The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-23
Both Branches of Legisia-
ture Held Brief Ses-
sions Today
STATE HOUSE BILL
UP AT HEARING
Committee on Public Buildings Heard
Discussion on Measure This Morning
- Appointment of Fish and Game
Commissioner Confirmed

= Appointment of Fish and Game |
Commissioner Confirmed.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Feb. 23.
The house calendar was so well |
cleaned up at the long sessions in the |
house and senate yesterday afternoon
that it took but a half hour to dis
pose of this morning 5 business in the
house and 10 minutes in the senate.
A hearing was held this morning be-
fore the committee on public buildings
with reference to the bill repeating an
of 100000 for state
buildings passed by the legislature of
1912. Mr.. Fairchild of Fairfield favor
cd a favorable report on the bill before
the members 20 home for the March
meeting, stating that unless the bill
was brought forward this week il would
jeopardize the chance of getting an
from this legislature for
the purpose. Mr.. Hill of Waterbury
wanted to see q substitute bill prepared
before q committee report was made
on the bill under discussion and was in
favor of majority and minority report
on that bill. He thought that if the
state issued bonds to provide for the
100000 appropriation it would not be
paving a much greater amount in inter
est than the present cost OF rent and
insurance, as this amount equals the
interest on 100000 at four per cent.
DIR. Mayo of Northfeld spoke at some
length as to the need of the state in
the matter of buildings, and thought
the matter should be handled diplo-
matically, that you could bank on as
sumption that the legislature would
take some action on the matter of pro-
viding more room, but that he believed
many members would vote no as re-
CARDS endorsing the 100000 appropria-
tion who would vote in favor Of n
bill providing new appropriation.
The committee adjourned at II o'clock K
until ) this afternoon without taking
action.
Bank Bill Discussed.
| The house held long session yester-
! day afternoon, the greater portion of
which was consumed in discussion Of
house bill 1876, relating to the amount
of bank assets which may bc invested
in tine state and elsewhere. The bil
was introduced by Ale. IIollister oi
| Bennington and provides that no
more than go per cent of a bank 5 as
sets can he invested in mortgage OF
real estate in Vermont and not NOR,
than 20 per cent outside the state. Mr.
Fairchild of Fairfield offered n
amendment when the bill came up fo
"a third reading providing that 70 pc
cent instead OF go per cent of the sait
assets be invested in Vermont, statin
that he had no personal interest in tn
amendment, but it seemed unrea sonabl
TO continue the 50 per cent limitation
| Mr.. Foote of Cornwall also offered a
/ amendment decreasing the amount O
such loans outside the state from :
= per cent to 90 per cent. Mr.. Morse 0
Hardwick favored this amendment an
thought it was \ good thing to keep tn
: money in the state. Mr.. Wells of Rar
{ dolph stated that a number of banks /
: he state had reached the 90 per cen
! limit and wanted an opportunity I
: make further investments outside. Thi
statement was indorsed by Mr.. Hollis
: ter OF Bennington, who said that til
bank commissioner favored the bill
The two amendments as proposed b
Mr.. Fairchiid OF Fairfield and NJ
Foote of Cornwall were adopted. NJ
Smith of St. Adams city explained I'll
: need of little wider latitude for banl
in the matter of investment and IL
matter was finally disposed of for I'll
time being by a motion of Mr.. Ca
g well of Derby that the bill be orderC
, to lie.
l, Another bill which consumed consi
/ cradle time in discussion and was fina
n II ordered to lie by a vote of 80 to
II was one relating to the compensate
4 of the fish and game commissioner. III
bill provides for an annual salary
lc ST, 800 and necessary expenses not
m exceed $50 per year, and also $1,000 T
le clerk hire. Mr. Wilson of Chelsea Z
S. fered an amendment reducing the a
III nual amount for clerk hire from $2,5
at to 81 900. MIR. Graham of ROckingha
r. favored this amendment and stated tn
the bill doubled the amount for cle
hire as provided by the acts of 10
He thought that if the expenditure we
left as so provided it would be abe
right The amendment was favored
lei Mr.. Atwell of Brandon and Mr. II
of Waterbury Mr.. Mayo of Northfi'
thought that the amendment WAS I
IT, reasonable and that it was not in
-, nature of an appropriation as
~ amount came from the proceeds of
~ office and that during the last t
-. wears Commissioner Titcomb had ac
~ ally paid out one-half of his salary
order to keep up the efficiency of
Office The discussion was finally elo
by motion by Mr.. Mayo that the
lv be ordered to lie.