The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-03
BILL WAS SET FOR
SPECIAL HEARING
Mr.. Dickey's Much Changed
Firearms Bill Was Passed
by House After Vigorous
Opposition by Mr.. Dickey
to Amendments Tackled On

Decisive action was temporarily avert
ed this morning on the much discussed
salary bill, providing for the compensa
tion OF the members Of the Legislature
when. on motion OF Mr.. Fairehild Of
Fairfield, the bill with proposal o.
amendment pending was laid on th'
table, to be made special order for TO
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, after
several had expressed their views this
morning.
The bill, which was introduced by Mr.
Eaton Of Woodstock and provided for q
lump sum of $500 for the legislators and
5000 for the speaker of the House, re.
gardless Of the length of the session
came from the committee on state and
court expenses, reported fayorably, but
with three amendments, which in effect
changed the lump sum from $500 to $3.50
and the speakers salary from 5000 to
s720 Among those who spoke in favor
of the bin as originally presented and
against the amendments which would
raise the lump sum, were Foster OF
Calais, Eaton Of Woodstock, Hapgood
Of Peru. and Iadd Of RoXbury.
Mr.. Foster stated that he opposed any
bill which would raise the pay more
than 81 per diem, and as he believed that
a 75.day session was probable and ad-
yisable. he believed that $500 was SUN.
GENTLY large amount. Mr.. Hapgood
threatened ii the amendments were
adopted 10 submit another amendment,
which would make impossible salary
Of more than s. per day. Mr. Fairchild :
motion prevented further action.
wing in Interest with the salary mat
ter in tho House this morning was the
passage Of the firearms bill introduced
by Mr.. Dickey of Barre Town, which
passed, hut not without several discus
sions and with mauy amendments The
bill az passed allows minors 10 use IRE
arms on land owned by their parents,
guardian. grandpsr Mt or elder brother
over 81. or ii accompanied by these rela-
tives. Mr. Dickey opposed the passage Of
the amendment providing the right TO
carry firearms on land owned by them or
their relatives. believing il TO be class
legislation. which should be avoided. Mr.,
Aiken Of Putncy expressed the belief
that the average farmers boy Of ten or
twelve wears was a. well, or even better,
qualified to carry 4 gun a. the city dwell
er who went hunting with a pint on his
A u. - D. H.
Poster and Mr.. Carrgau of Poultney,
both civil war veterans. opposed the bill
believing that the present Law was sutii-
cient
The only other bin PASSED hy the
House was House bin - which gives
the public service commission authority
70 supervise the public ownership of
water power and which neoessitatcs such
companies q have adequate supply on
hand seven House bills and one senate
bin wcre ordered to third readings. and
one House bfll was laid on the table and
another recammitfed
Twelve more rnsa smrez were introduced
in the House. one q special interest 90
residents 81 communities in this part
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