The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-07
Ia the Famous Normal School
Fight in Vermont
AMENDMENT MAY BE MADE
Providing for Leasing of Buildings oi
the johnson Normal School and
the Maintaining of a Good
School There.

recess finds the forces of the present
normal schools gaining partial victory
Tor their own existence, as against a
central normal school alone in the state.
1t is said that Gov. Mead, who has fav-
ored the withdrawal of state support
from the present three normal schools
and the supporting of one central school,
is prepared to compromise with former
Lieut.. Gov Stearns Of johnson, who has
been fighting tooth and nail, for the
life of the johnson institution.
To this end an amendment was re-
ported to the house committee of state
schools and the committee on appropra.
tions yesterday afternoon. This amend
ment would save the normal school at
Johnson and make it better than ever
The amendment provides that the state
shall lease the buildings at johnson for
/ term of 90 wears and erect dor
mitory suitable to house the students.
4 The normal school to be maintained
there is to be on a par with any school
which the state may maintain.
DIR. Dartt chairman of the house com.
mittee on state schools, says that both
committees were favorable to a com
promise and that a subcommittee has
been appointed to work out some OF the
details OF the proposed amendment. No
mention is made OF the normal school at
| Castleton.
| a. the House session this morning,
there were l04 members in attendance,
less than quorum. Considerable rou-
tine business was disposed Of and no
/ question Of the absence of a quorum
was raised. The first move Of the ses
sion was a motion by MIR. Howard OF
/ Whiting to reconsider the vote passing
the primary election bill passed yester
/ day. On motion Of Mr.. Cory, the mo.
| tion was laid on the table This move
makes it possible to reconsider the vote |
at any future time.
/ Mr. Amey Of Brighton rose to ques-
/ tion 81 privilege and stated that in his |
remarks ON Thursday on the Ferguson |
/ letter. he ignored Mr. Alderman Of Yer I
non, or the South Vernon saloon keep I
/ err as referred TO in the letter. He 4
wished the House to understand that 4
/ Mr.. Alderman was as free from im-
/ plication OF contact with the Ferguson T
"slush fund" as was Mr., Webster OF /
Swanton, who was also mentioned in the
letter.
There were 50 few members present
that nothing of Importance was con
sidered during the forenoon and adjourn
ment for the week was taken shortly be.
fore noon. Included in the business was
the introduction of bills TO establish a
municipal court at Middlebmy and as a
substitute TO a former bin establishing
a similar court at Newport.
Primary Bill Passes House.
Amended so that the declaration of
candidacy feature was stricken out. the 4
primary election bill introduced by the
committee on internal affairs passed the
House late yesterday by a vote OF l07
TO s., There was a very spirited de- {
bate ON the measure, the opposition to
the bin being headed by Mr. Burbank 4
Of Cabot because it Is cumbersome, be. 4
cause it contained no provision for re-
pealing the present caucus law, because
there was no word in the bill to guard
the election Of United States senators,
because it win produce through the
newspapers the greatest system of graft
ever known in Vermont
Mr. Burbank declared that no one can
get into Office without squaring himself
with the public press. Heretofore the
newspapers have been able to bleed only
the candidates for governor and lieu
tenant governor Under this bill all can
didates for Office must chip. The bill
sets no limit to the amount man must
pay to square himself with the public I
press Mr.. Burbank characterized the
check list section as the worst feature
Of the worst bill introduced this ses-
sion
Speaker Howe came down from the ,
rostrum to defend the measure. say
ing that the bin was in the interests
of the small towns and not against
them: that it gives the voter rights he
cannot have under caucus system;
that it reduces the burdens0me expense ]
Of the present system; that il is not
newspaper measure and, indeed, it pre-
vents the newspapers from fooling the
people; that it is not demanded BY the !
newspapers but by men who wish to
have their say in selection of officers. 3
Such a law has given satisfaction in
New Hampshire, Speaker Howe declared.
Messrs. Rowland OF Poultney. Orvis Of !
Manchester, Fletcher of Cayendish. Nc t
Cuen of Vergennes and Peck Of Burling- 2
ton also spoke in favor Of the bill. while !
Messrs. Martin Of Brookline, Wright of ]
were opposed 10 its passage When the t
yea and nay vote was taken and the /
bill was passed there were 70 members I
absent or not voting. l
Important Bills In the Senate
Several important measures were in
troduced in the Senate yesterday after.
noon. relating 10 rules Of the road to ,
trustee process and to regulating taxa
tion.
The first-named bill provides that a
person operating an automobile or motor C
vehicle. who meets on public highway a a
person riding or driving a horse on other c
draft animal, shall turn to the right "
Of the center Of road SO TO pass without {
interference. Person operating automo- .
bile overtaking horse or draft animal $
shall pass on left side, party overtaken v
turn to right Person operating auto II
mobile turn At intersection OF public I d
highways shall Keep to right Of inter. ]
section Of the centers OF such high B
ways tt
Senator Butterfeld introduced the I
trustee process bin which provides that a
80 per cent. Of all wage earners whose t