The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-04
PLAN TO ADJOURN
At END Of WEEK
Legislators Getting Ready
to Finish Their Work in
the Usual Rush
SENATE REFUSED TO
CONFIRM MR.. POLLARD
There Are Rumors That the Governor
Is Considering Charles D. Watson for
Fifth Member of Board of Control
District Court Bill Killed.
Especial TO The Reformer
MONTPELIER, April t

lSpecIai To he Ref0rncr-}
MONTPELIER, April T.
After the defeat Of the district court
bill yesterday afternoon determined
move was made to secure adjournment
Saturday of this week The defeat OF
the bill ayerted the expected struggle in
the house and so this morning the house
adopted joint resolution, providing FOR
final adjournment Oh Saturday al 10
O'Clock
The house also voted TO suspend rule
80. 81 and adopt rule providing that no
bill may be introduced after tomorrow
morning; also that a bin shall be read
the third time as soon As that reading is
ordered
1t now seems certain that the legisla-
ture will complete It's work and taee ad-
iournment this week.
/ The house committee on temperance
created sensation this morning by the
/ introduction OF Il bill prohibiting the
granting OF second class liquor licenses
while Ire Inited States IS at war.
There is much discussion and doubtless
the local option men viii rush the bill to
speedy death
The senate at II o'clock went into
executive session ard it is stated that
without discussion it refused to confirm
the appointment Of Park H. Pollard as
/ fifth member on the board OF control
There are rumors that the Governor
viii send the name Of Charles d. Watson
of St Albans To the senate for conlrma-
tion in place Of Mr. Pollard. Mr. Wat
son Is 4 conspicuous Democrat having
served in the house III 1908. and was
candidate for governor in 1910.
The senate confirmed the appointment
lof Elmer \. Darling as trustee of Mid
dlebury college. Robert t. Smith OF
White River Junction as trustee Of Mid
dlebury college, Herbert c. Johnson OF
Bradford as Il member Of the board OF
administration of Norwich university
| George Henry Perkins Of Burlington a.
state geologist, Dewey +. Hanley as pur
chasing agent. Frank G. Williams o.
Newport as bank commissioner, Freder
lex II. Harrington as trustee OF Middle
, bury college
The senate took up the last woman
suffrage bill, the substitute offered b,
the house committee for the stearn
! bill, and struck out that section provid
ing for a referendum. The bill nov
stands in its original form providing tha
women OF voting age shall pay poll Ia
+, and be allowed to vote in town affairs
That the administration measur
: abolishiug municipal courts and Great
i ing Il system of district courts wa
j defeated in the senate yesterday aftel
- noon was not altogether unexpected
but the size Of the vote against the bi
was surprisingly large. Only nine me
: voted for the bill while nineteen vote
- against ii. The anti4administration me
; have never before been able to music
- more than ten votes. The senators yo
- ing for the bill were Adams, Daniel
: Dimond, Foote, Howe. Leavens, Ma
= tin, Morse and Proctor
I The disposal Of tins court bill ";
the most important event in Yesterday
legislative program. Debate started
the forenoon and did not close unit
SO in the afternoon. Senator Mors
the sponsor Of the measure, defend,
it at length, speaking for more ths
~ an hour. while Senator Peek used mo
than an hour IN opposing it. Senat
Villas in the afternoon outgeneral
,a Morse b. allowing the question to
! stated by the president before he Ii:
/ spoken. Senator Morse, therefore, co
cluded that Villas did not intend
speak and gaining the floor sought
= rehut the arguments of the opponen
When Morse had concluded Villas in
~ minutes got the administration M
: worried 50 that Daniels and Leave
~ rushed to the defense Of the measure
Early in the afternoon Senator Fa
>. child, in a well prepared speech, su
IL ported the present system but VIII
- Senator Villas started speaking
+ aimed telling blows diree tly at the b
of under consideration. Characterize
a the proposed district courts as
,,d "plaintiff S court. because it call
n, the defendant into the plaintiff S o1
ho neighborhood for trial, the senator sa
lie was agreed with Senator Morse til
we need speedy and inexpensive just
but to argue for district courts becau
lse municipal courts had worked was Il
az good reasoning. Not conceding th
III the municipal courts had been al
ted gethcr successful, Villas said, the n
not soning was like saying that two
1t ners were good for a man because G
ess was necessary or that three would
ord still better 1.-THE citizens Of our st;
ia are not calling for these courts,''
SIN, clared the senator, "and | am /
MT afraid to say that, in my mind
N. vigorous efforts to push the bill acr