The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-28
HOUSE WON'T
ACCEPT BILL
AS Flat Rate Measure Came
Back from the
Senate
VOTED NOT TO CONCUR
IN AMENDMENTS
House To-day Killed Bill
Calling for Medical In
spection in Schools
State House, Jan. %.


The House to-day refused to concur il
the Senate proposals of amendment t
House bill 81, known as the fiat rate
bill and entitled "An act to regulst,
the taxation of personal property ane
TO establish uniform rate on certain
classes" The bill came up as a special
order, and the proposals were, on motion
treated collectively.
The House killed the Senate bill to
establish state detention farm, for
which an appropriation Of 100000 and
IS 900 annually was asked. Like treat
ment was accorded the bill providing
for medical inspection in the pubke
schools. all fathered by the state board
OF health and backed in particular by
Dr. II. ID. Holton, former secretary of
the board.
After some debate the bill authorizing
| the Burlington Traction company to
! take certain land and easements for
1.-The maintenance and service of a line
for transmitting, distributing and using
electric power, was ordered to a
third reading. Mr.. Jose of johnson
opposed the bill, and Messrs. Howley
OF Burlington. Donnelly of Vergennes,
Palmer of Shelburne and Hulett of Rut-
land favored. Mr.. Jose moved that the
| bill be ordered to sIie but the House re-
fused to do So. Mr.. Wright of Williston
favored as did Mr.. Martin of Benning-
ton and the bill was ordered to third
reading.
The House adopted joint resolution
for the appointment OF a committee of
three senators. and three representatives
to consider payments to towns of re-
bates for high school instruction, bills
relating TO rebates for advanced instrme-
ton and consolidating certain school
funds
A feature to-day was over the mat
ter Of fnaI adjournment. Mr.. Ryder of
Rockingham brought up the matter and
Mr.. Jose of johnson said he would be
ashamed to adjourn without closing up
the business Of the session in way
conducive to the welfare OF the state.
Mr. Billings of Woodstock stopped at
tempt at debate by moving to refer the
joint resolution concerning final adjourn
ment to the committee on final adjourn
nent, and it was so ordered.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
eleven bills, most OF which related to
corporations. The list was as follows:
Relating to pollution of the waters Of
Lamoille river; relating to employment |
OF locomotive engineers by railroad COM
panies, the bill having been revived; to |
incorporate the Fairlee Aqueduet com |
pany; amending acts incorporating a
city and town of st. Adams; changing |
the name Bethel Telephone & Telegraph /
amending acts relating to the village of
Richford; authorizing the city of st.
Albans to issue bonds; relating to the
charter of the Bellows Falls village cor
poration; to appropriate money for the
state school OF agriculture; to establish
the office of criminal Identification.
Propose State Purchasing Agent.
Five new bills were introduced in the
House yesterday afternoon, one of
which proposes TO create the Office of
,tate purchasing agent. The bill pro-
'ides that the governor shall on or be- I
ore March |, 1918, and biennially there
liter appoint a purchasing agent to hold
,ffice two years; salary OF such agent
hall be $2,500 annually; he shall be al
owed rent, fuel lights, stationery, Office J
upples and equipment. including tee-
'hone. He shall be paid actual and nee
ssary expenses when away flom home |
N official business; he may employ '
lerical, stenographic and other assist {
nee with approval of governor, The /
sing agent shall contract for and q
purchase all fuel, water, lights provis- !
lns. supplies. materials and equipment, !
including supplies and materials for con- t
truction of new buildings necessary for il
Sc of state hospital for the insane state u
rison, house of correction. industrial +
rhool. State House, normal and agri- t
ultural schools; he shall purchase fuel. Il
,ater and lights for court houses, fuel
nd lights for iails, clothing for inmates a
all state institutions; such agent shall d
lake a report monthly to the state aus s.
itor. The purcha sing agent shall pre- d
,ribe the form of contracts and pro- ei
osals The purchasing agent shall fur s.
ish bond Of $4,000 for the discharge
/ his duties. o.
State officers. state institutions. all Of B
,ial boards aud commissions having :
ate property shall render to the pur- +
,asing agent an inventory Of such prop OF
.tv on or before august | Of each year NJ
The purchasing agent shall bennally
mort to the General Assembly de "a
lied account Of all contracts made by le
m. He shall make full and complete "
yentory Of all state property at that er
me. ~
The words public printing commits Y
oner" wherever appearing in the pub 70
statutes are changed to purchasing se
,ent." p
The provisions Of this act shall not Il,
,plv to the military department re
Another bin introduced was To amend
ID repeal the statutes relating to the tn
larv and duties Of the sergeant-at- an
M. increa sing the salary from 81 600 o.
81 son. Other bills were: de
To provide for the preservation and W,
rtifcation Of opinions Of the supreme IA
urt.
Amending the statutes relating to the
L. Of olcomargarine License fee $50 I'M
: annum. Public dining rooms using tri
their tabla<.r for cooking. shall pot Co
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