The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-01
Some More Comparisons.
Enosburg Standard. J


The Vermont legislature of 1929
adjourned February - after a session
lasting ll9 days, leaving behind 1t a 4
record Of wasted time and dissipation
of public funds, the reprehensible char
acter of which becomes daily more APP /
parent,
As showing the weakness and puer- ]
lie nature of a recent attempted de- |
Tense of the legislature 5 record rs re- 4
CARDS the length OF the session, the |
Standard has already printed com
parison between the legislature of Yer
mont and that of the state of Indiana.
This comparison showed that the legIs-
lature of Indiana, which has popu-
+ lation eight times and an assessed val
uation 10 times that of Vermont, per
formed it's work within the time limit
of 81 days, or one-half the time con-
sumed by the Vermont Legislature.
The legislatures of various other
states throughout the Union have re-
Gently adjourned, making further com
Parsons possible.
Among those that have come to the
attention of the Standard are the fol
lowing:
Montana-Length of the Legislative
session, 60 days; pay per day, $40; as
|sessed valuation, So, 100000; popula-
tion, $4,000.
; North Dakota-Length of session, 60
, days; pay per day, 50; assessed valua-
ton, 100000; population, $4,000.
South Dakota-Length of session, 10
days; pay per day, 50; assessed vaiua-
ton, $360,0000o0; population, $4,000.
Idaho-Length of session, 90 days;
- pay per day, So; assessed valuation,
. $3.50, 100000; population, $4,000.
~ Utah-Length of session, 90 days;
pay per day, 81; assessed valuation,
$20O,000,000; population, $4,000.
: West irginia-Length' of session, 10
/ days; pay per day, 81; assessed valua-
r ton, $1,l20,0 100000; population, l,22l, >
! 600.
' Oklahoma-Length of session, go
days: pay per day, So; assessed valua-
d tion, $1.l95, 100000; population, 1851,
T O00
Oregon-Length of session, 40 days:
pay per day, S.; assessed valuation,
$s9O.0O0,O0O; population. 672, 600.
i ashington-Length of session, 6(
p days; assessed valuation, ZOOS, Os6,25
% population, 1,l4l,9 $50; pay per day pen
member, 80 for the term, $500.
1t Observation-Disclosures can receive pay
II only 80 days; assessed valuation, So,
r as, 29S,905; population, l,690,9+9; pa,
a per day per member, s.; for the term
= $3.50.
The above named states have pop
ulatioH and wealth that exceeds, and il
Is some cases Is severa! times, that OF
x Vermont, and vet in each of them then
Is legislative work was done in practically
~ one-half the time consumed by the las
= legislature. Oregon, with over fou
!! times the wealth and nearly double th'
population of Vermont, performed 1t
in legislative work in 40 days at - pc
r. day per member, a. against Vermont
40 days ut II per day per member.
Then there is the great state of Kan
sas, with q wealth nearly IA times, am
Is n population nearly five times that O
~ Vermont, where the pay Of members
- limited to 80 days at 50 per day o
$3.50 for the term. And then consile
TIL Vermont Legislators receiveing SAG eacI
to and stopping NJ that only through e2
m sas 5 blue sky law. How would it b
to take another lesson from that stat
in connection with the limitation q
legislative sessions?
IT, What do NermonterS think of tn
10 record and what are they going to d
lal to prevent a repetition of the same
ne The Standard does not believe tn;
he 1t will be soon forgotten, any MOI
- than viii the notorious employees salar
u" raid on the state treasury.
les If such things are to be ovcrlooke
or condoned, then indeed is the state
a bad way.