The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-28
SPIRITED DEBATE
OVER RAPG00D
ELECTION BILL
Measure Meets Usual Fate of
PenIvian'S Proposals
PUTNAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Bill introduced to Enable Village to
Assist Association In
Buldn.

Montpelier. Jan 2S.-One OF the
spirited debates of the present ses
sion took place in the house today
over Representative Hapgood's bill
relating to the marking OF ballots
The bill was finally killed
Representative Hollister today in
troduced bin TO enable the village
of Bennington to aid in the construc-
tion OF the Henry w Putnam Mem
orial hospital through an issue OF
bonds. (This bill has been published
in full in the Banner
The bill authorizing the hospital
association to build on proposed lot
without the present limit of the vii
lage of Bennington was passed.
Yesterday House bill 81, relating to
peddler's licenses, brought forth
a flood of oratory, the meas
ure being to allow the sell
ing of peaches without licens-
es. 1t was argued to permit the pro-
ducers of peaches to sell the fruit the
same as other farm products, without
paying the license fee of $50 Mr..
Graham OF Rockingham thought that
the state should encourage such an
industry by granting the concession
The bill was passed 10 the third read
ins
bill relating to the liquor licenses
was laid on the table on motion OF Mr.
Jones of Shrewsbury, after he had ar
gued that ii was not in the powec of
the legislature to say whether per-
son should spend or keep ihs money.
The bill would prevent the sale of
liquor to delinquent taxpayers.
Mr. Atwell OF Brandon Jared badly.
two of his measures being denied a
third reading. House bill No. would
require the drivers of automobiles to
sound their horns or other warnings
when approaching other vehicles with
in 200 feet. House bill No. 6 would
empower the encouragement to en-
plOy persons to search out criminals
or criminal evidence. After being ar
gued by Mr.. Hapgood that the bill be
passed, the House defeated the mo-
tiOn to have it read the third time.
Both bills were reported adversely by
the committees.
Governor Gates has informed The
House that on tho 26th day of Jan
uary he approved and signed the bills
originating in the House of the follow
ing titles: to wit
An act to appropriate a certain sum
for the support of the soldiers home
at Bennington,
Yesterday afternoon in the Senate
chamber a public hearing on the Sen
ate bill TO permit interchangeable
attracted considerable attent
ion and before the Senate committee
on railroads appeared representatives
of four railroads operating in the state
of Vermont. all protesting against the
passage of the measure on the ground
that 1t would mean a decrease in rev
enue, and to quote Mr. Hanley of tn,
Central Vermont, it would probably
mean bankruptcy to most of us
During the hearing it developed ac-
cording to the statements of the var
ious railroad officials that railroading
in this state was a losing proposition.
Mr. Mccormack. representing the
Boston & Maine, asserted that the
passage of the bill would be the last
straw and would undoubtedly be fatal
to train service in this state and plac,
the service in a position where 1t be-
longs, according to the returns receiv-
ed from it, Furthermore, regarding
the convenience of the public by al
lowing interchangeable mileage tick
cts. the rate in this state and out of it
would be different thus necessitating
different mileage. which would be an
to the travelling pub
lie.
Mr.. Hanley stated that the income
would be decreased by the passage of
he bill some $4,000 annually and
the reasons for this loss. Fol
lowing closely on the heels of Mr.
Hanleys assertions, came d. T. Law
renee. also of the Central Vermont
who informed the committee that
when the income of a road was dim
nished it did not come out of the
stockholders but out OF the roadbed
and rolling stock, thus allowing the
-oad perhaps to be less safe for the
against the bill Others who were
present and spoke along the same
ines were c. w. Afford of the Canad-