The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-04
STILL TALK
ABOUT SALARY
Question of a Lump Payment
to Legislators to Come
Up in House Today
FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION
Name of Hardwick Man Presented in
Place of Park Pollard OF Chester
Workmens Compensation Measure
Ready for the Revisers.
(SEccial TO The Reformer.1
MONTPELIER. Feb. I

(Srccial 70 The Reformerl
MONTPELIER. Feb. /.
Gov. Gates this morning nominated
Walter A. Dutton Of uardwick as Il
Hcnber Of the public service commis-
sion to succeed Park II. Pollard of
ICaNendish. Mr.. Dutton was appointed
to the superior bench last year when
6oN. Fletcher rcmadc the court When
the legislature reelected iudoes and
ended the work of Mr.. Fletcher Mr.
Dutton was dropped Of necessity. If
Mr.. Dutton 5 appointment is to stand
the public service commission will be
composed of Robert I. Bacon Of Bra,.
| tlcboro, W. \. Warner Of Neroenncs
and W. \. Dutton.
| The house accomplished considerable
work III clearing away for the consid-
| Grafton OF the lump salary measure this
afternoon. The original bin provide,
for salary Of $500 and an amendment
| was proposed making it $500. The ae-
tion tins afternoon. If any is taken.
| VIII be Oh the amendment
Chairman Moore Of the committee 10
which the bill was referred. will try
to have 1t reeommittcd. If the bill is
given back it probably will not make
its appearance again until late in the
session. thereby giving a basis for the
lump salary
! The lobby bill introduced bv Mr..
RIchmond, which would ucccssitatc the
registry of all hired LOBBYISTS and an
account of the expenses 10 he filed.
met with Il snag in the house this
morning because ii provided that in
fractions of the law should be prose
cuted by the attorney general.
I Those who want the office OF attor.
ney general abolished succeeding in
having the lobby bill laid on the table
until II had been determined whether
the Office of attorney general should be
/ abolished.
Signs multiply that a concerted at
tempt viii be made to do away with
the Office and a fight is expected when
! the matter comes up.
! In the senate II 65. a bin introduced
! by Mr.. Perry of Brattleboro some time
ago to enable the BrattIeboro graded
school district to issue bonds to paw
for school site was ordered to a third
reading
\ public meeting Is to he held at
80 tonight III the hall of representa-
tlves on house bill 102, the Perry pro-
hibition measure. Mrs. Ella \ D0ole
of New York, representing the W. c.
! I. I. viii bc Ithc principal speaker.
and various organizations throughout
the state will be represented
That the members Of the general as
Isembly are willing 10 forward salary
matters q little beyond the discussive
stage and wouldn t refuse portion of
their stipend advanced on account
was evident when Mr.. stone of Yer
@ennes rendered a species OF first aid
in the matter by Il joint resolution to
the effect that the state treasurer he
iauthorized to pay each member of the
general assembly the sum OF 800 on
Feb. ), or as soon thereafter as con
/ venient, said payment to apply on ac-
icount of compensation for the session.
The resolution was promptly adopted
on the part of the house aud later was
adopted in concurrence in the senate
on motion of Senator Dunllec of Wind
ham.
There We're no bills introduced at the
AFTERNOON session and only three order.
. ed to third reading, among these be
: ing II 2S, establishing municipal
court for and within the county OF
Addison. which was called up bv Mr.
Graham of Rockingham and leave was
given TO withdraw an amendment h,
had offered and substitute another
providing that the governor shall an
point bienniallv for u term of two
years.
The workman 5 compensation bill !,
practically ready for the revisers. For
mer Lieut. Gov, Frank +. Howe. chair
man Of the commission, was in tow
Z yesterday and the commissioners ar,
nearly ready to give the bill thei
4 final approval. The bill goes into elfcc
on the first Of next July. 1t provide
\ that al employer or employc can clec
whether he viii come under the ac
4 or not. but all who do not announc
4 their intention within 60 DAYS are as
sumed to have come under If. Tho,
4 who do not come under it can have re
course to the common law as at pres
I ent, but the employer Is deprived o
4 the three defences, negligence of en-
ploye, accident caused bv negligenc
of fellow servant, and accident throue
risk assumed by employe. The emplo3
eT atill retains his three defences il h
4 comes III and an employe notifies til
4 Compensation board before an areielen
4 occurs that he does not elect to com
4 in. The schedule of benefits announce
1 will not be too exacting to EMPLOYER
I the maximum weekly benefit being 81
1 and the minimum $5. Unmarried me
y receive death benefit nf 50 Per eer