The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-20
TEN CENT DIRECT
STATE TAX VOTED
BY THE HOUSE
Popular Election of Senators Is
Endorsed
R EP0RT ON HAP GOD
Consideration for Wellknown Char
acteristics of Member From
Peru.

Montpelier, Feb. 19-The General
Assembly by the action of the lower
branch this afternoon has ratified the
proposal of amendment to the federal
constitution providing for election OF
United States senators by the people
The vote this afternoon in the House
on this question was 1913 for the pro-
posal and "A against.
Without dissenting voice, except
that of Mr.. Hapgood of Peru, who fail
ed to motive that the rules had been
suspended, the bill providing a direct
state tax of 10 cents on the grand list
of the state was passed by the House
this afternoon.
Mr.. Hoag of Grand Isle, for the
special committee appointed to inves-
tigate the matter pertaining to integ-
rity of the judiciary committee and
the member from Peru, reported that
"in the opinion of the committee the
member from Peru and all others in
terested in the Bosworth case had
ample notice of hearing and opportu-
nifty TO be heard before the commit
tee on the bill pertaining to the com
mutation of the sentence of Bosworth
The fact that the member from Peru
| failed to appear before the committee
is no fault of the chairman or any
member of the committee, and the
committee completely absolves the
judiciary committee from the charge
of neglect to perform it's duty. Fur
Their the committee believed that the
fact that the member from Peru was
not given opportunity to appear in
| the interests of Bosworth at a hear.
! ing before all members of the House
of Representatives was no fault of the
judiciary committee, and that the
facts justified the House in refusing
a public hearing. The committee felt
that it was beyond its jurisdiction to
account for the action of the member
from Peru otherwise than to state
that the members of the House should
carefully consider the predisposition
OF said member as shown by his ac-
ton regarding other matters discuss
ed during the earlier part of the SEES
sion. The committee therefore felt
that the action of the member from
Peru might be justly overlooked" On
motion OF Mr.. Hoag. the report was
ordered to lie
This morning, on motion of Mr.. Nc.
Clelen of Plymouth, the House acced.
ed to the request of conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses
on House bill AL, an act to prevent
the pollution of the waters of the
state commonly known as the saw.
dust bill" and the chair appointed as
such committee Mr.. Mcclellan of Ply.
mouth, Mr.. Parker of Montgomery
and Mr.. Jackman of Corinth.
The House received Bill No COZ
this morning. 1t came from the com.
mittee on game and fisheries, to re-
quire persons in control of posted
land to procure licenses. License
fee, $40: penalty for violation, S25, or
Imprisonment for Is days)
Senate Bill 1874, to regulate the sale
of morphine and other hypnotic and
narcotic drugs, died In the House
this morning. II was called up by
Mr.. Coburn of Milton, who proposed
to amend by inserting "chloral by
drate" and exempting laudanum for
use in the treatment of live stock,
etc. Amendments disagreed to Yeas,
II; nays, n. r. Morey of Fairfield
moved that the bill be ordered to lie,
which was disagreed to. Passage in
concurrence was then refused
Mr.. Hapgood Of Peru offered a
joint resolution empowering the gov
ernor to appoint a committee of tree
persons, to serve without remunera-
ton, to provide a suitable memorial,
to Ira Allen. Favored by Mr.. Ryder
of Rockingham. Adopted on the part
of the House.