The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-15
ON BOARD
Of CONTROL BILL
CudwOrth of Londonderry is
Leader of the Opposition
to Measure
FRAZER METZGER
MADE STRONG SPEECH
Is Strongly in Favor of the Proposed
Change - Pressure Brought to Bear
Upon Both Sides - Generally As
sumed That Bill Will Pass.
Especial to The Reformer.)
NInN-1,OINI -n Al

MN E4l-lEh, Alarcn 10.
The house judiciary committee this
morning made its report on Governor
Graham's board of control bill. Walter
tenton, for majority of the committee
reported that the bin ought to pass, and
\. J.. Cudworth, for minority of the
| committee, recommended that the bin
should be rejected
| few minutes before adjournment the
house entered on discussion of the bill
and the most determined fight of the ses-
sion is now in progress.
| William Reirden Of Barton proposed to
amend the bill by striking out the sen
tence in section five which gives the board
OF control power to direct any other state
board institution, commission, officer or
department, to dismiss any person ap-
pointed or employed by it.
\. +. Cudworth, in opening the oppo-
sition to the bill, condemned the press
for having urged the legislators TO fol
low the governor without having ad-
yaneed, as he said, substantial reason.
Mr.. Cudworth said if we We're sup
posed to follow what the press suggests
II would be unnecessary for us to be
/ convened IN legislature. The governor
could promulgate edicts and it would
not require the sanction of a law-mak-
ing body.
Briefly, the opposition Which Mr.. Cud-
worth presented was founded on his be-
lief that the board would allow a COVER
nor an opportunity to exert his influence
in building political machine.
Frazer Metzger, in a brief speech
stated that if the newspapers of Yer
mont could find no flaws in a thing that
thing must be mighty good He said
that he came to the legislature prciu-
diced against the measure as he had
heard of 1t, but now after examination
has fear that it was a political move had
been torpedoed by the fact that this
law takes away from the governor the
appointment Of 80 officials and that it
in reality ties the hands of the governor
in making appointments because he
must consult the members of the board
Of control.
Joseph Stearns of Burlington be-
ieved the measure would constitute
the keystone Of the arch of centralized
power and authority which this legis-
laturc has been building.
Pressure has been brought to bear
upon the members both for and against
, the bill and at time of going to press
, the debate is still on without any wav
/ of determining the final result although,
II is quite generally assumed that the
bin will pass.
The house this morning voted 125
, to 90 to reject the dog bill which the
general committee reported as a sub
stitute for all dog bills introduced this
r session. This bill would raise the tax
, to 50 and provided for 25 per cent of
5 the dog license to go to the state
( treasury to constitute a fund to repay
damage to sheep from dogs in towns
whore funds were insufficient. This
bill was discussed yesterday afternoon
for over 20 hours. The senate this
morning passed the Dunham marriage
bill 13 to 10 and it now goes to the
. governor for his approval
The committee on state institutions
which investigated the Brandon school
. for feeble minded children are about ia
report, it is understood. The only cen
! sure of DR.. f. J. Russell, the superin
: tendent, expected is for undertaking
!, more work than one man should be
n responsible for and the farm manage
t 'ment viii be the subject of more criti
t cism than anything else. The charge.
/ of cruel and abusive treatment of chil
J. dren were not substantiated in the
minds of the committee it seems.
Mr. Tenney's bill compelling elec
n 'tric power companies to furnish elec
/ tricity to towns granting such com
s panies tiowage rights was rejected by
If the house yesterday afternoon.
l Last evening Horton d. Walker, pres
2. ident of the Brattleboro board OF
II trade, Attorney General II. G.. Barber
q Senator S. A. Daniels and Representa-
o tive G. A. Dunham appeared before tn,
Is Mouse committee on education ant
urged favorable action on the measure
which eonsolidates the Brattleboro in
. eorporated school district and the vii
- lage of Brattleboro with the town o
! Brattleboro. 1t was explained that TIL
4 intention wy to avoid duplication o
= officials and center the administrator
of government in one set of official
rather than three.
The house yesterday refused to az
c propriate 81 900 to assist in improvin
the Mt. Tabor road between Westo
10 and Dandy. The farmers in the hous
ii fought for ard obtained a third read
le ing of the bill prohibiting the fasten
al ing of tags 20 grain bags with wir
istapies.