Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

| lleNed tnat the state was ready for it.
He believed it would work little hard
ship.
Two or three thousand dollars spent
| in litigation under present liability
law is entirely lost to the industry"
said Mr.. Morse OF IIardwick ''The
present system Is wasteful," he said
The law is not an experiment, but
: has been tried in As States"
1t seemed like class legislation to
Mr. Nichols of Essex with its cxemp-
! tion of ten employees or less Mr.
lIaItgood opposed 1t.
Fly paper to catch votes was all
that Mr.. Demeritt OF Duxbury could
grant to the party platform. His own
sense OF right and fitness was all that
governed him. he said.
Mr. Morse of Hardwick thought that
few who stood on the platform thought
it mere piece OF fly paper. He free
/ ly granted those Of that opinion the
privilege to vote against the bill.
With the co-insurance clause cut
out. Mr. Black believed that the bill
as it came from the Senate was more
favorable to employers than any COM
pensation law in "a States But even
in its present form the workmen are
willing to take 1t. ut Is not as good
as the workmen should have but it is
the best that tan be passed at this
time and should be passed without op-
position" said Mr.. Black
The indigna ton of the dairymen against
insolvent and irresponsible creameries and
milk compa MES bore its fruit in the pas
sage by the House of H. 4S0. requiring all
such companies to make a sworn state
ment as to their financial condition, and
to furnish bond for the amount Of their
customary lila bilities. An amendment Of
fert,d by Mr.. Moore of Ludlow was adopt
ed. so that If all Of the patrons are sat
isied as to the financial responsibility of
the creamery proprietor and so notify the
| secretary of state in writing, they may
| waive their rights to be secured by a
| bond for payment Of their influx and
cream. Mr. Moore believed that the pro-
vision thai they would have to make a
| sworn financial statement would drive
many men out Of business. although such
a course is desirab BILE. His statement
. would keep few respor sib!e- men In the
| business that could not afford to furnish
| bond
The House voted to Ease up on the ex-
press company taxation by passing Fl. Asa
which reduces their tax from 20 cents per
mile to l6 cents per mile. Mr.. Wilson of
! Chelsea favored and explained this re-
duction.
One-third of the laws on the statute
| boofs are absolutely useless, said Mr..
| HapgOod, and when business was slack
he put IN resolution which would have
the Governor and the attorney general
| look over the statute books and advise
| the next Legislature within a week after
they are elected what laws should be re.
pealed. with brief easOns for each rec.
ommendation.
The House and Senate convened at eight
| O'Clock for brief sessions lasting about
| an hour The House concurred without
| debate In the Senate proposals of amend
ment to II. 49, the act to codify and
amend the elementary school laws
! Mr., Hewitt OF Plainfield explained that
the amendments five in number, failed
to change to any extent the substance Of
the bill, with one exception, that allow
ing persons" to he appointed to the
State board of education instead OF
"men."
| The resolution introduced by Mr. Hap
good Of Peru relating to authorizing the
| Governor and the attorney general to
prepare recommendations and suggestions
to the 1917 Legislature caused the House
to indulge in little humor at the eX-
pense of Mr.. Hapgood and wound up by
| killing the resolution.
| Hugh II, Henry, weights and meas
ures commissioner, received word last
evening from J, F. Brennan, New Hamp-
shire commissioner, that the Brennan
bill for weights and measures overwhelm-
ingly passed the Concord House.
VOTE ON COMPENSATION BILL.
Tne vote of the House in passing the
workmen's compensation bill to third
reatng was: Ayes, 1*3; noes, 73; absent
or not voting, 30. The representatives
voted as follows:
Yes-Abbott of Fairlee. Abbott of Wash
ington, Aiken Allen, Anderson. Atwel,
Atwood Babcock, Bailey. Baker of Stock
bridge, Beattie, Billings, Black. Blanch-
ard of Nershire, Blodgett OF Newport,
Bolster OF Weston Bond. Booth Bost-
wick, Bullock, Burdick. Butler. Butter
field, Carrigan, Carly, Caswell, Chalmers,
Clifford. Coburn, Colburn, Colgrove,
Cook. Cowles Cummings OF Castleton.
Davis, Day, Dickerman. Dickey o' Barre
town, Dckey of Topsham, Dunsmoor,
Durgin. Eaton Fairchid. Farnham Finn,
Flint. Fog Foster of Calais. Foster Of
Sudbury, Fox. Gilman. Graham Hamblet.
Harrington, Hayward, Hendee. Hewitt OF
Plainhed, Hill, Hinsdale. Hobrook. Hol-
lister, Hooper, Horton. Hubbard, Hulet,
Hunt. jackson, Jennett. Jewell. Jones Of
Shrewsbury, Kimhall, Labombard, Ladd
LaFountain, Leavitt, I,eddy. Leland
Leonard of Andover. Leonard OF Grafton.
Lund. Mackay. Marsett. Mason, Mayo,
Meendy, Miller, Mills, Mooney. Moore of
Barnard, Moore of Ludlow, Morse, Mel
; son. Newton. Norton. O'Brien OF South
Burlington, O'Nen Park, Parker OF Chit
tenden. Parker OF Waltham, Parlin, Per-
kins Phelps. Pierce OF Rochester. Pirie,
Porter. Powell. Proctor Putnam, Ran
dali, Ranger, Rice. Rich, Rixford, Robin
son, Ross, Roundy. Rubee. Russell OF
Ira sburg Russell of Kirby. Sanborn, Sa-
very, Slayton, Smith of Athens. Smith OF
Barre city, Smith OF st. Albans city, Sta
cey. Start. Story. Sweet. Taylor, Thomp-
son of Crlftsbury, Thurston. Turner,
Ward Of st. Albans town. Ward of Sun
derland. Wellman, Wells of Watervi'le.
Wh.pple, Virgins, Williams, Wilson.
Wood Wright
Total. 1+3
No--Austin Of Brookline, Austin Of
Reading Bagley Baker of Whiting
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