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ing for the state carrying its own in
suranee, as recommended by. Governors
Clement in his special message to the !,
house. Senator Steele made a fight
against the measure, offering an amend
| ment which was in effect a new bill. 1t
provided for an appropriation of $l3,
600 a year to create an insurance fund L
until 100000 had been accumulated
when the board of control might can
eel half the Insurance When the
amount reached 100000 the total in
surance might be. cancelled.
Senators Amey, Varnum and Sehoff /
| opposed the amendment and favored /
the bill and Senators Jackson, Carr and I
/ Daniels favored it. On motion of SEN /
ator Villas the senate went into COM
mittec of the whole and Intercepted /
the state treasurer and the insurance /
commissioner The bill was passed aft !
er the Steele amendment had been de- !
feated, 10 to s.
The house and senate parted company
on the budget yesterday afternoon, the
house refusing to concur in all the SEN
!. ate amendments with the exception of
the eighth, which provided for interest
on the barge terminal bonds. A con-
!, ference committee was asked for and
the chair Mr. Webster of Swanton)
appointed Messrs. Alexander of st. Al
; bans, Austin of Reading and Buttles
eff Brandon. In the senate the chair
appointed Senators Stuart, Amey and
Villas.
There was a considerable debate in
II "a h. oe etc ~
l tax, the bill being finally passed as sub
e means. 1t provides for a tax of 40
cents year for two years, all amend
{ ments being voted down and the bin
I finally passed under suspension Of the
: rules, 100 to IS.
Both house and senate adopted 4
Joint resolution providing for final adj
iournment at noon on Wednesday, April
Z Q, and on motion of Mr.. Durham of
!. Brattleboro it was voted that all com
u mittees of conference report on or be-
{. fore 9 p. M on Monday, April =.
/ The senate adjourned until 100 Mon
day evening, having cleared up its cal
|, endars and all business in sight. The
: following were passed: II. 305, prohibit
{ ing commitment of dependent children
to Vermont Industrial school; H. 32S
(amended) providing for sale of assets
of corporation not under jurisdiction of
d public service commission; JRH "a.
K raising salary of sergeant alarms
adopted by vote of II to a.; JRH 30,
q. to pay expenses of soldiers of Goth To
Q parade in Boston; JRH So, relating to
. committee of conference
JRH IS was introduced. providing for
! inspection of county jails by board of
control.
The house yesterday refused n third
&c reading to III 333, providing for taxa
= ton of express companies on Appraisal
g rather than on mileage basis, the vote
: being 90 to So. 1t was opposed BY
&c Messrs. Alexander of St. Adams, Wit
tiers OF st. Johnsburv. Miner of Sher
1. burne and Hopkins of Burlington anC
IS favored by Messrs Dwinell of New
in port city, Durham of Brattleboro, Aus
as tin of Highgate and Dyer of Salisbury
T. The house also refused to concur il
n the senate amendments to II: 100
IL classifying forest lands for taxation
purposes The amendments were dis
oil cussed in committee of the whole b,
s. w. G.. Hastings, state forester, who ex
lis planned the purpose of the bill.
he The evening session of the house ae
nS cOuulfO lOI d Day botCu VI SstiehNti
'er business, ten measures. being advancl
st to third reading, several passed an,
Dr. senate amendments eoncurred in.
iii and lis, raising salaries of ser
Is. geant-at-arm and state auditor. wer
In advanced TO third reading, but $. lit
S. raising salary of governor, effectiy
eh January, 1921, was killed without dc
ut bate
re- There was considerable debate o
ID. S. lis, repeating sections of the loca
lie option law inconsistent with the aheI
no pard amendment, DR. Potter of Pow
es. nal moving to include fifth-class i
ns censes in the prohibition, which wa
he adopted. The bill was then advance
ow 10 third reading after two other amend
Ike ments by Mr.. Writer'S of st. Johnsbur,
he s. l21, amending the medical pra'
iss tees act. was passed under suspensio
ell of the rules and senate amendment
ret were accepted in the following: II. 6
ON establishing Danbv-Mt Taber fire di
triet; II. 1913, black bear bounty;
245, establishing open zones for de'
around commercial orchards; H.. %
the accounting bill; II. 2S3, providin
annual settlement of accounts of c.
old ecutors, administrators, etc; IL. 1885,. n
ted lating to motor trucks; II. 3O6, provit
err ing sprinkler system for state hous,
her Fl. 3l4, marking net quantity of foe
oc- on containers; II. 800, conditional pa
OF dons.
lily Senate proposal of amendment to
ons GAG, raising appraisal value of Gait
can killed by agricultural commissions
hen were rejected.