The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-04
SPEAKER WAS
SUSTAINED
When Mr.. Hulett of Rutland
Appealed from a Rul-
ing To-day
REFUSING A MOTION
TO RECONSIDER BILL
The Vote Sustaining the
Chair Was 1853
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State House. Feb.

speaker this morning, the appeal being
taken by Mr.. Hulett of Rutland City.
The member from Rutland asked for
the yeas" and mays" on the question
of whether the House would sustain
Speaker Plumley. The vote was l63
yes" and mo" and the House upheld
the speaker, who ruled last Friday and
again this morning, when asked by Mr..
Hulett, that motion to reconsider
House bill $40, providing for the crea-
tion of state purchasing agent, was
not in order.
| Mr.. Hulett in supporting his motion
to have the bill recalled. Insisted that
| the measure was hurried through the
House last week Mr.. Watson of ST.
Adams explained that Mr.. Hulett had
an opportunity to discuss the bin at
the time the measure passed the House.
Mr.. Jose of Johnson very strongly men
toned the debate on the state purchas-
ing agent bill Friday and said that Mr..
Hulett had 'two opportunities to vote
long and loud" against the measure,
but did not do so. 1t was evident after
the clerk had called dozen names that
the speakers ruling would be handsome
~ sustained
Those voting against the ruling Of
Speaker Pmmley were Mr.. Demerritt OF
Waterbury, Mr.. Gleason OF Riehford Mr.
Green of Windsor, Mr. Hapgood of Pera,
Mr.. Hulett of Rutland City, Mr.. Knight
of Dummerston and Mr.. 0ryis of Man
chester.
The sterilization BILL which the Sen
ate passed over the veto of Governor
Fletcher Friday, came to the House this
morning and Mr.. Donnelly OF Vergenncs
urged that the House uphold the gov
ernor's veto n
Several Joint resolutions were intro.
duced in the House this morning. One
by Mr.. Hewitt of Plainfield granted the
use OF the House of Representatives on
Thursday evening, Feb 6, to the Ver-
mont Peace society, when Hon. James |
Tryon of Boston viii speak on The |
Great Peace Movement" It was adopt !
ed.
Mr. Gage of Weathersfield introduced
a resolution, providing that the state
highway commissioner shall be paid ST.
700 for his services for each year of the
to and in the same manner as the COM
provided in section 6l53 Of
the public statutes. 1t was adopted on
the part Of the House.
Mr.. Billings Of Woodstock introduced
a resolution that the provisions OF sec
ton 62sl of the public statutes relat-
ing to the distribution of the acts and
resolves of the present biennial session
are hereby extended so that such acts
and resolves shall be distributed so
far as practicable by April l. 1913. Ii
was adopted on ths part OF the House.
Senate Votes for Game Law Codifca-
tion.
Taken up as unfinished business, tne
House bill to codify and amend the fish
ind game laws was passed by the SEN
tie this morning, after which the Senate
toted to insist on its amendments to
House bill 49, relating to the purchase
II state forests. As the result OF such
fote, the chair appointed as commit
ee of conference on the part of the Sem |,
tie. Senators Dale, Laird and Dyer OF
addison.
A Joint resolution was introduced by
senator Pollard, ordering the speaker :
i the House and president of the SEN
tie. to adjourn their respective houses
IN Friday, February H. at p m Sen
tor Babbitt moved that the resolution a
e referred to the special committee on =
nal adjournment, which was done.
The Senate devoted itself to a season t
4 ordering bills to third reading, vary b
ng the monotony by refusing third read
~ to Senate bill 40, relating to mont r.
nation for office and printing and dis a
ribution of ballots. The bills which $
fere sent on their way We're: Amend '
lg act Incorporating the Overlook Gene n
ery associations relating to election OF a
providing for teachers u
raining courses in rural schools; relat II
~ to stationery and supplies; incor
Grating the Pittsford Congregational
hureh: relating to employment oi pris-
ners on public highways; amending +
larter of the Newport Electric Light
o.; providing for payment of expenses
/ Judges OF probate and county clerks; =,
roviding for the use Of voting ma = :.
lines H.
In its session last evening the House =
.ad the third time and passed the fol- =,
wing bills: Relating TO the pollution -
the water Of Peter brook; an act re- :.
ting 10 the Western Vermont Power :.
Light company. as amended 50 that =
le company cannot build and operate ~
railroad in the village Of Manchester;
authorize cities to issue debentures =.
r tile drainage purposes; and lin con ~
irrence) relating TO the powers OF the ~
heer. oi fraternal. religious and char
able organizations. ~
The House rrcommitted the Barre city -
arter bin 70 the committee; killed the .''
Il relating to exemption Of ircproof ~ ~
.iliines from taxation; refused to con- -
r. in the Senste's proposal to amend
s bin to provide for the purchase of
At. foresfs hv making the sum Slo.- -
o instead Of $500 a. voted BY the
5use.
New Bills in House.
The following new nils were intro ~
eel n the House. iJu