The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-11

worth, II. 345, and that the bill be
ordered to Ne He then called upon
members of the judiciary committee
to state their yi,@s.
Mr. Watson c. ST. Adams city cor
roborated the statements OF Mr..
Ryder, chairman of the judiciary
committee. He thought the member
from Peru had taken enough time in
roll calls demanded for five hearings.
he thought member making such
charges ought to be brought before
the bar of the House to prove such
charges. This vote is passing Judg-
ment on the honor and decency of
the judiciary committee, and whether
the chairman shall go forth as a
marked man.
Mr.. Hulett of Rutland city said the
chairman of the judiciary committee
had expressed a desire at least two
or three times, probably more than
that, that the member from Peru
should have an opportunity to be
heard.
Mr.. Cook of Lyndon moved that
the pending motion be laid on the
table and demanded that committee
be appointed to investigate the
integrity of the committee and the
gentleman from Peru. He withdrew
his motion temporarily in order that
other members of the committee
might express their views.
Mr.. Adams of Northboro express
ed his indignation at the charges
made and declared as false the impu-
tations against the chairman.
Mr.. Clayton of Londonderry, secre
| tary of the judiciary committee, read
| from it's records to show the treat
ment give nthe bill under discussion
and substantiating the statements of
the chairman which were also zorro
borated by Mr.. Miller of Bethel, Mr..
Winch and Mr.. Adams of Chelsea.
Then Mr.. Hapgood explained that
his letter to Mr., Ryder was purely
personal matter and that he did
not intend to reflect upon the judici-
airy committee, except its chairman.
The motion before the House was
on the reconsideration of the Bos-
worth Communication of sentence bill
and Mr.. Cook of Lyndon moved that
the motion be ordered to lie and that
the chair appoint a committee of five
TO pass upon the integrity of the
judiciary committee and of the men.
Der from Peru, Mr.. Cooks motion
was carried unanimously, Mr.. Hap
good voting.
This break between Mr.. Hapgood
and his colleagues was not UNLOCKED
for, as the member from Peru has
been criticized very sharply both on
the floor and at other times for dila
tory tactics AS the House passes
upon the fitness of it's members it is
within the body's power to unseat
Mr.. Hapgood. Veterans on the fiool
and among employees say that they
do not remember hearing member
taken TO task so strongly as wheI
Mr.. Watson went after Mr.. Hap
good.
The lower branch this morning
passed House bin 266. relating tt
deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic, feeble
m nded and epileptic children of in
digent parents 1t appropriates $50,
600 annually, an increase of $4,000
Mr.. Wright of Westminster explain
ed that, although but so towns hat
taken advantage of the Austins inst
tuition, $4,000 was insufficient Nh
Jose of johnson opposed the in
crease; Mr.. Carpenter of Chester an,
Mr. Weeks Of Middlebury favored
This institution was opened at Brat
tleboro last year.
House bill 1877, relating to the EN-
ployment of locomotive engineer
, and conductors by railroad corpors
, tions was ordered 10 lie, and tn
, bill with amendments be printed.
. motion was made to reconsider. Thi
, bill came in for much discussio
. ! Thursday afternoon at which tim
Mr.. Mcclellan of Plymouth express
/. ed the belief that il was a unio
labor measure simply and that ther
I was no great demand for such a Law
q This legislature has been strong o
I memorializing Congress and toda
|, the House adopted the followin
q joint resolution introduced by NJ
\ Jose of Johnson. THAT the Vernon
delegation in Congress assembled
A informed in the proper manner thu
!. it is the sense of the General A
! sembly of the State of Vermont thu
:, Section 4747 of the Revised Statute
q of the United States. be amended 6
!. proposed by Representative Franc
!. of Ohio pension money to be e
8 empt from taxation, attachment, lev
= or seizure under any legal or eQui
= able process whatever)"
!. The Senate concurred in the Hous
? amendments on Senate bill 80, rela
;, ing to the duties of the bank commi
n sioner and increasing that official
salary $500 a year. The Hou'
m amendment cut out that section
is the bill which permits the bank col
> missioner to visit other states al
- make all examination of the secur
A. les upon which Vermont banks NAL
=, loans.
The House bill codifying al
~ amending the probation laws vi
:, passed in concurrence by the Sena
~ today and the Foreign Creamery a
- ISOLATION bill was passed by the Sc
"a "a ate. This is an upper branch mes
~ ure. A substitute dope" bill W
49, ordered to lie and be printed in &
N Senate.
ia When Senate bill 100. relating
the salaries OF officers in penal
- stitutions was passed in the Hou
~ ! chic afternoon with urnDOcals