The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-30
STATE C s BORROW AT
RATE s 3.S PER CENT.
Bill Provides for Placing of
Vermont National Guard
in the Field and for Sup
porting the Dependents of
Soldiers While They Are
Engaged in Service-Bill
Promptly Sent to Senate

The Vermont legislature made rapid
progress to-day toward preparing the
state for war. Acting under suspen-
sion of rules, the House passed bill
calling for the appreciation of 81 100000
to equip the state troops and TO provide
, for the dependents of the soldiers in the
| field The bill was introduced this morn
! ing and, after speech by Speaker Stan
ley G. Wilson, was passed by rising
vote. The announcement was made that
the vote was unanimous, but it was no
ticed that Representative Lawson of
Barre Town, the only Socialist in the
House. did not rise when the motion was
put.
Speaker Wilson made a patriotic ad-
dress in which he called upon the LOYALTY
of Vermont toward upholding the nation
in the time OF great stress. incidentally.
he stated that they had assurances the
state would be able to raise the money
at rate of 3.s per cent. The bill was
promptly sent along to the Senate.
The bill reads as follows:
Section l. The sum of 81 100000, or
so much thereof as may be needed. is
appropriated for the following purposes:
~ For clothing, equipping and main
tanning the first Vermont infantry, Ma
tional Guard, and such other land and
naval forces as the state may raise. ~
To carry out the provisions of Sec 80
of the act of 1917, general assembly, en-
titled, An act to establish the militia.
Igl II bo irta
rowed hereunder.
See. 2. The state treasurer is hereby
authorized to borrow on the credit of the
state not to exceed $3,000,000 to meet
the appropriation made by the preceding
section and for renewal of notes issued
by the state therefor.
"Sec 8 This act shall take effect
from its passage"
No State Vote on License.
The House bill providing for state
wide vote each year on the question of
license or no-license, which had passed
the Senate and which had been ordered
10 a third reading yesterday afternoon
by vote of los to l02. was to-day
lilled. Before the killing Mr.. Parker
If West Rutland proposed an amend
nent to make the bill conform to the law
egarding appointments of license com
nissioners. The amendment was adopt
d. Then Mr.. Ralph of Brookfeld de-
handed the yeas and nays on passage.
,Ir. Fenton of Rutland vigorously OPP
,osed the passage of the bill, doing so
n part, he said, because of the demand
# his constituency Messrs. Bliss of
ieorgia. Moore of Ludlow and Miner of
herburne favored the bill, whereupon
fr Warren of Kirby moved that debate
ease. The vote resulted 100 to 1903, and
he bill was refused third reading.
The House to-day passed in concur
ence the bill relating 10 the assessment
nd collection of poll taxes and provid
lg for the allowance of discount; also
passed its own measure relating TO
he taxation of inheritances and taxable
-ansfers. The House concurfed on pro-
osals to amend the bill relating to pay
lg George f. Leland and to provide for
rate of taxation on stocks, bonds and
otes held by trustees acting under order
court. 1t refused to concur in Senate
-oposals TO amend the bill relating to
'ders drawn by town road commission
8.
Bills were introduced in the House to-
" to change the payment of damage by
,er from the general fund to the special
n and game fund, and to increase the
ghway tax paid by the selectmen of
e town OF Derby to the village of
,rby Line.
The Senate was busted most of the
renoon listening to a discussion by JUS
e Taylor of the supreme court on the
1 to esta blsh district courts, abolish
lnicipal and city courts and relating
justices of the peace. On motion of
nator Peck il was voted TO accept all
the p amendments and then the SEN
, went into committee of the whole to
ar Justice Taylor.
The following new bills were intro
ced in the Senate to-day:
An act to amend section 1921 Of the
bile stltutes relating 70 a widows in
est in her husbands real estate; in
a=iug such widows interest. Widow
. deceased person shall be entitled 20
,-third in-vaue Of real estate Of which
husband died seized and If such hus-
"a left him surviving only one heir
such heir i the issue Of said wild
or the heir by adoption, she shall be
titled to one-halfl
In act to amend section l47l Of the
,lic statutes as amended relating %
summoning Of petit jurors Jurors
20 appear until Monday Of second
.k of court unless otherwise direct
IN act relating to = huhand's interest
bis deceased wife's real estate; in
ssiur such husbands interest I'm
ed 70 one-hslf a. provided for widow
$ l3Al