Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-02
ADMINISTRATION
MEASURES PASSED
Board of Control Bill Acted Upon
Favorably by the Senate
House Voted to Establish Office of Di-
rector Of State Observation-Disclosures
ing of Adjournment.

rector of State Think
ing of Adjournment.
| Last Thursday, Washington s birth
day, was day to be remembered in the
house for the marked feeling of patri-
otism exhibited there. Cudworth of
Londonderry, in resolution, asked
that the house take q recess of 20 min
utes in which the member from Ran
dolph, Rev. Fraser Metzger, be re-
quested to read the farewell address of
our first president. After Mr. Metzger
had read in simple yet impressive man
ner the message, the house rose and
sung America. 1t was not merely sing
ing America, it was the meaning of that
gem of patriotism, as contained in the
hearts of 244 men, expressed in
rhythmic utterance. Old men beat time
with swinging arms and young men
poured out their feeling in ardent song.
1t reminded one that patriotism is not
of the past. Vermonters are possessed
still of loyalty and love of country not
unlike that exhibited by their fathers.
Thursday afternoon, when Dr. Os-
good s bill allowing the fish and game
commissioner to take or order taken
deer doing substantial damage to farm
crops, when about to be read for the
third time brought f. w. Aiken of Put
ney to his feet to dcnouncc the adj
ministration of the game laws under
j ohm w. Titcomb. Mr.. Aiken opposed
the bill because he showed that the COM
missioner had exercised that power in
the past. At some length the speaker
told of his experiences as a game war
den in trying to enforce the laws. Finish
ing, Mr.. Aiken said that two years ago
the Legislature nearly wiped the whole
code of game laws off the statute books
and would have if some of the members
had been a bit stronger in the knees.
After this emphatic speech, regard
less of the favorable committee report,
the house voted to reject the bill.
The measure amending the primary
election law so that candidates for all
county offices instead of filing petitions
signed by at least two per cent of the
total vote cast for such office at the pre-
ceding election will merely need 90
signatures, passed the house without
opposition.
Friday the senate elected Rev. G.
Leon Wells of Glover chaplain to sue
coed the late Rev. Marcellus w. Far
man. Mr.. Wells was member of the
legislature in 1910.
The house Friday afternoon took q
recess of 20 minutes and the members
of the orchestra and glee club of South
Royalton high school were giving a re-
cital when news was received of the
death of Senator Hermon Z. Eddy of
Windham county. The house immediate
adjourned, after the speaker had spok-
en- feelingly of the late senator. Satur-
day the senate took adjournment as soon
as resolutions on the death of Senator
Eddy had been adopted and President
Hulburd had appointed Senators Dewitt
and Foote to attend the funeral.
Senator Mcclellan of Windsor coun-
ty on Monday introduced bill author
ling the state to issue negotiable
bonds to an amount not exceeding
100000 for the purpose of securing a
fund to be expended by the highway
commissioner in the construction Of
permanent highways.
The woman S suffrage question will
come up for consideration the after
noon of March s. Mr.. Fenton of Rut-
land favors giving the women refer
endum.
William Bundy, -, representative
from Manchester, died suddenly at his
boarding house Tuesday noon. He had
been a prominent resident of Man
chester many years and had served as
postmaster and in other official posi-
tons.
Senator Martin F. Villas of Chitten-
den county made a vigorous attack
Wednesday on n board of control BILL
an administration measure, He de-
clared that it was unconstitutional and
gave the governor a dangerous power
A spirited hearing was held Tuesday
night on the district court bill, at
| ,,lta al, al Ina, la
members of the legislature and Others
aired their views.
Senator Taylor S bill allowing towns
to vote an annual appropriation to pay
the tuition and incidental expenses of
students at institutions of higher learn
ing within the state, such amount not
to exceed $50 per student, was passed
in the house by a vote of l0l TO 20
yesterday after opposition from Mr.
Canton of Pittsford. Messrs. La.
Fleur, Metzger, Austin, &. l.. Durham,
Rublee and Dwinell spoke in favor of
the measure. The objections Mr.. Can.
don raised TO the measure were prin-
cipally that the deserving students
would not receive the aid, but through
politics the aid would be extended to
the ones who could bring the most
pressure to bear.
The administration measures which
were debated Wednesday, the bill
creating Office of director of state in
situations in the house and board of
control bill in the senate, passed the re-
; respective houses yesterday without OPP.
|position. This indicates that the admin
istration program will pass both houses
largely as presented i'll the various bills,
the only doubtful measure being those
on court reform.
George L. Durham S bill, which
, amends the statutes so that the pure
r food laws of the state conform to the
federal laws, was unanimously passed
, this morning.
The speaker yesterday announced
as a committee on the part of tho
house to consider the date of final ad-
journment. Fenton of Rutland, Pollard
: of Cavendish and Cudworth of Lon
ldonderry.