The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-13
Was Won in the Vermont
House This Forenoon
FROM ADMINISTRATION
The Present Normal Schools at Johnson
and Castleton Controlled Legislation
Just as They Pleased-other
Acts of Legislature.

defensive for weeks, while fighting for
their lives, turned about and scored a
decisive victory in the Vermont House
this forenoon. completely routing the
forces of the administration and State
Supt. OF Education Mason s Stone Aft.
er cutting out the entire provision OF
the House bill to establish a central
normal school and substituting therefor
certain conditions very favorable to the
schools at johnson and Castleton, they
ordered the bill to third reading. AZ
no time did the administration have
more than 43 votes.
The fight came on the special order at
l0;3O O'clock 1t was opened by an at
tempt to get the bill recommtted to the
committee. but this Was opposed by the
normal school forces and killed by large
vote, The motion to recommit was
made by Mr. Hatch OF Strafford and
favored by Messrs. Martin Of Brookline,
McCuen OF Vergennes and Calderwood Of
st. Johnsburyf and opposed by Messrs.
Stone of Wallingford, Shaw of Stowe,
Bailey Of Randolph, Rowland Of poult-
ney, Ives OF Mount Holly and HuEhan
Of Rutland Town.
Then Mr.. Corwin Of Chelsea proposed
an amendment, embodying an entirely
new bill, providing for the taking over
OF the property OF the Johnson normal
school and the Castleton normal school
and making an appropriation of $4,000
"a year for the Castleton school and to
lease the johnson property for 80 years
A 4s, ha, ~
rather substitute bill lie ana be printed
was voted down. and il was evident then
that the administration plan of CEN
tral school and wiping out the present
schools was lost
TO add to the confusion, Mr.. Stone
of Wallingford presented substitute
amendment almost similar, with the ex.
ception that il committed the state to
pay $4,000 for the Castleton school
which, after some discussion, was with
drawn. as it was made TO appear that
the owner Of the Castleton school prop
erty was wilIiag to sell the school upon
the price to be fixed by an impartial com
mission.
Thereupon the bill as amended BY the
substituting OF all after the enacting
clause was sent gathering along to a
third reading with a tremendous volume
Of yeas. That is the way the matter
stands at the present time. with the
sponsors of the present schools far in
command.
How the State Stands
The House had its usual wrangle this |
morning over the weekend adjournment. |
and after a half-hours debate refused to
adopt resolution offered BY Mr. Norton 1
of Huntington to adjourn from Saturday
noon till MondaS evening. Therefore. |
work all day tomorrow.
Mr. Fletcher of Cayendish, chairman /
of the ways and means committee, pre-
scented to the House in accordance with /
the resolution adopted few days ago, a |
statement showing that the appropria- /
tions now made, not taking into account I
those that may have passed one or the
other branches. amounted to S350000 If |
no more appropriations were made and |
the direct inheritance tax bill should be /
enacted into law this SUM could be tax
en- care of without state tax.
Senate Reconsiders an Act.
The Senate this forenoon resolved IL f
self into committee Of the whole to
consider House bill 555, an act appropri-
ating $500 to the Vermont State Horti-
cultural society forwln exhibit in Boston
Stone of Wallingford ex-
planned the bill. stating Il was an adj
measure and with the
amount asked for Vermont could make
d creditable showing at the New Eng
land society this year Senator Cults
explained that the bin was reported ad.
rersely on account of injustice shown a
fellow-townsman at meeting of the
society. The judge at this meeting
,laimed the apples on exhibition We're
not grown In this state when they did
,ome from Orwell
DR.. Perry, president Of the society, ad-
lressed the committee stating that he
thought it case of Misunderstanding
he also said that Vermont in The next
,J years would be the great fruit-grow-
NC state of New England, that Vermont
apples stand at the head OF New England
apples
After hearing these men, the Senate
vent back into session and reconsidered I
is vote killing the appropriation and
hen read it a third time and passed the /
,ill. It also passed the bill incorporating
he Springfield Trust company. 1t to- !
lay passed a resolution TO pay all State
Iouse attaches 81 per day
Will Check Inflow Of Bills.
The following bills We're introduced ]
n the House yesterday afternoon; From Z
on state and court expenses,
o amend an act entitled. An act re- !
,ealing section 6l94 and amending sec /
ion 6l95 of the public statutes, relat-
ng 10 stationery and supplies; in
amendment of and in addition to No. X
.O2 of the acts Of zoos, entitled. An act /
o amend section 6263 Of the public I
tatutes, relating to reports Of fees re-
eived by salaried officers. Deputy /
herifTs not required to furnish sworn !
tatements Of fees received. Is
From the Judiciary committee, TO {
mend section coils Of chapter geo Of I
he public statutes. relating to reforma- I
orv and penal institutions. and section \
Ols and 60Sa Of the public statutes, Z
elating to sentences and commitments. 4 Z
From joint committee on public 5
ealth, an act to amend 54a5 Of the :
uhhc statutes. entitled. Supervision Of d
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