The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11


State Hou-e, Montpelier, Nov. II.
Il The most interesting event m the lcsi'
llAture tins week was the row between III
house aud senate over the trustee proccs
bill. The senate killed the house hill an
the housc killed ih. senate bil, hcno
both bodies were back on the limb the
few from. The house showed it, oontemp
lior the senate .alse alarm Preparation b
killing IL in silence. II didn't appear q
have a friend within the revolving door,
out IN the senate Senator Gordon o.
barre, who has been sticking 10 the III
exemu;ion measure closer than any one o
the 20 candidates FOR Eli Porter's Job OF
the public service commission sticks I.
the governor lAmbasied Senator Arch
bald Of Bennington county for breaking
faith with the republican party and IN
constituents and supporting and urgini
such a measure. The irrepressible an'
Z redblooded Archie could hardly contain
htmself until the member from the granite
hill tops was seated. He bitterly reiOrieS
tha, be was answerable 90 his consiiiu
eiis for his actions IN the general assem
| hly and not 10 the senator from Washing
ton. for whose words OF censure he hat
[ only coniempi-which was going some fo'
even a Vermont senate.
I The oratorioal belligerents were seated
OF opposite sides Of the senate chamber
with a number Of non-combaiants IN I
neutral zone between, 50 that fortunately
nothing serious happened. But lieutenant
governor Slack acted as though be had
red no, potato in his hand while the, bil
was before him and be was anxious 10 hav'
| j, disposed OF with a. much celerliy al
the dignity Of the senate would permit;
i aA.va HHFI us
particular time was II. 10. bill calllns
| for square deal in the exemption OF 81,
of a wage-earners' paw without lis anc
ands. The bill was voted for by Senator
Adams Of Marlboro and Senator Butler
of Jamaica voted against II, Senators
Davis Of Bethel and Coolidge Of Plymouth
also voted against il and Edgerton o.
Rochester voted for the measure. The
vote was 10 yes and 20 no, and the bil
was refused a third reading The measure
has been reported fayorably by the sen
ate committee.
On "Wednesday the senate recalled the
house trustee process bill, II. 10, and after
reconsidering It's action refusing II third
reading laid il on the operating table .oi
future treatment Friday afternoon. II nov
turns out that the bill the senate has ap
proved. known as the Cushman bill, was
drawn by +. J. Hall OF Bennington, wpc
drafted the platform in the republican
county convention there, and who Is IN
the bad debts collection agency business
The senate bill is measure most any wei
regulated collection agency would want
passed as il allows the attachment o.
wages for any amount on a ten per cent
basis. with a division equally among. cred
litors until all judgments are satisfied. Mr.
Hall was one Of the prime movers IN the
! Clement campaign a few years ago and ran
for state auditor on the fusion ticket. de
appeared in the republican state conven
ton last June in Montpelier and attempt
ed from the floor to have a plank inserted
| in the platform favoring a national ou
reau of public health after the platform
committee had stricken il out
There was plenty Of work in the leglsla
ture Wednesday but little that was i'm
portant The house killed the bill relating
TO the fees for city and town clerks, known
as the town clerks bill, in the interests
of which John Gale OF Guilford appeared
The bill was reported adversely. Mr. Gale
will endeavor to ascertain before he goes
back home if there is any part that ne
committee liked which he. can save ne
had an idea that Mr.. Stafford OF Brattie
boro was going to say something Tor the
Dill When IL came up but iVs ne"e ~,
chopped off while he was looking on. Ihli
legislature doesn't act as though it wants
to increase either salaries or fees, and al
interested should take warning
The governor has signed the hedgehoe
bounty law, although it is no secret that
he hated to do it. He has rewarded the
Honorable John L. Lewis Of Troy, his
campaign manager, with an appointment
as member of the board of penal lnstltu
tions for six years, to take Roger, W. HUI M
burd's place. and has reappointed DR.. w
Scott Nav OF Underhill on the board Of
medical registration for six years.
Mr.. Babbitt of Rockingham urged
5000. 900 appropriation for highways be
| fore the Joint committees on highway:
and appropriations Tuesday night, anc
promised the committee If they recon
mended the bill he would see that tht
committee on appropriations suppileo tne
funds. Ex-senator Ed. Finn Of Spring
field and Dr. G. H. Gorham OF Belews e
Falls were here Wednesday night, the LOT
mer on a bill to amend the Springfield vii
| lace charter. Fred Davis, also OF Spring
field. came up to look after the Clarendon
Power company's measure. Dr.. ID. ID. hoi
ton OF Brattleboro visited with members
of the Austine committee Wednesday ant
attended the Vermont University banquet
that evening.
revised edition of the weights an!
measures bill came in Wednesday, elimi
mating and modifying some Of the sections
which would be hardships to the hones
merchants. The salary of the commissioner
was cut to $500, the inspectors wer,'
limited to three in number and the stand
ards will be kept in the capitol.
Much to the regret of everyone aroune
the state house Eli Porter of Wilmingtor
will probably be dropped from the pubic
service commission, W. R. Warner O
Vergennes, a druggist with politics as !,
side line, appears to have the INSIDE tract
for one of the most lucrative positions IL
the Gift of the administration.
Mr.. Stafford of Brattleboro has maas
himself popular with the school marms o! .!
introducing bill providing pension 10
them after 80 years service and permit
t;no towns to pay them from the schoo
money; also bill amending the law WI Tela. !.
inc to board of agriculture. Mr.; Whl,
ney of Marlboro has introduced nVe'ilci
trout law. o,. w
Gates state highway commissioner, Franz
IC Williams bank commissioner, D..
Cnsbman fax commissioner, Orlando Mar
fin commissioner of agriculture, Dr. Z;
Caverlv as member of the state board O
health. DR.. G. S. Foster supervisor OF IN
sane. all reappointments, and all were con COZ
f;rmed by the senate without a ylp. M
Governor will worry about the appo,n1!
ment of cattle commissioner and puoii'
service commissioner few days longel
according to last nights news.
Everyone is wondering what is behnee
,ba rssolution to investigate the expendi