The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-31
100000 FOR
CONSERVATION
VERMONT
Senate Passes Bill With Big
Appropriation
PLURALITY TO ELECT
House Enacts Legislation for Change
in Method of Selecting
Officials
PLURALITY TO ELECT

Montpelier, Jan. 30.-There have
been features galore today in both
branches OF the general assembly.
The Senate has passed by vote OF
10 to 3, the conservation measure pro
vldlng for the construction OF storage
reservoirs and approprlating Sl,OOU,-
OOO TO become available AFTER con-
servation commission shall report to
future legislature. The bill came
up as a s. -cial order in the Senate
and Was debated to considerable
length.
Inc feature OF the House was the
Introduction of the bill to provide for
the erection of building Tor the use
of the State library and Supreme
court ana for other state purposes.
1t was introduced by the special com
mittee on additional state buildings,
read twice and ordered to lie and be
printed. 1t appropriates 100000. The
Governor, the chef judge OF the SUI
preme court, Charles ID. Watson of St.
Adams, city, and Fred A. Rowland OF
Montpelier are appointed commission
ers TO select site, determine upon a
plan and erect o building according
TO such plan. The state treasurer Is
authorized to borrow a sum not to ex-
coed SSUU,000 TO provide temporarily
for the cost of building; s25,OO0 to be
appropriated annually, commencing
jury l, 1915. for paying the principal
OF the debt. If separate building
from the state capitol is decided up
on the committee is empowered TO re-
construct the present state library
building to provide committee rooms.
The commissioners are to serve with.
out pay, but may receive necessary
expenses.
| The Senate concurred in the fourth
proposal of amendment to the state
constitution, relating to treason and
felony No s, relating to workmens
compensation for injuries.
Senate bill EOS, relating to appoint
ment of license commissioners was
taken up as special order and
amendments were proposed by Mr..
McCuen and Mr.. Preston.
The lower branch of the General
Assembly has passed the plurality
election bill which provides for al
election after the third ballot. The
bill came from the committee with an
adverse report but it was apparent
J when the measure came up for final
disposition that the committees re
port would count for but little The
bill was passed by vote of n yves"
and SO mo- but it is quite likely an
attempt will be made tomorrow to re-
consider. In view of the small mum.
Der voting on the bill.
The state purchasing agent bill
passed the House unanimously after
the democratic floor leader, Mr.. Wat.
son of st. Adams, made a strong
speech in support of the measure.
The House at the morning session,
while Mr.. Gage of Weathersfeld oc-
cupied the chair, adopted a resolution
introduced by Representative Billings
of Woodstock congratulating speaker
Plumley upon his appointment as tax
commissioner.
House bill $40, an act to create the
ofice OF purchasing agent and to pre-
scribe the powers and duties thereof
The agent is to be appointed by the
governor biennially; salary $2500 an
nually; shall give a bond in the sum
OF $4,000. Ii was favored by Mr.
Mangan of West Rutland, Mr.. Ferrin
of Essex, Mr.. Aldrich of ST. Johns
bury Mr.. Watson of st. Adams. Mr..
Ryder of Rockingham and passed
without an opposing vote.
ii. officiating to the salary and
duties of the sergeant-at-arms was
taken up. II fixes the salary at $500
and actual and necessary expenses
when absent from home on official
business. Mr.. Gage of Weathersfield
proposed an amendment whereby the
governor should approve of the
amount OF salaries of employees. and
IL was agreed to.
The House denied a third readingto
the bill to appropriate money for the
agricultural commission and to aid az
ricultural fairs. The vote was YES.
50; nays. "a.
} The House has appropriated SlO.-
600 for the Brattleboro retreat. hay.
ing passed the bill in concurrence.
The bill relating to uniform stand.
ard provisions in health and accident
policies was also passed by the House
in concurrence.
The red light" automobile bill was
passed by the House at the morning
session. II provides that after Julv
1915, no automobile shall use a red
/ -HHN NAAANA ~ Ut rear as the
use Of such colored light tends to
confuse engineers on locomotives run
ming near highways II the states of
New York, Massachusetts and New
hampshire and the Dominion of Ca
NADIA pass similar laws to take effect
before July /, 1915, then this act shall
take effect sooner than that date.
Mr.. Weeks Of the committee on a.
nal adjournment reported so bills in
the hands Of committees to be report
ed to the House, that the work of the
revision committee is practically com
pleted, but the committee Is unable 10
name date for final adjournment at
this tine.
The following bills and joint reso-
lutions were approved and signed BY
the governor. January Is
; s. An act 70 Appropriate money
Tor the State School Of Agriculture.
5. l6l- An act 70 provide for con
unueing the investigation Of the wa