The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-20
Introduction Of Rllls.


You will h. judged at home largely
from the number Of hllls You introduce
There az. a thousand opportunities "a
make little hits IN the introduction 81
hills, These to pay John Doe The sun'
therein named sound good to the Dos
family, but steer shy 81 putting ia man,
u such m.asur~. They ar likely To b.
Toe, IN committee and your reputation
a. a legislator will be impaired every time
YOU fail to seeur. the passage Of such
measures.
he sure that you yet in RICH, with the
committee ON revision oi bllls. You have
got TO do this or lose a, the start. This
committee will pass Your bull along o.
,masculate Il according 20 the way the
machine thinks. Ii you think you are 40
ing to pu, up little erimp into some
81 the party leaders who have handed You
lemon don't ty 10 do II through the
medium Of the committee ON the revision
al bills. II viii &c, stopped and your
political career will suffer setback. Get
your bills in shape and get them ~ early.
II YOU entertain be sure you do something
Tor the committee on the revision Of bills.
Probably the majority Of the committee
are users Of tobacco. Govern yourself ae'
corlingly.
Never mind about the constitutionality
of any measure that you may introduce.
That j. a matter that belongs TO the
supreme court Getting your bull through
the committee on revision Of bills IA such
shape that Il may be recognized by the
maker IL the first move. You have been
gwen suggestions in this matter Now II
goes 10 committee for consideration.
Here you will have 10 do more entertain
ing BE lavish. Keep clo~e 10 the chair
man OF the committee having the bill
under consideration. As soon as you get
a tip that the committee will report your
bill favorably get busy with your fellow
members. Offer 10 trade. You can
doubtless rely upon the support Of your
county delegation. Offer 10 trade
the votes Of your county for some meas.
ure that a fellow member has introduced
IL You can secure Is or 20 votes from
his delegation in support Of your bill.
Use these tactics with as many members
as possible. Arrange to have dozen or
more members support your measure
when il comes before the house. Many
other methods will suggest themselves TO
YOU when you arrive at the point where
IL is necessary to make an effort TO put
your bill through.
BE careful about introducing bills call.
ing for appropriations unless you stand
well with the committee on appropria'
tions. While your bill won't so to such
a committee perhaps IL is well TO know
whether there is going to be money
enough TO warrant the state giving few
thousand for the purpose you may have
in view. Bills with an Interior motive
that is to say bills that may make the
author of them richer-require more at
tenton upon the part of the person in
Producing them than do ordinary meas
ures. II is easy enough to secure an act
to incorporate the Skunk Hollow cream
cry but when it comes TO creating new
office at $500 year you will be Obliged
to show that you are in accord with the
powers that be. Only men who stand
well with the machinists need expect to
secure the passage Of measure calling for
a draft on the state treasury.