The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-06
Important Banking Measure
Passed by the House
This Morning
GAMBLING AT FAIRS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Hapgood Says Brattleboro Exhibition
is Unusually Clean in This Respect =
House Favors Vail Gift if Governor
Approves.
Especial TO The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER March

MONTPELIER, March 6.
The house passed II 1876 this morning |
as amended by a rising vote of I52, |
there being no vote against the meas
ure. AS amended the bill allows say |
lngs banks and trust companies to loan |
on first mortgages on unencumbered
real estate located in Vermont up to
- per cent of the value of such real
ceeding 90 per cent of the banks as
sets can be invested in mortgages on
real estate outside the state.
Mr.. Fairchild of Fairfield said no
more important measure for the people
of the state would come before the leg
lislature. 1t was also favored by Mr.
f'oote of Cornwall and Mr.. MAYO of
Northfeld, who said it provided ade-
quate security for the bank and helped
persons desiring to purchase farms.
The bill appropriating money in aid
Of the state fair and other agricultural
fairs occasioned some debate TODAY. Mr..
! Hapgood of Peru favored a clause
which provides that the state appro-
| priatiOn shall not be available unless
sworn statement is made to the auditor
| of accounts by the superintendent of
| the fair that no gambling establish
ments have been licensed or allowed to-
operate, but would have il amended
/ by making the clause applicable TO any
I lchance devices upon whose operation
depends the possession of money or anv
valuable thing. He made a general at
tack on the fairs as conducted in the
state with reference to the permission
of gambling and obscene exhibitions,
which he said were carried on with the
IEnnNytpiup of +ha -e go
and he thought their chief aim was to
get money without caring in what
way they got it. He made an exception,
however, in favor of the fair at Brat
tleboro, which he characterized as
lclean exhibition in consequence of
which its attendance had increased and
money had been made
Mr.. Stacy of Hartford thought the
Hapgood amendment would permit per-
secutlon as well as prosecution and he
defended the management of Vermont
fairs, saying that there were no clean.
er fairs i'll any state. He then moved
to amend the act by striking out the
clause having reference to the sworn
statements from superintendent that
no gambling devices had been permit
ted This amendment was defeated by
opposition led by Mr.. Graham, who
iUOuSHJ IHdI the section provided need
ed safeguards.
Mr.. Taylor of Springfield thought the
; | lIapgood amendment would prevent al
most everything in the way of amuse-
ment. The bill was finally passed with
} an amendment excluding obscene ex-
hibitions as well as gambling devices
from operating on fair grounds if the
I, appropriation was to be taken advan-
1 tagc Of.
: The joint resolution from the senate
? accepting the Vail gift of the agricul,
tural school at Lyndon and Speedwel
farms was adopted by the house in con
l eurrence and with an amendment making
the acceptance of the gift dependent
| upon the approval of the governor.
: Mr.. Briggs of Bristol introduced al
act this morning by unanimous con
sent making an appropriation of $35,
600 for the exclusive use of the COZ
Y lege of medicine of the University OF
: Vermont and state agricultural colleg
0 for the purpose Of furnishing elinica
facilities and providing medical in
e struction.
Senate bill IL the act relating t
medical inspection in schools, was re
ferred to the house committee on pub
lie health
The senate held brief session last
\ ing but 20 minutes, during which ]
l48 repeating the 100000 appropria
tion for state building, the latte
having been sometimes referred to a
~ the state house steal. was referred t
special committee consisting Of Ser
ators Noonan and Simonds. The SCI
ate also adopted in concurrence tn
ne Joint resolution granting the use of tn
ro house chamber to the committee
Of charge for arrangements for moe
ne session to be held March IS.
dc After debate which consumed mos
iy of yesterday mornings session an
es, was taken up again in the afternoo
n the taxation bill was passed TO tmr
us reading by close vote of LOG to .
al without amendment, thus upholding II
re committee which drafted the bin whiC
p provides for a fat rate on Intangible
rs. of scven-tenths of one per cent and I
ID verts to the old law preceding the la
of 1912 in the matter of allowing OF
sets.
of The question being on the amen
in ment offered by Mr.. Fairchild of Fai
a field in amendment of the amendme
,rs offered by Mr. Wilson of Chelsea al