The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-21
SUFFRAGE BILL
MAY BE KILLED
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ministration consolidation bill, Fl SO,
were turned down sharply in the Senate
yesterday afternoon, discussion of
amendments and the bill itself lasting
for over an hour. The measure was
finally ordered to third reading, 90 to
4. The senators voting against the bill
were Aldrich of Rutland, Demeritt of
Washington, Kicker of Caledonia and
Villas of Chittenden, Those absent were
Senators Hubbard, Eddy and Dewitt.
The one amendment accepted was rec
commended by the committee and simply
designated the forester as chief forester
of the state of Vermont.
Senator Kicker of Caledonia offered an
amendment as follows: A new Sec. 10:
All the rights, powers, duties and liza
bilities belonging to the state fish and
game commissioner are hereby conferred
upon the commissioner of agriculture and
the Office of state fish and game commits
sioner, as now constituted, is hereby
abolished.
Senator Foote said he had no personal
objection to such an amendment, but be-
lieved it should be introduced as a new
measure. not loaded onto the bill as it
passed the House.
Senator Steele asked for the yeas and
nays, but later withdrew the request
Senator Hawley doubted if the amend
ment was offered in the greatest of sim
cerity.
The amendment was not accepted.
Senator Peck of Chittenden offered to
amend in Sec. 2, line s, after the word
agriculture" the words, "who shall give
his entire time TO the duties of the Of
fice."
Senator Fairchild moved to amend the
amendment by adding "and the governor
shall be the timekeeper for the commits
sioner."
Senator Fairehild's amendment was
not accepted and on yea and nay vote
the amendment offered by Senator Peck
was rejected l6 to IL.
Senator Demeritt opposed that section
of the bill providing for the apportion- !
ment of money for the departments of
agriculture and forestry, as he feared
the forestry department would ultimate |
~ suffer. For that reason he opposed |
the BILL Senator Kicker agreed with |
Senator Demeritt
Senator Bancroft answered Senator |
i1Nhtiitt Wy saying LDt dpPoiLl
ment was formerly made by several per-
sons, instead of, as is proposed by the
commissioner, with the approval of the |
governor.
Senator Villas referred to the several /
sections giving the governor approval of
actions of the commissioner and his as
sfstants and objected to giving the gov
ernor such power because of its being
dangerous and Objectionable. Senator
Villas insisted that the legislature is not
legislating for Governor Graham, but for
the future. He strongly objected to
passing the administration bills hurried
~ and without sensible amendments and
believed the legislature is not doing JUS
tice to the state of Vermont.
Senator Villas concluded his remarks
by offering several amendments, insert
ing the words, "board of control" for
the word governor" where the latter
word gives the chief executive approval
of the actions of the commissioner and
his assistants. He asked any member of
the Senate to cite the case of any state
adopting such measures.
Senator Demeritt called attention to
the fact that the board of control has
not vet been created.
The amendments were rejected.
Senator Wheelock said he felt forestry
should be independent and read list of
the states having independent forestry
departments and those having combined
He did not wish to be un-
derstood as being for or against the bill.
Senator Taylor said he favored some
of the administration measures and OPP
4 u n
he favored passing. inasmuch as he con
sidered it would do the least harm of
any of the proposed changes.
The bill was ordered to third reading .
by a yea and nay vote, called for by
Kicker, % TO A. Those against
were Senators Aldrich of Rutland, De-
merritt of Washington, Kicker of Caledo-
MIA and Villas of Chittenden.
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