The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

sentative KENNEDY scores oos' Haoa"'
State House, Montpelier. Dvc, To-.
After q whitl around the giddy circle
yesterday both branches droldcd 10 adj
,ourn today until Tuesday evening, Jan. j,
al s,.,D o c.ock. The house tried 10 be
u,ay about il and the democrats put the
members on rru0m with result that the
house voted 10 remain aud work all Of
next week. but the body reversed iis de-
eii.on IN the afternoon and accepted the
senate amendment, which was sutstan'
TALLY the same a. the resolution proposed
b, Fletcher OF tavendlsh, which the house
doctorcd. Most OF the afternoon session
Was devoted 10 the Austine bill, then
Speaker Howe picked up the adverse re-
ports and ior hall an hour the lower
branch used the mallet, knocking - bills
~ the head Fifteen were passed, but nohe
OF special Importance. MIR. Stafford OF Brat
teboro had bad fright during the after,
noon when he found that the house had
l.illed his teachers pension bill while he
was out in the lobby consulting his con
,tituents. Cory OF Montpelier came to his
assistance, had the bill resurrected, and
alter an appeal 10 the house II was passed
by a large vote. The house Is a whimsical
body. Ives OF Mt. Holly still insisted that
old maids and hired giris should he IN
cluded in the bill, but no one pays any at
tention to him. lie il the house humorist.
The senate has passed IN concurrence the
hill allowing Brattleboro to bond Tor the
grade crossing changes. A bill has been IN
troduced changing the date OF the supreme
court session IN Bratteboro TO the second
Tuesday in February. Bennington county
people like the early hshing season ih
Windham county so well that they now
want il TO start the same time IN that
county, c. c. Fits and some other ex'
representatives from Windham county were
here for the 1904 reunion last night and
to attend the railroad hearing as we'll
The senate receded from Its position on
the proposal of amendment TO the weights
and measures bill that the governor
should name the commissioner. The gen.
eral assembly will do this today and
among the candidates mentioned last
night were Senator Norton, Carl Fletcher
High Henry. jr., of Chester, ex-senator
Croft. A. T.. Covell of Montpelier, and Z.
B. Hamblett of Barton. The commission
er begins his duties Jan. !. The senate Is
ready to hand the state the S15O,OVO high-
way bill for a Christmas present u the
governor wants to sign 1t before adjourn.
ment The committee decided last mght
TO report il favorably and the governor
iections to the measure going through uh,
der suspension of rules. The hunters
license bill has passed the senate There
are no material changes in the present
law. The clerks fees are the same Tor re-
cording nonresident and resident licenses
The bill providing for a director OF pub
licity and advertising, carrying S2,5OO ap-
priation, has been passed by the senate,
The work will be done in the secretary OF
states office. w
The legislature was in stew Wednes-
day about the question OF Christmas
and final adjournment. The committee
was unable to say when they, would get
through, any more than Fletcher oil Hav.
endish could say how much money thsy
would have for appropriations when he
was interrogated on the S150,0OO highway
| hill This committee made its report
Wednesday, and was given until today 10
think it over. 1t has been hlnted around
| that the committee has Christmas az
iournment hidden up its sleeve and that II
NAV recommend, if it finds that it will be
supported by sentiment adjourning IRON
today until Jan. 3. .-,.
The democrats want to be placed right
in the eyes of the people and adopted reso-
lutions Wednesday night that they were
ready to stick to the guns until fraay Oh
next week and make stab at hnishlng,
and if they could not wind up then tneS
We're ready to pack their playthings and
"o home for Christmas. The democrats
! feel that all members should put aside
their own business affairs and do some
thing for the state The unterntied also
went on record against boosting salaries
of state officers About the same time ehe
committee on banks was having a. session
in another end of the state house listening
to an appeal from the banks to raise the
salary of Bank Commissioner FRANK y
Williams. Finally the banks SAID they
were ready to give him out OF their /, own W
pockets $4,000 and 81 ,OOO clerk hlre II the
state wouldn't do it. The banks VIII prop
ably have permission to ante 10 efa' eA
tent. ..r,;u ,,n :,
+ha b;g tent. ex-Lieut. Gov. G. H. Stearn'
Of johnson had Mason Stone out on the
carpet trying to dig out of him the rea r
,rrnose Of the bill to establish centra
ppnrmal school. Mason said they, coult
search him. as he didn't know what th'
committee was going to do. Mr.: Stearn
then wanted to know what the bill meant
70 m which Mason mildly replied Wlthou
cracking a smile, that the bill called 10
the establishment of central norma
school plant at the expense OF tne sta.e'
| The normal Scnool loppy ,
strangle the proposition and even Pr
fessor in Middlebury college, an lns5it!l
tion that receives state aid, appeared u
opposition to the measure and put up IN
arqlment that the environments eAlsliil
in the institution proposed would not o
a good thing for the finished product ,e, eS
nected to 90 into the rural schools. 1 n !!
normal school cohorts are making thei
last stand on this bill and it promises to
fight to finish, -. e1so M
highway bill through the house Wednes
D day morning by decisive majority an
without having it cut cent, altnough 20
RattelI Of Middlebury made an lnehectnf
attempt to lop off $500 on the PIE
that tbe money was needed for educator
Pmt The schools and highways are alile
th;S wear and it looks as if they have Tn
,1ntss .nts y.rb when hitched double in the house
e However, Battell got his bIli tnrpues IT,, ~
house to close the road to Bread Loai III ~
2 in Addison county, to automooiles, VI =
= house passing it just to humor MN
tbongh many members admit that II y
! dangerous policy for the state to estaDihs1l
; Rattell Is giving up his property 70 pupI
nses with lavish hands on promises ail
= = Conditions, hut so far there have Deeh
Il ,,,r;t;ngs Some members are AFRAID
), ,raLa nm mornings lest they discover the
/ van baen gold. .bricked. Battell, howeve
+ made Il clear that the Camel Humps g
tha state was not contingent on the
a1os;no in; the road from East Middlebury,
tha town of Hancock to the choo-ehee
ehe l ayervone breathed easier.