The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-18
OBJECTIONS TO
HONEST WEIGHTS
Part of Legislature Opposed to
l6-0unce Pound
MR.. BABBIrr HANDS 1T TO THEM
Eyar,s and Gov. Prouty Appear IN
Interests of State Fair Bill-warner
OF vergennes Named Instead OF Por'
ter on p. s. Commission.


without rcconsidering or ordering 10 lac,
and that Is adjournment over IhanksgiV'
ing week. Other legislatures IN the past
have adjourned for Thanksgiving week
without pay aud with mileage one way,
but the session OF 1910 went one better
and voted themselves mileage both ways.
They want to be sure TO get back. lhey
will take AN eight-days' vacation beginning
SUNDAY aud ending Sunday following
since both houses are sup
poSed 10 be- back in the hay nov Monday
evening. Nov. -. Most OF the members
will leave town today and lew with
conscience will stay until Saturday morn
ing. IL took $500 OF the states money To-
settle the question of adjournment, an en-
tire forenoon being occupied discussing the
subject -,
The agricultural high school bill has
messed the house as il IL were creased.
There hasn't been measure Tor many
long day that carried a S3O,OOO appropri'
alton but what some objection would be
heard hut the house wanted the measure,
and those who might have cried economy
were afraid TO be credited TO the normal
school lobby account, and they didn't IKE
such an association. This Is an administfa'
tion measure and Governor Mead has dem
onstrated that he knows thing or two
about engineering measures IN which he Is
interested through the legislature. Ihe
appointments were not delayed without
reason. The governor is not playing a hd'
die with only one string-not by iohg
shot. A state normal school ana goou
roads measure are the next tablets ior ieg'
islatiye digestion. M
dav afternoon by vote of III to ~. The
house leaders supported and spoke for the
measure. Only four men opposed 1t on the
floor. and two of them didn't count, Ives
of Mt Holly and Hunt OF New Haven,
who haven't been with them majority
more than twice since the session opened
The expected has happened in the senate
on the trustee process bill. That BODY by
a vote of 90 to o refused to concur IN the
house proposals OF amendment which pass
ed mn to them the SO exemption. The
senate expects the house to ask Tor com
mittee OF conference and then the matter
will be threshed out and perhaps trustee
bill NAV be reported. However. 1t appears
TO be the impression that the house VIII not
be the body to yield, and II any branch
softens il must be the senate, Yet senator
Archibald is a fighter and today he Yields
tbe scepter of leadership in the senate.
senator Adams of Marlboro voted as be-
fore in favor of the straight $40 exemp.
tion, and Senator Butler OF Jamaica got
into line also. Governor Mead is becoming
interested and will do all in his power 10
encourage the conference committees 10
get together
made \ strong speech for the weights ana
measures bill Wednesday which was ad'
vanced to a third reading without protest,
but the opposition had hints on something
doing Thursday. A..
The 100000 ventilating system IN the
capital got slam Tuesday from the pald,
heads who objected to the brand OF colu
air that was popping INTO the room ron I;
nosition which from the flavor maj
aotod IL had its source in some cold storage
nIant Fletcher of Cavendish was the flrst
10 nrotest and Howard of Whiting sec
onded the motion, and committee was
authorized to make an investigation Ohe
of the nages was sent to notify the ser,
gaant. at.arms to shut off the cold AR and
not finding ANYBODY of authority ne re-
tnrnad wbereupon the resolution appear
oJ I The system may be all right but mem
hers who have colds are charging 1t up TO
the ventilation and declare they are ge'-
ting more than their moneys worth ,.f.
The bill to tax bachelors hasn't yer iel'
the revision committee room, but VIII un'
doubtedlv reach the house before oa.ui
day. perhaps in its original state; IN wnion
it is entitled, "An act for the rehei VI W.,
mons suffrage and protection against
race race suicide9 The bill provides that
Varied man must not vote on any meas
nre or matter without his .wlfe's consentt
and bachelors shall be taxed five,tenths OF
one one ner cent Of their grand list II they are
obla 70 support a family, and TINS lunu
shnIl sba1 be maid by the town "for the care
IA snccor Of homeless and tatheress
children" As Artemus Ward would say
this bill ''goak: A. ,or;s,ote
Another bill has come IN to leglsla..
Representative Alderman out OF pusihIs'
ot south Vernon and 1t Is goou thins u,
Is here or he would have surprise palss
accorded him every day or two. ms .liH, II
the bill limits the distance TO one-liali n'i,, u,
Of the state line, or in principal village o.
vi Vi a,,,m,rn;tv smv with more than 200 inhabi
tsnts The bill was introduced by Mr
Tn,yard of Whiting but it is safe to say
that this legislature will let the town o
Sonth Vernon settle its own affalrs VIII
out a general act. IT 80
rolat;ng to the ventilation OF factories
,vb;cb was improperly drawn as to TN
nenajtv clause. having provided a penan!
without trial. was sustained by the mouse
Rills TO incorporate the Southern 9 Ver
mont Railway company, a proIege .. .n'
rentraj ,u Vermont system. have been intro
dnned in both branches calling Tor ran
uuoIu uoad between Windsor and Brattebor'
tbrough the counties of Windsor ano
W;ud5am yS;n This bill and the Vernon
valley charter will not be taken up untl %
+. IT. Fitzhugh, vice-presldent OF 'ne .tor, tem
tral Vermont, returns IRON "es'e''
n, ,fndge Fl. Fl. Powers favored the fedora
;noome fax amendment before the com
,,;ttao on federal relations Tuesday even
;na ; and he wondered what caused Sena
tors tors Dillingham; and Page to have chans
of heart :, IN e. charter fo
the Champlain Realty company, pg,oa d oom, sun
company of the International Iaper eIn' u
nany. TO float logs down ottaquecnnoe, no,
river furnished entertainment lot ~
members and spectators TUESDAY evening
With Jobn Fl. Senter and W. A. Lord WI h
apnnared for the remonstrants, IN Tn
heavy lead. They performed an ARTIST
nneration of razooing the paper. company
WITH w, B. C. Stickney appearing on III
other side there was no danger oil ahyon
going to Sleep, ..nod,ood Wedne,
dav but most of them will never ge!
the general assembly. The innkeepers pa
b has anpeared, also the measure TO pun SON
, machinery" into the office OF tax COZ, COZ,
. missioner and give him authority to hol
i;stors; meetings throughout the staU