The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-23

Those voting for the Sherburne amend
ments were Senators Bryant, Coburn,
Clark, Dana Dunham Farnham, Fos-
ter, Kingsley, McKillp, Montgomery,
Newton, Nichols, Osgood, Sherburne,
White and Williams; l6.
Those opposed were Senators An
drews, Blodgett, Bottum, Cady, Car
penter, ChafTee, Cobb, Cowles, Estee,
Taylor, Villas and Whitcomb: II.
Senator White offered an amend =
ment to strike out section 3, which
reads as follows:
"The term furnish or the term
possess shall not apply to intoxicat-
ing liquor placed in bona fide private
dwelling prior to January le, 1920 y
This amendment led Senator McKil-
lip to say that he thought he had the
same right to half a pint of liquor in
his possession as the president of the
United States had to have a barrel of
Scotch, and Senator Coburn favored
the amendment, as he said humorously
that it might give him an idea of how
much of stock his colleagues had on
hand Senator Bryant asked if the
amendment would. not make him a
lawbreaker on account of case OF
whiskey which he bought for illness
in the Odd Fellows home and which he
dispensed as required. Senator Sher'
burne, who moved to suspend the rules
so the White amendment could be
voted on, said the amendment might
endanger the entire bill.
The White amendment was defeated,
Senators Coburn, Dana, Montgomery,
Slayton and White alone voting for It.
Poll Tax Bill
There was a lively debate on the poll
tax bill, the one dollar amendment of
the committee being adopted by vote
of II to r.
Those voting for the one dollar tax
for men and women alike were Sena-
tors Andrews, Blodgett Bottum, Bry-
ant, Cady, Carpenter, Chaffee, Co
burn, Clark, Cowles Dunham, Estee,
Sherburne, Slayton, Taylor, White and
Williams: II.
Those opposed were Senators Cobb,
Dana, Farnham. Foster, Kingslar7 Nc
Killip, Montgomery, Newton, Nichols.
Osgood Villas and Whitconib: y. The
amended bill went to thild reading by
vote Of ls to II.
In defending the two-dollar tax. Sen
ator McKillip told of a lady recently
elected school commissioner in burling
ton, who said she preferred to pay the
usual two dollar tax and then proposed
to have something to say about how
the money would be spent.
Senator Coburn protested that it
made the tax too high for the ordi,
nary woman to pay and Senator Blod
pett explained the care with which the
committee had arrived at its conclu
sions. Senator Dana deplored chang
ing the two-dollar tax, which was an
old established custom. He said the
women were not asking for special
privileges. If there were poor fami-
lies. unable to pay the tax, the town
could exempt them, Just as they do
now.
Senator Newton said the Young men,
poll taxpayers, usually told the older
men. property owners what tax they
should paw and thought the nedollar
tax would be letting them out Of il
very easily. Senator Cady called at
tention TO the five-dollar tax rate Of
the town of Jamaica, which would re
ouire q married man to pay twenty
dollars tax for himself and wife. Sen
ator Chaffee thought many families
would find the twodollar tax burden
some.
Senator Villas favored the two-dollar
tax. TAXPAYERS were earning more
and could pay more He declared that |
the poll taxpayers usually run the
town.
The House completed its slaughter
Of town aid bills by rejecting those |
in favor Of Wardsboro, Troy. Berk- |
shire. Newark. Hinesburg and Bridge I
water. 1t also rejected H. l35. to pay /
D. r. Parmelee Of Bristol $3.50 for I
herd Of cattle slaughtered after the tn
Derculin test. hut which claim had not +
been maid on account of claimants not /
being able 10 comply with certain pro
visions Of the law. /
Mr.. Button of Niddlehurv defended 4
he claim at length. in which he was +
Joined by Mr. Murray Of Berlin and (
\fr. Peet Of St George Mr. Wales Of
Wevbridge and Pollard OF Cavendish I
opposing the claim. Debate was closed
N motion OF Nr. Webb Of Shelburne
md the bin was rejected.
Dairy Building Measure Killed.
An unexpected attack on H. 33S. pro-
riding for dairy building for the Uni
-ersitv Of Vermont, was led IN tAe
House hv Mr.. Hunter of Proctor. who
n brief speech protested that the
present was a poor time TO start
aree building project. especially by
he state. on account Of the high cost
# labor and material
The measure was defended by Mr..
peet Of St George and Mr.. Luce OF
pomfret. the latter declaring that
.nouph could be saved in the da, Hi''s
# the state in two years to pay Tor
A proposal Of amendment 70 spread
he cost Of building over the biennial
,eriod. offered by Mr Smith Of Wells,
vas lost
Mr.. Blood Of West Windsor said the
aving from the manufacture Of hv
PRODUCTS Of milk into cheese wodld
heapen those products and help the
onsumer declaring that 5000 pounds
4 skim milk Is wasted in the state
verv day
Mr.. Wishart 81 Barre City, who last
rcek voted for third reading. opposed
assace to-day. asking whv the state
houId subsidize the siry industry -
raining Young men al state expense
\ order that tho large creameries IN /
ther states could have experts trained
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