The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-14
ROUTINE BUSINESS
IN BOTH HOUSES
OF LEGISLATURE
Senate Asks Return of Flat
Rate" Tax Bill
MANY MUNICIPAL CHARTERS
Action Has Been Delayed Awaiting
Decision of Supreme Court on
Public Service Commission

FuDilC service commission
Montpelier, Jan. 13.-in both bran
ches of the legislature the proceed
ings were of routine order The
only episode was in the House, when
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru rose to ques-
ton of personal privilege and called
attention to references made to him
in the newspapers. concerning his
recent exploits in the House
Thre House bills were introduced
this evening, namely:
II. 4S6-By Mr.. Plumley of North
field. by request, relating to the pow
ers of selection over highways.
Towns so voting may omit to elect a
road commissioner and may direct
selectmen to take charge of town
highways and perform duties devolv-
ing on road commissioner.
II. 4S7-By committee on manu-
facturers; substitute for H. 329. An
act to regulate the practice of land
surveying and for the protection of
owners of farm and timber lands.
(Shall give to adjoining owners at
least six days notice in writing when
boundary lines or corners thereof
are to be surveyed or retraced. If
made without cooperation or agree
ment of such owners, shall within
20 days thereafter inform owner or
agent in writing and furnish cor
rect record OF surveyors work; penal
ty for neglect, $780, Survey to rec
ord work in town clerks Office within
30 days; penalty for neglect not more
than $50 Read twice and under
the rules ordered to lie and be print
ed
In the House. House bill 4S1 amend
ing acts relating to poll taxes and
the right of municipal suffrage was
ordered to lie and be made a special
order for 1890 o'clock tomorrow
morning
The lower branch ordered third
readings on the following House biils:-
II. 479, relating to the salary of the
secretary of state.
II. 4S3, relating to expenditures OF
highway taxes.
H. Az. relating to the powers OF
fire district, No. /, in Dorset.
H. asa, relating to the taxation of
steamboat, car and transportation
companies.
The Senate passed S. 80 relating to
convictions for intoxication.
S. 166, to permit the public service
commissioner to establish mileage.
The upper branch passed in concur
renee the following bills:-
II. 331. relating to board OF library
commissioners.
H. asa, to regulate the operating of
automobiles.
II. 45S. relating to disqualification
of candidates for election to the Gen
eral assembly.
Senate bill III to regulate the sale
and distribution of electrical energy
was ordered to lie and was made a
special order for Thursday afternoon.
The following bills were introduc-
ed in the Senate
S. 1877 by Mr.. Ballard relating to
hours of labor on railroads to com
mittee on immigration and labor.
S. 1913, to extend time for perform
ance OF duties by commissioner of tax
es passed under suspension of rules.
Taxation came to the front a few
minutes after the House opened when
a message from the Senate requested
that House Bill 374, the amended flat
rate" bill be returned to the Senate.
Mr.. Weeks of Middlebury moved that
the House suspend the rule and re-
consider its action which made the
bill a special order for Wednesday af.
ternoon. This was done and the bill
was then sent back to the Senate.
IL is expected that 16 and II, NUM-
cipal charter bills. will come into the
House tomorrow morning and the as.
sumption is that the Supreme court
has decided that the Legislature of
1910 delegates powers 70 the public
service commission which il had no
authority to do. These bills have been
held up until il could be known whe-
Their the public service commission
has power TO make charter amend.
ments
The following bills and Joint reso-
luton have been signed by the gov
ernor:-
S. 30. an act TO amend section 6151
Of the Public Statutes, relating to the
bank commissioner and to prescribe
his duties.
S. 155. an act to amend section 81.
o. of the Public Statutes and relating
to ballots on the license question.
Joint resolution relating to consol.
idation Of customs districts of Bur.
lington and Newport.
II. 147, an act to amend section &c.
90 Of the Public Statutes relating 70
marriage licenses.
II is. an act TO amend section So
40 OF the Public Statutes relating TO
dogs doing damage to sheep
n. 2lO, an act to appropriate a GER
tain sum for the proper celebration
by the state Of Vermont OF the 5Oth
anniversary Of the battle Of Gettys-
burg
H. 245-An act to amend sections
1885 and 1856 Of the Public Statutes
relating to sales Of concentrated CON-
mercial feeding stuffs.
II. 2s4-An act to provide for uni
form standard provisions in health
and accident policies.
H 35l-An act to amend section
S6s Of the Public Statutes, as amend
ed b. No. IL Of the Acts Of 1905 and
section Of No 20 Of the Acts Of