The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-31
That's the Expectation of the
Legislature Although
a Doubtful One
TAXATION BILL
STILL IN DISPUTE
House Passed Workmen's Compensa-
ton Bill Today with IL Amendments
100000 Now Asked for Addition
to the State House.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. March 81.
to the State House

especial 10 Inc heIOrmer.D
MONTPELIER, March 81. L
If the senate concurs in thehouse 1
proposal Of amendment to joint resoIu-
tion 30 the general assembly viii adj
journ sine die on Saturday morning at
9 clock. Mr.. Morse of Hardwick
called up the resolution this morning.
at the suggestion by Speaker Weeks.
who thought if such action We're taken
the work would be finished at that
time.
The house has refused to concur in
the senate proposal of amendment to
II 44S. the taxation bill. The amend
ment sought to make all money loaned |
in the state at > per cent exempt, and
also cut out the offset provision. The |
amendment was opposed by many |
members among whom was Mr.. Mel |
endv. who stated that if money loaned |
by banks was exempted from taxation |
the revenues of the state would great !
lv suffer.
The workmen : compensation bill
was on the house calendar this morn |
| inc aud the IL amendments proposed |
! BY thehouse committee were adopted
amendments are the following: MOI
Iacath benefits more than $4,000; min
| imum weekly benefit in case of injury
- instead of 50: $4,000 is the maxi
mum allowed for permanent total dis
ability; the benefit for the loss OF a
| limb is further reduced and employers
are permitted to secure compensation
for their employees without insurance
and without bonds if they can satisfy
the industrial accident board as to the
financial responsibility of employer so
far as the act is concerned.
| The senate has reconsidered the vote
whereby it passed II 475, relating to
la simrlifed court procedure and prae-
itice. and the bill was recOmmitted 1or
1.-The purpose OF amendment. The prl-
lmarv election bill with 3s proposals OF
amendment will be taken up as spe-
Icial order this afternoon in the SEN
ate.
Sometime today n new state house
IbiH will make its appearance III the
senate. 1t carries an appropriation ol
5000. 0OO instead of the $30o,09H when
the bill rejected by the people at the
iIoI2 referendum provided. to be used
: lin the construction of building IN
connection with the capital.
After
ed II 4S0. which provides for the filing
of a security bond or security by way
of mortgage with the creamery com
missioners by creamery companies or
condensed milk factories doing business
! in the state in order TO protect patrons
of such. The companies must also pay
license fee of - and make strong
- statement of their financial condition
to the commissioner.
- Mr.. Moore of Ludlow said the bill
D was a radical departure and should be
t scrutinized carefully He proposed an
y amendment which was adopted and
e which provided that if all the patrons
5 consented in writing companies need
= not file bonds or give security under
I the bills provision.
i Bible Bill Killed.
:, The debate on the so-called "Bible
4 reading bill was taken up yesterday
=. afternoon at the point where it was
. left on adjournment, and tine bill was
: finally refused third reading by a
E Ivea and nay vote of 96 to f04. SIcng
II support was given the Dill by Mr.
Hewitt of Plainfeld from an ejuca.
tional and not religious standpoint
Mr.. Graham of Rockingham thought
the amendments providing for the read
ing from a syllabus arranged by com
mission of whom the governor was t.
Z be a member made the bill fair ont
and if it could not be attacked as {
matter of principle it should not be as
- matter of expedieney. Mr.. Black OF
n Burlington thought all would agree IL
$, what had been said in praise of the
n Bible and that every child should bt
n familiar with the pook, but that tbi'
1t could be accomplished in another way
IS than by compulsory reading in th'
p schools which he feared would aroast
e, slumbering resentment and that tn,
Or bad results would far outweigh th'
le good. Mr.. Reynolds on Cambridge fla
re vored the bill and thcu.ht tha. if tn
O. state of Vermont could stand for oFel
n saloons it could contenance the reading
of the Bible in the public schools 70
ten minutes each day.
The Boston & Maine reorcanizatiei
bill was made a special order for 2.5
o clock today on motion of Mr.. Cha
mers of Rutland city, who stated tha
~ before voting on the measure it Nigh
be wise to learn Of 0hat disposi5i0
had been made of similar bills drafte
le by the public service commissions q