Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-16
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
House Voted $3.50, 900 for I'm.
proVement Of Highways
Deadlock Between the Two Branches on
Weights and Measures 3hl-Proeress
with Primary Elections Measure
Montpelier, Dec. 1

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Brattlehoro's delegation interested in
the railroad proposition between the Cen
tral Vermont and the Boston 4 Maine, or
10 be more correct. between the Grand
Trunk and the New Haven, began to ar
rive inns afternoon, and the hrst corners
brought word Of others TO follow tomor-
row. SO II is expected that Brattleboro
Will be as well represented at the com
mitee hearing Thursday evening as 1t was
at the irst hearing when W. Il. G. Stick
ney presented the plans OF the Boston Il
Maine.
The members of the House ard Senate
committees who went to Brattleboro on
the special train OF the Central Vermont
yesterday returned with open minds and
nave not yet undertaken TO decide how
they will act on the proposal that is be-
fore them. There ma, bee some prcjudiced
member. with minds made up in ad-
vance out If that is the case they have
been careful not to say anything about
it,
Questions OF final Adjournment have
been troubling the members ever since
they arrived in Montpelier y joint reso-
luton was adopted Inst week Tor tho APP
pointment Of joint committee to con-
slider tho matter, ana they reported today
that the conditions Were such that they
were un1hle 10 tx % date and asked for
more time. The Senate has voted 10
has granted an indefinite extension. The
members realize that adjournment next
week rs impossible ana cannu; now size
mp the situation $50 as To state when ad-
journmcut may he taken.
Babhtt OF Rockingham showed his ca
pagIty for gencralShlp when he secured
the passage by the House this morning
OF his bill carrying an annual appropria-
tion OF $4,000 for the Improvement of
highways. Batten OF Middlebury pro-
posed an amendment cutting the appro-
priation down to SlUo. 0po and this was ie.
hated during most Of the morning ses-
sion. stafford Of Bratueboro. chairman
Of the committee On highways and
bridges, stood staunChy by the bill. In
fact most OF the mornings speeches were
in favor of the proposed appropriation and
in the end the amendment was lost and
the bill was passed.
Mr.. Rabbit has proved himself an ac-
complished manager of legislative mat
tiers, and while he has less than some
members of the snowy qualities that at
tract attention he has the solid quail
ties that produce results. and no one
should get the idea that Rabbit cannot
make a speech for while he speaks very
infrequently he is one Of the few mem
beers whose remarks can be expected to
change votes.
The committee on conference with re-
lation to tue trustee process bill has not
had a meeting this week and as mem
bers say they don't know when the com
mittee will get together again. 1t is
understood that an amendment will be
offered which will preserve the import
ant provisions of the House bill and
save the face of the senator's, and that
after the proper amount of objection the
amendment will be accepted and the
platform promise will be carried out
There is i'll feeling between the House
and Senate, and unless something Is done
to allay il there may be results that will
cause delay IL nothing worse. The
weights and measures bill came back to
the House today with some proposals of
amendment, the most important of which