The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05
-touse Passed Bills Raising
Sergeant at Arms and
Auditors Salaries
HUMOROUS VEIN
WAS INTRODUCED
In the Discussion at the Ver-
mont State House
To-day

session and cleaned up comparatively
| long calendar in about an hour and a
half, adjourning few minutes before
noon until 1880 Monday evening. The
Senate adjourned last night, with every
thing well cleaned up, and there seems
to be no good reason why final adjourn
ment cannot be accomplished next
Wednesday noon, without any difficulty
There was very little debate over any
measures this morning Mr.. Aiken of
Putney raised objection to the increase
in the salary of the sergeant at arms.
claiming that there was no personal
| feeling in the matter, but that he OBJ
jected to increases in any salaries on
general principles, and that he thought
the sergeant-at-arm was getting good
living salary, more, in fact, than most of
the members were making.
Mr.. O'Rourke of Derby thought the
increase should be granted, and Mr..
Clark of Brookfield said it made no diff
ference what the members of the House
were getting; if the sergeant at arms
was earning $500 a year he should
have it, and it was generally felt that
he was earning it.
"The gentleman from Putney is al
ways opposing legislation which would
raise any salary of any kind, and he is
always referring to pinching somebody's
backbone" said Mr.. Clark Il suggest
that we try to get Dr. Thompson or
somebody else to pinch his backbone and
see if we can't take the ache out OF
Aiken" Laughter and applause.l
Mr. Aiken had previously called for
yea and nay vote on the question, with
the statement that if some did not have
backbone enough to vote against the bill,
they should get somebody to pinch their
backbone for them. The call for the yea
and nay vote was not sustained, and the
bill was passed by good majority. The
House also passed 5, ll6, increasing the
salary Of the auditor of accounts from
So 900 to $500.
At the opening OF the session, Mr..
| Hopkins Of Burlington moved that the
| House reconsider its vote whereby it re-
fused third reading to H. 33S, providing
| for special taxation of express com
panies, in order that certain parties, who
| had asked for a hearing before the House
| in committee of the whole, might be
| heard on Monday evening. This was
opposed by Mr.. Writers of st. Johns
bury. but Mr. Hopkins finally got his
motion before the House and ordered il
to lie Later in the morning he called
up the motion and it will be up for ac-
| tion Monday evening.
On motion Of Mr. Buttles of Brandon,
the House reeonsidered its vote whereby
it concurred in the Senate proposal of
amendment to n. 1893, the black bear bill,
-, ko
posal, which would have the bounty for
black bears come from the fund of the
fish and game commissioner. 1t was
stated by Mr.. Alexander of st. Albans
| that it was thought best that the money
should not be taken from this fund, but
should be provided for out of the budget,
as it was originally 1t is understood
that the Senate will reeede from its pro
posal of amendment.
The House passed in concurrence: S.
LOG. permitting banks to invest in bank
ers' acceptances; S. los, relating to con-
solidation of the house of correction with
the state prison; $. ll0, relating to guar
anty funds held by national banks act
ing in fduciary capacity, y. ia, relat-
ing to exemption from taxation of in
vestments by banks i'll the Victory Lib
erty loan; S. lis, relating TO sale of in
toxicating liquors. prohibiting same when
Sheppard amendment goes into effect tas
amended last night to include fifth-class
licensesl, passed by vote of ia to Al.
State Insurance Passed by Senate.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
in concurrence Fl. 307, providing fer the
states carrying its own insurance. as
recommended by Governor Clement in
his special message to the House. Sen
ator Steele made fight against the
measure. offering an amendment which
was in effect, new bill. II provided
for an appropriation of $4,000 year TO
create an insurance fund until 100000
had been accumulated, when the board
Of control might cancel half the insur
ance. When the amount reached $500
900 the total insurance might be can
celled,
Senators Amey, Vanum, Rowland and
Schof opposed the amendment aud fa-
vored the bill, and Senators Jackson,
Carr and Daniels favored it. On motion
of Senator Villas the Senate went into
committee of the whole and interrogated
the state treasurer and the insurance
commissioner. The bill was passed after
the Steele amendment had been defeat
ed, 10 to 5.
The House and Senate parted company
on the budget yesterday afternoon "a
327). the House refusing to concur in all
the Senate amendments with the eNcep-
ton of the eighth, which provided for in
terest on the barge terminal bonds. A
conference committee was asked for and
the chair (Mr. Webster of Swantonl APP
pointed Messrs. Alexander of st. Adams,
Austin of Reading and Buttles OF Bran
don. In the Senate the chair appointed
Senators Stuart, Amey and Villas.
There was considerable debate in the
House on the question of a state tax, the
bill being finally passed as submitted by
the committee on ways and means. 1t
provides for tax of 40 cents year for
two wears all amendments being voted
down and the bill finally passed under
suspension of the rules, 100 to Is.
Both House and Senate adopted the
Joint resolution providing for final ad-
iournment at noon on Wednesday, April
., and, on motion Of Mr.. Dunham of
Brattleboro, it was voted that all COM
mittees Of conference report on or be-
fore 0 p. m. on Monday April I.
The Senate adjourned until 1880 Mon
day evening, having cleared up its cal
nndars and all business in sight. The