Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
New House Measure Would
Largely Increase Tax on Saw
ings Banks Deposits.
GASOLINE BILL APPEARS.
Prohibits snic Of Motor Fuel Not Con-
ADMINISTRATION Measure Appears.


sentatives being present the snowstorm
having delayed all trains into Montpelier
he senate was in session - minutes and
Inc House b. In these brief periods, how.
ever several new bills appeared. ono ot
rather striking importance WAS intro
duccd in the House by Mr.. Amidou of
HALIFAX, the measure proposing 10 in.
crease the state tax Of scvcn-tcnths of
one per cent. to on" aud orc-quartor ror
cent. on tho deposits Of savings banks and
trust companies. II was referred to the
ways and means committee
rho bin to repeal tho Perry liquor law
WAS passed by tho senate tonight
I'm the House q third reading was re-
fuo"d NJ To 20. tho hlll placing tho lcen.
sing Of reddc,s IN Mo hands of tho COM
missioner of taX.s. Thc bill II H. in
creaSing the corporation license tax was
tabled Tho measure prohibiting the use
of muller cut-outs on motor vehicles in
cities, villages or thickly settled PARTS of
towns was passed
CONTINUOUS COUNTY COURTS.
bin providing that no term of the
county court shall he finally adjourned,
nut shali he deemed in continuous Sos
sion and may he convened at any tino
The needs OF the litigants demand and
the Judicial duties of the court por-
mits, was introduced into the senate
tins cvcnin" h! Senator Martin Villas
OF 'hittend'n county. The hill further
provides thai all processes in suit. ar
law returnahlc to a county court shall
issue to the court and not to a torn,
OF The court. No exception shall be
granted IN amy court rs Il n1aftcr of
right Whcr" tho amount in issue does
not exceed sac except trcspass to the
freehold and actions where title 70 tbe
"a
IN its discretion allow exceptions in a
case wherc the exception is not other
wise provided by law. This act f
r'Ssed H. to take effect on the second
TUESDAY of March. 1911
Senator Villas also introduced tho ONLY,
other h'li OF this evenings Sonata cas-
sion, which was an act to abolish tho
municipal courts Of Essex. Orleans and
Addison counties aud in the town Of
Springfield Tho first bill was referred 70
The judiciary committee and the second 70
the committee on minor courts
REPORT ON SrArt-,rr,e., r1,-re,o>-
nal l., i'i'->'
.,,,1 i>'' ~ WIZ was Hhholhted ny
49,, ',.l,. ~" ""' '' court nnder
,o,s VI '''' -'@ '' ~" ActS or
',-,,,. @'''i'4''-'''"''' U" IS'i"'' reoraft.
,,,.,t,, ~ an" arrange in
oio'' '''tr anu 10 pam anc sim
70 las Ih' p"nhc STATUTES OF the
-. "' ms report IN
~ 'r l'de'0' 'uiI'!e" me Cen
i,'' Laws ~ vermont 7" the judiciary
,, " we if""S' ana senate.
,, si''s'' % a'edohia chairman OF
$780, co''.oIt'ee' mas APP
-, 80. '''" i'E 'oi'iIlit'.oS on
$50 . ''oH q" 'h' 'l'"Nc
49,; ~ 'ou-'"'i ''i' various sec
W '"' r''"f'
-, ~ We "n''h i 70 con-
t'', - S'''oilS H.4 10 lf4- on
MUS senator morse OF caledonia Mr..
VI I',sI'S"'e' Nr l"ffleur OIL Mn
o", -'''i'li''i''te 80. =, "hich Is 10
o'''.u'i 't''e =! a"'t'onS 'itl 10 ~" on
I"urtS ana lr.olc'a! procedure. senator
an ''''" ~ r'"ht.'h MI '"d"orlh OF
Suh.co,nri+too n 2 o.tioh T.. - oo,,ni,o.
tide II. estates and intestates. neyotiable
instruments and probate courts: Senator
Peck of Chittenden. Mr.. Moore of r.uJ-
low and Mr. Fenton of Rutland city.
Subcommittee No which is TO consider
title IL. public revenue: Senator Eddy of
Windham Mr. futile OF VerConnes and
Mr. Phelps of Fair Haven Srh.co,nYnittoe
No 3 which is TO consider titles 10 ard
10, sections :77i TO i2a2. nunicinal cor
porations Door and insane. Senator Villas
of Chittenden Mr. Rowland Of Barre city
and Mr. Pollard of Cavendish Suh-cot,,-
Inittee 40. 6. which is TO consider titles
20 Al and - eootions GIL to 700. Mr.
Slearns Of Eur,inrton eara,or Tnote ~
Addison ANA senator FiuIbard ce isesox
This is the first time that tho rovieior
of the Public Statutes has been performed
/, hy a single co,,,7iesi,,uer ,r,,ed with
SO ruoS, discretionary. nnv-sr Tbo yorl,
of inspoctiro fta rcpntt az the commits
sioner IS = nrodioioug ta.l, and opc tbat
should keen tho c,c-,,itteo occunicd fo,.
some time Tho lIouea aud SENATE
judiciary committees v.iu raror, ,o their
resnectiya rrar,l,as and the ro,.i.ion
win whatever amendments tho commit
Ices may advise. will he introduced as
an act entitled The General Laws Of
vermont
NEW HOUSE. BILLS
-rhare was. - Iar,a ,,ur,ber ri i,,,nortart
luIu Introduce at tho o,..,,i,,., eossio,, of
tho Uouec Mr. Iyuula,d az rarrc CITY
,rtrcd,ced tho mid administration, hin
of the session, creatln. rho ofico of IN,
.uranco conr,isio,.r and amending and
. renealiup certain eoc,ione If tbo nuhlic
statutes and scssior laws reIatinr to in
slranco commissioner and ineur,nc. Ok
merits Tho act rroy-io.s for the oupoint-
mont hienuiallv NV tho ,,ovornnr of az, in
eur.ncc conmiseinuer ,vbo Shah NOT lac
an officer or a stnrkholdcr Of an irsur
ance comnanv This commissioners shall
have sunervision of an Insurance COM
r,onios ronIacir,, tho rros,.n, .or,v,is-
soners and shall have supervision Of in
surance of State property. lie shall also
ne eN-oitlclo ire marshal ana may M
NcSllSatc al Ult LOSSES, may Issue SHp-