The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-17
SENATE WOULD KEEP
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Without Debate That Body
Killed the Bill, Passed by
the House, Which Would
Abolish the Office-Two
Appropriation Bills We're
Passed by the House

dSSGu Dy lIle T1OuSe
The House this morning by yea and
nay vote, liz to 2s, ordered to third
reading the bill providing for primary
! elections and took the first step toward
fulfilling party pledge and obeying the
mandate OF the people who in 1912 voted
by majority Of l6,94s, as being in favor
of such method Of placing in office
county, state and national officers
While the House was debating and vot
/ ing on that important question the Sen
ate, acting on an adverse report by the
committee, refused third reading to the
bill abolishing the office Of the attorney
general, which passed the House by a
large majority. The Senate acted upon
the question without discussion.
Mr.. Demerritt of Duxbufy attempted
to amend the primary bill by attaching a
referendum, but the amendment caused
a storm OF protest and was rejected al
most unanimously Mr.. Caswell of Der
by said that in view Of the fact that the
people had gone on record as i'm favor
OF the primary he was emphatically OPP i
posed 10 another referendum and every
man in the Legislature was pledged to |
vote for the bill.
Mr.. Melendy OF Londonderry opposed |
the bill because he claimed that the big /
majority in favor of the bill came from /
the big towns in every county and he
feared it would take away the power |
from the small towns. II looked like 1
the first step toward dividing the state 4
into districts.
Mr.. Wilson of Chelsea said that the
question had gone beyond that of the
party platform and THAI the order Of the
people should be obeyed The small
towns, he asserted, voted for IL and he
could see no disadvantage for the small
places II the bill became a law.
II. ll4. an act 10 appropriate $1,000
for the preservation and restoration OF
the old Constitution house at Windsor
and the joint resolution appropriating
like sum for Nermont's share in the
erection of the temple Of peace were
special orders for the forenoon and. both !
passed after much oratory by Mr.. Eos
ter Of Calais and Mr. Hapgood OF Peru
and Mr. McClary Of Windsor,
Bills Introduced in House.
By Mr. Russell Of Kirby for the com
nittee on grand list. amending acts re- !
ating 70 taxation Of polls and valuable
state in unorganiged towns and CORES. /
BY Mr.. Fairchild Of Fairfield. for the
ommittce on municipal corporations, an
Ict to amend the charter OF the village
i Hardwick
By Mr. Foote Of Cornwall for the COM !,
nittee on appropriations. an act continu. |.
ng an appropriation for extension serv.
ce IN agriculture and home economies in =
nral communities in corporation with /"
be federal department OF agriculture.
Appropriates the sum Of 5000 annual. I
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Bills introduced m Senate. =
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ublc health. relating % organization, ],
Of secretary and appoint =
lent ot the state board Of health. 10 e
mend hy section 54ll Of the public y
tatutes, a. amended by No 1888 of y
be- acts Of 1905 No. 2l4 Of the acts Of
al2 and an act 81 1918 amending San.
Dropping uord Including and insert
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~ Ia payment Of 80 that appropria-
on shall apply only 10 emploves nams,i
billA Ordered 60 BE- and b. printed
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,m mittee. 20 prohibit the impersonatiou a.
q pui.iic ofiice shall b. fined not n
lore than SIS o. imprisoned not more th
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