The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-29
ouseMakesAppropriations
With Little Thought of
Economy
NORWICH UNIVERSITY
GETS BIG INCREASE
Melendy Bill in Regard to Supreme
Court Decisions Passed in Amended
Form = Business Done at Saturday
Session
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, March p.

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MONTPELIER, March %.
The house today had its first Mon
day morning session since organiza
tion So days ago with a good attend
ance. Considerable time was consumed
IN third readings Of various collepe
appropriation bills. 5 126, appropria-
ting $4,000 for the state school of ap-
ricultue at Randolph; S l29 appro-
priating $500 for the year 1915. and a
like amount for 1916 to aid state
boys and girls agricultural and indus
trial exposition: s 232, appropriatine
$4,000 for . laundry. creamery and to
construct walks at the Vermont indus
trial school, and $ 1873, app-opriatinss
$4,000 to buy the Etharp place in Yer
gennes for the Vermont industrial
school, were passed in concurrence.
The house also passed II 2qS. to pro
vide an additional appropriation fer
the state school of agriculture at Ran
dolph. The amount asked for in the
original bill was $4,000. but the bill
as passed provides for an appropria-
tion Of s. GEO for building = dormitory.
II 283 appropriates $4,000 for Norwich
university instead Of Sll.O00 and with
which 200 or more scholarships are to
be provided, was passed after some dis
cussion. Mr.. Moore of Ludlow pro
posed an amendment limiting the ap-
! preparation to six-year period. stat
ing il would be good policy to keep q
! string on the state appropriations. but
/ the house refused to adopt the amend
ment.
| The bill introduced by Mr. Mclendy
! of Londonderry providing that in case
the supreme court fails to render de
/ cision on causes brought before it OF
exceptions within q year the judgment
or decree Of court below shall stane
affirmed, was passed by the house will
an amendment by Mr.. Moore of Lud
low, which provides simply that sucl
decisions shall be made by the sal,
court within a year.
I House also passed II 431 appropri
ating 100000 for the college Of medi
cine of L. Y. VI. after some discussion
and H 35l making an appropriation o
Sl2, 500 for scholarships and instruc
ticn in MiddIeburv.
) The house has killed $ 2S. the Pow
J ell defamatorv anonymous communica
} tion bill, by a vote of So to 10. TIL
J bill came in with an adverse repor
and Mr.. Graham of Rockingham, chau
4 man of the judiciary committee state
4 upon interrogation that the committe
I thought that there was no necessit
for the bill and expressed his opinio
j. that it would seriously hamper tn
: freedom of the press. He thought tha
!, many writer's for the weekly paper
5 might through a dislike of publicit
@ hesitate to sign their names to article
and that a great deal of useful di
cussion of state and county affai1
would thus be prevented.
Mr.. Stone of ]ergennes wished I
call the attention of the house to Il
:. fact that the committee was divide
five to four, in its report. Mr.. Blae
Of Burlington favored the bill N
S thought it would in a degree put a ste
:, to the writing of anonymous letters f
Is publication Mr.. Morse of HardwiC
y opposed the bill, thinking it would
y Il constant breeder of trouble, as i
II Mr.. Wilson of Chelsea, who favor'
IS letting the newspapers alone.
The house adopted the report of t
: conference committee on II $40.
= provide for q uniform law for t
y grading Of apples with the proposal
= amendments providing that apples ne
!. not be graded in accordance with t
! provision of the act, but if not grad
ar cannot be branded as such.
40 After having rejected the report
the conference committee on Fl II
appropriating $4,000 in aid of the sta
fair and an additional $4,000 to 9
county fairs by vote of a to y, t
house reconsidered its vote and aft
at debate adopted the report by vote
81 to 81.
Opposition seemed to center in t
MS provision whereby the governor is e
lr- powered to authorize the payment OF
on deficit if such deficit does not exec
'ts s.. .000 III one year
is Mr.. Jones Of Shrewsbury did ]
elr like this provision nor did the gent
of man from PERU, who stated that it
ice effect made the annual appropriat
5or for the state fair $1,000 instead
$4,000. Mr.. Moore of Ludlow did
believe in fixing the appropriation T
manently but favored the measure
whole, as did Mr.. Stacey of Ha
ford. Mr.. McWayne of Dorset,
- Perry of Brattleboro, Mr.. Caswell
Derby, Mr.. Taylor of Springfield {
Mr. Wilson of Chelsea.
he The house concurred in the sen
to- proposals of amendment to II 131, |
hit vidino for the heating of cars or
ated by electricity. The amondme