Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-17
CRAHAM'S PROGRAM
ON THE WAY.
Legislative Wheels Turning Slowly
This is Ladies' Week" .Reirden
Introduces Bill.

Bills began pouring into the house
last week with vengeance and two
bills have passed that body. The first
was a bill authorizing Richford to is
sue bonds not to exceed $4,000. The
second bill to pass was the bill repeal
ing the Perry law which the people
voted down last March.
A bill has been introduced by Mr..
Williams of Pawlet to abolish the pri-
mary law. This will undoubtedly
bring out much debate as the new law
has been in use at but one election.
House bill 43was introduced by Mr..
Reirden of Barton and is an act re-
lating to the licensing of peddlers,
itinerant vendors and auctioneers and
repeating No. POL of the acts of 1915,
section 167 of No. 1 of the acts of
1915, and chapters 80, 232 and 233 Of
the public statutes.
The first bill on Gov. Graham's pro-
gram for consolidation of commits
sions has made it's appearance in the
house. The bill is H-39, introduced
by Mr. Amidon of Halifax. The bill
is entitled an act imposing upon the
commissioner of agriculture the du-
ties of the state board of agriculture
and forestry, state nursery inspector,
state ornithologist, state forester;
livestock commissioner and trustees
of the state agricultural schools, by
amending and repeating certain sec
tions of the public statutes and acts
of 1908, 1910, 1912 and 1915, relating
to such officers.
Owners of dogs will perhaps not be
pleased to learn of the introduction of
a bill by Mr. Bliss of Georgia making
the fee for each female dog $15.
Friday Congressman Greene ad-
dressed the legislature. He spoke on
Vermont ideals and principles as con-
nected with legislation and he named
as the three essential qualifications
for a good legislator, honesty, intelli-
gence and backbone. He told the
members that man having those
qualifications is always sure to at
tract attention of commendable ma
ture and, although he may err in
judgment, the public is compelled to
believe that his intentions were of
the best.
Friday afternoon the assembly ad-
journed until Monday afternoon when
labors were again resumed. This is
''ladies' week" and one of the events
of the week is tea given this after
noon in the parlors of the Pavilion by
Miss Graham, sister of Governor
Graham. The reception will be to
the women who are the guests of the
legislators for the week and to the
women of Montpelier.
The superior judges elected by the
legislature of 1915 will hold office I'M
til their successors are elected by law
or until this statute is repealed, is
provided for in bill introduced this
morning by Representative Cudworth
of Londonderry
The passage of this act will post
pone the election of superior judges
on Thursday until the legislature de-
cides what it shall do with the COVER
nor's recommendations to change the
judiciary law to a one-court system
in place of the present dual system.
Governor Graham has received
through Representative Dunham of
Brattleboro a resolution adopted by
the Brattleboro board of trade at it's
last meeting, endorsing his legislative
program as outlined in his message.
can act to create the Office of direc-
tor of state institutions" and impos-
ing upon such an officer the powers,
duties and liabilities of the board of
trustees of the Vermont State Hos
pital for the Insane and of the board
of trustees of the Vermont State
School for Feeble Minded Children
was introduced into the senate this
morning by Senator Steele of Wash
ington county. This is another step
toward action on Go. Graham's pro-
gram.
A bill to provide for compulsory
military service will be introduced.
The bill would authorize the COVER
nor to make drafts to fill any COM
pany in the national guard which is
below the quota required by the fed
eral government.