The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-28
Action on 10Th U. S
Amendment Shows Three
Votes Against
LUMP SUM SALARY
BILL ALSO PASSED
Extended Debate on the
Division of State Money
Among Banks

hdblHcdIlOn OF IDe IeueTal suffrage
amendment doth went through the
Vermont House this morning by vote
of 200 to 3, the only votes registered
against the measure being those of Mr..
French of Westmore. Mr.. Peake of
Bristol and Mr. Stowell of Windham.
The speaker called for the yeas and
nays on the question when the res
olution came up for a third reading,
in order to put the House definitely
on record.
1 Those who have been in close touch
with legislative affairs for many years
in Vermont say that this is the first
time in their memory that the yeas
and nays have been called for by the
! speaker. Usually some member of
the House calls for such a vote when
the question is important, but in this
case there was not enough interest
in what was considered to be a dead
issue. 1t is understood, however, that
vote on federal constitutional
amendment calls for a yea and nay
vote.
Things went smoothly in both houses
this morning on the whole. The House
passed the lump sum salary measure
as amended yesterday, giving the
| speaker and president Of the Senate
| $500 each and the other legislators S400
each for the session, with 20 cents a
mile travel allowance each way. with
out debate and with very few dissent
ing votes. The bill increasing the |
amount to be expended upon back |
roads (H. 30). also passed without |
discussion and with no dissent. This |
bill increases the back road appropri |
alton from $4,000 TO Sl50000, as /
amended yesterday afternoon.
Senator Villas OF Chittenden county |
obtained leave of the Senate this |
morning TO introduce new proposals of +
amendment to the constitution, which /
will be known as proposals Is and lG. |
Proposal Is provides that the governor,
lieutenant governor, state treasurer,
secretary Of state, and auditor of ac
counts shall be elected every four
years and hold office for four wears.
Proposal l6 provides for the election of
senator's for the term Of four years,
half TO be elected at each biennial
election. The proposals we're referred
to the committee on judiciary.
The Senate disposed of a good dsized
calendar this morning, passing two
bills and two resolutions and order
ing several to third reading Having
cleaned up the work for the day, the
Senate adjourned until Monday eve
ming at o'clock.
Placing States Money in Banks.
There was only one clash Of note
in the House this morning This was
on H. SO. to increase the amount which
the state treasurer may deposit in any
one bank from 100000 to $500 900 (
The bill was up for passage. but Mr..
Barber of Brattleboro interrogated the
general committee, which reported the ]
measure favorably, as to how many
banks are now carrying deposits of
the states money and what interest
they are returning to the state on de ,
posits
Mr.. Stearns Of Johnson, replying for
the committee, said that he understood
that only five or six banks in the state {
are certified to receive these funds and
that they are paying two per cent to !
the state. He said that the state now J
has a very large surplus and there has y
been SO much money on hand for the !
last year or two in the treasury that !
the treasurer has found it necessary
to deposit more than the limit Of I
5000 600 in any one bank. c
Mr. Barber was opposed to the I
changing Of the law. He said that the 7
treasurer now has authority to deposit g
in as many banks as he chooses and 9
If there is more money than can be tax G
en- care Of with 100000 in the pres !
ent certified banks. he favored put
ting il into other worthy banks in the
state and2 letting various banks Get
the benefit Of this money, which must
bring in about 5000 q year TO each '
of the banks which has 100000 OF il.
He did not believe in showing any IA
yoritism in the matter. he said. He
did not criticize the state treasurer, y
but the treasurer Of the state Of Mas u
through having too much power in a
money. and il might be the !.
same in Vermont
Mr.. Pollard II Cavendish also op Z
posed the bill He asked the chairman
n the general committee what banks e
were now certified 60 receive the states
money. question Which Mr. Stearns
was unable 10 answer. Mr.. Stearns =
md other members of the committee ;
aid that they had no personal in z
ercst in the bill bat had reported e
{ favorable because il was something
hat the state treasurer wanted and I
hey had taken his word for H. Mr. =
Warner of Ludlow. member of the y
,eneral committee. said that he under y
TODD that there was guitp p lot " red =
ape which bank had 10 90 through
= got certified aud that the state y
rea.urer wanted this hill 50 that ht g
ould u~c the hanks ALREADY certified =
nd np1tect himself against loss bv
akinr on new hanks
Mr. Pollard Thought this a reason ~
rhv the bill should not pasz -Onep =
n while saia Mr. Pollard hank i.
as failed We haven't cof ~ rn
anrc than 80 mile. from Montpelier - u
earn that 81 7 think that S2H7 pl0 + =
nouch - mt in any one hark Tor I.
l. ennueh % lee in case e hank
hould fail~
Nr Rutfrs 81 Nddlehurv fnauv z
lov-9 that IRE hill - rrromuitfed f1r 9
urther ean-ideratian and this was ..
greed upon
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