The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-15
EMINENT DO AIN
RIGHT REFUSED
TO POWER CO.
Ryegate Corporation Turned
Down in the House:
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ON TODAY
Measure Was to Have Come Before
House Yesterday But Was
Pushed Along.

Montpelier, Jan. 14.-The feature
of the legislative day was the refusal
of the lower branch to allow the
amendments to the Ryegate Light &
Power company to go to third read
ing. Though the supporters of the
measure insisted that TO refuse to
further consider the measure would
be blow to the development OF
Vermont, the House Overwhelmingly
went on record as opposed to grant
ing right of eminent domain to cor
porations not engaged specifically
and exclusively in furnishing a pub
lie service.
The House killed House bill GAG by
vote OF yeas, 70; nays, 1913. This
measure took up much of the time OF
the afternoon session. The bill re-
lates to the appointment of health Of
ficers..
The womans suffrage bill which
was to have come up this morning
as a special order has again been put
over. 1t is to come up Wednesday at
ternoon at go o'clock.
The following bills were introduced
this morning in the House
H. 4S9, by Mr.. Plumley of Ludlow.
To amend Section of No. 179 OF the
acts of 1900, relating to certain pow
ers of the village OF Ludlow. (Con-
sumers of electricity may have me-
tiers tested and corrected or new
meter installed, if need bel To com
mittee on municipal corporations.
II. 400, by Mr. Donnelly of Yer
gennes, amending acts relating to
the charter of the city of Vergennes,
passed October %, 1888 Read twice
and referred to the committee on
municipal corporations.
Senate bill 1873 was passed by the
House under a suspension OF the
rules. The bill relates to extending
| the time of making a record of the
appraisal of railroads and furnishing
| the state treasurer copy thereof.
The bill has TO be passed on account
of the illness of State Tax Commits
sioner Cushman.
House bill 2lS was passed after con
siderable debate 1t amends acts in
cooperating the Burlington Light and
Power company Mr. Jose of Jonn-
son moved that the bill be ordered to
lie and the amendments printed. Mr..
Howley of Burlington opposed delay,
and the motion was lost. Mr.. Clay
ton of Londonderry. who had opposed
the original bill, favored the bill as
amended. Amendments We're agreed
to and bill passed.
The House has returned to the
Senate House bill ass, relating to the
disqualification of candidates for
election to the General Assembly, re-
turned to the Senate agreeably to
its request
IL ordered to lie House bill Az. an
act to enlarge the powers of Fire Dis
trict No. l in Dorset.
The House passed its own bill, 479
relating to salary of the secretary of
state, appropriating $500 in lieu of
fees. Mr.. Jose of Johnson opposed
the bill, partly on the ground that it
has not been asked for. Mr.. Coburn
of Milton, Mr. Billings of Wood
stock, Mr. Ryder of Rockingham. Mr.
Weeks of Middlebury. and MIR. Blan-
chard of West Windsor Mr. Cook
of Lyndon moved an amendment by
adding to the bill He shall devote
all his time to the duties of his Of
fee" The amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
The following measures got
through the lower branch this after
noon: II. ASP, granting certain pow
ers to the village of Johnson and to
Johnson Fire district, No l, in the
town of Johnson; II. 4SS relating to
the expenditure of highway taxes.
Mr.. Martin of Bennington moved the
bill be ordered ito lie. which motion
was lost. Mr.. Gage OF Weathers-
field favored the bill. and it was
passed; H. asa, relating to the taxa
ton of steamboat, oar and transpOr-
tation companies.
Another corporation bill got a set
back in the House just before adj
| journment when House bill ass, was
ordered to lie. Il is an act amending
charter of the Bellows Falls Canal
| company. Mr. Clayton of London
derry opposed the bill, the rights siv-
en- for consolidation being. TO his
mind, far too broad Mr.. Jose OF
Johnson gave notice that a bill will
be presented to the Legislature max
ing holding companies Illegal On
motion Of Mr.. Clayton the bill was
ordered to lie and made a special or.
der Thursday at o'clock in the an.
ternoon.
The Senate asked the House 70
send back the bill passed by the lieu
tenant governors vote Monday nieht
relating to the disqualification OF
candidates for the General Assembly
and this afternoon the upper branch
recnnsidered and killed the measure