The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-29

FARM, TOPIC
Bill Appropriating $4,000
Held Up in the House
To-day
WILL BE EXAMINED
BY THE COMMITTEE
House Passed Bill for New
Buildings at Water
bury Asylum
STATE Honse. Jan. 20.

State House, Jan. 20.
The state detention farm bill, carrying
an appropriation of $65O00, after going
through the Senate groove as easily as
though it was oiled, met with setback
when il came up for third reading in the
House to-day Mr.. Martin of Bennng-
ton thought the bill ought to be COM
mitted to the committee on appropri-
ations. He urged that such farm, If
established ought to be under the sup
ervision of the penal board. He opposed
the proposal TO create commission to
establish such farm when the penal
board ought 60 have charge Of such an
institution. Finally the bill was sent to
the committee on appropriations.
The s25,000 appropriation for new
buildings at the state hospital for the
insane was passed. by the House this
morning and goes to the Senate. The
House also passed its bill enabling towns
to appropriate money for county agri-
cultural extension.
House bill 537, relating to the taxation
OF telephone companies, was ordered TO
/ lie. MI. Jose OF Johnson moved to
strike out all after the enacting clause
and substitute II. ALL, for which this
bill is substitute. II. 537 strikes the
small companies, he said, with the same
force as the large ones. In Massachus-
etts the tax on telephone companies l.
levied upon assessed valuation, he con-
tinued, not upon what the companies
may claim as their earnings. The mo-
tion was carried and the bill. with pend
ing amendments. was ordered to lie. A
companion bill relating to taxation of
telegraph companies was passed.
The House bill $50, relating to carry
ing lights on automobiles, gave an oppor-
tunity for talk in the House. The meas
ure, which provides for other than red
rear light on automobiles, was ordered
to third reading.
After passing the bill authorizing a
steam heating plant at the state normal
school at Castleton and ordering the bill /
relating to appointment Of license come |
missloners to be q special order Thurs
day afternoon. the Senate to-day settled |
down to consideration of Senate bill Ill,
providing for nominations by direct |
primary system. The Senate resolved it. /
self into committee Of the whole and
Senator Dyer OF Addison county was
called to the chair. and Lieut.. -Goy. Howe
was granted the privilege Of participat-
ing in the debate
Electric Power for Home Use.
The Senate spent nearly the entire
day yesterday discussing and then pass
ing its own measure, Ito regulate the
a A., ,,f ALI atrlr
Dale's proposal to amend so that
the public service commission could al
low corporations to make contracts Tor
the distribution of energy outside OF the
state was killed. Then Senator Dale
moved to amend by making the bin ap-
ply to companies developing water pow
RS on the Connecticut river, if they Sc
cured any rights from Vermont. This
proposal also was rejected, and the bill
was passed. The Senate voted to take
lp its bill providing for a conservation
commission this afternoon.
House Accepts Amendments.
The House eoncurred in the following
OF amendments to the const-
.ution;
Amendments relating to the printing 1
Il the journals, requiring five members
II the House and one senator to secure a
oil call in their respective bodies, in
tead OF one member as now; vote, yeas,
"a, nays |.
Amendment relating to the powers OF
he legislature and governor; NO per- :
on ought in any case, or in any time, /
o be declared guilty OF treason or fell &
my, by the legislature, nor to have his d
entence upon conviction for felony a
remitted or isitigated by the q
legislature" and that section II of chap {
er be amended by omitting the words 1
and murder where they occur therein; d
ote. yeas 1913, nays none. +,
Amendment relating to eligibility OF t
enstors and Representatives to hold h
fiices created during their term; vote, y
eas III. nays 10. n
Amendment relating TO the grant, ex-
ension, change or amendment nt char ,
ers; vote, yeas l67, nays none. I
Amendment relating to the change of 7
'ords Judge or Judges" to justice" or &
Justices" vote, yeas 1871. nays 81. III
The House ordered to lie the bill pro- d
iding for the nomination of party can y
idates by direct primary. II came up o
esterddy afternoon ON special order for i,
mendment as proposed by the commit il
.es on internal affairs. The first /,
mendment was to include county Off /,
srs.r :,
Mr. Cook Of Lyndon moved the amend :
euts be ordered to lie. which was N
lrried. He then moved 10 strike out all
iter the enaeting clause and substitute Al
lerefor the present election law. only n
roviding for nominations to be made m
+ one half of one per cent. instead of m
1e per cent Of the voters. II differs :,
ON the bill before the House. among "
her things in that there is no fee nee et
sarv to be a candidate. and no pub
.ity Of the attitude OF the voter a. TO
hat party he belongs TO. Although
niger. il j a more simple bill because "
i the present law. while the bill be-
ne the House j. a new Law requiring all
.c machinery 10 he prepared and ar
nged. The bill. with proposed sHbsti- W
te. vas ordered 20 lie and be printed, al
a T. made a special order for Thurs ht
~ next at l0:3n in the forenoon. o.
The House Yesterday afternoon dis a
issed The biz relating 20 Gre escapes. II
2. Cook of l.ircoln favored the bill. %
r CaHahau - Moafreii-r and Mr.. u,
n a. q Nl