The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-01
But House Has Loaded 1t
With 60 Amendments for
Senate to Consider
LUMP SUM SALARY
SWATTED ONCE MORE
House Refused to Give Up It's Right to
Draw S4 Day-Direct Primary and
B. & NJ. Reorganization Up This AT
ternoon.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, April

MONTPELIER, April J.
The workmen' 5 compensation meas
ure was passed by the house this
morning with 90 amendments by a yea |
and nay vote of 1l9 to %. The
debate over the matter was prolonged |
and spirited at times Before this
measure becomes u Law the senate will |
have to concur in the amendments.
Mr.. Morse of Hardwick said the bill
would save the state money by reduc-
ing the number of damage suits. Mr..
Reynolds opposed because If was a
step toward more drastic measures 0v
coming legislatures. Mr.. Nichols
thought the act would cost the state
So, 600 annually and that Vermont as
AN agricultural state did not need such
legislation.
The senate bill providing for a Fat
legislative salary was killed by the
house this morning by a large majori-
| ty. The bill came from the committee
with proposals of amendment making
! the amount $500 with % cents mileage
one way and $720 for the spea ker and
president of the senate with similar
! mileage. An attempt by Mr. Eason oil
! Woodstock to amend by ma king the
salary $3.50 was defeated. The bill
was opposed BY Powell of Richford
/ Caswen of Derby. Richford Of High
gate and Demeritt OF Duxbury Mr.
Wilson of Chelsea inade a vigorous
speech for the lump sum proposition.
This is the last Of the lump salary
proposition at this session, as a similar
bilI@was killed by the house some time
ago.
! The educational bill passed last
night has gone to the governor for his
signature.
Senate bill 125, recently introduced
by Senator Dunklee of Windham, en-
abling towns TO appropriate money for
county agricultural work has been
. signed by the governor.
The house this afternoon will consid-
er the primary election bill and the bill
providing for the reorganization of the
; Boston & Maine railroad
Anglers License Bill Passes.
The house has eoneurred in the sen.
p. ate amendment to the fishing license
bin and its provisions will apply to al
: the waters in the state except Lake
J ChampIain and Lake Memphremagog
This law provides for . 60-cent license
: for residents and non-residents who dc
2 sire to fish {hGvs under Is and womeT
: excepted), combination fishing anc
hunting license Zee of 81 for residents
D and = combination fishing and hunting
: license fee of $10.50 for non-residents
:. This law will go into effect July |, anC
the revenue thus provided will M
/ doubt enable the state fish and game
I department to establish in each count,
q a plant where trout fry hatched at tht
y state hatchery may be raised to tn,
lingering stage.
Tho house yesterday afternoon pass
ed the workmen s compensation bill t
a third reading by yea and nay vot
\ of 141 to Il, having adopted the 4
, proposals of amendment by the senate
among the more important of whle
were the following: State and count
Is employees are not included in the act
an employe is deprived of compensa
tion II the injury was caused by HI
failure to use safety appliances provic
n ed; no death benefit more than $500
y, dependent widows and orphans ge
as 80 1-3, 40 and 45 per cent Of the weel
in ly wage depending upon the number Q
If children; $4,000 the maximum allowe
st for permanent total disability.
n Windham County's Vote.
The vote of Windham county was {
at follows:
~ In favor of third reading: Alike
of Putney, Butterfield of Westminste
a Graham of Rockingham, Leonard {
as Grafton, Melendy of Londonderr
n Newton Of Vernon, Smith of Athens
:. Opposed to third reading:
Austin of Brookline, Corbett of VI
mington, Eddy of Stratton, Gleason !
Jamaica, Higgins of Newfane, Howal
of Dummerston, Ingraham of Guilfor
Jenison of Windham, Perry of Brattl
boro, Stocker of Wardsboro, Thurb
10 of Halifax, Ware of Townshen
Wheeler of Wilmington, Worden
,r+ Marlboro.
"a Not voting: Johnson of Somerst
ON Snow of Dover.
~ The senate has insisted upon its pl
80 Iposals of amendment to the taxati
- bill upon motion of Senator Dunklee
~ Windham and a conference commit
- was appointed consisting of Senate
"a Dunklee, Powell and Seaver on t
part of the senate. Speaker Weeks
appointed as members of the comm
tee on the part of the house, Mr.. "
les son of Chelsea, Moore of Ludlow a
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