The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-16
LITTLE DONE
THIS MORNING
Bill Relating to Superior
Judges to Come Up
Monday
SUPREME COURT
ASKED TO RESIGN
In Resolutions Introduced by Hapgood
of Peru, Which VIII Come UP Next
Week-What VIII Governor Gates
e. Do
lsneeial to The Reformer.l
MONTPELIER. Jan

MONTPELIER, Jan. l6.
At this mornings session of the
house senate bill relating to terms
of Office of superior judges was order
ed to Il third reading. \ joint resolu
tion by NJ. j. Hapgood of Peru author
izin9 the revisers to clearly Indicate
in the title, footnotes OF italics the
particular object Of bills was adopted
! by a rising vote of II to II. Mr..
Soule of Alburg moved that the bill
appropriating the sum of $4,000 for
agriculture and forestry be made q
| special order for Friday at 10. a. m.
| MIR. Foote of Cornwall, chairman 'of
commission on agriculture. stated that
! Commissioner Of Agriculture Ebert s.
Brigham was to appear Mt a meeting
OF the farmers club Wednesday to adj
| wise the members concerning the bill
| The house adjourned at 1913 and will
convene Monday afternoon at 3
@ clock
Just what Governor Gates will do
with the Powell bill changing the term
of supreme court justices and practical
lv legislating the present members of
the bench out of Office is a question
that is causing widespread interest
here. If he wished to take legal advice
before deciding whether to sign the
measure he would in the ordinary
course of events consult the supreme
court, but whether the members Of
that distinguished body will wish to
olliciate at their own autopsy, as il
Iwere, is problematicaI. In some quar-
p tcrs it Is said that the governor may
not approve the Powell bill
p, At a meeting Of the house judiciary
icommittee yesterday afternoon senate
, bin :. :, providing for the election o1
superior Judges and similar to s .
passed by the house yesterday morning
i was favorabiy reported. The lineup o
, the committee was the same as fo
:. ,, with Chairman Graham of Rock
ingham and Morse Of TIardwick agains
lit.
. 1t viii probably go to the house TO
day for action and will probabl,
meet with the same approval as it
5 sister bin s. ,.
Contrary TO all expectations tn
- house did not take the usual week-en
* recess this week A motion to tha
-. effect was offered by Mr.. Caswell o
- Derby. but upon the opposition Of MI
Foster of Calais and Mr. Morse O
Hardwick the motion was withdraw
A Joint resolution politely request
ing the members Of the supreme an
superior courts to send in their resignf
tious to take effect when their su,
n cessors were elected was introduced b
Mr. Hapgood of Peru. Some such re-
olution has been expected and upo
p motion of Mr.. HapgoOd, who explaine
's that he did not wish to rush the ma
IF ter to climax or have action take
al upon it without due >dehberation.
X was ordered to lie and he made sp,
: cial order for Tuesday morning at /
to o clock.
1t is possible that this action ma
have its influence. as there have bee
le rumors afioat to the effect that IL
It. designations of the Judges was not
wholly improbable event.
-- The joint resolution providing for
=, committee of two senators aud thrt
II representatives, whose duty shall be
II expedite legislation looking to an ear
II adjournment passed the house yeste
II dav afternoon in concurrence.
II A bill to prepare a state budget f
II biennial periods was introduced in
II the house by Mr.. Morse of Hardwit
II and referred to the ways and mea
committee. w. A. Graham of Rockin
ham has bill in the house viii
II provides for the recovery of tax
when paid under protest in disput
II jurisdiction. 1t c0ntemplates a cOmpI
mise or adjustment which shall pla
the property in question in u differe