The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-17
= Vermont House De.
cides Towns "Shall"
Raise Liquidation Tax
PELKEY, FAIR HAVEN,
PROTESTED PLAN
Said 1t Was Infringement
on Rights of the
Towns

on most subjects which came up. Mr..
Bradley of Swanton started an attack
upon salary raising measures in gen
eral, and S. So, raising the salary of
probate judges. in particular, and aft
er half hour debate, the bill was
passed by yea and nay vote of l52
10 30.
Again on H. 307, providing for addi-
tional taxation of towns to liquidate
deficits, hot debate was started. The
bill was originally introduced by Mr..
Keyes of Reading. with the provision
that towns "shaIl' each year add an
additional tax of five per cent or more
to fguidate the deficit of the past year.
The word "shall' had been changed to
may" which. Mr. Reyes said, de-
stroyed the whole force of the BILL, and
he moved to change back to shall
This motion for amendment brought
protests from Mr.. Carpenter of Cabot,
who defended the right Of the small
town to do as ii pleased. Mr.. Flint of
Mortified said that the state already
controls municipal corporations, and
that towns exist only through char
ters granted by the state, so that the
state5should be allowed to regulate in
ternal affairs of towns where it is for
their good.
Mr.. Pelkey of Fair Haven, who hap
pened TO be wearing a green ribbon,
took issue with Mr. Flint, maintained
stoutly the right of the town to reg
uate its own affairs and declared that
he believed in home rule" whereat
smiles went around the House. The
bill was amended as moved by Mr..
Keyes, 1926 to 2l, and went to third
reading
In spite of Mr. Bradley's protest
against increases in salaries, in which
he was supported by Mr.. Ballou of
Chester, and opposed by Mr.. Darling of
Chelsea. Mr.. Austin of Richford and
Mr. Pelkey of Fair Haven, the House
went ahead and passed the salary bills
before it including s. so, increasing
salary of purchasing agent; $. 70, CIV
ing sheriffs more pay; and the probate
judges increase measure.
The House also passed. H. 26T taxa
tion of insurance companies; II. 3ll,
providing for recount of votes in town
and city elections; and r. 800, an APP
preparation to aid the town of Reads
boro in repairing bridge across Deer
field river
The Senate voted unanimously this
morning to reject H. l2S TO fix the
maximum salary of the commissioner
of education at $1,000
Senator Taylor's motion that n. l4l,
the Vermont Volstead act, as amend
ed be put over until tomorrow. until
they have listened to Wayne b.
Wheeler tonight, was carried. II to
l3.
The House started an interesting de-
bate this forenoon on the bill appropri
ating $4,000 to build six stock barns
at the-state fair grounds. The bill had
been amended TO make it $4,000 and
a motion was made in the House to.
amend still further by making the
amount $4,000, Why. you could put
lace curtains in the barns for the
amount first asked, declared one speak
er The debate was waxing hot when
the members decided to get dinner.
The House is also scheduled TO take
up the Stearns normal school bill,
which was originally put over to next
week and which was placed on the
calendar for to-day after a statement
yesterday afternoon.
The motion TO reconsider and ad
vance the normal school bill to-day was
made by Representative Wishart OF
Barre and carried unanimously. In sup
porting the motion, Mr. Wishart said
in part:
II wish to call he attention of the
House to its vote (which il made a
special order for H. for Tuesday next
week A | understand il, every eve
ming this week. including jiday eve
ming. has been taken up hy arrange
ment with the committee. but | cannot
see any reason why this bill cannot
be taken up before Tuesday,
We have a large amount Of business
before us and we must begin think
ing Of final adjournment toward the
end Of this month. ! hope the House
will reconsider its vote. after which
vii move that the bill be made a
special order for tomorrow afternoon
The bill 10 provide for additional
pf workmen who have
suffered a partial disability and there
after a total disability, with provision
for = special fund. was rejected IN the
senate this afternoon by vote Of q
.o7
On motion of senator Villas. on
whose motion the bill had been kept
live after an unfavorable report by
he committee. the Senate went into
,ommittee OF the whole and listened
10 an explanation BY John ; ButtlcA
commissioner Of industries. who urged
hat the measure would provide relief
" certain cases without any apprecia
30 burden He cited the case of one en-
blower who refused TO give a one-eyed
nan employment until the mans reis
ives put up = bcud to idemnify the
mpluver against injury % the second
Sc. which would constitute = total
.isabiiitv The commissioner admitted
hot IL va IN extension 81 the inSur-
uce idea of one employer helping 20
.av fer snother employer boss
Answering Senator osgood the com
missioner aid the at wss not con-
trued - compulsory. bat that most
wplavers elected 81 come under its
.rntrtt ion ~enatur Andrews ex-
lained why the ommittse hsd re-
arted TIE h.H unfstombiy 90 he-
au.s there wss question about ifs
.austifut ionslitN. ard ~ leosuse thev
ssred thr fund rro7sasri aould not he
rridsht-