The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-02
TO FINISH
TOMORROW
Legislature Will Probably be
in Session Most
of Tonight
STILL HOPE FOR
BOSTON & MAINE BILL
Substitute for Ware District Court Bill
Passed by the Senate-Length of
Session 80 Days, Including Tomor-
row.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. App

Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, April ,.
Unless some unforeseen circumstance
arises the session of the general as
sembiv Of Vermont for 1915 will ad- |
iourn at 10 clock tomorrow, after
having been in session IS days includ- |
ing the day of adjournment, but in or
der to accomplish this probably it will
be necessary to continue this even
ing 5 session to the ''wee small hours I
| of the morning An attempt was made
| by Mr.. Proctor of Proctor to limit de-
| bate to five minutes on measure for
| the balance of the session, but it was
! defeated
The senate has passed II 445, the bill
| with reference to establishing mu-
nicipal courts, by vote of 90 to s.
| This bin is a substitute for the we'll
| known district court bill. introduced
early in the session by Mr.. Ware of
| Townshend, and was drafted by sub
committee composed Of members of
She committee on minor courts and the
judiciary committee IN consultation
with Mr. Ware.
The Boston & Maine bill was killed
in the house this morning as was eX-
pected, but all hope of passing some
legislation in this connection has not
| vet vanished. Senator Simonds, who
led the opposition to the bill, and the
| proponents of the measure have come
to agreement relative to an amendment
eliminating the authority to purchase
| corporations and cnnfining its scope
to leasing and making new contracts
for modifying the existing ones. 1t
is expected the house win reconsider
its action in killing the bill so as to
permit this amendment to be added to
the measure
The house has ccncurred in the sen
ate amendment to II 449. a substitute
bill for the one prohibiting the float
ing Of logs in White River or its trib-
utarieS The substitute bill with
amendments provides method of as
sessing DANA pes done to riparian own
ers on the shores of streams by float
ing lumber The senate amendment
provides for the appointment by the
governor Of commission of three
5 who shall hear and determine eases
Of injury to such owners.
Primary Bill in Original Form.
After having once killed the primary
I bill, rcconsidered it. and then passed
lit with amendments making it Apply
to state and congressional offices cnly
and with referendum clause artacheCl
the house Yesterday receded from its
: former position, adopted the senate
amendments which put the bill bac K
| TO its original form, plus a referendum,
9 and passed it by yea and naE vote
r of 15o to II. The bill as passed pro
G yides for primary elections for all clec
; tive offices, state and county, provided
I the people so decide at the next March
meeting at which a referendum Is r.
be taken If the referendum vote
should be impossible the act goes iht1
effect in 1927 unless repealed.
Tpon motion of Mr.. Black Of Bur
: lington, who thought the house At the
Ipresent time did not have enough IN
formation to act upon the Boston (
{ Maine bill, the bill was ordered TO lie
= and the house went into a committee
! of the whole at an evening session, II
4 which W. b. c. Stickney, attorney fGl
the road made A long argument il
f favor of the bin which was finally or
l. dered to lie, on motion of Mr.. Chalufer'
Q of Rutland city, and be made a speeia
d order for 1905 O clock today.
? State House Commission Wanted.
/ The report Of the joint special com
, mittee to inyesti9a the need of addl
, tional rooms or buildings for the Us,
y of the state library, supreme court anC
* the Vermont Historical society 5 col
lection has made its report which re
commends the passage of an act au
thorizing the appointment of commits
sion by the governor to prepare pian
for new building or for remodclin:
D, the present one. They suggest that il
\, case new building is decided apoI
the interior of the capitol building b
le remodeled in the interest of eeonom,
Of for the use of legislative committee.
so far as may be necessary, but th2
i the house, hall and senate chambe
s shall be left intact and that a sum no
r to exceed 100000 be appropriated fo
purposes stated.
as A bill making provision for the ahov
5. was introduced by Senator SimonG
,e yesterday afternoon for the specia
I'd committee. 1t appropriates 100000
lie for the purpose and provides for tn
" appointment by the governor of foC
commissioners to have charge Of til
~ matter and TO have the work complete
nv before September j, 1917.
nj The senate has eoncurred in tn
be house proposals of amendment to tn
III workmen 5 compensation bill and i
now goes to the governor for his sic