The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-22
Important Administration
Measure Receives Sigma
ture of Gov. Graham
.SOLONS READY TO
SHOW PATRIOTISM
House Adopts a Resolution Favoring
Compulsory Military Training - Ap-
preparation for War Emergency is Ex-
pected TO Be Made.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER March ,

| Especial to The Reformer)
MONTPELIER, March %.
| The real necessity for economy, in
view Of the extraordinary appropria-
ton for war purposes that the state
viii have to make, did not prevent the
Introduction this morning by Mr.. Hall
of Isle La Motto of a bill increasing
the pay of senator's and representatives.
from 81 to s. day with a correspond
ing increase for the speaker and the
president of the senate to so day.
Another increase of pay bill also came
IN from the committee on state ana
court expenses, increasing the fees of
Jurors III county courts to SO dav.
| The bill giving the quartermaster gen
eral authority to purchase supplies
needed to equip the state troops was
introduced i'll the house this morning
The bill giving the governor power
to appoint county license commission
ers, which passed in the senate yes
terday BY the margin Of one vote, was
recalled from the house and reconsid-
efed this morning on the ground that
the full membership Of the senate
should be present when vote is taken
on such an important matter. 1t is
feared the bill will be defeated if the
opinion of all the senators is regis
| tered
Woman suffrage took another for
ward step in the senate, the Villas bill
giving the women the vote for presi-
Dental electors having been forwarded
to a third reading by a large majority
The Morse bill providing for refer
endum on liquor license was also or
dered to a third reading.
! The house adopted resolution in
troduced by Mr. Austin Of Reading.
| expressing the belief that universal
| training is necessary to secure an adc-
quate system of military preparedness
IN this country, the resolution to be
forwarded TO the Vermont delegation
III congress
Coy. Graham was confined to his
room today by illness but is expected
to be back III the executive chambers
tomorrow. He has signed the board of
control bill, the administration meas
urc on which the big fight developed,
and 1t Is now a law. The governor cx-
peets 70 continue his hearing with the
budget committee and to devote fur.
ther time to military matters.
Senator Sanford a. Daniels has dis
trlbuted among members Of the house
and senate 100 miniature American
flags which he received from G. r.
| Crosby of the firm Of f.. Crosby & Co.
grain dealers of Brattleboro. They
were gratefully received by the lcgisla
tors, who now wear them on their coat
lapels.
There is absolutely no question about
the legislature rallying to the support
of the govern and the military arm in
the present crisis, but the fact that spe-
cial appropriations. departmental in
creases and salary raises have swelled the
budget to a million dollar deficit is giving
the executive and the committees on ap-
preparations some uneasiness.
These appropriations will have to be
slashed with a ruthless hand in order to
Iprovide for the war emergency, but even
if the impending oyerhang is cut in half
it means a l0-cent state tax, without
considering the military needs of the
state.
1t is also entirely likely that the legis-
lature will be called upon to provide
funds for enlarging the state hospital at
Waterbury, as it is almost certain that
a removal OF the states patients from
the Brattleboro Retreat will be indicated
by the report of the joint committee
which investigated the latter institution
Senator Leayens and Representatives
Brooks and Stewart returned Yesterday
from Waterbury and they will be pre-
pared with data on the states needs in
that institution in ease it becomes neces-
sary to transfer the insane charges of the
state from Bratteboro to Waterbury
They stated that the per capita cost at
Waterbury is a trifie over 81 and that
there is plenty of room for extending the
accommodations OF the institution in
ease the legislature decides to act and
transfer the state patients accordingly.
Final adjournment next week fades
away TO zero in the light of these stern
conditions and the chances are that the
legislature will remain in session until
April II, unless speedy solution of
these sudden problems can be reached
within the next few days
1t was freely stated that a compromise
would be reached on the court bills pend
ing in the house and senate, and that all
controversies would be subordinated to
the evident desire of the executive and
the ad djutant general to make Vermont
ready for her place in the impending con-
fiict
New bills continue to appear in the
house from the various committees and
there seems to be no let-up to the activi-
ties of the various members in this re-
lspect.