The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-18
But There is a Minority Re-
port for Central Vermont
IN BRATTLEBORO FIGHT
Reports Were Submitted in the House
To-day - House Gets Another
Whack at Supt of Education
Mason S. Stone.

The House committee on railroads this
morning brought in majority report
favoring the Boston & Maine road in
its Brattleboro controversy with the Cen.
tral Vermont railroad The report, ,
which is lengthy document, embodies
in it the amendment offered by the
Boston 4 Maine road at one of the com.
mittee hearings It was signed by the
following members Of tIlr committee:
Chafiee Of Rutland, Bean Of Newport,
Chapman of WindhsRl, Bryant OF Lud-
low, Howard of Whiting Baldwin of
Dummerston and Billings OF Woodstock.
A minority report, signed by Maun OF
ST. Adams and Battell Of Middlebry.
was also presented, which exempts from
any property that can be taken by the
Boston g. Maine at Brattlebero that
owned by the New London Northern
railroad. The reports are to be printed
and made a special order for tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Still Nagging Supt. Stone.
The House got after the state super
intendent OF education again this morn.
ing, and after considerable debate adopt.
ed Joint resolution for the appointment
OF a committee to investigate the con-
duct OF his office.
The resolution that started the bait.
ing was offered by Mr., Dawson of Dan
by, and was to the effect that the state
superintendent Of education furnish to
the House on or before January q a
detailed account OF his Greater Ver-
mont" campaign for the biennial period
ending October 6. 1910 Ii was opposed
BY Mr., Cory of Montpelier and by MFR.
Bryant of Ludlow. who moved that the
resolution be ordered to lie. The motion
prevailed
Mr. Bryant then offered a joint resolu-
tion that committee OF three repre-.
senetstives and two senator's be appoint
ed to investigate the administration Of
the affairs of the office OF the state
superintendent of education and report
10 the general assembly, This joint
resolution was favored BY Mr.. Ives Of
Mt. Holly, Mr.. Scofeld of Riehford. Mr.
Stafford Of Brattleboro, Mr.. Shaw OF
Stove, Mr.. Grout oil Townsend. Mr..
Rowland of poultney. Mr.. Clark of Nor.
ristown, Mr. Dearborn Of Lincoln: OBJ
posed by Mr.. Pittredqe of Leicester.
Thes resolution was adopted on the part
OF the House.
Mr.. Dartt OF Springfield, for the com
mittee appointed yesterday to ascertain
why the report OF the state superintend-
ent OF education has not been distribut-
ed, reported that this report is still in
the hands Of the printers and that
partial report has been printed and win
be distributed at once.
No More Clerks for Titcomb.
A proposition TO provide for addition
al clerk hire and expense for the state
fish and game commissioner fell by the |
wayside this morning, by the vote OF SO |
TO "a, There was quite an extended de- |
bate on the resolution, Il being favored /
by Messrs. Amey of Brighton, Fletcher /
Of Cavendish, Burbank OF Cabot, Corwin |
Of Chelsea, Howard Of Whiting, Boyce
OF Waterbury, Wright OF Westminster
and CARL OF Canaan, while Messrs. Bee 1
man of Milton, Parkhurst of Troy, Clark /
Of Morristown and Donovan of Dandy
opposed.