Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

tee work.
loaned at five per cent. by in
s is also contained in the bill.
year.
ted by all the senators, who had the
record of it expunged.
| The conference committee which report
cd disagreement worked under the fol-
lowing conditions; The senators stood
firm for exemption of all loans at five
per cent. made on real estate in Vermont
and were willing to grant an offset. The
! House committee would not stand for the
five per cent. exemption So each report
| ed disagreement
| FOR $4,000 ADDITION.
A $4,000 State House addition was
passed by a vote of 1913 to IS. The
proposition met with little determined
opposition on the part OF the House.
although that body stood firm for $4,000
rather than sooo,ooN, and brooked no fur
Their delay Of two years.
The Senate bill came in with committee
! proposals Of amendment that the matter
be postponed for two years. since it was
hard time to settle such an important
| matter.
A 5000 commission to investigate was
provided for. Mr. Hewitt OF Plainheld
made an eloquent speech favoring Shout
dering of the responsibility by this Leg
| islature instead of postponing it. After
, some parley the committee amendments
were turned down.
! Mr. Lance's amendment reducing the
sum to $4,000 was carried, / Is to ., and
the bill was read the third time and
passed
TOKEN FOR SPEAKER
As token of appreciation Speaker
Weeks was presented with gold watch
and chain by the House. Mr. Fairchild
Of Fairfield referred to the ability
fidelity and fairness with which the
speaker had presided over the delibera
tons of the House.
The speaker expressed his thanks and
gratitude in voice which showed MS
| emotion.
A resolution increasing the salary OF
Auditor Horace +. Graham to $500 was
passed as substantial evidence OF APP
probation of his ability and service.
1t was shown that many additional du
ties had been put upon the auditor. He
has installed a new system of bookkeep
ing, has been put at work on the bulge
. commission, has been put on the prntn1
commission, and has other enlarged du
ties Many tributes to his fearless hon
esty and his efficiency were forthcoming
from members,
SENATOR DILLINGHAM; SPEAKS.
A feature Of the day was shor
address by Senator William P. billing
ham before the Joint assembly at 2:l
a. m. The high moral quality of all
Vermont Legislatures was a source o
pride to the Senate He believed TIM
he was as familiar with Vermont repre-
l&eatative bodies as any man living, AM
he rchearsed his continuous connection
with Vermont Legislatures since 1867
when he was messenger boy, down t
his terms as senator
"In these days Of undertaking, whe
public men are so often assailcd an
Legislatures accused of corruption, it i
good, it is a great satisfaction to Zee
that no charge has ever been brouRh
against a Vermont General Assembl
touching its integrity or honor. We hav
always had a government Of law, not O
, men," said tho senator.
The Industrial conditions OF Vernon
, seemed to the senator n matter for con
gratulations everything considered
There was never a time in the hstor
Of the State, he said, when everythin
+ was more satisfactory, and the prospect
2 for the future were never brighter n
o praised the quality Of the work Of tn
=. present General Assembly. In closin
o he said: II pledge to the people of Vel
a mont my best service for the interests {
Vermont as I see them
v POWERS or THE SERVICE BOARL
Y Whether the public service commsslo
shall have the right to limit the numbt
= Of companies furnishing light, hea
power, etc, was the only bone Of confer
o ton in s. 100. This general corporate
r bill relating to public service corporation
+ other than railroads contained provi
= ion. as with railroads, that no certifica
= should be granted to IA now corporate
- until after a hearing in the town whel
It proposes to locate, and 1t can be show
that its organization Is for the best II
% terests Of the State. In this respect
Y departs from the present law. section
,e Of No lie of the acts OF 1905 which 70
Ir bids the commission to limit the numbe
o The policy of the state In having on
20 an adequate number Of railways instea
a Of excessive competition is thus place
II in the new corporation law as II touch
,e other public service corporations Sem
c. tor Smonds put up protest again
10 limiting the number, and favored co
ID tnuation OF the 1908 law. The Sena
A. then went into n committee OF the VINO
n, and heard NJ c. Weber of Rutland
lie this subject, after which the Senate sto'
r by the House and the drafters Of the
to by large majority and disregard'
~ Senator Smonds' protest by large m
ne jorty.
Id Tho department Of weights and mea
'l5 ures will be given fair show to cont'n'
he its work on the present scale, since u
r House resolution cutting tho annual a
or preparation from $1,000 10 5000 was 7
70. fused passage In the Senate.
,h FOR IRA ALLEN MEMORIAL
ne The Ira Allen memorial resolution
n amended and passed authorizes the c
~ penditure Of $3.50 II an equal amount