The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-06
NO STATE AID
/. FOR EVIL FAIRS
House Adopts Amendment
to Appropriation
Measure
HAPGOOD OBJECTED
TO SOME EXHIBITIONS
The Senate Was in Session
Only a Short Time
To-day

With a stirring arraignment of fair
directors ana officials in this state, Mr..
IIapgood of Peru attempted to amend Ii.
404, relating TO appropriations for the
use OF the state fair commission and IN
aid of agriculture fairs, in the House
this morning and caused general dis
cussfon which enlvened an otherwise
Iuneventful Saturday morning session.
The gentleman from Peru wanted sec
tion Ave of the bill providing that no
fairs would receive state aid when any
gambling establishments. ."or chance de-
vice, upon whose operation depends the
possession OF any money or other vat
liable thing, were operated" amended by
adding the words in quotation. Mr..
Stacey OF Hartford moved to amend the
amendment so that the entire section
would be struck out, explaining that the
matter was covered in another bin al
ready passed.
Mr.. Ilapgood said he had personally
seen gambling devices IN operation and
explained at length the workings of such
machines. He also called attention TO
obscene exhibitions with such titles as
"Come and See Rosie" which he had
witnessed on fairgrounds. Mr., Stacey
Of Hartford and Mr.. Foote OF Cornwall
( defended the fair directors and the Hap
1 rood amendment was defeated. The
| Stacey amendment was also disagreed 10
and the bin was finally passed with
an amendment by Mr.. Dickey Of Barre
Town. SO that state aid shall not be
granted when gambling establishments
or obscene exhibitions are conducted on
/ fairgrounds.
A bill Of much Importance H. 1876, re-
| lating TO savings banks and trust com
4 panies was passed after explanations by
AIr. Fairchild OF Fairfield and Mr.. Foote
OF Cornwall. The bin allows banks to
/ loan up to IS per cent. Of the value Of
unincum bered property on mortgages, in
stead of 60 per cent.
1 Third reading was refused TO H. 2o5
relating 10 mothers pensions and TO
grant aid 70 dependent children, which
| was introduced BY Mr. Pirie of Will
I Jamestown. The measure was reported
adversely By the committee.
The Senate held a brief session last
| ing hut 20 minutes. ring which H. las,
/ the act repeating the state library addi-
! ton. was referred to a special commit
+ tee composed Of Senator Noonan of Ad-
/ olson and Simonds OF Caledonia.
/ The Senate also passed in concurrence
the resolutions granting the use Of the
/ House chamber TO a committee in charge
/ OF holding mock session, changing,
/ however. the date from March II to-
March rs.
I The Joint resolution accepting the o.
/ fer Of Theodore ~ Vail OF Speedwcll
farms and LyHon institute to the state
was reported favorably by the commit
| tee 10 which u was referred with an
amendment providing that the accep-
/ tance be conditional with the governor
I The report was adopted by the House
Signed By the Governor.
s. s, an sct to amend 300 and 3.70b
OF the public statutes, relating 20 poor
I house associations.
:. s.. an act to amend section 44e0 Of
the public statutes, relating TO formation
of passenger trains.
:. Ga. an act 20 amend section I Of No.
! l57 Of tho acts Of 1870 relating 20 the
restriction of the use oi the words hank,
banking association and trust company.
). q2 an act % provide for repairs
and alterations to the jail IN Windsor
county.
An al Is appropriate money for the
use of the state fair commission and in
aid of agricultural fairs The pending
question was on the amendment pro
posed by Mr. Hapgood 81 Peru, inserting
h section 5 the words aof chance device
upon whose operation depends the pos
session Of any money or other valuable
thinrs Mr.. ~tacpY 81 Hartford said
law already enacted a. this section COZ
ets the matter. This amendment would
permit persecution a. well as prosecn-
tton. and he opposed the amendment.
Mt Moore Of Ludlow explained the law
already enacted 81 this subject.
Mr. Taylor Of Springfield said the Hap.
good amendment would pretsst = horse
raee. uotata rarr ~ almost any kind
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