Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-04-06
LEGISLATURE PLANS
ADJOURNMENT SATURDAY
Much Business Remains to Be Completed ,00O 900
Appropriated for War Emergency Fund-Senate Killed
District Court Bill-Appointments Confirmed


tional Life Insurance company and
other state financial institutions.
General Tillotson reported that the
governor had received an offer from
Pascal Rieci of Rutland to raise a
company of Italians, living in that
city. He informed the governor that
there were 200 of his countrymen
ready to enlist, many of whom had
seen military service.
A committee on naval affairs was
announced with Judge Charles II.
Darling as chairman, also an aviation
committee, with James Hardness of
Springfield as chairman, and Gen. Til
lotson and Col. Reeves as the other
members.
Ex-Gov. Gates reported on food pro-
duction and conservation and ex-
pressed the belief that large increase
could be secured by the cooperation
of local boards with the farmers and
gardeners, as we'll as an increased acre
age secured by furnishing seed, fertil.
izer etc., for those who were willing
to plant new areas.
The committee urges all local or
CARNATIONS, newspapers, etc, to take
up and advocate enlistments in the
navy and in the Vermont National
Guard, both of which are very short
of men. They also urge the organiza-
tion of Red Cross associations to pro-
vide necessary supplies.
After the defeat of the district court
bill Tuesday afternoon determined
move was made to secure adjournment
Saturday of this week. The defeat of
| ba hn aH Of rltnn in
the house and so Wednesday the house
adopted Joint resolution, providing for
final adjournment on Saturday at 10
o'clock.
/ The senate confirmed the appointment
of Elmer A. Darling as trustee of Mid
I dlebury college, Robert Z. Smith of
, White River junction as trustee of Mid
| dlebury college, Herbert c. johnson of
Bradford as member of the board of
administration of Norwich university
George Henry Perkins of Burlington as
state geologist, Dewey t. Hanley as pur.
chasing agent, Frank G.. Williams of
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 by
bill, and struck out that section provid-
| ing for referendum. The bill now
stands in its original form providing that
women of voting age shall pay poll tax
and be allowed to vote i'll town affairs.
nhatno the administration measure
abolishing municipal courts and Great
ing Il system of district courts was
defeated i'll the senate Tuesday after.
noon was not altogether unexpected
but the size of the vote against the bill
was surprisingly large. Only nine men
voted for the bill while nineteen voted
against it. The anti-administration men
have never before been able to muster
more than ten votes. The senators vot.
ing for the bill were Adams, Daniels
Dimond, Foote, Howe, Leavens, Mar.
; tin, Morse and Proctor.
The state house yesterday was like
q banquet hall deserted. The senate
voted to accept the invitation of the
Barre Quarry Owners association to
visit the quarry hill. The house
at first turned down the proposition, but
later voted in favor of it, and with all
kinds of important business pending $50
members of the Legislature have been on
a junket and neither house convened
until this afternoon.
Evening sessions We're held Wednes-
day at which considerable work was
done.
The Burlington dock bill III 276) was
killed by a vote of 10 to II, despite the
eloquence expended yesterday afternoon
in the committee Of the whole when the
following. distinguished advocates ia
vored the bill:-
| X. NJ. McCauley, G.. II. Darling and
Elias Lyman of Burlington, f. II. Brooks
of st. Johnsbury, Col. |. i. Reeves of
Norwich university, ii. J. NJ. Jones of
Montpelier and n. w. Fisk of Isle La
Motto
The house also quietly inferred II 372,
authorizing the purchase of stone crush,
ers by the several counties, and II 1903, to
bond the state for $2,000,O0O to develop
water power. incidentally the house
heard nine new bills read, several senate
amended. and the news was passed
around that today's calendar would be a
record breaker.
1t is said that when the nomination
of Park II. Pollard Of Cavendish for the
fifth member of the board of control
came up Wednesday Il senators were
opposed, and that five voted against +
G. Williams as bank commissioner and
against Dewey T. Hanley as purchasing
agent both of whom were confirmed
with the list which appeared in The
lieformer yesterday.