The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
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has the heart TO deny him the privilege
and please him by passing his bills.
The weights aud measures bill came
hack in the house Wednesday afternoon
and that body accepted all the senate
amendments excepting the one that the
governor should make the appointment OF
commissioner. The house decided three
weeks ago that the general assembly
should perform this operation. and nnles-
the senate reccdcs from its position the
bill may die In the conference committee
which j. contingency its friends IN the
house want to guard against: Candidates
are already popping up Tor tins Job' one
senator has every member oi that Dody eA'
eep,ing one on his petition, and the gov
ernor has a man he would like to appoint.
Jim Kennedy Of Williston, slammed the
governor mighty hard during the debate
when he declared that II the governor had
any political debts TO pay he could pay
them IN cash A pin could be heard drop
after that statement. Kennedy at one
time basked in smiles that came from the
throne, but the fact OF the matter " that
the democrats do not feel that the gov
ernor Is showing any consideration for the
minority party and so far hasn't appointed
A single democrat 10 a position as import
ant as pound keeper. Hence 'adminlstra'
tion measures are apt to he gwen an icy
stare by them from now on.
The senate has another proposal oi
amendment TO the state constitution, that
the Judges of the supreme court shall be
elected every 10 years. There is a bill also
in the house that the superior Judges shall
be elected every six years, with adequate
provisions to bring the present appoint
nents up to date. The federal income tax
matter has been tabled in both branches
for the present. -,
Mr.. Stafford of Brattleboro made the
opening argument on Wednesday on the
$3.50. 900 highway bill as chairman oi that
committee and put up good defense iof
the Appropriation, ~, n
Beebe Of Burlington member OF the state
board of pharmacy to succeed w. X
Warner, who has better job as puolie
service commissioner.
The innkeepers' bill was considered by
the temperance committee Tuesday even
ing. and Representative Babbitt read let
ter from f. c. Crosby, proprietor OF the IN.
Brooks House in Brattleboro, favoring the
passage of the bill. Senator Archibald
opposed. .;a
The committee on corporations consid
cred the 2O-Mile Power company's appllca
tion for a charter "Wednesday evening
Chace 4 Hartman of the Connecticut
River Power company, are behind the pro
position and stated that the dam. they
propose to build at Barnet will furnish
%. 600 horse power for "a hours, have
25O foot head and structure 50o fee'
long. The territory inundated will cover
many farms, cause the removal OF farn
buildings and may take cemetery or two
They plan to run their lines as far south
as Brattleboro, and will spread out into int
New Hampshire and across Vermont, The Ihe
Van Dyke interests opposed, through W
B. C. Stickney of Bethel, and irwin
Drew of Lancaster. Harry Blodgett, Z. Z
Fits, H. K Darling and Howe Y Hpyes
riman appeared before the committee eeo dht dht
proposition will cost between So, ,OOO,OU
and S4,OOO,OOO. A cotton mill is aIst
planned to be constructed within 70 miles
of the dam.