The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-10

TIME VERY HAN
Session of Legislature Will
Probably Extend into
Another Week
DEADLOCK NOW ON
COURT CHANGE BILL
House Refuses to Concur in the Senate
Proposal for Six Superior Judges =
Brattleboro Retreat to Get More Pay
for State Patients
for State Patients
Especial to The Rcformer.
\lD\IpEIlER Anil

MON TELLER, April 10.
With John Barleycorn holding the at
tention of the senate and the house re-
fusing to concur in the senate proposal of
amendments on the court bill and with
numerous minor matters to be disposed
OF adjournment is in the hazy future
Possibly adjournment may be taken
Saturday morning, but both branches
will need TO make their meetings in CON
fcrences and other committee work short
in order to take adjournment at that
time
The senate this morning spent no
little time in discussing the liquor bin
prohibiting the granting of second class
licenses during the war Senator Chalm-
ers sought to amend the bill by giving
the Governor power to withhold licenses
If he thought ii for the best interest Of
the state This started a debate and
senators alleged that the senate wa.
seeking to sidestep the real issue 1t i,
safe TO say that the senate viii reject
the amendment and will pass the bill IL
1t came from the house
This afternoon a new liquor bin was
introduced in the senate empowering the
governor to withhold all liquor licenses
Except druggists during war time ii he
/ thought 1t necessary to conserve the re-
| sources Of the state and benefit ite citi-
zens
! The house this morning refused 70 con-
/ eur IN the senate proposal that we have
/ slN Judges on the superior bench instead
| OF five, which the Judiciary committee :
bill provided. On 4 yea and nay vote
only - men III the house voted for SIX
Judges. Barber, Chapman and Cudworth
were the only men from Nmdham coun-
~ who voted 70 accept the proposal OF
amendments
Representative Stearns Of Burlington
asked for a committee OF conference and
the speaker appointed Stcarns. Moore OF
Ludlow and Pollard as the committee
The house, after 4 short debate be.
tween Dunham Of Brattleboro ana Per
klns OF Waterbury, passed the senate
bill giving the Br0ttcboro Retreat al
increase in allowance for the care of STATE
Ipatients. The bill viii give he Retreat
Sl.oO weekly for the care of state IA
ticntS.
The senate in acting ON the bill rcgu
ating the pay Of municipal and city
Judges accepted recommendations o
amendments made by the committee
which gives increases III the pay of 1iv,
courts. This afternoon the two house
took an informal recess, when reprcscn
tatres OF the public safety committee
appeared and outlined to the legislator
the activities of that committees Col
|. l.. Reeves spoke Of military prepared
! ness; DR.. Hillegas told how he Shout,
urge the teachers and students to d
their part; Fred Rowland spoke from
:. financial standpoint; James Hartnes
emphasized the Importance of the ayia
tlon branch: former Governor Gates en-
Enthusiastically told how the food produt
ton committee hoped to get the farmer
of Vermont to double their crops
S. The contribution of the senate We
terday afternoon towards final 4,
journmeat was series of ament
t. ments to the court bill III 154) PR
II posed by Senator Fairchild of Franl
2 lin county, the most important
L. which sets back the number of S
IS perior judges from five to six
This amendment, which was adopt.
oi sV 4Oil tdli, ~ " !, ptlS tNc hui
ber of judges back to where it is
present, despite the tentative agre
ie ment made between the two commi
les on judiciary that the bill won
: not be radically amended.
y AS the house had already pass,
~ - upon this question Of superior judge
:, its judiciary committee having repoi
! ed the bill unanimously, the chanc
J. for q deadlock seem excellent, wi
= adjournment Wednesday increasing
10 uncertain.
Al There are several other amendmen
he of technical nature so the who
al matter goes back to the house, al
i'd there is no telling how long it "
take to come to an agreement.
id Tha senate also distinguished itse
by introducing four new bills This
the 9sth day Of the session and
new bills are permitted in the hou
but the senate is jogging along as
it had 10 weeks more in which to
od business. The new bills are as
lows:
S 153, committee on minor cour
,la fixing jurisdiction Of municipal cour
le S 154, committee on state and col
in. expenses, requiring officers and co
he missioners TO have their Offices
ars Montpelier.