The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-20
HOUSE HAS
LIVELY TIME
Over Bill to Give Listers
Outside Help in Apprais-
ing Property
CONFERENCE OVER
WARE COURT BILL
Another Public Hearing on Education
Bill to be Held Congress
man T. L. Greene Addressed Legis-
lature Yesterday.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Feb. %

MONTPELIER, Feb. 20.
Senate bill %, providing that the |
commissioner of taxes may appoint
and employ at the expense of the state !
special deputies to assist local boards |
of listers in establishing values Of va
rious classes of property for taxation,
was the subject of prolonged debate |
in the house today. Representatives, |
| McClary Of Windsor, Moore of Ludlow, |
! I'irie Of Willamstown, Lund Of Ca
naan and Powell of Richford We're
opposed to the measure on the score
OF increased expense. Mr.. Lance of
Cabot tried TO get the bill laid on the
| table and made special order for
| Tuesday morning at 1905. but this was
defeated by u vote of 46 to 80. Mr..
CasweH of Derby offered amendments
to the bin which would allow the en-
Eployment of special deputies only when
listers of towns requested such in writ
ing, the expense TO be borne by the
town making such request. Mr. Foote
of Cornwall favored the amendment
as did Mr.. Soule of Alburgh and Mr..
Pitkin of Marshfeld. The bill as
amended was finally ordered to a third
reading on a viva Voce vote by a large
majority.
House bin $40, introduced by Mr..
to general taxation and providing a
fine of not more than $50 for failure
by town clerks to report TO the com
missioner of taxes within p hours af-
: ter the adjournment of the annual
, tewn meeting the name af each lister
; therein chosen. his post Office address
and length of term Of office, was order
ed TO a third reading in the house this
morning.
y special committee consisting OF
Mr. Lund of Canaan, chairman of the
committee on minor courts, Mr. Gra-
} ham Of Rockingham and Mr.. Moore Of
Ludlow, members of the judiciary com
= mttee, and Mr.. Ware Of Townshend
will confer rs to the provisions Of the
$ Ware district court bill with the idea OF
remedyingr some of its so-called unde-
sirable features before reporting the
bill.
There 10 be another public hearing
on the education bin in the hall of
| representatives Thursday evening, at
which members Of the educational com
mittee viii appear and explain their
! position. This hearing has been ar
ranged at the request of p. w. Gle
ment of Rutland, a member of the com
mission.
The senate transacted a considerable
e amount of business ut the first Saturday
morning session since the legislator,
a convened, although nothing OF specia
'r Importance was acted upon. The senate
h., adjourned to meet again Monday af
)t ternoon.
:, In response to a resolution unani
h, mouslv adopted by the house NJ tn
~ close of the morning session Congress
ne man Frank l.. Greene of the First Con
I Il.
a dress before the members in joint as
O. semblv yesterday afternoon.
r. Speaker Weeks appointed Mr.. Foot
Ie of Cornwall and Mr.. Mayo of North
ed field to escort Congressman Greene t
lE the hall. lie was greeted by heart
ng applause and thanked the members fo
the courtesy extended TO him and sai
IA he was proud Of the privilege as
ng citizen of Vermont to he thus accor,
ce ed the honor of speaking in a plac
as and at a time where as n private ci
no izen he had no right to speak. II
ty referred to the high standing of We
mont in Washington which had bee
secured as a result of the splendi
record made by Vermont statesme
in the past. The essential feature
the work of legislation. he said, al
much the same whether in the nation
ng Congress or in the state Legislature
the same sense of obligation rests upC
the members of both, the same pri
-, ciples. essentials, play Of human valu
rn an are there as well as here under t.
tl3 .n9 dome of Vermont s state capital. Ne
.e ~. England members are characterized
~ the old New England idea of stat
,,I craft They have very little to say
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