The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-27
COMMITTEE WOULD
GIVE COLLEGES
MORE MONEY
Bills Favored Which are iBelieved
To Be Equitable
HOUSE SAT DOWN ON HApGOoD
Adjournment Resolution Changed To
Read April I and Was Then
Ordered to Lie.

Montpelier, March 26--With the re-
porting OF the college appropriation
bills in the House tomorrow. Satur-
days session promises to be an I'M
portant one and full of popular inter-
est.
The recommendation of the House
appropriations committee follows:
The Medical college of the Univers-
ity of Vermont to receive $4,000 an
nually instead OF the $4,000 asked
for. The former appropriation was
$23,500.
Middlebury college to receive con-
tinuous annual appropriation OF s12.-
500 for teaching and scholarships, in
stead of the present similar appropria-
tion, which runs for two years only.
The state agricultural school at Ran
dolph to receive $4,000 instead Of
$4,000 annually
Norwich University to receive $780,
900 instead of $1,000 as formerly,
with which 200 or more State scholar
ships of 800 each are TO be provided.
accelerate" the work of the House
to set the date for Thursday morning,
Under the pretense that he would
the gentleman from Peru threw the
chamber into such disorder this after
noon that for nearly an hour no bus
mess was transacted and at times the
procedure became so involved that
the proceedings resembled mock
session.
The trouble started when the PERU
Wan resolution of sympathy for the
suffering Belgians came in under all
adverse report. For about 30 minutes
the author attempted all sorts of ex-
pedients 10 make speech which he
had arranged to have stenographi-
cally reported. Concerted action on
the part of the House defeated the In
corrigible Hapgood. who sought to
gain recognition by various methods.
The bin to incorporate the village
of South Salisbury was passed by
the House.
Notwithstanding the sincere move
of the committee on final adjournment
to Sc the date for Thursday morning,
April l, at 8 o'clock. which was made
this afternoon by Mr. Proctor, who
asked that the joint resolution nam
ing Saturday. March 27. be amended
to read April ], the matter was order
ed to lie.
Another weights and measures de-
partment bill was ordered to a third
reading. This is the bill which would
have raised the salary Of the CON-
missioner to $500 and would have
made the office elective by the gen.
eral assembly instead of appointivo
by the governor but it was amended
this morning so that neither of these
things will transpire.
Governor Gates has not yet ap-
pointed q commissioner OF weights
and measures and it is presumed
that he has delayed in doing this un-
til the legislature had finally deter.
mined what it would do with the de-
partment. Whether the present in
cumbent. Hugh Henry, will be reap
pointed or not is something that. no
one is attempting to predict.
A debate developed in the house
over the bill which would prevent the
floating of logs in the White River
or any of its tributaries. Mr.. Graham
declared that if the bill were passed
more than so per cent of the indus
tries of Bellows Falls would fall fiat;
that hundreds of people would he
thrown out of work; and that much
suffering would inevitably result Mr..
Powell of Richford opposed the bill
because, instead OF being a local
matter, it would be Of statewide ef-
feet. Mr.. Morse Of Hardwick defend
cd the measure. saying that those
living along the banks OF the river
must have some protection against
their lands being damaged during
the log driving seasons.