The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-26
Resolution Introduced in the
House to Investigate
the Details
SENATE PASSED Exc
CUTION EXEMPTION
A Newspaper Investigation
Resolution Passed by
the House

e Under suspension OF the rules, the Sem
! ate this morning passed House bill 40, re-
lating to exemptions on execution, after
s it had reconsidered the vote of Jan. %
relative to the value of oxen and steers
and books Of clergymen and professors
! and an amendment was passed reducing
: the exemption of dentists and physicians
tools from $500 to 5000. The Senate also
acted upon considerable number Vf
other bills, passing several to third read
ing, referring Others and adopted in con-
eurrence the joint resolution relating to
the appointment Of committee to in
Evestigate taxation, the Senate committee
appointed consisting OF Senators Seaver,
Page and Wright.
just before the House adjourned, Mr..
Smith of Barre introduced resolution TO
appoint committee, consisting of five
senators and 10 representatives, to in
yestigate the offer of Theodore n. Vail
of Lyndon, to the state. of the Lyndon
school and Speedwell farms, to be used as
an agricultural school and to visit the
farms.
The Joint resolution introduced last
week to have a committee look into the
alleged secret ownership of newspapers Of |
the state, existing or which has existed,
was adopted on the part of the House,
the vote being rather remarkable mas
much as but barely dozen voices eA
pressed themselves in favor and not a
single dissenting vote was heard. The
resolution empowers the committee 60
examine witnesses under oath and calls
for report not later than Feb. "a, 1915.
House bill los, introduced by Mr.. Dick
ey of Barre Town, amending an act re-
lating TO elections, was killed. seemingly
because OF the lack OF an explanation.
Some parts of the bill not being clear,
Mr.. AtweIl of Brandon called for an ex.
planation, bqt IL not being forthcoming,
the House, being in doubt, voted against
the passage of the bill One other bill, h
House 90. adversely reported by the com !
mittee on elections met a similar fate
-Four bills were introduced in the House !
this morning, Mr.. Putnam Of Middlesex /,
being the author OF a measure to legal. !,
i've standard weight for weighing OF
maple sugar, the bill fixing the weight at !
II pounds for a pail OF sugar and pro- )
vides penalties of Sl00 for the first Of
fense and double that amount for the
second. OF the other three bills intro !,
dueed, one by Mr. Caswell Of Derby would :
allow offsets.
During a lull in the proceedings Speak /,
er Weeks called attention TO the fact !,
that after the first Tuesday in February q
bills could not be introduced into the =
House without the unanimous consent OF
that body. He further announced that
the reyisers Of bills had practically no
business at hand at the present time. n
Interest is now centered in the commit.
Ices and especially two meetings which
siil be- held after adjournment this aft.
srnoon, one concerning interchange bic b,
mileage on roads IN the state, the Joint n,
.ommittee on railroads 20 hold a public N
hearing on this matter az O'Clock In the q
senate cha mber. At O'Clock in the Sen. "a
Ite chamber the general committee will ~
lold a hearing on the several bills intro M
Iuced in the House and Senate regarding n.
he pay Of the Legislators. OF the bills NJ
i hand some will probably be fayorably 70
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avor the lump sum Of $500 for the ses. br
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rs Mr Putnam of MiddIesex. relating
0 the legal weight of maple syrup. vi
Fixes weight al II pounds and measure iu
{ 23i cubic inches Penalty for viola Ga
ION. sl0o first oaense. se0O secondl
By Mr. Caswcll NJ DERBY. an act rciat.
ig to deductions for debts owing. and 20
rpeal No. IS Of the acts Of 1912. (Ah Cf
lws nfsets
~ NJ. Wsisnn 81 Chelaca. an act 70
mend srrfious 20 and 20 of the public
'atutes as amended by No. 59 of ths Na
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