Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-22
VICTORY FOR BOARD
Of C0NTR0 BILL
Administration Measure Order.
ed to Third Reading after
Hours of Debate.
VOTE is 113 TO Ill.
NJI Up for Passage This Morning-
IT'S Opponents Will strive 20 Over
come small Majority.

Montpelier, March 15.--The greatest VIC
Tory of the session for Governor Graham
and the supporters Of his administration
program was registered this afternoon
when. after hours of bitter debate. the
House by a yea and nay vote Of lib to Ill
ordered to q third reading the board of
control bill. Tonight leaders Of those
members who supported the measure are
making every effort to increase their
slender margin of victory before the bill
comes up for passage tomorrow morn
ing. while its opponents arc likewise en-
gagged in a last endeavor to change
enough votes to ensure the bilfs re1ec-
ton. It Is probable that the veto to-
morrow morning will be taken without q
great deal Of argument on either side.
FENTON GIVEN CREDIT.
TO Walter S. Fenton. the young and
aggressive representative from Rutland
city, and the recognized leader of the
Rutland county delegation, belongs the
major credit for the administration VIC
tory. Opposed by such experienced legis-
lators as A. E. Cudworth Of Londonderry.
chairman Of the judiciary committee, and
Ernest Il. Moore of Ludlow. who made
strong arguments refuting the reasons
advanced by the supporters OF the meas
IRE, Fenton in q whirlwind finish led the
Governors supporters to victory. for the
time being at least. in a strong speech.
Stearns of Burlington. LaFleur of Mid
dlebury. Metxger of Randolph. Pollard OF
Cavendish. Rowland Of Barre city. Dun
ham Of Brattleboro. Bates OF Moretown.
Dana of New Haven and Spaulding of
Warren spoke in favor OF the measure.
Others besides Representatives Cudworth
and Moore who opposed 1t from the floor
~ Gea M,
Ranney Of Westminster and Miner of
Sherburne.
HOW THEY VOTED.
The aye and nay vote on the question.
.Shall the bill he ordered to third
readings?" was as follows:
Yes ,l13). Aiken. Amidon. Atwood, Aus
tin. Bailey. Baker. Baldwin. Ball OF
Newark Barber. Bates. Belknap. Bell
Bellows Of Cambridge, Blanchard. Bliss
Brooks, Brown of Berlin. Brown OF
Orwell. Bryant. Buck. Bucklin. Bur
roughs. Button. Buxton. Candon, Cannon
Chamberlin, Chapman Of Concord. Chap
man of Windham. Cheney. Chessmore
Gift. Coburn of East Montpelier. Cook
Cunningtcn. Dana, Dixie. Drake. Dunbar
of Athens, Durham Of Brattleboro
Dwinell, Fenton. Field, Fullam. Gates
Gridley, Hall of Isle La Motto. Hall o
Woodbury.. Hemenway of Bridport. Hem
ingway of Waterford. Higgins of Airing
ton. Hight. Hooper. Rowland. Hunt. Jen
nison. johnson of Craftsbury. Kelley
Kimball. Ladd. LaF1eur, Lamb. McCray
Nolan, Matot, Mech, Metzger, Mile
Of Troy. Miller of Westminster. Mott
Noble, Noonan, O'Brien. O'Neil, O'Sulli
van. circuit, Osgood of Rockingham. Par
ker of Bradford. Parker of West RUTLAND
Perkins OF Waterbury. Phillips. Pike o
Stowe, Pirie. Pollard. Porter. Prouty
DUFF Pol nj, Ra Rpfrdnn Rows
Ryan, Seavcr, Sergeant, Smalley, Smit
of st. Adams. Spalding, Stoddard. Stuar
Sweeney. Taylor of Derby. futile. Wait
Of Shoreham. Waite of Weston. Wheeler
White. whitford. Whitney. Williams {
Pawlet. Williams of Proctor, Wilson {
Bristol. Wooster and Young.
No Q11). Adams Of Westford. Adams {
West Haven, Aldrch, Albee, Allen {
Wolcott, Allen of Vernon. Andrew
Archer. Aver, Ball Of Maidstone. Barrett
Beard. Becker, Beers. Bellows of Swai
ton. Bentley. Blk. Bond. Briggs. Bronson
Brown Of Peru. Campbell of Sutto
Carlton. Carpenter, Casey. Chase. Gu
worth. Cummings, Curtis. Day, Demic
: Deyette, Dunbar, Dunn, Dunton. Eato
Easden. F1nncgan, Finney. Fitsgeral
Flint, Fogg, Foley, Gill, Hale. Hall
Gilmore, Hayes, Haynes. Higgins
woodford. Hill, Kinds. Holbrook. Ho
kins. Howe. Hutchinson. Irish. Johns'
Of Huntington. Johnson OF Somerst
Johnson of Wardsboro, King. Kingsbur
Lawson. Leach. Legate, I>eonar
Lynough. Mclaughlin. Martin Of WEI
=. field. Martin OF Winhall. Merrifield, MILF
+ Miller Of Hancock. Miner. Moore of Lu
low. Moore Of Plymouth Moore OF Pol
B.. fret. O'Dowd, Perkins OF Plainneld PER-
Phelps. Pike Of stratton. Potter. Presto
Ranney. Richardson. Robinson OF Brtde
water. Robinson Of Jamaica. Rood. Ro
Russell, Stanley. Shepard, Shor
Sinclair, Stanton, Stedman, Stee
stiles, Taggart. Taylor OF Greensb0
Taylor of Tinmouth Trouville, Walk
Walter, Warren, Webster, yelling
West, Wilson Of Pownal. Wright
Coventry, Wright of Waltham.
BOARD OF CONTROL DEFINED.
Tho board of control as defined by
hill consists of the Governor. State ire
urer. commissioner Of agriculture, dir
tor Of State institutions and mem
ernor. The members OF the board W
the exception Of the Governors appoint
who receives eight dollars a day WI
actually employed, serve without pay,
receive their travelling expenses when
official duty. The original bill gave
board complete control over every st
board, institution, commission, officer
department OI tne Otdte, DOtn 81
agreed to an amendment proposed by
Reirden of Barton, striking out
provision giving the board power TO
miss any employee in any departm
whose services were deemed unsa
factory. No other amendments were r
posed.
CUDWORTH TLAYS THE PRESS
Mr.. Cudworth OF Londonderry. '
opened the attack on the bill. fayed
press of the State for urging the legi
tors to support the bill and to stand
the Governor In all of his recommen
lions. without advancing single AT
ment as to why their advice should
followed. Their advice should be ignc
and their appeals should have no wei
=. declared the speaker. When the Cover
~. has made his recommendations he
done his work and 1t then becomes
duty Of the Assembly to legislate.
Attacking the measure from ano
angle the member from Londond
said that the bill provided for the -four
ton Of q political machine. which
giving the chief executive unexam
and unbridled powers would defy o
turning. He declared that the vote on
bill would express neither confidence
lack of 1t In the Governor. for the leg
ton would affect the incumbent OF