Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
DEBATE 100000
ROAD BOND BILL
Elk Gov. Gates Vigorously Or
poses Measure and Max l..
Powell Defends 1t.
DRAFT BILL OPPOSED.
Petitions and Ar9umc nts against Com.
p"lsory Military Service-scuete
Passes Hoard Of Control min.
DRAFT BILL OPPOSED.

an tarI,i Al.
yaI,or,o. ,,,;, III. smu Seta.e cha'noer ant
Shar,o. ~ "'" s''re former Governor
p.,,su W rra"Ein ana Maj
da...s ~, nao merry
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co, " .''el'' n's n"a!s
,. iu INA. "nen
n',., VI oo""'is 'ou'u oe o'scoVeroc
,.t, " "e "ui'' anu main
n, u at '.ss 'os. '"a" uhder our present
80, Gnu ""oo imposing ouruen'
yo,o fo, =, h,,t "r ,,,a,,, "u peopie, ne woulo
was in favor of the prcaen, law Yrra.,
this system, said Mr.. Gates. town. ard
State share alike the cost of road buiId.
ing, the money is raised every wear. ths
people do not feel il and eyerv orc Is
interested alike in the one proiect II.
also referred to the fact that in Masso
chusetts, where the bond svsteyr Is in use
the cost of road maintenance IL more
than 81 900 per mile. Vermont has mn,
nearly as high a rosd vaiue nor ri. .s
the States which are now bonding IA
build roads
MD ts,wr,rI,s .v.,.NUNr
WI roNe' tnoush' tnat much or inc
sove.lor opps'uon 10 the Dill
VOC "ue " me Se",o.ai oishke OF the
VIZ uo"u. nc oeciaIeo tnat the STATE
voting to roads to maintain our prsssn,
roads and where could the money be OBJ.
tanned to build more permanent ones, I'M
.ess 1t was obtained through bonding?
Furthermore. he maintained. the burden
OF taxation would be lees under the bond
method because much of it would be paid
by future generations. To this Governor
Gates replied that all generations had
their own problems.
PROTESTS THE DRAFT BILL
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arr,. 80 IT,, -, se ,"e HoV-
,ho .,o =, n q. 49, 'ne, oet~oi
.ond;t;ors ror 1870 - unu' oe..a,
c,,o-,s III '"e Na''oh"'
,r.. rim ,
'' "ae a'So S''e"uous'S opposed
Wy n,e sep,ese".alVes OIL .he vermont
VI 'irs A"eu LTD feoerat'oh OF
49, IU ', ,'a me rev. H. -. can.
~. vi d'So oPpo'eu the Dill
~ "au Nv, ma u ne nao d son. ne snoulo
go 10 jail oeiore ne should enlist. Frank
A"AiNHI CoMPul-SiON.
me labor representatives were opposed
as was Mr. Garfield. to the entire theory
of compulsory military training. but par
ucuiar'y disltked the clause providing for
a $500 penalty for noncompliance with
the provisions of the bill They argued
that this was favoring the rich. Besides
contributing his remark about sons en-
llstment, Mr.. Garfield charged that all
Vi '"e iaISeT newspapers we're controlled
os some interests which wanted war for
selfish reasons, and were manufacturing
some ana suppresslng other war news.
a o'anoncai armor trusc also doomed
large IN ms remarks
proceeding on the theory that his bill
pruV'o'ns ior yearly Statewide refer
u""u"' U" 'he question OF granting liquor
l'cehses "ouid make vermont dry. Sena-
,or morse argued this evening at pub
nc nearing OF the temperance committee
una. economic conditions man 30 changed
.ha' the Leeisiature would even be 1usti-
ne" ~ PASSING oohe ory state law.
! 'e Oil was aiso favored oy Supertntend-
, III '''h.' -. inc vermont Anti-SaIoon
,o,iar "a pon, W.. ",cro"r,le OF mont
Calais.
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT TNvrrnn
THO ,Io,so ,,,s .e,o
,o;ni -aso,,,,,oms ,nosa.. auonteo Two
laws ~ proo.n- rs c.. w ar: VIII
ror,nor rros;Sa,,t ,v,,,. s' eA.enu,ns 10
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M thn aftorroor ~ 49,, s o.,' asse"ny
To-, 10 ~ no IL, Mo,.nni;.r ''"' WIFE" MR.
TIL, othcr reso,utioc nro,,do. f a..
Joint assembly on tina. ,,av - bcsr ,hs
address.
The speaker appointed a committee CON-
sisting of Mr.. Fenton OF Rutland, Mr..
Pollock of Cavendish and Mr.. Cudworth
Of Londonderry TO consider the matter
Of final adjournment.
after lively debate in which Repre-
Iafeur Of Middlebury strongly
urged the passage OF the Senate bill
towns to vote scholarships for
students the House by yea
and nay vote of 1871 20 % passed the meas
urc. Mr.. Durham and Mr.. Metzger both
the OH, whlcn was opposed by
-, "" ae,s."a, wa. ''nu ,.
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