The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-30
Agricultural Committee Re-
ported Favorably on Con-
sOlidatiOn Bill
CLEAN OF VICTORY
FOR GOV. GRAHAM
One Slight Amendment In Regard to
Employing Trained Forester - VIII
Hams Bill Calling for Rejection Of
Primary Downed by Heavy Vote.
W NC eeioliher.
MONTPELIER Ion On

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MONTPELIER, Jan. 80.
GOV. Graham this morning has seen
the flrst CLEAN of victory for his pro-
gram of legislation. The house COM
mlttee on agriculture opened the sealed
oaliot last night and found that every
man on the committee had voted to re.
port favorably on House bill 80. which
eonsolldates the agricultural interests
| OF the state. There is but one amend
ment to the bill, which saws the com.
missioner of agriculture shall employ a
trained forester, while in the original
draft It stated that he may employ q
trained forester
The amendment also provides TIM.
me safe experiment station, the state
agricultural college and the federal for.
estry service shall bear their propor-
tlonate part Of the expense for the ser.
| vices or the state forester. The work
Oh TINS department has been paid for by
the state. 1t has been felt by manv
because OF the strong opposition. that
| there would be amendments to this bin
which provides for cutting ont the live.
stock commissioner and possibly the
state forester.
Inc governor this morning told the
press men that while Mr.. Hawes had
Made the statement that it would be
impossible TO obtain a forester capable
Tor the work who would be subordinate
70 the commissioner OF agriculture that
ne already had received three applica.
tlons from native Vermonters who have
had training In the Yale school of for
estry as well as practical service.
lnese are young men apparently Of
splendid training. They are E. P. Gil.
son OF Rutland, Harry Bailey of Win.
ooski and Sidney Thompson of Bar.
ton.
In the house this morning the direct
primary was supported strongly. The
Williams bill calling for the repeal of
the primary was ordered rejected on a
, yea and nay vote, yeas Ill, nays As.
26 absent.
In the Windham county delegation
only one man voted against the pri-
: mary, Il. E. Robinson of Jamaica. Five
members Of the delegation were alb
: sent.
Mr.. Williams of Pawlet, father of
the bill, spoke in favor of it, making a
general statement presenting little in
formation merely asking that the men
r should vote as they felt their eonstitu.
:. ents wished.
I Mr.. Dana Of New Haven. in a char.
/ aeteristic speech, reported the primary
e as by all means the best system Of
l nomination yet devised.
Mr.. Phelps of Fair Haven, chairman
/ of the committee which considered the
Q Williams bill, asked the house to reject
:. the bill, but stated he wished to see
the primary law amended.
The Governor this morning announced
that he had made appointments to the
l. various state boards to the number of
IA. These are in all cases reappoint-
r ments with the exception of DIR. Phil
+ lip f. Mellen of Middleburv. who is ap-
n pointed to the hoard of dental examin-
e ers, and DR.. Edward Kirkland of Bel
q lows Falls, who is made a member of
a the state board of medical registration.
|. What will be recorded as one of the
! most vital weeks in the 1917 session
% opened up yesterday with 1877 members
# of the house present when the speak
n er's gavel fell at $50 in the afternoon.
le House bill No 6, sponsored by
J. George L. Dunham of Brattleboro,
l. amending the statutes relating to tax
o. alton of deposits in savings banks and
J. trnst companies so that cooperative
20 SAVINGS and loan associations are ex-
T. empt from taxation until their net as
g. sets amount to 100000. passed the
house without OPPOSITION.
The peddlers' license bill, which was
- framed by Commissioner Of Taxes,
Charles Plumley- supposedly with the
IF governors approval, was also passed
yesterday. just one week ago this bin
was ordered to lie bv very decided
= vote. Among those taking opposition
:; were Dunham of Brattlehoro and Metz
- ger of Randolph. but the following
a morning the bin was called up by
- Metzger and on motion of Mr.. Dun.
~ ham it was recommitted to the com
~ mittee This hill merely makes the Ii
nj censing of peddlers part of the work
= of the state tax commissioners rathe,
at than the local officials in each town.
- The joint resolution to empower the
to senate and house committees on state
of institutions to visit the insane hos
k pital at Waterbury, the Retreat a