The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-01-25
HOUSE WOULON I
VOTE ON FEDERAL
INCOME TAX
Adjourned When Time Came for
Decision
SESSION WILL BE LONG
Report of Committee on Final Ad-
Iournment Anything But
Encouraging

Encouraging.
Montpelier Jan 25-Oniy 1O4
members were in their seats in the
House this morning and they adjourn
ed after a session of an hour and
half.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to II. 1872, which pro
yides for the appointment of town Of
ficers and legalizes the grand lists OF
fifty towns in the state.
The resolution relating to the fed
eral income tax was taken up and
speeches in favor of it were made by
Mr. Cooke of Lyndon, Mr. Miller of
Bethel and Mr. Ryder of Rocking
ham. When it came to a question of
adoption the House adjourned.
Mr.. Cooke, who wished the House
to go on record as disposng OF some
important business this morning,
called for yea and nay vote on two
measures.
Montpelier, Jan 25.-The report of
the special committee on final adj
journment made today is not encour-
aging to those who are anxious for a
speedy winding up OF the sessions
business 1t shows the following
status of affairs:
Bills in the hands of Senate com
mittees: Senate bill, So; House
bills, 55; total 90 In the hands of
House committees: Senate bills, Is;
IInnCn hf11u IL, L.
of revision committee, 80 Total mum
Der bills in hands of committees,
207 last report .254.
II was after IL o'clock when the
roll call was finished on the sterih
cation bill but Speaker Plumley was
obliged to take up the bill to provide
for the nomination of party candi-
dates by direct primary as the meas
ure was entered on fhe calendar as a
special order for the morning SEES
sion. However, on motion of Mr. Co
burn of Milton the bill was made q
special order for Tuesday afternoon
at 2:45 o'clock.
The rest OF the morning session
was devoted to the reading and pass.
age OF the following bills. An act to
lHAOi POI dit Attt fAuAIdiu anu DElUel
Railroad company; an act regarding
the sale of cigarettes and cigarette
papers to minors. providing that cop
les of the law must be posted in
places selling cigarettes and ciga-
rette papers; an act relating to fines
and costs in city and municipal
courts. The number of measures
handled at the morning session in the
House was the smallest Of any half
day during the session.
About the time the Senate got com.
fortably seated Senator Blanchard of
Orleans got to thinking of home and
moved that when the body adjourned
at the close of the morning session
it be until $50 Monday evening.
Then the senators got down to bust
ness and the following bills were
passed Exemption soldiers home
steads from taxation; to punish the
use of false statements 10 procure
property or credit; to reorganize the
Vermont Medical society: relating TO
taxation of sleeping. parlor and din
ing cars; relating to the incorpora-
ton OF the Addison County Trust com
pany; relating TO taxation of steam
boat, car and transportation com.
panies
The Senate refused to grant third
reading to the interchangeable mile
age bin which came from the comm,
tee without recommendation.
The bill to permit the public ser
vice commission to establish mileage
distances within the state was passed
by the House this afternoon in con
currence and the same action was
taken on the Senate bill relating 10
nominations and ballots
Senate bin iqi after being read a
third time was ordered to lie. II is
an act to regulate the sale of NOR.
phine and other hypnotic drugs and
provides that such drugs be sold only
on written prescription of physicians.
dentists or veterinaries. and these
shall not be reiilled for two years ex-
cept upon the written order of the
subscriber. Mr.. Blanchard of West
Windsor mover the bin be ordered to
lie. which was carried.
House bill 405, creating a livestock
commissioner and defining his pow
ers was read a third time and passed
A motion made by Mr.. McGrath Of
Georgia, that the amount paid by the
state for condemned animals be in
creased from $50 to $40. was lost
House bill 451, which slightly
amends the statutes relating to weigh
ing bark measuring wood and lum-
Der was passed by the House.
The House passed its bill relating
to stationary and supplies and also
House bill 524. relating to the rate Of
taxes assessed on railroad property.
The following Senate measures
we're passed in concurrence with pro.
pOsals of amendment:
5. 90, relating to persons convicted
OF being found intoxicated.
S. ls2. for making repairs, and for