The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-02
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efehce TO some changes to be made by |
subsequent legislation.
although the speakers gavel calling
tHe members of the assembly to order
dld not fall until some time after :;
CLOCK yesterday, 1T was banner dav |
or rather afternoon so far as the in. |
production Of bills was concerned. no
less than ~ receiving their first and
second reading. This was probably due
70 the fact that Rule IL Of the house
torbIds the Introduction of bills after
the first Tuesday of February except
py unanimous consent of the members
present
Mr Soule of Alburg offered a reso-
luton amending the rule so as to make
Y the second Tuesday of February.
Mr.. y Buen of South Burlington tren
arose TO make some remarks on tbei
SUBJECT, but before he had a chance to
ne htatd the speaker informed him
mat II the resolution just offered was
10 DE the subject Of his remarks he
would inform him that it could not be
acted upon Tor 81 hours.
Mr.. Perry Of Brattlebo9o introduced
an act TO appropriate $1,000 annually
- iSdItHfdl societies III con-
quoting agricultural fairs The appro-
piiatlon Is not available for the state
fur Mr.. Hapgood OF Peru took time
- me ioreluek and fathered three
measures, one authorizing the stare
highway commissioner to purchase the
Peru turnpike either directly or by ar
hitratlon, another giving power to the
seieetiheh TO reimburse town grand .iu
fofS Tor money SDput In tha ,fa+a.t;or
OF CRIME ana thus having contributed
IL snght degree toward the worthy
alnl OF bringing criminals TO Justice lie
stu lufthef Steks the conservation of
u proper moral atmosphere At our agri
cut ufaf exhibits by bin eliminating
gambling establishments from fair
grounds ana providing that no state
appropriation Is to be paid to such AN
eAhlpitloh while = sworn declaration
SilaH De received by the auditors Of ac
counts ON or before Dee. l, that no
4ahoilhg mas been carried on. Mr..
hamblett OF Barton has an act relating
to weekly payment Of wages and pro
Etdmg that such payment may be made
pN ehetk Drawn on Il bank doing
BUSINESS In the same county as the cor
PoIanon issuing the check. An act re-
li9lnS the law relating to savings
. BANKS ana trust companies was intro
yucca ny MT. lloihste Of Bennington
", Th'eh makes the lolioWlng provisions:
mat NO more thah - per cent Of the
( amount OF assets shau be invested IN
ie"i t9V"te mortgages: thAt not exceed
my 80 per cent Ct eahN assets may
De invested IN mortgages without this
state anu that no bank shall invest in
u mortgage on real estate located out
slae TINS state when the amount Of
i'''i Eit&e exceeds 81, eOo plus cue per
eeat o. the deposits III excess Of Al
u1Iioh. \ trustee who fails Tor more
than three months to render his ac
count as required 10y section 500 Of
me uoae statutes snail be removed
II the bill OF Mr.. Demeritt of DuXbury
becomes law. Mr.. Hamblctt prob
ably believes III the preservation Of our
highways and bridges in spite of the
faet that ms bIll, torbIqding the use
OH the same OF traction engines in eX.
cess OF tive tons III weight exclusive OF
the vehicle, was introduced by re-
quest
MIR Chalmers OF Rutland city is tied
with IiapgOod OF Peru when it comes
to a count ON the number of bills in
tFodurcd At q session, he also having
three to his credit Yesterday afternoon
all of them tax exemption meas
ureS. The first cXcmpts all personal
property from taxation, the second
5eAempts all buildings, constructed from
/ iireproof material from taxation, and
the third is a poll tax measure which
provides exemption from such tax for
veterans Of the civil war and poor
persons from whom the tax is not
likely To be collected and that polls
aliens, over q aud under 40 years of
age. shah hc set in the list on April
| at one dollar each
Mr. Icekhan OF Pownal would pro
vide two hours at their employers ex-
pcusc for persons who wish to vote on
election day without loss Of pay, Mr.
II. :. Foster of Calais who represents
the military element in the house aud
who has made speeches OF Il patriotic
character has q bill relating to the du
htics of the Judge advocate general and