Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
LEGISLATURES BIG
PROBLEMS ARE NOW
THINGS OF THE PAST
Practically All Important Questions Settled--Col-
lege Appropriations Workmen's Compensa-
ton Bill and Other Measures Are Passed

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.o,,r,i+too. 10 condition which is
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Tho arapciaj condition of tho state is
,o+ nc y,oonv as was nronhosied
s,ate tax of Eve cents on the dollar is
all that Mr. Proctor now Thinks nccos-
gary To remove the deficit left by this
session
Tho direct urinary bill with r.fercn.
dur, attached now roea To the Governor
Tor his SIGNATURE All elective officers
will be nominated hy urinary instead of
~, o,,,ou. ,na convention, if tho noon1e
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So,o., nv . yo,o of 15o "a # Mr. Han
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~ .nnronrjotiors for ,bo University
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s,,r,. co,,o,a .nd Norwich University
r,o,t .hro,,rh tho Senate without a ,,1nr-
$3.50,
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w., hod, ,.+o in 1.-Two ,,orni,r 4 va
.;..,. ~ r,ot;yos influenced tbis action.
~. Hill WIEN oormittea amendments
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,,tor, oar,, ,,rdo, s+r,igbt four-1ollar-
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q. ~ for,,or advocates of tho nat sal
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,,t,,ro ~ to,s tho ,orrhirc stock of tho
st.ta ~ i, nronosed to limit f,turo 1cn,s-
,,.,,ro. .. o ov.or+ ,,b,ch ,,.v ,.orn
nr+ willing 70 ,ccent for themselves. that
f,,.rra 1aois,o,uras mich, r,+ ,..d as
r,,,c, a. on dave ,o cop,n,cta ,bair hrsi-
noes. and that future I.eris1aturo. could
ana would do+ornoi,o ,befr avn salary
" arsuer ~ was ,.,ted that the state
desired fat salary and called for it in
the republican platform; that the leEls-
lators early in the session We're inexper-
,enced and did not know how long a
session was really necessary, but now
were wiser and could legislatc for their
SUCCESSORS: and it was further argued
that a fair salary OF this kind could ne
anticipated by future legislators ana
that II candidates didn't think 1t ade-
quate compensation, they needn't run for
office. Mr.. Moore or Ludlow, speaking
Tor the committee. said that 1t was
thought good State policy TO put the
salary OF other state House employees on
fixed basis, and he believed that ii was
good for the legislators. Mr.. liapgood
brought in his amendment that bill should
read -four dollars day, not to exceed
$780," but It was not favored.
After all is SAID and done. the fiat
salary proposition runs the legislators
from the small towns the wrong way.
After being at Montpelier for a few days
hey think fairly long session j., neces
nary and desirable, and think that the
nat salary agitation ~ a bit of nonsense,
foisted upon them by someone who slip
ped it into the partY platform when they
weren't looking
buRl1lNGION MAY BoND
The bill authorizing Burlington to bond
for $4,000 to build a convention hall
passed the House in concurrence
No offset law can be passed by the
Legislature which can become effective
this year. said Commissioner Plumley to-
Aay. owing to the fact that the assessing
-ay. April |. has arrived and no offset