Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10


1t was adopted, and the bill then went
to third reading by a large majority.
PROVIDES ACCENT TAX
In the House, II. 1892, providing for a
Accent State tax on the list of polls and
real estate for the years 1919 and 1920. was
introduced from the committee on ways
and means 1t will be taken up to-mor-
row.
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE
The House passed in concurrence:
s. Al, appropriating money for co-opera-
tive extension work in agriculture and
home economics in rural communities
through the county farm bureau asso-
Citations, also S. 1O4. relating to burial
grounds. J. r. II. 81 increasing the
salary of the State highway commits
sioner $500 a year for the two ensuing
years was adopted on the part of the
House by vote of 150 to IA. S. 1903, re-
lating to the employment Of a custodian
Of the collections of the Vermont His
torical society, was passed in concur
renee.
After some explanation on the part OF
Mr.. Miner of Sherburne for the commit
tee on claims, S. 9s. to pay John A.
Corbin Of Burlington the sum Of $S5
4
came in under a favorable report, with
, proposal of amendment to cut down the
amount from $S5 to So. After hearing
about the case in question. the House
decided that the bill should not pass.
SENATE+MORNING
The Senate convened at nine o'clock
this morning and disposed Of long list
of bills going to third reading, which
were taken up this afternoon and passed.
Five bills were rejected in the morning
session of the Senate II. 267 providing
for notice Of disbarment proceedings: II.
294 relating to the speed of operating
automobiles; S. 124. relating to marking
ballots; S. 125, relating to the number
Of signatures required on primary petit
lions. and S. 100, requiring the approval
by the Governor Of bills for services in
| CURED in the investigation, preparation
and trial of State case, the rejection
vote being % to s.
There was considerable discussion over
this last measure the Senate spending
nearly an hour in debating the PROPOSE
| ton as to whether the Governor had
! the right to supervise the expenditures
| of the encouragement. When the
measure first appeared, Senator Steele
moved to recommit 1t in order that some
! States attorneys who had asked for a
| hearing might be accommodated. The
| merits of the bill were brought out by
Senators Kingsley and Villas. Recommit-
ment was refused. % to T. and the bill
! was then refused third reading.
! Third reading was ordered on S. 11S.
relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors.
! This last measure caused some discus
sion, being favored by Senators Ballou,
Bates and jackson and opposed by SEN
ators Carr. McKillip and Kingsley. The
| vote was ~ to Q.
SOLDIERS TRANSPORTATION.
A joint resolution introduced by Mr.
Alexander of St. Adams City and
adopted on the part of the House
would give authority to the adjutant
general to use sum not to exceed
$1,000 out of the appropriation of the
| military department to provide trans
portation to Boston. and return of such
Vermont soldiers. formerly members
| of the 26th division, who were honor
ably discharged prior to April 5, 1919
and who are unable to pay such
transportation themselves in order
that they may march in the parade
of the 26th division to be held in
Boston.
FOR DECEASED MEMBERS WIDOWS
Mr.. Jenkins of Kirby introduced a
joint resolution, which was adopted
on the part of the House. to the ef.
feet that the state treasurer be au-
horized to pay to the widows OF
James A. Dexter of Wardsboro, AL
bert Gregory of Nuremberg and Har-
len A. Renfrew of Peacham. members
of the present Legislature. who have
Gi fhr
sum of 81 per day and mileage from
the beginning of the session to anG
including the day of final adjournment
less such sums as these members may
| have received in their lifetime.
A joint resolution from Mr. Tom
linson of Jericho (by request pro
vides that the chaplains. doorkeepers
and members of the General Assembly
shall receive mileage in addition tc
tho per diem which they received dur
ing the period of adjournment from
Saturday, February 2S, to Wednesday
March 5. Referred to committee or
state and court expenses.
The House changed it's mind thii
morning on s. 100, relating to mum
Der plates for automobiles and thu
licensing of chauffeurs, doing away
with the furnishing of pictures eacf
year by professional chauffeurs anf
thus saving considerable money boil
} to the state and to the chauffeur
themselves The bill was rejected yes
terday, but was reconsidered and or
dered to third reading this morning
after being favored by Mr.. BuxtoI
of Middletown Springs, Mr. Tracy o
Johnson and others Mr.. Stoddard o
Andover proposed to lower the age o
professional chauffeurs from IL TO II
years, but the amendment was lost
Under suspension of the rules H. 2oi
: relating to auditing of state accounts
was reconsidered at night session
the Senate. The bill was amended an
passed in concurrence and S. Ill, amend
ing certain sections of the charter OF tn
; city of Burlington was given the sam
I treatment after Senator LaFleur mad ex
: planned the objection which had bee
made to the bill by the mayor oil. Bur
o lington and other citizens. The senate
stated that the only objection TO IN
t bill had been that it gave the schoe
t board authority to raise the school Ia
v from SIS to 65 cents. The commute
o thought this matter might well be lei
to the discretion of the school board, an
Z the bill went through.