The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-16
REF0RMATORY FOR
WOMEN PRISONERS
Contemplated in Bill Pre-
sented by Windsor COun-
ty Senator
BRANDON SCHOOL
TO BE EXONERATED
Hearing esterday-Lawyers to Ap-
pear Tonight Against Administration
Court Bill
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Feb.

(Cpecldl 10 Int hcIUIHtl.t
MONTPELIER, Feb. 16.
Senator Taylor of Windsor county
in the senate this morning
a bill appropriating $4,000 to erect a
woman s reformatory at the state pris
on at Windsor. The state board of
penal institutions has recommended
that such a reformatory would be ad-
yisable and this week former Lieut.. Gov.
John f. Weeks appeared before the
senate and house committees to urge
this step. The erection of such an in
stitution will allow long-term female
prisoners in the county jails to be
transferred to the reformatory and all
the women prisoners at such institu-
tions will be provided with work.
Very impressive memorial exercises
were held at II clock III the hall of
representatives. for the late Rev. Mar
cellus w. Farman, for II years chap
lain of the senate Governor Graham,
Lieut.. Gov. Hulburd, the entire senate,
and many other state officials attended
the services. The pail bearers were
Senators Adams, Morse, Russell, Fair
child, Villas, and Kicker. Thomas c.
Cheney, former speaker Of the house,
and W. A. Lord of Montpelier. Fol
lowing prayer by Rev. J. II. Wills
Chaplain of the house, Rev. Frazer
Metzger delivered the memorial ad
dress The body was taken on the noon
train to Westfeld, Chaplain Farman I
late home, where funeral services vii
be held and interment made Sunday
This evening there viii be a very
lively hearing on the administration
bin abolishing superior judges and dis
! tricting the state for municipal courts
/ 1t is expected that able attorneys vii
oppose the governor s bill among whom
it is stated, John Redmond, Alexande
| Dnnnett, John w. Gordon and w. B. c
Stickney will be included. The bill
prohibiting the sale of liquor on roo
gardens of hotels was rejected by tn
house this morning by vote of u,
! to so. The measure allowing taxation
to clear the debt for repairs on tn
Windham county Jail was ordered t
a third reading in the house.
1t is interesting to note that on tn
recent yea and nay vote on Dunhan
marriage bill, not one representativ
from city voted against the bill
largely small towns, the largest tow
having only 5000 population and tn
entire population represented by tn
vote was only one seventh of the popu
latlon, or about $4,000.
Moore Given Setback
Ernest Moore of Ludlow, the acknowl
edged floor leader of the house of repre-
sentatives, suffered a defeat yesterda,
lafternoon when his bill making min
hours a legal day s work in mills an
factories in the absence of a speeifi
contract, came up for discussion. TIL
lprevious dav it had been made a specia
order for Thursday afternoon. Som
tried to kill the measure by amendin
until it became obnoxious, others b
. ordering that fatal application - il
definite postponement-and still other
by talking it to death.
Ranney of West Windsor, Puffer 0
Richford, Bliss of Georgia, Taggart Q
Charlotte and Dwinnell of Calais wer
among those who opposed the measur
while it was well supported by it
sponsor. Mr.. Moore, Candon of Pitt,
ford, Wilson of Bristol, Lawson Q
Barre and others.
, Moore S first test came on the motto
of Mr.. Bliss that consideration be il
definitely postponed. On yea an
nay vote Moore won by seven vote
and the house proceeded in the conside
alton of the bill. The chief obiectio
seemed to arise from the farmers VIII
feared that the measure would result
farm laborers becoming impressed ths
they had the upper hand of the employ
er.
Mr.. Moore went into the merits of til
bill at some length, declaring that h
wished to have the party platform
/ favoring labor legislation adhered t
and further he made a touching appe;
for more time for the laborer in h
e home with his family. Steele of Higl
gate i'll a few words showed his heart
n approval of the measure.
: The real and first test of the strengt
1 of the gentleman from Ludlow can
a when yea and nav vote was taken {
i to the rejection of this bill; 103 me
S voted not to reject the bill, but it WI
? rejected by the votes of III. Tho:
: from Windham county voting for tt
! measure were Dunham of Athens, Dul
: ham of Brattleboro, Allbee of Tow
shend, johnson of Somerset, Allen I
Vernon and Chapman of Windham.
II No afternoon this session has had
Il many things of far reaching interest {