The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-31

AGAIN POSTPONED
1t Will Be Impossible for
Legislature to Finish
Work Next Week
MILLION DOLLAR
FUND IS PROVIDED
gency Measure Originating in House
Gov. Graham Has Signed the Dun
ham Marriage Measure.

The Durham marriage bill was signed |
by Gov. Graham this morning and the |
pen the Governor used was presented to
George l.. Dunham. the author of the |
bill. This ends the long struggle which |
the legislature has passed through on
the restrictions Of marriage Of resi-
dents Of other states in Vermont Mr.
Dunham for over II weeks has been
the champion Of the bill and while bit
tefly opposed at every turn, has in a
business-lilr manner, conducted it to
the executive chamber. 1t IS no small
measure q credit to tho business abili-
t.. fairness and diligence of its author
The house this morning passed the
bill imposing upon the state board Of
| education the duties Of the commission
| er OF agriculture in relation 10 the
state school OF agriculture. The house
1 had an attendance of l30 members.
/ Three special orders were made for
| next Tuesday and the postponing Of
| legislation means that adjournment
viii be impossible next week. In fact,
| it is quite certain adjournment cannot
be taken until the second week III
April
The senate ordered to a third read
ing the house bill giving the people Of
Brattleboro the right to merge the
graded school district and the village
with the town and the late Senator
Eddy S bill authorizing the employment
Of town OF municipal managers was
made 4 special order for Tuesday fore
noon. The committee recommended
that the bill be amended SO that its
provisions shall not apply to cities.
Behind closed doors and ulder con
ditionS Of the most profound secrecy
the senate Yesterday resolved itself III
TO a committee of the whole and lis.
tened TO an address by Justice W. H
Taylor Of the supreme court. A secret
session Of this kind is said to be with
out precedent III Vermont.
luasmuch as Senate iill No. 70, the
district court bill, was the topic OF
Justice Taylor 5 address, the astonish
ment Of those on the outside was con
siderable
Previous to clearing ths chamber
Senator Fairchild informed the senate
$ that member of the supreme cour
4, would accept an invitation to addres
! the senate, provided it were in execu
I tive session
4 The executive session was voted an
\ Senator Kicker soon came out of th
chamber. found Justice Taylor in con
+ vanient place and escorted him to tn
! Presence. The public knows nothin
1 Of what happened thereafter.
When asked by . senator If he woul
accept similar invitation, Gov. Gra
ham said cmphaticallv he had more rt
gard for the dignity of his Office, bu
would be glad to address the joint a:
sembly on pending legislation, if so il
II vited.
A feature Of the occasion was til
remark of Harry G. Snurtleff, a Mon
y pelicr attorney, who warned the new
i paper men to be careful what the
y said about the action of the suprem
r. court, lest they find themselves in co'
', tempt.
g Still another executive session W:
Z held in the senate this afternoon whe
lc Senator Fairchild asked to have II
) million dollar emergency war appr
~ priation explained to him. This w
=. done in a secret session and six of ii
= governor S nominations were confrm
at the same time.
The appropriation was prompt
pdSScO uLuSf suspension OI lne Tul
whom the doors were opened, the sc
~ ate rising unanimously to support
The appointments confirmed were
u. follows:
"a. Fish and game commissioner, Lin
~. Leavens; highway commissioner, Ste
IA dard B. Bates; tax commission
ia Charles A. Plumley; public servi
commissioner, William r. Warne
commissioner of industries, Robert
Simonds; director of state institution
John f. Weeks.
House bill 442, extending the ii
bly, for the appointment of license comm
sioners in 1917, for the month Of Ap
:, was passed under suspension Of
ne rules.
mo mo Gov. Graham has signed II ]
IN IN which provides for these appointmeT
:" and he also signed the emergency Y
appropriation this evening.
Members of the legislature will
eeive no 800 advance salary CHI
Ugh this week, in spite of the resolut
1rs. adopted by the house. When
reached the senate President Hub
referred it to the committee on ms
but later sent it to the committee
Sa- agriculture where it rests peaceful
wife The meeting of the committee
lpublic safety was held in the receipt