The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-14
WAS MADE TO
SUBSTITUTE OLD BILL
To-day Followed
an All-Day Talk Yes
terday


yesterday IN discussing ana lhymg U
: rest the taxation bill, the members o
the lower branch went at the job agail
this morning and took up House bill 275
an act to abolish exemptions for debt'
owing. An inclination was shown Il
dodge, but the leaders of all parties in
sisted that the matter Of taxation ought
to be disposed of in some way and urge
that the bill be discussed and disposed
Of
The bill was read third time when
Mr.. Foote of Cornwall moved to amend
by striking out all after the enactins
clause and substituting therefore the
first section of House bill 374 and prac-
! tically all of the proposed amendments
| to the same bill as originally offered
/ by Mr. Jose of johnson. Mr.. Eaton of
! Royalton asked that the bin be ordered
! to lie and be printed. This was OPP
posed by Mr.. Billings of Woodstock, Mr..
| Watson of st. Adams and Mr.. Wright
| Of Wilmington. The motion to lie was
defeated.
| On the question of the amendment, Mr..
Hulett of Rutland offered second sub
stitute amendment abolishing offsets and
that money loaned in the state at four
and one-half per cent. shall be free from
taxation. Mr.. Watson Of st. Adams Oh
iected to dual propositions but was not
anxious to approach the propositions one
lat time.
aboIishing all offsets without giving re-
lief to merchants in another way, which
his amendment proposed. He believed
all property should be taxed and ne
would not vote for a bill exempting
money from taxation.
Mr. Flynn of Dorset contended the
ultimate consumer pays all the taxes
Mr.. Billings favored Mr.. Watson's prop
osition to vote down the amendments
and meet the issues singly. Mr.. Proc
tor of Proctor added his testimony 10
that Of Ar. Watson and Mr.. Billings.
He favored straight vote on House
bill 275.
Senate Decides To Stay Next Week.
The Senate to-day passed joint reso-
luton that when the body adjourns this
afternoon it be until Monday evening at
S 80 o'clock This means that the leg
islature will be IN session Is weeks at
least Immediately following that vote
the Senate made special order for
next Tuesday morning at l0,30 o'clock +
of the bill, S. 1871, to define the liabil- (
ity of an employer to pay damages for |
injuries received by an employe, etc. I
This bill came up as special order this I
morning and was put over on motion OF /
Senator blanchard of Orleans. This
,lnches the session for another week.
Bills and Joint Resolutions Approved
An act to provide for the purchase of
'tate forests.
An act to authorize the Deerfeld River
Railroad company to extend its line TO
Manchester and to the Massachusetts
tate line.
An act to provide for the regulation
nd supervision OF investment eompan-
es.
An act relating to fishing in East Long
,ond in the towns of Woodbury. ami
'abot.
An act to make uniform the law OF
egotiable instruments.
An act to authorize municipalities to
ssue debentures for tile drainage pur-
oses. II
An act to incorporate the Fairlee Aque-
uct company.
An act to provide for the distribu-
ion Of the copies of the Index TO Sur ;
eyor Generals Papers"
An act relating to the taxation OF !
oung timber. :
An act to amend No. $50 of the acts !
+ 1890 relating to the pollution OF :
ne waters of Williams river
An act to amend Section 1917 of the :
nblic statutes, as amended by No. 5i !
the acts of 1906, relating to the cut
ng of trees and brush q
An act to amend Section l3 of No. iS9
the acts of 1867, relating to the char !
r of the village of Plainfield. !,
An act to amend Section 3 of an act :,
TITLED, "An act relating to the care :
INDECENT tuberculous persons" ap- =
owed January 30, 1918.
An act to pay the town OF Sheldon
e sum therein named.
Joint resolution relating TO a request
the Vermont delegation in Congress.
Joint resolution relating to a mock
ssion. gl
An act to incorporate the Glastonbury Il
ght & Power company. lO
An act to regulate railroad demurrage Il
argos. LII
Joint resolution relating to certain ex- i,
nses of state highway commissioner. Il
Joint resolution relating to boundary q
H
The New Blue Sky Law. &c
The bill introduced in the House of o.
in the early part of the = =
,sion by Representative J. {. Flynn ''
Dorset. II bill 1872, an act TO provide
r the regulation and supervision of
restment companies and which has
L been signed by Governor Fletcher he
ICES upon the statute books one Of the in
4 and most far-reaching laws that has &c
N enacted by the legislature in many co
ar. and one which will protect not "a
IN the iunocent and credulous investor. to
all others a. well. from being swim II
4 cut Of their money by dishonest Of
unscrupulous persons. This bill j.
1t has become fsmiliarly known a.
blue sky Law and j. designed to nj
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