Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-08
HOUSE BILL 342
CAUSES TROUBLE
Passed under Suspension of the
Rules and Supposed to Have
Governors Approval.


Ing has been stirred mp in the Legislature
by H. 3i2 which was dcsiened to correct
tho bill allowing railroaGs to mako a
change Of motive power and which was
vetoed by Governor Mead and IL may
result In the introI ic,ion of bill to re
peal this law. There is "a suspicion that
;he Governor was imposed upon in tho
matter by those hat URGED him to star.
yae other lin and that it was known all
tho time that this bin did not renoy.
the objections he had to signing the frs.
bill. ON the other hand It Is pointed out
that the hill vas hurriedly drawn % meet
the emergency and that there was moth
ing intentional about its provisions no,
meeting the Governors views
as n matter Of fact the bill being passed
under a suspension of the rules We
never printed 80 few members of eithe..
House knew anything about It, The COM
nittees that handled it were gJidod
largely by the fact shat # vas under
| stood to be bill that the Governor
wanted put through and IL was very like
y. for that reason. not given the carr
full scrutiny that it would have other
| wise received
1t is held by some that the repeal of
unconstitutional but it Is pointed out
that it is evidently satisfactory to the
interests That secured it's passage and
that it would be an expensive job for a
person who fclt that his property was
! damaFcd by reason Of n change Of motive
power by n railroad to establish the un-
constitutonality OF the law IN tho courts
1t is considered by some that a man VIII
| ~
matter of convenience would be verr
likely to feel tina, his property was dam
aged If mogul engines drawing freight
trains we're allowed to run through his
! door yard, yet the bill aS passed gives
! Rim no rc@oUrs" except tie courts
Possibly the most chagrncd by the
| Governors veto are the members whose
names were connected with the bill in
the House Mr.. Amey of Brighton ap.
pears as the father oc the bill and he
tolt the situation keenly enough to OK
plain to the House that he WAS away
when it was introduced and never even
read the bill. trusting to the assurances
! or a gentleman of. 'unQuestioned legal
ability that the bill was all right and
/ what the Governor desired. Mr. Ctaffec
Of Rutland who explained 20 tho House
Of it and asked for its passage under,
suspension Of the rules to meet an
emergency. also went on the assurance
that the bill was all right and matter
that thc Governor was anxious to have
, hurried along.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL PLANS.
II IS the expectation now that the bill
granting the Champlain Realty com
pany the right to run logs down the
OttaQuechec river. which Will he report
ed adversely by tho committee on con-
scrvatIon, will he fought out on the floor
OF the House and an effort is now be-
ing made to line M the members by
counties for tho passage of the bill.
Active perpetrators for the location
OF the newD state agricultural school
at Randolph are going on and options
T.. have been obtained on the Maplewood
Hotel property situated near the nor
NAL school which is all furnished AMI
can be very easily converted into Il
fine dorn,itory for tho school Ncro-
tiations are also in progress for the
purchase by the state IF several dit-
fercnt parcels If land which will give
the school n farm of about s5 acres
About the only building that It will
be necessary to erect Is n harntwhich
is to be a mode of its kind.
At the Govern or's request Mr.. IIatoh
of STAFFORD. Nj Bronson of ITardwlcl;
and Commissioned of Agriculture Mar
tin have spent somc time looking over
the ground and those gentlemen feel
satisfied that IL all their plans work
out and the school is definitely located
at Randolph, the state will have a To-
cation and plant that II will ho
proud Of Somo opposition has been
expressed 10 locating a school Of this
nature three miles from a. railroad
tu. others consider that this will h'
an advantage
NEW NORMAL. SCHOOL. BILL.
Tho bill which Is to be introduced to-
: morrow nrovidine for the location AM
maintenance Of state normal school
nrovides for n commission consisting o.
tho Governor and four persons to b,
: anno,nted by him to locate ard estab.
: ush the school in any town, city or IN
coruoratel village selected by the COM
mission which shall furnish a site, The
commission is given power to purchase
land Or buildings and To receive any
rir or donation OF land or buildings and
J nroposals in writing may he made tc
,be commission to MD In the establish
mont and equipment OF the school. Sucl
pronosnls are to state whether the Offer
Is made in money, or in buildings anc
I grounds. or both The funds must be
not less than $4,000, paid to the treas
3 urer of the state to secure the location
or the school, or the donation may b,
I'm land or buildings or both aSgrcgatinc
in value $4,000.
The state Is asked to appropriate t2j. or
I'm addition to the $4,000 donation tc
establish the school Before the location
of the school I'm any place, the authori
ties must agree to the use and main
tenance of schools for observation an,
practice in connection with such norma
school. The entire charge and supervi'
ion of the school when established shall
rest with the STATE beard OF education
The sum of $1,000 annually Is appropri
ated for the maintenance of the schoo
Graduates of high schools and academ
, les OF the nrst-class approved by IN
r State superintendent OF education are I
he admitted to the school ana after
n two wars course may receive certificate
to teach for 10 years. special courses ar