The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-01
Even Some of the Pages
"Cut Glasses" and
Went Home
LITTLE BUSINESS
COULD BE DONE
Not in 10 Years Has Such
a Situation Been
Noted


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No one questioned the absence of a
quorum, though there were only 92 mem
bers present at the closing session of
the lower branch of the legislature for
the fifteenth week to-day. So strong
became the desire 20 get home that even
the pages disappeared and for an hour
and half the great and general court
Of the state of Vermont resembled "Dea-
con Foote's prayer meeting.
Not in ten years has there been q
morning session of the House of Repre-
sentatives at which so little regard was
paid to the business of the state as to-
days. Officials that should have been on
the job went home yesterday or kept
/ in the shadow. If the House had fol-
lowed the example OF the Senate and
gone home last night, the state would
have escaped the publicity that it can
not now escape from the action of minor
employees who take the initiative in
| cutting classes and get back TO the
! hearthstone "a hours ahead of those
| who hire them,
With such a slim attendance, the
| S300,000 Juilding bill came up, but on
motion OF Mr.. Watson of st. Adams
was ordered to lie and be made a special
order for Wednesday of next week, at
1915 a. m.
On motion of Mr. Ryder of Rocking
ham. the bill to amend the charter of
the Bellows Falls Canal company was
brought back, the vote passing it having
been reconsidered, after which ii was
amended to correct some errors and was
passed again. The bill to amend the |
Montpelier city charter was also passed; |
likewise the bills to enable savings /
banks and trust companies to secure |
postal savings deposits and to ineor-
porate the village of Townshend.
The bill relating to taxation of young /
timber was ordered to third reading. |
Mr.. Taft OF 1ownshend explained that
the bill Was intended to encourage the
planting OF forests and provided for the
taxation OF the land alone for a certain
period. On motion Of Mr. Foote of
Cornwall, the bill was made a special
order for Tuesday afternoon at 2:l5
o'clock.
A joint resolution relating to the
Moor's Charity school, providing that
property held by that institution in the
town of Wheelock be transferred to
Dartmouth college, was adopted on the
part of the House; and the bill amend
ing the act relating to the election OF
superintendent of education was killed. II
The committee on final adjournment ,
that on the morning OF Janu-
ary 81 there were in the hands of Sem
ate committees SO bills, in the hands of
House committees 50 bills, in the hands
OF the revision committee 20 bills, max
ing a total of POI. This report having
been received the House adjourned at |
1888 o'clock. 6
Vermont Milk Committee,
As a committee to confer with the
New York Milk commission, composed
II delegates from New York, New Jer-
ley, Pennsylvania ead New England,
soe. Fletcher has appointed G. H. Bck- !
ord of Bradford, Dr. c. 7. Dalton of =
Burlington and Frank Delong OF Shore I
lam.
An effort was made in the House yes
erday afternoon to reconsider the action :,
,assing the bill to create the office of =
tate purchasing agent, but the effort J, y
allied and the bill goes to the Senate. =
lr. Mcclellan OF Plymouth moved to re- 4
onsider. and after Mr. Watson of st. =
,lbans had opposed and Mr.. Hulctt Of i !,
,utland had favored Mr.. Mcclellan =
'ithdrcw his motion. "
Thereupon Mr.. Ryder of Rockingham. :, ~
-ho had voted with the majority, made -
he same motion. Then Mr. Hulett !.
gain spoke against the measure. stating :"
here is not an instance in history where
and graft has not crept in
here the purchasing agents had the
over to handle the business. The S,
,eaker contended Vermont has opened
D big hole in which to sink the
ate's money.
Mr.. RYDER of Rockingham regretted pc
e attack upon the integrity of Vermont, llg
,ing outside the state for his evidence. ba
Mr. Watson of st. Albans claimed a ti'
ost vigorous opposition had been main el'
ined against the BILL but in debate no go
ice was raised against it, nor did any IN!
an vote against the measure. No state ~
tho union 4 so free from graft as Al
ermont.
Mr.. Proctor of Proctor stated that in
injection with the buying of goods for
e state all invoices for goods are to be Go
Mt to the various parties receiving
ods and the boards still have control
or the quality, purity, etc, and they
II stand a. check on any graft. me
ould il be attempted. Fel
L.
lson for favoring the bin was that il onl
luced the salary Of one officer some {
DO kn'
The motion 10 reconsider was lost. ant
The House passed the following meas
>. Relative to The division OF high
" tax moneys. the use of roadmaking
.chincry and to provide for the patrol
,fem of maintenance; relating to fish "a
! for pickerel in Greenwood lake and
bin pond; amending certain sections II
the public statutes relating to schools: aor
atiug 10 the pollution Of the waters n 4
the brook leading from Valley lake dav
Sal,in pond. a. amended res spcting the sr,,
= il takes effect. September I. 1918; YER.
appropriate money for the use Of the
te far commission and in aid Of ag-
1ltursl fairs. Mr. Hapgood Of Peru
red 10 amend 80 that superintend nis 3
fairs must file a sworn statement % mei
effect that No gambling places Of III nigl
uia uere licensed or nountenahos-i BE- for