The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-04
REJECTED
POLLARD
The Senate Would Not Have
Him on State Board
Of Control
WILLIAMS BANK
COMMISSIONER
The Legislature Is Gettir
Ready for Final :
Adjournment :

The Vermont Senate rejected
Gov. 'Graham's appointr : IF Park II.
Pollard of Cavendish asT .ember of the
state board Of control, but confirmed the
following appointments:
Trustees Of Middlebury college, Elmer
A. Darling Of Burke 1.-TWO years., Robert
E. Smith of Hartford and Frederick Ii.
Harrington Of Brandon.
Bank commissioner, Frank C. Williams
OF Newport.
Purchasing agent Dewey T, Hanley of
Essex.
State geoogist and curator of state
cabinet, George II. Perkins of Burlington.
Member OF board of administration of
| Norwich university, Herbert I. johnson
of Bradford
The legislature is getting into the rush
Of final adjournment. To-day a resolu
tion was adopted in the House providing
| for final adjournment ON Saturday, April
! ! at 10. a. m. The resolution was intro
duced by Mr. Fenton of Rutland and, on
| motion Of the same person, the rules
were suspended and the resolution was
adopted
! The rules were again suspended on mo-
/ tion of MIR. Moore OF Ludlow and a spe-
cial rule was adopted that no bill shall
/ be introduced in the House after II
o'clock OF Thursday. April 5. and after
| April when bill is ordered to third
reading, the third reading shall be had
/ forthwith and the bill shall be immedi
atelv placed on its pa sage.
| Three new bills wers introduced in
! the House this forenoon as follows: To
/ prohibit the granting of second-class IL
I ceuses while the United states is at war;
providing f1r inspection Of licensed prem
! iseS bv order Of commissioner the eN-
penses subject TO approval by the board
of controls providing for an issue Of state
4 bond, 10 the amount OF SIS0000 to take
up note. due July /, 1917 and to meet
appropriations already made Tor the new
state building.
/ A new bill presented in the Senate was
from the committee IN state and court
expenses. The bin provides for the care
Of state insane at the Brattleboro Re-
treat at a cost Of S4.50 per week for
patient. the amount being an increase OF
fifty cents over the present rate.
The senate had short debate on the
House bill, extending the right OF SUI
/ frape to women and providing for rel
erendum thereon The committee rec
commended that the Senate propose to
/ the House to amend the bill by striking
out the provision for a referendum. SEN
ator Bgelow opposed the proposed
amendment and Senator Villas favored
senator Fairchill opposed the amend
ment, while Senators Peck and Morse
favored The amendment eliminating
/ the referendum was then adopted, 10 to
a. The bill, on motion of Senator Villas,
was further amended to take effect from
! its passage: and the third reading was
ordered, II to II.
In refusing third reading to 5. 10, the
district court bill, the Senate yesterday
afternoon for the first time this session
1 turned down a measure backed by the
I administration. Senator Morse fought
bravely and well, but in vain, to have
the bill favorably considered but the
three other lawyers in the upper House,
4 Senators Peck, Villas and Fairchild, were
/ opposed and when the vote was taken
after o'clock after over three hours
debate they had with them sixteen other
senators. The bill was killed by vote
of 10 to o Those who voted for tho
/ bill were Senators Adams, Daniels, Dim
ond. Foote Howe, Leavens, Martin,
Morse and Proctor Senators Taylor and
Aldrich were absent.
The Senate again passed in concur
renee the bill fixing the open season Tor
deed from November 10 to November ~.
! a. ,reU a. tho hill To empower the trus..
/ tees of the permanent school fund to re-
ceive and hold funds in trust
The House was in session but brief
time Yesterday afternoon, during which
ii passed the bill granting ferry right
across Lake Champlain between Grand
Isle and Gravely Point to J. II. Lutz, Z.
/ A. Lutz. and W. II. Lutz, and killed the
7 bill TO increase the wages of some State
I House employees.