The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-01
IMPORTANT BILLS.
Of SESSION NOW
IN PROCESS
Workmen's Compensation Bill Is
Passed By the House
PRIMARY BILL BY SENATE
Each Goes Through With Amend.
ments But Still Containing Main
Features Of the Measures

Montpelier, April 1.-The work
mems compensation biIl passed ths
House this noon on yea and nay
vote 119 to 95. The bill now goes to
the Senate for concurrence. The bill
passed is as amended yesterday, de-
tails of which are given below
The primary bill as passed by the
Senate yesterday with amendments
which restore the primary features
previously knocked out by the House
was not reached by the latter body
| this morning
Both houses have agreed to final
| adjournment Saturday morning.
The South SALISBURY charter bill
passed the Senate yesterday and now
goes to the governor
The House today killed the lump
sum salary bill which fixed the pay
of members at $3.50 for session. Ad-
journment Saturday will make the
length of this session SS days.
Montpelier March Sl.-Today, the
S5th day of the session, was day of
accomplishment in both houses of the
Legislature. Large questions were
tackled and disposed Of An evening
session also put both bodies ahead in
their work, and all are agreed that
final adjournment can be reached on
Saturday morning at 10 a. m. without
undue haste on any important meas
ures, and both houses have passed q
joint resolution to that effect.
The passing of the workmens com.
pensation bin TO a third reading by
the House by vote OF i4S to II and
the passage of three of the general
corporation bills were the features OF
the House session. The Senate in the
meantime passed the direct primary
law which now includes county Off
GERS, with a referendum attached.
The education bills were passed by
the Senate with amendments.
The Boston G. Maine bill was put
over for another day on the ground
that awaiting action in New Hamp.
shire and Massachusetts would en-
tighten the Vermont House and help
to determine its course. The vote
on postponement of action was rs to
70
Th primary bill as passd by the
Senate now allows a primary for al
elective officers. 1t also wipes out
the amendment of the House which
allows a man to vote for candidates
in any or all columns at the primary
election. The referendum attach
ment remains
In passing the elementary school
bill with many amendments the Sen
ate had but one serious split. That
was on the proposition to allow the
State board of education to be com
posed of persons instead of men
A yea and nay vote was demanded.
end the result was with two excep-
tions the same as the woman suf-
frage vote in the Senate, and the
amendment which would allow wo.
men on the board was adopted.
One amendment affecting Burlipg.
ton allows town or incorporated dis
trict having 25 or more legal schools
to appoint its own superintendent at
a salary of not less than fifteen hun
dred dollars. BY the amendment
school superintendent are not all
made State officers as in the origI.
nal bill. Such change was desired
by larger towns and cities in the il
terests OF harmony and efficiency A
provision authorizing Il centrally To-
Gated normal school was inserted,
the same to be established if suit
able buildings or funds are provided
by private bequest.
The Senate appropriated $1,000 for
a dormitory at the Randolph Agrlcul.
tural College. The Addison COUNTY
senators offered opposition 70 ra
time, but its necessity was shown ana
the bill was passed without opposi.
tion.
Forty-one amendments to the com
pensation bill were proposed by the
committee and adopted by the House,
all tending to make the bin favorable
to employers. The Objectionable
clause requiring workmen to pay half
the cost of insurance was removed.
In lieu of it the schedule of benefits
was reduced below those granted in
any other State, the bill was made to
exempt employers with ten employees
or less, and few more provisions
were made so that the bill would be