The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-23
Several Members Introduce
Bills with Proposals
of Amendment
COMMITTEE WILL
INVESTIGATE
House Adjourned Yesterday
Afternoon, as Well
as Senate

Casting aside all good intentions, thu
House of Representatives, at the close o.
strenuous day Friday afternoon anc
after some discussion adjourned unit
Monday afternoon until 3 o'clock, obey
ing the impulse to 60 to their homes for
Sunday notwithstanding an amendment
to the rules offered by the committed
on rules which suggested that rule 2 be
changed so that the House must be in
session every week day, except when ad-
journment be taken Saturday it shall be
until Monday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
On motion of Mr.. Fairchild of Fairfield,
the proposed amendment TO the rules
was ordered to lie, and the weekend adj
journment was taken with but few dis
senting voices, amid applause,
Speaker Weeks announced at the OPEN
! ing of the afternoon session that he had
appointed Mr.. Wilson of Chelsea, Mr..
Mayo of Northfield, Mr.. Ware OF Town
shend and Mr.. Gilman of st. Johnsbury
as members of the Joint committee on
| the part of the House, relating to stat
utory revision.
House bill II, providing for board of
agriculture and forestry, which was de-
MED third reading by the House yes
terday morning, was reconsidered on mo-
| ton OF Mr.. O'Brien Of South Burlington
and was ordered to lie. The bill pro-
vides for an annual appropriation OF
$50 900. an increase of $4,000 over the
present appropriation for the above pur-
pose.
Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Demeritt of Duxbury, which pro-
vides for a joint special committee, con-
sisting of three senators and five repre-
sentatiyes. to be appointed to investi-
gate and consider subject matter em-
braeed in the act of 1912 relating 10 ex
emption from taxation and abolishing
deductions for debts owing, said com
mittee to report their findings by bill or
otherwise on or before Feb. IL, 1918. The
resolution provides for the committee to
hold public meetings, so advertised that
interested persons may appear.
OF the number of bills introduced,
some Of which deal with taxation and
are TO be considered among the most
important yet introduced at this ses
sion, one TO regulate lobbying, submitted |
by Mr.. Rixford of Highgate is of SUI
preme interest. The bill makes it nee
essary for legislative agents Of corpora
tions to file with the secretary Of state |
a statement, giving name Of person or
corporation by whom he il employed to- /
gether with a brief description Of the ma.
ture OF services. The bill provides Sc
we're penalties for failing 10 comply with
il.
Joint Resolution.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives,;
Whereas the provisions of No. 80 Of
the acts Of 1912, relating to exemption
from taxation and abolishing deductions
for debts owing, have not been generally
10 the taxpayers of the
state and, in the opinion Of many tax
payers have not afforded the desired re-
lief from the burdensome conditions Of
ocal taxation;
Resolved, That a Joint special commit
zee consisting Of three senators and five
representatives be appointed by the
president Of the Senate and the speaker
II the House, respectively, whose duty Il I
hall be 20 investigate and consider the \
ubject matter embraced in said act Of .
9l2, and 10 report by bill or otherwise. {
IN or before Feb. ~. 1918, and the said I
'ommittee be hereby directed 20 bold !
.uhlic meetings in the State House, be- :
ore the time whereon they report, Civ. =.
ne such notice thereof as will. 80 far rs
Practicable. enable persons interested 10
ppear before said committee and to be-
card upon the subject matter which
aid committee is hereby required 90 in. 9
estigate.
Bulls introduced in House.
By Nir. O'Brien Of South Burlington. :
n act relating % exemptions from taxa