Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
AT THE LEGISLATURE
Session Under Way with Gov.
Graham Steering
New Executive Makes Favorable I'M
preston on Farmer Members in Out
lining His Capitalization Program.
MONTPELIER, VT, Jan. 1s.

| session. In the house this morning sew
| eral bills were passed and others or
dered to a third reading. Mr.. Dun
hams bill appropriating $4,000 for
the new supreme court building was
passed by the house.
This afternoon there will be a joint
assembly at 2.30 for the purpose or
electing four associate justices, chief
justice of the supreme court and other
officials. 1t is taken for granted that
Judge Watson will be elected chief
justice. The adjutant general will be
Lee s. Tillotson, as there is no oppO-
sition. The advocate general will be
Stephen Cushing of St. Adams. In the
contest for sergeant-at-arms it seems
very probable that Dwight Dwinell
will receive the election on the first bal
lot.
This evening Governor Graham, Adj
jutant General Tillotson, Senator Red
field Proctor, Representative l.. b.
Brooks and Col. Ira l.. Reeves will
leave for Washington to attend the
funeral of Admiral George Dewey.
Last evening when Gov. Graham
came into the hall of representatives to
address the Legislative farmer club
he was enthusiastically received by an
unusually large number of legislators
and visitors. The governor was invited
to elaborate upon his program for the
agricultural department of the state
and in doing this he appeared to all
who were present as master of the
situation he faces in the reorganiza-
ton of the state government.
| Gov. Graham summed his whole pro-
gram up in one word centraliza-
ton, bringing together, wherever feas-
ible, similar departments under one
head. Where two, three or more men
compose q board the responsibility is
divided and it is difficult to tell who
or what is back of the acts of the
board. Without wishing to infer that
he possessed the only idea or ideas
on state administration, the governor
thought that comparing his idea for
the Capitalization of the state govern
ment with the man who has none and
it was ga whale of plan
The governor cited that last year the
commissioner of agriculture, the cattle
commissioner and the state forester
all three combined spent but 2S7 days
outside their respective headquarters,
and with their duties imposed on the
commissioner of agriculture many trips
could be saved and the commissioner
with proper support in the field would
handle the work more efficiently than
possible otherwise.
Nothing has done more to cement
the foundation of Graham s program
than the address last night before the
farmers. His direct, sincere manner
helped all to see that there is no play
ing to the galleries. That Vermont shall
do more for agriculture today than yes
terday and more tomorrow than today
is the governor s idea and the legisla-
ture is with him.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the house today are the fol-
lowing:
House Ga, relates to the keeping of
gambling implements, fixing penalty at
not less than one year in prison or
5000, fine or both.
House 10, introduced by Brooks of
Montpelier, appropriates $500 annual
~ for promoting and developing the
poultry interests of the state.
House 81, fixes open season for wild
deer from Nov. 10 to Nov. 2l, Sunday
excepted, between 5 a. m. and p. III.
Instead of from Nov. Is to Dec. ..
House 20 would make candidate
for representative after the primary
obtain his certificate of nomination by
filing petitions signed by twenty per
cent of the entire vote cast at preced-
ing election The law now calls for
one per cent. This makes it harder for
a candidate to come in after the pri-
mary election.
House 81 sets up standard for ice
creams, demanding at least IA per cent
milk fat.
House So provides for erecting
tablet to cost $500 in memory of Am
mi B. Young the architect Of the state
house.
The flag flew at half mast over the
state capitol Wednesday out of respect
to the hero of Manila bay. The follow
ing joint resolution was passed that morn
ing under suspension of rules: ever
mont learns today with profound sorrow
of the death of one of her most heroic
, sons. To the state where George Dewey
was born, where he received the early
training which made the great future
possible, and especially to the capital
city of that state, where the represen-
tativos of the people are now in session,
, in view of his birthplace, the news of
his end brings special burden of grief.
Resolved by senate and house of repre-
sentatives that Vermont, while lament
ing the death of the great admiral and
diplomat, takes solemn pride in the
=, glory of his achievements and splendid
service to the nation and commends to
her sons at home and abroad n devout
recognition of the qualities which will
make his fame enduring; that Vermont
does hereby extend to the family of Adj
miral Dewey this expression of the
state S esteem of his life and labor and
its sympathy in their loss; that the gov
ernor appoint a committee consisting
of one senator, one member of the house
and one member of the National Guard
of Vermont to attend his funeral; that
the secretary of state be instructed to
send to the family of Admiral Dewey
and to his sister copies of these resolu-
tons; that the president of the senate
and speaker of the house of representa-