Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-20


State at four and one-half per cent.
shall be free from taxation. Mr.. Wat
son of st. Adams city objected to dual
propositions, but was most anxious to
| approach the propositions one at Il
time.
Mr.. Foote OF Cornwall did not favor
abolshing all offsets without giving re-
lief to merchants In another way, which
manner his amendment proposed, He be-
| lieved all property should b. taxed and
he would not vote for a bill exempting
money from taxation.
Mr.. Flynn of Dorset commended the
ultimate consumer pays all the taxes
Mr.. Billings of Woodstock favored Mr..
Watson's proposition to vote down the
amendments and meet the issue singly.
Mr.. Proctor Of Proctor added his testi-
mony to that OF Mr.. Watson and Mr..
Billings. lie favored straight vote on
House bill 275
Nm. Cameron OF Norton moved the pre-
vious question, which prevailed.
Mr.. Hewitts amendment to Mr. Foote'S
amendment was lost. Mr.. Foote Of Corn
wall was given leave TO withdraw his
proposed amendment
On the passage OF II. 275. which was to
abolish all offsets. Mr. orvs Of Man
chester opposed the measure; Mr.. Com
ings of Richford opposed the bill, and
proposed to amend It by striking out all
after the ennctfng clause and providing
instead method permitting the listers
to allow 80 per cent. Of offsets claimed
No member favored the amendment, and
it was killed.
Mr.. Donnelly Of Vergennes moved the
bill he ordered to lie until H. lR, an act
relating to exemptions from taxation
could be acted on. The motion was
carried by vote of 30 yeas to 70 nays
SENATE BILLS REFERRED
S. s7.-Relating to the sale of oloo-
margarine. To committee on agriculture.
s. 1al.-Relating to the lease Of GER
tain State land. To committee on internal
affairs.
S. 223 --Reatng to schools and to s-toN'
| unions. To committee on education.
s, 22l.-Relating to labor OF conv .
To committee on appropriations ana join,
committee On State prison.
s. 225. Relating to fourth-clas; licenses
| To joint committee on Temperance.
s. 226.-Relating to property rights of
married women. To judiciary committee
|
| II. 59s--Reported by committee on ways
and means. to provide Tor the payment Of
| an annual franchise tax by companies
| supplying water gas steam hea ting,
| light, power or electric energy. Calls for
| tivc-tenths of one per cent. on gross earn
| inRs from all sources within the State
and three per cent upon its total annual
dividends in excess OF four per cent. de-
| clared or paid upon the actual amount of
| paid up capital employed Ivy corporations
associations Joint stock companies or
! rerson. The term gross earnings" 70
mean all receipts from the employment of
| capital, without any deduction. Read
| twice and ordered to lie ana he printed
BILL PASSED.
! II. iS7-Amending an act relating to
| telephone companies with adverse COM
[ mittee report on amendments proposed
| by thu gentleman from johnson. Mr. Jose
of Johnson favored his amendments and
claimed that the committee bin would not
remedy existing evils. He moved to amend
| by withdra wing his former proposals of
| amendment, striking out all after the en-
| acting clause in the committee bill and
! substituting provisions that telephone
| companies shall make returns of the
gross and net earnings capital stock,
debts, dividends, etc. commissioner of
taxes to appraise property of such COM
panies for purposes OF taxation: an an
| nual tax OF IL per cent TO he levied on
| such property appraised.
! Mr.. Weeks OF Mddlebury defended the
| action Of the ways and means committee
| in its attitude toward this measure, say
, ing the committee had tried to be fair and
safe. to get statistics needed to act clear
ly and he thought the bill proposed would
| increase the revenue $1,000.
Mr.. Jose denied that he ever agreed to
accept tho committee bill.
| MIR. Wright of Westminster explained
that there were 20 independent companies
concerning which information needed was
not available and opposed the amendment.
Mr. Brigham Of Bradford endorsed what
had been said by the gentlemen from Mid
dlebury and Westminster.
Mr.. knight of Dummerston favored an
increase of telephone taxation.
On rising vote the amendment was
Iadopted.
Mr.. Martin of Benning ton favored the
bill. and the bill was passed.
on motion of Mr. ST. Peters of Ferris
burg, the House adjourned at 1915 O'Clock
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
H. IRAN act to provide for the pur-
chase Of State forests
H. 175.-An act to authorize the Deer
field River Railroad company to extend
it, line to Manchester and TO the Massa-
chusetts State line.
IA. 1S2.--An act to provide for the regula-
ton and supervision of investment COM
panies
H. 296.-An act relating to fishing ir
East Long pond in the towns of Wood
bury and Cabot.
f. 346.--An act to make uniform the
law of negotiable Instruments
H. 44--An act to amend section III OF
the public statutes, relating to the mark
Ing OF ballots.
!, II. 462-An act To authorize NUM-
olpalites to issue debentures for tile
drainage purposes.
II. 46s,-An act to incorporate the Fairlee
Aqueduct company.
| II. 5l5.-An act to provide for the dis
tribution of the copies OF the Index Il
Surveyor-Generars Papers"
II. 6o2.-An act relating to the taxation
of young timber,
Ii. 559-An act to amend No. $50 OF tn,
, acts of 1890, relating to the pollution o.
the waters OF Williams river.
II. 560-An act to amend section 37
{ of the public statutes, as amended by
No. Sc Of the acts Of 1903. relating to tn,