The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-10
Hardwick Lawyer Now a
Member of Vermont Pub
lie Service Board
GOVERNOR VETOES
NEWSPAPER PROBE
Points Out its Unconstitutionahty -
Hapgood Squelched Hearing OH
Ware Court Measure and Educational
Bill Yesterday.
Especial to The Reformer.l
MONTPELIER, Feb. ]

Especial to The Reformerl +
MONTPELIER, Feb. 10.
The senate this morning in executive
session confirmed the appointment of
Walter \. Dutton of Hardwick as pub
lie service commissioner to succeeul
Park II. Pollard. When Gov Gates
sent the nomination in last week it was
| held up but when the matter was
reached this morning there was no op.
| position and the senate was unanimous
| in its confirmation.
| The Stacy newspaper investigation
resolution bears the distinction of be-
| ing the first measure vetoed by Gov
Gates under the new constitution. Tn
der the amended constitution in order
to pass the measure over the governor S |
veto q two-thirds vote must be Sc
cured while formerly only Il majority |
was required. There will be no at |
tempt made to override the veto. Coy. |
Gates in a message to the house stated |
That the resolution was unconstitutional |
because the legislature does not possess |
the power to make an investigation
into the private affairs of any cit |
izen; because it provided unreasonable
search and seizure, and because the
proposed committee would have power
to punish for contempt.
E Mr.. Hapgood of Peru took the center
Of the stage III the house u gain this
j morning. The amendment to the rule
, aimed at him, which would require the
request of at least five members for
e rising vote. was passed. Before its
| passage Mr.. Hapgood asked the intent
} of the amendment and Mr.. Dewey Of
I. plainfieId in short humorous speech
I replied He said that case might be
r imagined when one member would con
+ tinually ask for rising vote and that
Iprovision should be made SO this
wouidn t happen. He thought the ris-
X ing vote was a good thing and con-
tinued: But we may get too much of
4 good thing such as the good old
/ fashioned remedies our grandmothers
: used to take, as for instance, Peruvian
e bark
l. Mr.. Hapgood followed with a resolu-
e tion providing that Il committee of
c three be appointed Ito revise and re-
+ port to this body suitable measures to
- be taken III order to protect the as
5 semblv from alleged influence arising
l. from the presence within this body of
the member from Peru He extended
a his remarks by reading to the effect that
II ga bill of attaindr should be passed
g against me which would prevent me
ID ever again appearing as member OF
this body
le At the close of the session Mr.. Mel
ne endv of Londonderry offered resolu'
1t tion on the death of Mrs. Red6eld
G. Proctor wife of the late Senator Proc
T. tor.
e. The house accomplished much work
es five bills being passed following thire
reading and score or more passed tt
.
I'll committee reports.
a The principal feature of YESTERDAY
Oh afternoon S session was Il debate Oh
ee House bill 13s. an act to provide 70
the registration Of Legislative eounse
n and agents and TO regulate lobbying
ed Mr., Putnam of Middlesex offered a.
es amendment to the bill, striking out tn
ch provision forbidding an attorney t.
n make more than two appearances be
nd fore a committee i'll relation to tn
same matter, which amendment wa
agreed to- On motion of Mr.. Rixfor
of Highgate, who explained that it wa
offered because the bill as presente
might in q certain section be ambiguou
ice if the Office of attorney general shoul
be abolished, further amendment addin
"a after the words attorney general, ''C
~ in the absence of such officer by sue
lhe counsel as the governor may select
oh was considered.
Is Mr.. Morse of Hardwiek tried
at amend the bill still further TO the G
feet that the terms of the act shou
not apply to citizens or residents of al
town or county talking publicly or pl
t vatelv with members of the general .
sembly with reference to any legisl
viii Tive measure The bin was finally |
committed upon motion of Mr.. Jones
Shrewsbury, who thought that was t
Ibest way towards an adjustment Of t
r,al matter.
ila - Another act was added to the lo
- - list already introduced having ref,
= Ience to the liquor traffic by Mr.. Wo
" of Wells. 1t fixes the fees for licens
q, ~ at $1,000 for irst-class: second ella
y $1,000 maximum; third-class, $5(
de' folrth-class, $500, except for malt
rom pors only for which the fee shall
gent 1850: seventh-class, $500. 1t also D
E 60 yides that first-class license fee
INST towns of 1900 inhabitants or less sh
ms. nus be $500.
here Mr.. Cummings OF Benson wants
rye. limit the aggregate amount of depos
in trust companies and saving bar
who and similar institutions, either Will
have or without the state, which shall