St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-27

election by popular vote. If there
is no election by the people the can
wasting committee shall notify the
governor, who shall call a special
election on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday of February follow
ing. at 10 o'clock in the afternoon
in the several towns of the state.
The lieutenant governor, the secre-
tary of state, and the speaker of the
house shall constitute a special COM
mfttee to canvass the vote of the
special election. If a vacancy occurs
in the Office the governor by procla-
nation shall direct the vacancy TO
be filled at the time of the next gen.
eral election and the governor may
fill the vacancy by appointment
State Detention Farm.
A state detention farm bill has
gone into the senate. 1t is fathered
by Senator Carver of Washington
county. Such a farm, under the
provisions of the bill would take care
of offenders against the criminal laws
who are not punishable by death nor
by Imprisonment in the state prison
or the house of correction, and
would aim at their instruction and
correction. Persons may be commit
ted to the farm for periods not ex-
ceeding two years. The bill gives
the governor power to appoint three
commissioners to run the farm. II
carries an appropriation Of $4,000
for establishing the same and 5 D.
| 600 a year for it's maintenance. The
Superintendent is to receive salary
of 81 500 a year and can employ ana
fix salaries of keepers and assis-
.ants. The governor can transfer
prisoners from the county ,jails to
| the detention farm if he sees fit.
BY Mr.. Hill of Waterbury, an act
! to amend section 1895 of the pub
| lie statutes, as amended by section
l of No. 181 of the acts of 1912, and
to amend section of No. 181 OF
the acts of 1912, relating to creamery
associations. "a company now or
hereafter operating canning facto-
ries, creameries, condensed milk fac
tories or contracting for any dairy
products, shall obtain license, so
to do. Payments for contracts for
such commodities to be made on first
and fifteenth of each month";
H. 100, by Mr.. Reynolds of Cam
bridge, to appropriate a certain sum
of money for the construction of a
highway through Smugglers' Notch.
(Appropriates $4,000 for permanent
highway near Mt. Mansfield.) To
committee on appropriations.
A proposal to restore "The Old
Constitution House" is contained in
House bill ia, introduced by Mr..
McClary of Windsor, and $4,000 is
appropriated.
Progress On State Budget
1t appears that the state is we'll
on the road to a budget system, If
such a plan is found advisable. A
bill for a board of estimate and a
budget plan was introduced by Mr..
Morse of Hardwick and a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Smith of st. Al
bans was passed by the House, and
under it's provisions a committee OF
six was appointed by the speaker to
investigate the budget plan and to
make recommendations and to draw
up a bill if it was deemed advisable.
The committee appointed was COM
posed of Smith of st. Adams, Miller
of Bethel, Morse of Hardwick, Ham
bIet of Barton, Farnham of Montpel-
Ter and Chalmers of Rutland. This
committee will study the plan and
note its operation in other states,
will find out if it is feasible for Yer
mont, and will present bill or re-
lvamp Mr.. -Morse's bill if that seems
best.
Speaker Weeks appointed on the
part of the House Mr. Wilson OF
Chelsea, Mr.. Mayo of Northfield, Mr.
Ware of Townshend and Mr.. Gilman
of st. Johnsbury, members or the
committee to consider statute revis-
ion matters, as provided for in
joint resolution.