The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-12
First Round Ended in the
Vermont House Yesterday
is A VICTORY FOR STONE
There May Be Way Out of the Trustee
Process Squabble When Legisla-
ture Returns to Work Next
Week.

In the first round Of the fight between
the state superintendent OF education anC
the normal schools, Supt. Stone comes
out winner, for that was the fght
over the bill establishing teacher-train
ing courses in high schools and academic,
in the House yesterday morning was
over, and the House knew it. The amend.
ment proposed by Mr. Miller Of Bethe
would, as some Of the speakers stated
cut the heart out Of the bill, aud wher
it was defeated those opposed to the nor,
NAL school policy OF the state knew a
hard blow had been dealt the schools
The fact that the amendment BY Mr.
Wall of Dorset takes the money to pay
for the teachers for these courses out
of the state treasury and not from the
school money, and that the number OF
schools that can have these courses has
been limited to II by amendment. is
regarded by the friends OF the bill as oi
minor Importance, for they feel that the
passage of the bill really sounds the
death-knell of the normal schools as they
are now maintained.
Ii looks now as though when the tr,ls.
tee process squabble is taken up next
week in conference committee it could
be settled without much difficulty. The
extreme feeling in the Senate is subsid-
ing somewhat, as is shown by the order
ing to lie yesterday of the House bill.
without amy talk just how the sup
porters OF both bills can be satisfied and
the platform pledge still kept is a little
hard to see, but the leaders in the House
and Senate profess their ability to bring
it about.
The license law got another knock yes
terday, when a bill was introduced in the
House to prevent a town which votes no
from voting again on the question for
five years. Still, this may not be much
Of blow, for it is pronounced by some
lawyers clearly unconstitutional An
mnkeepers' license bill. permitting hotels
in no-license towns to serve liquor to
bona fide guests, win be introduced next
week.
The routine Of business in the House
yesterday afternoon consisted of the fol-
lowing
These bills were passed:
Relating to cream tests.
Relating to flags.
To exempt Randolph sanatorium from
taxation.
Relating TO the practice OF embalming
To incorporate the Morristown and
Middlesex Railroad company
Enabling the Bennington and North
Adams Street Railway company 10 CON
struct and operate a railway in the town
of Stamford.
Amending the charter OF the f, & T.
Fairbanks & Co
Relating to the registration of auto
mobiles and motor vehicles of non.resi-
dents
Relating to the soldiers home
Third Reading Ordered.
Third reading was ordered on these
bills:-
H. 276, relating to the ventilation Of
sehoolhouses
II. 2s3, relating to the killing, muzzIing
or claiming Of dogs
H. 300, relating to the copyright Of
Vermont reports
These bills were killed.
II. 224, relating to the pay of listers
II. 2SS, relating to the law OF the road.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the House:-
BY Mr. Peck Of Burlington, an act
to incorporate the society Of the Cheva.
liers de Champlain, Burlington, vt,
BY Mr., Bunday Of Sutton, to amend
section as3 Of the p. s., relating to
and grounds.
BY Mr. Stafford OF Brattleboro. an act
the town of Brattleboro to
issue bonds for the purpose and TO the
amount specified; $4,000 for abolition
of grade crossings.
BY Mr., Cook of Ripton, to legalize
the quadrennial appraisal and the grand
list Of the town of Ripton for 1910
BY Mr.. Sberwin Of jamaica, relating
to the maintenance of bridges. In all
towns where the total combined length
of bridges exceeding S-foot span shall
exceed 1000 feet, state to pay to the
town annually one-half the cost Of main
tenance, rebuilding and repair, of such
total combined length exceeding 1000
feet
BY Mr.. Amey Of Brighton, to provide
for the ascertainment Of damages in the
event of the change Of motive power by
railroad corporations and street railroad
Rules suspended and the bill
was read the third time and passed
After voting TO return next Monday
evening, the same as in the House, the
Senate yesterday afternoon transacted
the following business 49,
Passed in concurrence
Prohibiting payment of fees for jus
tees OF the peace in criminal cases,
Relating to the soldiers home
To pay J. G. Sargent and H. + Ora
ham a certain sum.
Incorporating the Waterbury Savings
bank.
Incorporating the village Of Randolph
Relating to the duties of the commits
sioner Of agriculture.
Relating to the solicitation of sub
in the State House.
Two bills were introduced
BY Senator Gordon of Washington, an
act to amend section 1857. relating to
hearings before superior judge. It
provides that superior judges may hear
a demurrer in vacation time. Referred
to the committee on judiciary.
BY Senator Clark Of Rutland. an act
amending section 744 and 745, relating
to taxation Of savings banks and trust
II provides for a reduction
Of the tax from seven-tenths Of one per
cent to one-half Of one percent. on de-
posits in savings banks and trust com.
panies.
These bills were passed in concur
rence:-