The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
BOTH "AGGIE'
SCHOOLS WANTED
Sentiment at Senate Hear
ing Seemed to Be Along
That Line
VAIL SCHOOL CALLED
BIG PROPOSITION
Some Favored the Establish.
ment Of Third School in
Some Other Section

Sentiment favorable to the continuance
of both the agricultural school at Ran
dolph Center and the school at Lyndon
vile was developed at the Senate com
lmittee-of -the-whcle hearing at Montpef
Ter to-day on the resolution regarding
the same. Indeed, some sentiment devel'
oped in favor of the establishment of a
third school of the same type. There was
some opposition to the Vail school at
! Lyndonville, ON the ground of the large
cost required to keep it up,
Senator Demeritt of Washington coun-
ty was one of those who favored the re-
version of the Vail school to the donor,
Theodore N. Vail, so that it might be
turned into girls school; but he ia
vored continuing the Randolph Center
school and founding another in some
other part of the state.
Senator Foote of Addison county also
favored the Randolph Center school and
wanted an agricultural school estab-
lished in the Champlain valley.
Representative Stuart of Lyndon was
called before the committee to explain
Mr.. Walls position in the matter. He
said that it was Mr.. Walls idea that
large appropriation should be given an
nually in order to carry on the school at
high standard, or else have it revert to
him for girls school In reply to SEN
ator Villas, Mr.. Stuart said that the Vail
school should have $4,000 annually for
period OF FIVE years. The gross income
at the present time is between $4,000
and $4,000 annually. Asked why it cost
so much more TO run the Vail school than
the Randolph Center school, he said he
presumed it was due TO the greater size
OF the Vail school,
Representative Metzger Of Randolph
also appeared before the Senate com
mittee Of the whole and said he not only
favored retaining both the schools now
established, but he also wanted third
school of that class, so that the youth of
various parts of the state could be
brought under the influence of agricul-
tural instruction. He thought that the
annual cost of the Vail school might be
cut down.
After being in session for an hour and
Is minutes, the Senate committee of the |
whole adjourned and reported progress
Representative Rowland of Barre in |
trodueed resolution to-day that when !
the House adjourns on Saturday fore
noon. March 3, it be to meet on Wednes-
day, March I, at $3.50 o'clock in the aft |
srnoon. The resolution was referred to
The committee on rules.
The House passed the bill creating the |
office of state engineer and TO define his
iuties the bill having been debated yes
Ierday afternoon. The House rejected
he BILL relating to exemption from taxa.
ion of money loaned within the state
md providing for taxation of money
osned outside of the state, and repeating
Sec. 4,06l of the public statutes relating
o rate of interest on loans.
Mr.. Young of Brandon explained the
Ietion of the committee in reporting the
ill adversely. Mr.. Bellows of Swanton
moved that the bill be recommitted; the
'ote was-9l to 81 and the speaker voted
10, declaring the motion lost. On the
'ote of whether or not the bill be reject
d, Mr., Campbell of Belvidere demanded
he yeas and nays; the result was yea
Is, nay 96, and the bill was rejected.
Further Investigation at Brandon.
The committee on state institutions
eported to the House to-day, calling for I,
nrther investigation of the charges
rought against the management of the .
'ermont school for feeble minded at /.
rsndon. The report of the committee
n the work thus far accomplished was
5 follows:
"The committee on state institutions :
}, which was assigned the duty of visit
lg the Vermont state school for feeble
inded children respectfully report that !,
ley have made the authorized visit, in =
,ected the property, and have entered
pom investigation of charges made
yainst the management of the school. \
has held two hearings at which testi- !
ony was taken relative TO alleged .
buses.
"The committee is of the unanimous a
Union that a further and more complete q
vestigation is necessary and to that
ID it recommends that the committee !, !,
authorized to continue its work in or -
II that any false accusations may be =
denied and if abuses are !. !.
tually found TO exist that measures =
sy be taken for their correction. =
ITO that end il is recommended that =,
e committee be empowered to hear evil - :,
nee, TO compel the attendance of wit =, :,
sses by subpoena or otherwise and the :. :,
oduction of papers and books before il -
the expense of the state, and to en- us s
oy stenographic reporter at the ex- - :.
nse of the state ~
Federal Encroschment Resented. W
The matter of federal eneroachment on TO
E states in regard to income and in
ritance was the subject of joint res
ltion introduced in the Senate to-day
senator Demeritt. The resolution is Se
follows:
Whereas Tho federal government Is