The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-11
BENNINGTON C0UNTN'S
REPRESENTATIVES, BUSY
The Journals Special Representative
At Montpelier Writes of Affairs az
He Sees Them.

lie SEES mem.
Montpelier. Feb. i0---The members
of the General Assembly for the scs-
sion Of 1915 will receive s4.00 per day
for their services, at least so the law
now provides. The Eaton bill which
had come from the committee with
recommendation for amendment 50 as
10 make q lump sum salary Of S72O
for the speaker Of the house and the
president Of the Senate, and $500 for
the members and which had been made
a special order for last Thursday af-
ternoon at 2:30 met an ignominious
death. When IL came up for action
Mr.. Melendy Of Londonderry, asked
that the rules be suspended and the
various proposed amendments be taken
up and acted upon at the the same
time, whereupon Mr.. Nichols Of Essex,
attempted further delay by trying to
get Il made a special order for Feb. %,
but this didn't work and the bill was
finally dismissed on motion of Mr..
Hapgood of Peru, and after a roll call
asked for by McClarey Of Windsor,
which resulted in 16s yeas and GO
nays. The question, however is not
fully settled as yet for another bill
was introduced into the Senate on
Monday by Senator Brown of Wind
for, which would make lump sum OF
S325 and 20 cents mileage one way for
the members and $3.50 with the same
mileage for the speaker and president
of the Senate. 1t is not expected, how
ever that this measure will meet with
any favor as the amounts are still low
er than those proposed in the Eaton
bill.
The Bennington County members
voted as follows:
Aye-Hulett of Arlington, Nc
Wayne of Dorset, Mattison of Glas-
tenbury, Dimond of Manchester, Hor-
ton of Rcadsboro, Hay of Rupert, Rice
of Shaftsbury, Dunn of Stamford,
Ward Of Sunderland, Bolstre Of Win
hall, Stone Of Woodford. Nay--Hol-
lister of Bennington, Thomson OF
Landgrove, Hapgood Of Peru, and
Bagley of Searsburg. Absent--Peck-
ham of Pownal, and Mears Of Sand
gate.
Among the bills emanating from
Bennington County members might be
mentioned the following: Hl96 by Mr.
Hollister of Bennington and providing
that not more than So per cent of the
amount Of assets of savings bank or
trust company may be invested IN real
estate mortgage, not exceeding 40 per
cent in mortgages out the state, and
that no bank shall invest in mort
gage on real estate located outside this
state or any part thereof or interest
therein when the amount of mortgage
exceeds $4,000 plus one per cent OF
the deposits in excess of million.
Mr.. peckham Of Pownal would provide
in H20i for two hours Off without loss
Of pay to permit employees to vote on
election day; and would also prevent
employers from coercing an employe
in the exercise of their suffrage by
providing in H209 for a penalty OF
from 5000 to 81 900. Mr.. Hapgood OF
Peru has an act to prevent gambling
at state fairs by withholding state aid
from such as do not furnish a sworn
statement to the auditor of accounts
before December ist that such gambl-
ing has not been carried.
A eugenic marriage bill by Mr.
Eaton Of Woodstock, would forbid the
issuance Of marriage license to an inn
beetle, epileptie, person of unsound
mind, or who has been within years
an inmate Of an asylum or home for
INDECENT persons, or who is under the
influence Of narcotic drugs or liquor at
the time Of application, or when either
applicant Is afflicted with a transmits
sable disease. A bill 10 appropriate
500. 900 annually for free scholarships
at Norwich University has been in
troduccd by Mr. Mayo Of Northfield.
II further provides that each senator
may appoint at least one candidate
The workman's compensation act
has al last made its appearance in the
g,Iise OF S6i, introduced by Senator
simonds or Caledonia. Briefly stated
II provides compensation for personal
injury 10 employees on a schedule basis.
An employer or employe elects wheth-
or he will come under its provisions or
not and those who do not give notice
az their intent within GO days after i
goes into effect on July lst next Will
be assumed TO have come IN. Those
who do not elect to come under Its
can have recourse 70 the
common law but an employer y de-
privcd az his three defcnccs: that EN-
ploye was negligent, that the accident
was caused by negligence Of a fellow
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