Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-05
APPOINTMENTS ARE
SENT TO SENATE.
Names Not Announced but Most
of Them Are Known to Peo-
pie at Capital.

message which Governor Graham sent to-
day to the Senate Is though to contain
practically all of the important appoint.
,nents which he makes with the advice
and consent Of the Senate. The list Of
nominations is believed to be as follows:
Tax commissioner. Charles A. Plumley Of
NorthCeld: bank commissioner, F. e.
Williams of Newport; commissioner of in
dustries. Robert w. Sim OF st. Johns
bury; member board Of control. Park II.
Pollard of Caverdish: fisl: and game COM
Senator Linus Leavens of Cam
bridge: trustee Midtllebury College, Elmer
A. Darling OF Burke; member public
service commission. w. r. Warner OF
Vcrgcnncs; purchasing agent. Dewey T.
Harley OF Montpelier; State highway
commissioner. Stoddard B. Bates Of
Derby; director Of state institutions.
John L. Weeks Of Middlebury. The two
expected nominations which arc believed
not to have been submitted this morning
are those of the commissioner of ogfi-
culture and insurance commissioner. The
latter office will. It is thought. be given
to Representative Joseoh T. Stearns Of
Burlington. while it Is also believed that
Gilbert s. Brigham of st. Albaps will be
reappointcd commissioner Of agriculture.
The Senate went into executive session
while hearing the Governors message
read and afterwards ordered the appoint-
:::sn:s to lie for "a hours. They will be
considered tomorrow morning.
Park H. Pollard of Cavendish. who was
named as the fifth member of the board
of control. is said to have been named
by the Democratic party organization of
the State as their representative. He Is
chairman of the democratic State COM
mittee. Senator Linus Leavens Of La
noble county, who was nominated as
State fish and game commissioner to sue
coed John w. Titcomb, was q member
of the House in 1904 and was State Judge
of the court of claims in 1904, 1905 and
1905 Judge Weeks Of Middlebury, who
was nominated for director Of State in
stitutions. was the head of the State penal
board. Practically all Of the other ap-
pointments are denominations.
MORSE BILL ADVANCES.
The Morse bill providing for State.
wide annual referendum on the question
of whether or not liquor licenses shall be
granted in Vermont, was ordered to a
third reading to-day by the House. by the
scant margin Of three votes. the result Of
the roll call being 1O5 to 1O2. The support
ers of the measure are endeavoring to.
night to strengthen their slender lead.
while opponents Of the bill are openly ju-
bilant and declare that 1t will be rejected
tomorrow. The question was argued at
length to-day and it appears likely that
the vote on the question of the passage
of the bill will be taken tomorrow with
but little preliminary argument The bill
has already passed the Senate. The vote
Of the Chittenden county delegation on
the question. shall the bill be ordered
to third reading?" was as follows: Yes.
Taggart. Chessmore. Webster. wellinger.
Fogg, Adams. Irish No, Hayden.
stearns. O'sullivan. Sinclair. Finney.
Hutchinson, King and OBrien.
LENGTHY DEBATE
There was a lengthy debate on the bill
the main argument Of those favoring II
being that local option existed only ir
name and that the use of the automobile
and railroad made 1t practically impossible
to confine the sale of liquor. One license
town, IL was commended, would con.
taminate whole county or more. Those
who opposed the bill declared that 1T
passage meant a return to former un
desirable prohibition conditions when thu
illegal saloon and the rum hole flourished
1t was also argued that the Legislature
should not override the endorsement giver
t the local option principle Of the State
by their decisive defeat of the Perry bill
at the recent referendum. One membel
stated that liquor had more public enemies
and more private friends than any othe
substance. while the member from
} Barnard thought that illegal saloons
J fiourished In Montpelier, which Is pro
hibition town. and told how on the pre-
vious night a drunken man had slept II
the cellar under his ROOM.
NO EXTRA APPRAISERS.
The House rejected by an emphatic vot
the bill to constitute board of appraiser
of domestic. manufacturing, mercantile
public utility and trading corporations
not under the law exempt from loca
taxation. Mr.. Moore of Ludlow tried t
amend the bill but failed. Mr.. O'Briel
Of South Burlington made an especial!
strong speech in opposition to the bill
contending that the town listers were bes
qualified to perform the duties called TO
: by the measure.
GOVERNORS SALARY 5000.
, The measure fixing the Governors sal
3 airy at 5000 was passed. as was the bill
relating to investments Of banks. extend
r ing the power of State banks. The Senat
> bill appropriating $4,000 for the use o
, the livestock commissioner was passed 4
$ concurrence as were the bills relating t
. public service corporations other tina
$ railroads and providing for pluralit
, elections for all town. village or hre dis
I tricts. The House also adopted In con
I currence the Joint resolution requestin
the immediate enactment OF a federal uni
versal military training law.
INHERITANCE TAX RlLL.
The measure providing for . progress
: sive direct Inheritance tax. and the on
providing for four Per cent dis"oun
for poll taxpayers who pay their taxes
! conformance witt. the provisions Of tn
law. were ordered to third reading.
{ JUDICIARY BILL REPORTED.
The administration judiciary bill estat
. fishing 10 district courts and abolishir
n the present municipal and city courts
which was reported to the Senate thi
morning with Is amendments. was mad
morning. The House bill limiting tn
hours of employment of women and chi
dren under IS years Of ago In manufac
turing and mechanical establishment
was made a special order for Tuesday q
I the cloEo Of the regular calendar.
The Senate also passed In concurrenc
= Is bills OF minor Importance and ordere
:. several others to a third reading wit
amendments.
HEARING ON BUDGET.
But little interest was manifested thl
evening at the public hearing before th
Joint Senate and House committees o
4, the budget bill There was some dis
: cussion Of the $4,000 appropriation for tn
. | building Of a road through SmugRler,