The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-25
PAY FOR NATIONAL
GUARD VOTED BY
LEGISLATURE
Special Session Also Provides Aid
for FamilieS of Men at Front
MIlITIAMeN TO GET s1OA MONTH
Increase of SO Over Rate During
Civil War Because>Hgher Cost
OF Living.

Montpelier, Aug. 24.-Wltn the eN-
ception of two Senate bills, providing
for the voting of soldiers at the pri-
mary and regular elections, the Legis-
lature has practically concluded the
business for which il was convened in
special session by Gov. Charles w.
Gates, that is, it will have completed
its duties by noon tomorrow, provided
the House and Senate get together on
the question of mileage as covered in
House Bill No, /.
The Senate passed House bill 8,
providing for soldiers dependents and
House bill 2, providing for state pay
for soldiers, without amendment. On
the latter Senator Cady of Washington
county explained why the bill called
for $40 in place of 81, as was voted in
1898. He said the high cost of living
made it necessary.
Senator Simonds of Caledonia eX-
pressed no faith whatever in the fed
eral bill for relief of soldiers and de-
pendents which he declared to be a
huge joke. The same bill, however,
was amended in the House so that the
governor, auditor and state treasurer
may reduce the compensation of de.
pendents in case the federal govern
ment makes provision therefor.
The two House bills passed are as
follows:
II. BY Foster of Calais: to
pay all Vermont soldiers enlisted
in the federal service so month
from June Is, 1916. to January 10,
1917; appropriates $4,000.
II. 3-By Graham OF Rocking.
ham; relating to Vermont sol
diers in federal service; provides
payment of $40 a month to sol
dier's wife, s5 q month to each
child, SIS a month for dependent
mother, $l5 month for depen-
dent father, So month each
to dependent sisters and brothers;
terms of service the same as in
House bill 2; appropriates $780,
600
AS the bill relating to mileage
stands at present it was amended in
| the House to provide for 20 cents a
mile and $4,000 was appropriated for
mileage and debentures with author.
| ity granted the state treasurer to Dor
| row $133,000 to cover appropriations
| and other expenses of the special ses.
| sion.
| The Senate, however. cut the mile
| age allowance in half and reduced the
appropriations to their original terms
Apparently the House is determined
to have 20 cents mile mileage as
the committee on mileage and deben
tures-Jones OF Shrewsbury, chair
man-reported that Il consensus OF
nine counties showed the members
practically unanimous for 20.cent mi
leagc.
Redfield Proctor of Proctor called
attention to the fact that the specia
session called for no trips back and
forth. He thought 10 cents n mile
would bring the members out abou
even. Stone of Woodford, speaking
for faraway members, declared tha
10 cents a mile would mean an actua
loss to Bennington county members
as the members from Searsburg. fo
instance, might require two days L
come and two to go. The House, how
ever, voted for the increased mileage
l0S to As.
The Senate killed the Miller resolu
ton. undertaking to construe the prI
mary law in respect to the number o
names required on petitions for cow
ty offices, but passed House Bill
making effective the so.called corrup
practices clause. by changing tn
word less" to more"
Representative Miller introduced
Joint resolution which was adopted al
ter some objection and few opposin
votes, providing for clearer interpr
tation of Section 6. subdivision II, Ac
4 OF the Acts OF 1915, the primary Law
The resolution sets forth that II wa
the intent of the Legislature to requir
OF candidates, securing signature
when filing candidates.. per cent q
the combined vote of the highest cal
, didate in each party at the prevlou
election.
This Is n different lnterpretatio
, thahn that decided upon by the attol
noy general who has insisted that IN
law required the signatures of 9 pc
cent of the vote cast for all candidate
of all parties at n previous election.