The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-20

LIABILITY
Bill Was Shaken into Form
by the House
To-day
AFTER MUCH DEBATE,
FARMERS TAKING PART
AS Amended, the Bill Ex-
empts Farm La
borerS
State House, Feb. 90.

otdle Rouse, FeD. ~.
The House fell back into its old leth-
argy this morning few minutes after
it killed House bill 274, a leftover taxa.
tion measure. Then came the employ
ers liability bill, II. 20. The bill came
to the House with a favorable report.
Mr.. Miller of Bethel started the vocal
pyroteehnics and after thirty.five min
utes of talk the bill was sent to third
reading this afternoon Mr.. Miller
moved to amend by striking out all
after the enacting clause and substitut-
ing the subject matter of S. l3l, known
as the Blanchard compensation bill
which the speaker believed the better
| bill Mr.. Jose of johnson claimed the
Blanchard bill, as amended, had been
materially weakened in committee. Mr..
Proctor Of Proctor claimed the company
with which he is connected had been
paying compensation for injuries for 20
years, claimed the Blanchard bill was
satisfactory to employer and employe,
explained the measures at length, and
advocated the substitution proposed.
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru objected to ex.
changing a Democratic bill, introduced
by Mr.. Miller of Bethel for Repub-
lican measure, the Blanchard bill, un-
less due party credit be given. Mr..
Martin of Bennington favored substitu-
tion.
A motion of Mr.. Wright of Williston
that the bill. with proposed amendments,
be ordered to lie was disagreed to.
Mr. Cook of Lyndon proposed an
amendment to the amendment striking
out that portion OF the bill which re- |
ferred to licensing persons by Others
than their employer, etc, to which Mr.. |
Jose of johnson objected, Mr.. Cook did |
not insist on his amendment and it was
not made by the speaker.
Mr.. Wright of Westminster favored |
the bill because it did not include farm
laborers and household servants. Mr. I
Hapgood would include such servants in |
the bill, but was told br Mr.. Jose that |
no compensation bill included such serv-
ants.
Mr.. Gleason of Richmond would i'm
clude farm laborers and household serv
ants, Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro assent
ing. The amendment offered by Mr.. Mil
Ter was adopted.
out Sec. ! OF the bill as amended, ex-
emptng farm laborers, etc.
Mr.. Wright of Westminster opposed
the last proposed amendment MIR. Green
of Weston asked the farmers to kill
the bill. Mr.. Jose asked ii any farmer
in the House carried liability insurance,
no reply. Mr.. Hulett OF Rut-
land City favored the BILL
On motion os Mr.. Ryder, debate
the House refused to commit
the bill to Mr.. Hapgood to amend and
The bill as amended, was ordered to a
third reading.
Governor Fletcher sent to the House ,
.o-day his veto OF the bill providing
bureau of criminal identification.
Bills Approved BY the Governor. (
An act to amend See | of No, 800 OF !
he acts of 1910, entitled. "An act to
incorporate the Ascutney Mountain asso- !,
iation."
An act to amend the charter Of the !
-illage of Hardwiek.
An act to provide for the care. train
ng and education of Predetermined chill q
Ien.
An act to amend the charter of the
ity of Montpelier.
An act in amendment of and addition
o the charter of the village of Ben
ington.
An act to authorize the trustees of v
he Vermont State hospital for the in
ane to erect and equip buildings to be
sed in connection with said hospital
nd to appropriate sum of money there !.
or.
An act to amend the charter of the =; =
ty of Barre.
An act to pay the First National !"
ank of Bennington the sum therein b.
AIMED.
An act relating TO the taxation or j.
oils and rateable estate in morgan I,
ed towns and cores.
An act in addition TO the charter of J"
he city of Barre.
An act to amend See of No. l35
the acts of 1905, relating to intoxieat- T.
g liquor.
An act TO amend an act of the gen
al assembly of 1912, entitled, AN act
ncerning the Montpelier & Wells Rv- :,
Railroad company" approved Feb. 3, ca
rs. ~