Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-01

| $4,000 annually and $1,000 for
dormitory.
state Industrial school-s6 900.
Montpelier. March @.-The appropria-
tons for the colleges, the Agricultural
school. and the Industrial school went
through the House in the morning as
recommended by the appropriations com
mittee. The oversight of the college au-
thorities and the committee in neglectng
to continue the GO State scholarships at
the University of Vermont was remedied
by an amendment continuing them
The appropriations committee and the
House attempted to establish a State
policy of treating all institutions alike.
! BY making the appropriations to Middle
bury and to Norwich continuous instead
of biennial. and continuing the same
amounts as at present to all institutions.
it was hoped that much OF the college
agitation could be removed from future
sessions. The appropriation for Norwich
was made continuous at $4,000. that for
Middlebury at sl2.So. making the total
continuous appropriations to MiddebuIy
SoSSO0. and to the Medical College $4,000
an increase Of $500 over the past two
years
The Medical College was the only in
stitution to get an increase. but the
House agreed without any opposition tn
grant the addition when the critical
condition Of the Medical College both as
TO grading and support was explained.
The Medical College must have an in
come Of $4,000. according to the stand
ardizing body, the American Medical as
ISOLATION, If it is to remain in class \.
Mr.. Black of Burlington explained that
student tuition fees Of SIPS, the lowest
Of any large medical school, brought in
about $4,000. The State appropriation OF
$4,000 will, therefore. have to be sup
plemented by private subscription of
about $500.
There was no marked opposition to the
college appropriations. Debates arose on
two points. policy Of appropriatns
Tor six years at :. time was advocated by
Mr. Moore Of Ludlow in an amendment
to the Norwich bill. He believed that the
House should exercise the right of re-
viewing the appropriations every few
years. Conditions might change and he
thought it a sane prccaution to bring
around the institutions every six years to
defend their appropriations To repeal
vided for automatic lapse after six
years.
This proposal was turned down after
Mr., Stone Of Nergennes and Mr.. Proctor
of Proctor explained the desirability OF
making all appropriations continuous.
ihus enabling the colleges to look ahead
Into the future, and would make their
position permanent and not preca riOus.
MIR. Moore Of Ludlow said In reply that
the policy Of the colleges was rot fixed
If all appropriations were made continu-
GUS he thought that the situation would
get beyond the control of the legislature.
md the incentive to get on fixed and
harmonious basis would be partly gone.
The newly created budget system would
straighten out the whole question. said
Mr.. Smith Of St Adams. making It
biennial proposition. Appropriations will
not be continued unless the budget COM
mittee approves A six-year limit would
Therefore be useless. The amendment
was defeated.
The other discussion arose over a con-
tinuation Of the senatorial scholarships
TO the University OF Vermont The 1912
appropriation of $500 for co State
scholarships had lapsed, and the
recommendations of the committee
oHlIlleu HI IneNtlOn OF tne renewal or
the scholarships. This oversight was
corrected by an amendment introduced
by Mr. Proctor OF the appropriations
committee The situation was complicated
for a time by an amendment offered by
Mr. Lance OF Cabot under misap-
prehension. He favored continuing the
schola rships out of the medical college
funds. He was shown how this would
cripple the Medical College, which even
now must find about $500 every year.
and his amendment was defeated,
Two court measures We're considered
by the House. II. 1877, which was passed.
requires the supreme court on appeals
10 render decision within one year after
submission Of briefs The Ware bill,
which would dispense with the side
Judges except in questions of fact, and
would make a superior judge constitute
quorum on all other occasions, was or
dered to third reading by a slim ma
1ority The assistant Judges would have
TO be the court house so much under
such conditions. Mr.. Foote argued. that
they would still draw their pay. and
no appreciate economy could be effected
Provision for proper memorial for
ra Allen was made by resolution
which passed the House unanimously in
he afternoon. statue of bronze mar
be or granite will be erected on the
State House grounds. The Vermont His
orcal society may erect one nearby to
Thomas Chittenden.
State cooperation in agricultural extern
sion was ordered by the Senate to-day
by passing In concurrence II. 452, which
bppropriates 5000.
LAMPS ON CARRIAGES
The question of lights on carriages
anne UP in the House and Senate bill,
which was passed to a third reading by
narrow majority This requires lamps
or all light vehicles but not for heavy
cams