The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-11
Measure for the Repeal of
the Perry Bill Started
Quickly on It's Way
AMIDON INTRODUCES
GOV. GRAHAM'S BILL
This Is Measure to Consolidate Agricul-
tural Interests Under Single Head -
Bill in Preparation for the AboE-
ton of Superior Judges.
Especial to The Reformer.
MONTPELIER Ian /


MONTPELIER, Jan. IL.
In the house this morning four bills
We're ordered to {. third reading, the
most important Of which was Mr., Dun
ham S bill providing for the rebeal of
the Perry law.
Senator Kendall of Windsor intro
duced bill abolishing capital punish
ment, making murder in the first and
second degree punishable by imprison-
ment IN the state prison for life.
Senator Fairchild was the father of
an important bill giving the public ser
vice commission jurisdiction over all
corporations, private and municipal
supplying water as q public utility. A
similar bill in 1915 was defeated. This
afternoon in the house Amidon of Hall
fax introduced Gov Graham s agricul-
! tural bill and it was referred to the
committee on agriculture.
| House bill 80 introduced this morning
| by Mr.. Haynes Of Orange provides
that all public printing shall be done
within the state; also printing for or
| IN behalf of the various counties shall
be executed within the county for
| which such work is done when there
4 fAAN 'Abt CAItSSINt charges ana the Ia
| cilities are adequate
Mr.. Brooks of Montpelier is on hand
to aid those seeking quiet for the cen
! ters of population by introducing a bill
which forbids the opening of cut outs
I on automobiles or motor vehicles in the
thickly settled parts of a city, town OF
incorporated village
Yesterday afternoon the house held a
very short session and the senate
none. The house adopted the Joint
resolution providing that the judiciary
committee of the senate and house
shall constitute a special joint commit
tee to whom shall be referred the re.
port of the commissioner appointed to
prepare and submit revision of the
| laws of the state
The press of the state has been ex-
tended an appreciated courtesy by
Gov. Graham III according a confer
ence to the newspapermen at 11.30 each
| forenoon. Yesterday forenoon besides
the governor, the men met Harvey
Goodell, secretary of civil and military
affairs, who explained that it was the
governor S desire to have his admins
tration open and frank, full knowl.
tuSt VI lllt administration movements
and aims to be given the press for the
benefit of Vermont S citizens. Thus
Montpelier adopts Washington Gus
tom and good one.
All talk of Gov. Graham being sat
isfed with merely his recommendation
as to a reorganization of the courts
was silenced yesterday, when it was
announced that bill is in prepara
tion carrying ont the provisions in his
address, as to the abolition of the su
perior judges and increasing the Judges
on the bench of the supreme court. He
hopes he may have the privilege OF
signing this bill. This will probably
be introduced before Jan. IS, the datt
scheduled by law for the election OF
judges. 1t has been stated by good at
torneys that the legislature may post
pone the date of election if it sc
wishes.
The committees have been very busy
, working on the 81 bills introduced
thus far in the house. The senate ha.
had IL measures. From now on thu
, process of introducing measures an(
referring them to committees will be
come almost monotonous affair. TIL,
committees usually decide the fate 0.
r the measures.
! The revisers of bills are rapidly pre-
pairing bills for introduction and a
: least 45 will have appeared in Thu
, house tonight.