The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-14
MORE MONEY
FOR ARMORIES
Vermont Proposes to Spend
$4,000 Instead of $780,
600 Each Year
MILITIA ALSO MADE
TO MEET U. S. LAW
Is Practically Certain That
There VIII Be Investiga-
tion .at Brattleboro

Sessions in the House and Senate this
forenoon were entirely devoid of discus
sions although the lower branch worked
for nearly two hours in disposing of a
large number of the unimportant vari-
ETY. of measures.
The House adopted a Joint resolution
on the death Of Dr. Henry Dwight Hol-
ton OF Brattleboro, which was presented
by MIR. Prouty of Newport. The funeral
was held this afternoon at Brattleboro.
The House ordered to a third reading
| the measure postponing the election of
superior judges and will pass it tomor-
/ row, the day on which the election would
occur were it not for the bill. The bill
entitled IAN act to establish the mill
Tia" was reported from the committee
on military affairs with numerous
! amendments. The measure simply makes
the state law conform with the federal
law enacted last July and does not es-
tablish compulsory militia service. The
bill, however. appropristes $4,000 an
nually for the construction of armories in
stead Of $4,000.
1t is practically certainty that the
investigation of the Brattleboro retreat
will be made for the Senate without
discussion advanced to a third reading
the Wilson resolution calling for such
an inquiry. The Senate also advanced to
a third reading the administration bill
abolishng the Industrial accident board
by creating a commissioner of industries,
who shall assume the duties now per-
formed by the board and also perform
the duties of the state factory inspec
tor
The House this afternoon took up
again the bill relating to liquor license
fees, which was amended by Mr.. Moore
of Ludlow Monday afternoon so that
the second class license fee would be
$1,000 and which was passed and then
reconsidered yesterday. The pending
question this afternoon is, shall the
amendment changing the fee from $1,000
to twice that amount be adopted"
The Senate killed House bill 9, an act
relating to the collection of taxes, which
was introduced by Representative How
land of Barre.
Senate Stands BY Gov. Graham.
The Senate yesterday afternoon re- !
fused to reconsider Senate bill p, the /
act to create the office Of director of l
state institutions, which had been passed, |
but long debate was indulged in before |
tion was refused. Senator |
Taylor OF Windsor county wished to
have the bill thoroughly discussed so
that every possible light might be thrown
upon the subject. He doubted If one man
could handle the work of ten.
Senator Demerritt of Washington
county said he did not believe the
changes proposed by the bill would be
for the best interests OF the state; the
state cannot have an administration like
!, big corporation because of the change |,
very two years in the executive office,
md he feared the state institutions
night suffer from politics. Senator De-
Merritt believed that the men capable of
loing the work efficiently would ba
worth much more than the salary OF 3d.
100. Therefore, Senator Demeritt strong
Y urged reconsideration.
Senator Cady of Windham county de- 4
Jared that the bill would legislate out ,
# office some very able men, men who j
Iever were candidates for office but who
Ntft iliuNtu " " ptdNt tt VIM ! I
MISSIONS and have given their best !
hought and attention. Such men have ,
uilt up the institutions.
Senator Kicker of Caledonia county
aid he wished to be placed on record as
eing opposed to the bill
Senator Leavens of I.amoille county
efended the bill. not. he said. because it
an administration bill, but because he,
5 business man, favored a measure
,oking to economy and efficiency. SEN
tor Bigelow of Orange county favored
he bill.
Senator Taylor differed with Senator
eavens in that he did not believe that 5
ne administration bills were so closely d
,lated that all should be passed. He J.
lid the Senate was in a stupor, having
al too much administration dope. He
rged the Senate to try some of the u
langes proposed by the governor but
Of all of them, and if the plan works n
iccessfully, the next legislature could q
lopt other proposed changes; and he n
,lieved that the bill especially under 2
scussion should not pass. p
Senator Morse of Caledonia county be-
eyed that none of the senator's had
zen carried off their feet by the admin
tration program and he believed that T
Ie bill was in the line of progress. The
mate, he said, should consider the fact
at the governor has had abundant OPP
,rtunity to consider the matters which b,
e the subject of the administration bill. d,
.nator Morse believed that il would not G,
volve the institutions in politics but fo
ould tend to remove them from that ca
fiuence He called attention to the
opposed board of control, of which the A.
rector Of institutions would be a mem
r. 81
Senator Fairchiid of Franklin county ar
ked the committee to explain wherein
e present system has been inefficient,
he understood it was claimed that the
srit of the bill rested entirely on the
Intention that the proposed change c.
,uld make a more efficient system.
Senator Steele Of Washington county.
r the committee. answered that the bill
,uld mean n more business-like admin "a
ration. ma
senator Demeritt thought IL would be TO-