de-
bate wound up the matter.
The Senate has made a special or
der on its bill providing for conser-
walton commission for tomorrow af-
ternoon
The bill to provide medical inspec-
ton for the public schools, went to
the guillotine this morning in the
House.
The House OF Representatives has
declined to concur in the amend
ments proposed by the Senate 10 the
fiat rate" taxation measure and 1t
begins to look as though the bill
were doomed. In fact the progress
sives. through their leader Mr.. Jose
of Johnson, urged today that the bill
be tabled and allowed to perish in
the closing hours of the session.
Mr.. Comings of Richford and Mr.
Weeks of Middlebury urged their
colleagues to refuse to concur in the
proposals of amendment made by the
h.. Cd
unanimously not to concur.
When Senate bill 179, authorizing
the Burlington Traction company to
take certain land for the mainten-
ance and service of a transmission
line Mr.. Jose of Johnson opposed
the measure but the bill was ordered
reading Mr.. Howley of Burlington,
Mr. Donnelly of Vergennes, Mr.. Pal
mer of Sherbourne, Mr.. Hulett of
Rutland, all spoke in support of the
measure. After they had finished
speaking Mr.. Jose moved that the
bill be ordered to lie but the House
refused. Then Mr.. Wright of Willis
ton and Mr.. Martin went on record in |
support of this measure which finally |
was ordered to a third readins.
morning in the House Mr. Ryder |
called up his joint resolution concern |
ing final adjournment and Mr. Jose of |
Johnson got the chance he had been |
waiting for during some days to ex. |
press his views. He directed his |
gnze upon the author of the resolu-
ton providing for final adjournment |
and remarked eve have lodged and |
ducked every important measure so |
far presented and | shall be ashamed !
TO go home and leave the record be- /
hind which we have made"
Mr.. Weeks of Middlebury. chair /
man of the committee on final ad- /
journment, said he believed the /
business of the session could be fin /
ished in time for adjournment Febru-
airy s.
Mr.. Billings of Woodstock moved /
that the resolution be referred to the |
committee on final adjournment It
was so voted
The bill relating TO marking OF bal
lots was killed in the House this
morning after Mr.. Donnelly of Yer
gennes spoke in support and Mr.
Martin Of Bennington opposed the
measure.
The heavy business Of the morning
session in the House was the concur
renee by that branch on the proposal /
of amendment to the constitution re-
Quiring FIVE members OF the House OF
one in the Senate TO secure a roll
call. At present one member OF the
House can demand a yea and nay
vote on any question. There we're /
1874 votes in favor Of the proposal
Mr.. Watson OF St Adams was the
only member voting against the pro
posal.
The following bills were introduced
in the House az the morning session:
H 545-By committee on corpora
lions. relating TO corporations exer-
cising public functions and placing
them under the supervision Of the
public service commission. Read
twice. and ordered to lie and be print
ed fAll persons. corporations and
associations distributing electric
energy for sale for light, heat or pow
er, o. operating a water system
whereby water is sold within this
state. shall be subject 70 general So
pervision Of public service commits