Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-13

create A. home for the insane pers
Of Vermont $40, 900 in trust.
trustees 10 al all vacancies. etc
1895 the property was de Heated q
public seryice under the name of I'd
Vermont Asylum for the Insa
which name II Kept until the Wat
bury asylum was completed, when
gave up It's corporate name and was 81
the name Of "The,Brattleboro Retired
Following its charter It has repor
It's dotngs to the Legislature, but in
cent years it's report is made to the G
ernor. Our courts of chanCery are
powered to correct its abuses, If any |
found. The Brattleboro Retreat is py
lie trust controlled by the courts OF chi Il
cory; the one at Waterbury by the LegJ
lature and Governor. Under its cnart
tho State has fun and absolute cont
over this institution. The trustees wc|
without pay. no man or woman, excd
i the insane. ever received q dollar in prl
It's from the retreat
! In admissions to the asylum. prefererl
has always been given to State resident
under the statutes passed in 1885. II
Legislature in 1853 fixed the price
which patients should be admitted. and
| that time appropriated 5000 for care
| such patients.
If the State had no rights IN the asyiui
why did 1t take from II its corpora
name and bestow It upon another ms
| tuition? The State says Inmates shall
| kept there" not may be kept there !
real estate cannot be sold by its truste
without consent of the Legislature. RI
present Governor has approved ioi
resolution empowering a special commit
tee to visit the Brattlcooro Retreat al
report to this Legislature
The board OF supervisors took away
| public hall and made it into q kitche
etc Public-spirited people contrbut
about $4,000 to build a nurses home. T
money asked for in this bill is 20 fini
and furnish this nurses home.
For 70 years this institution has serv
the State Of Vermont Years ago
bought large quantities of land at Il
figure which has now become valuable
Vermont runs the Waterbury asvluI
the Brattleboro Retreat is public char
endowed for the insane poor OF the sta
and over which the courts Of Nermo
hold absolute control. The Governor h
been misinformed regarding this gre
public trust.
On the question shall the bill pass NJ
withstanding the objection OF the Cove
nor there were 15yeas, Z nays and the
was passed. Senators voting yes we
Barber, Batchelder, Bigwood, Croft. Da
Darling OF Orange. Dodds, Elliott. Hem
Johnson, Laird, Mower, Quinlan. She
win and Wallis; total, IS Senators We
ing nay: Rabbit, Blanchard of Orleai
Blanchard of Windsor, Chaffee, Darli
of Called onia, Davis, Dyer Of Addisc
| DYER Of Rutland, House, McCuen, Polla
and Roy; total, =.
BILL KILLED.
II. 541.-Relating TO the measure
wood and lumber Came up on spec
order on proposals to the House TO anne
as moved by Senator Roy. Senator Lai
proposed to amend by inserting in the
the system Of measuring logs as provid
In the present statutes, Sec. 1915, pub
statutes. Senator Laird contended t
| graduated rule in present use is A fra
on the public and should be lcgislat
out of existence. Amendment agreed
Senator Pollard moved to strike out S,
9, which was agreed to. Senator Roy pl
posed to amend by making a bundle
shingles 20 inches wide and contain
courses on each end; agreed to.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
II. $3.50 create a board of educati
and to prescribe It's powers and duti
Mr. Elliott moved to amend in Sec. II.
! inserting If all towns Interested a
agreed" so It shall read shall be leg
to all lntents and purposes If all tow
interested are agreed. Senator McCu
opposed, as it conflicts with chapter ~
the public statutes. Disagreed to.
BILLS INTRODUCED
S. 225.-Reported by joint committee {
temperance, relating to fourth-cla
licenses. Ordered to lie and be pr!nte
Relates to quality of liquor TO be sol
S. 226,-Reported by committee on nun
cipal corporations, relating to proper
rights Of married women. Extends to ce
tain married women, whose husbands a
incapacitated by BY intemperance insan!
OF otherwise, etc, the right to convey ce
tain property. Ordered to lie and be prln
ed.
On motion of Mr. Sherwtn. the Sena
adjourned at $40 o'clock.
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