The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-21
LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
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Immediately afterwards the House bill
providing for the establishment of coun-
ty hospitals for tuberculosis was also
ordered to third reading The Senate
adopted the report of its conference com
mittee on the salary of the fish and game
commissioner, the amount being fixed at
$1,000.
The Senate also coneurred in the House
proposals OF amendment TO the state
board of control bill by votes of rs to
3 and II to | and by vote of "a to 4
turned down proposal TO send tho bill
back to the House. The only changes
made in the original bill during it's
stormy passage through the legislature
have been the substitution of the audi
tor of accounts for the commissioner of
agriculture in its membership, and the
taking away from the board the power
to arbitrarily dismiss appointive offices
of other state boards.
! The board of control will be composed
| Of the governor, state treasurer, auditor
of accounts, director of state institutions
nd member to be appointed biennially
by the governor. II is believed that the
governor viii sign the bill at once.
The measure failed To meet with the
determined resistance which had been
expected, its opponents evidently real
izing the hopelessness OF their task. Sen
ator Demeritt of Washington county pro-
posed to amend the amendment by sub
.tituting the secretary Of state for the
director of state institutions, but after
a ten minute recess mad been taken, SEN
ator Fairchid, who was in the chair,
ruled that no amendment could be made
striking out anything in the original bill
Senator Demeritt then moved TO
amend the proposed amendment by add
ing the secretary of state to the member
ship OF the board, but this was rejected
by vote of "a to A. Senators Demeritt,
Villas, Kicker and Taylor voting for the
amendment.
The Senate then concurred in the first !
House amendment regarding the dismiss |
sal of appointees of state boards by a
vote OF 25 to 3, Senator Villas not oppos- |
ing the amendment. The second amend
ment substituting the auditor of ac-
counts for the commissioner of agricul- |
ture was opposed only by Senator Tay-
Tor of Windsor county.
Primary Bill Passed.
The measure introduced by Mr. Miner,
of Sherburne and which has passed the
House, providing that candidate for
public office who wishes to secure a
certificate of nomination for represen-
tatiye to the general assembly, must
have it signed by at least twenty per
cent Of the entire vote cast in such town
at the preceding general election was
also passed by the Senate. The bill was
amended, however, so that in towns hay
ing more than 700 voters, the candidate
need only secure the signatures of ten
per cent Of the vote cast at the preceding
general election.
The bill relating to compensation to
employees for personal injuries was made
a special order for Thursday morning
The bill raises the amount of compensa-
ton for the first seven days after an sc-
,ident to 500. from S75.
The act introduced by Senator Taylor
Of Windsor which was expected TO be
1 death blow to office seeking legisla
ors was rejected by the Senate. The
pill provided that no senator or represen
.ative shall be eligible to an elective of
ice nor be appointed to civil office. dur
ng the term for which he was elected,
shieh has been created during such
erm.
House Tuesday Afternoon.
The House joined in the overthrowing
II committee reports by ordering to a
bird reading by vote of 1873 to 81 the
bill abolishing the depart
nent OF weights and measures and plac-
ng this office under the state treasurer.
he bill was sent back to the House with
n adverse report of l6 TO ID from the
ommittees on state and court expenses
nd commerce and labor. Mr.. Fenton
/ Rutland urged the passage OF the bill,
laiming that the Office and work could
e conducted at d saving OF $1,000 Mr.. \
liner of Sherhurne defended the ad-
erse report and Mr.. Taggart of Char !.