Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
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BOARDS MAY GO
Senate Passes County Commits.
sioner Bill--House Will Prob.
ably Do Likewise.
SALARY BILLS KILLED.
Unsmimsws Adverse Report On villas
Suffrage Biil-Burlinstoniaus ravov
Grand isle Ferry Act.

% ssed again this morning b. vote OF
Is to - the measure putting IN the hs nds
,f the Governor the appointment Of
county liquor license commissioners. The
bill had previously been passed BY this
body, but WAS recalled from the House
where It had gone with proposals a
on the plea that two ssna-
tors were absent when the vote was
taken. The proposed amendment. makes |
the time Of making the appointment any |
time during March, 1917, and within ten |
days from March after this year. There |
was some debate on the bill. and Senator |
Peck Of Chittendep county proposed An |
that the provisions Of the bill |
should not take effect until March, 1918, |
but withdrew II when opposition de- |
veloped. The House will probably concur
In the amendments to the bill.
UNLOCKED FOR OPPOSITION.
Some unlocked for opposition to the bill
providing that the State should pay the
transportation OF the members and EN-.
ployes of the public service commission.
instead Of having them ride on railroad
passes. developed this morning. Senator
Morse opposed the bill on the ground that
and this bill would mean an additional
expense Of $500 every two years Senator
Foote also took this position, but Senator
Fairchild stated that the State should pay
its proper bills and that 1t was unjust for
the railroads to have to pay the trans
portation Of men who might be on other
business than looking after transporta-
ton lines. Other senators held theee
same views and only fve votes were
registered against the measure.
SALARY BILLS KILLED.
1t would have been a bold member who
tried to obtain an appropriation for the
purchase of a postage stamp after the
summary manner In which the House re-
jected two salary increase bills this morn
ing. One measure would have given the
attorney general an advance Of 300 4
year to 5000 and the other one was to
give the State highway commissioner q
similar increase. Tho measure regarding
the attorney-genera salary mustered .
the respective knockout counts being 10
and 100.
ANOTHER QUICK DEATH.
Besides the salary measures. the only
bill Of Importance to come before the
House was that exsmpting from taxa
ton money loaned BY trust companies
within the SKATE at not over Ave Dor cent
interest The measure was rejected after
Mr.. Bellows Of Ewanton tried TO have II
amended and then to have II ordsrod -
lie, but failed.
ON AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS.
A bill to place the vermont state Asri-
cultural school at Randolph and the Vail
school ct Lyndon under the ooutrol Of the
commissioner Of education. instead Of the
commissioner Of agriculture. viii Be tn
troduced this morning by ths House COM
mittee ON sduoaAoa. This 70 probably
tho dual step IN the trouble sonosrnins
the schools. which began when the board
Of trustees in their report OF year ego
made certain seAtsanentD which were
thought 10 mean that he schools should
be consolidated. BY . bnl passed aurina
the present session the commissioner Of
agriculture took over ths duties Of thia
board Of trustees. a resolution favorina
the continuance Of both Of the schools
was passed by the House some time ago
but has bssn held UP In tlss Senate.
| AGAINST SUFFRAGE BILL.
| 4 unantmously advsrse report on tht
bin introduced BY Senator villas Of Chit
|
right to vote for presidential electors vii
DO made to the House tomorrow morning
by tho suffrage and elections committee
The Morse bill which provides for . yearl,
referendum on the question Of grantinl
liquor licenses in the State will prob
ably be favorably reported by the House
temperance committee on Friday. TIL
Senate passed this measure yesterday.
FAVOR GRAND ISLE FERRY.
A delegation of Burlington bushes
mon composed Of Chauncey w. Brown
ELL Gardner Brewer. r. w. MacCaule.
and Max l. Powell. appeared this aft
lsrnoon before the Senate highways an.
bridges committee regarding the bill
granting to F. r. 0oodssll Of Gram
Isle the exclusive right to establish
ferry between Grand Isle and Cumber
Hand Head. New York. A resolution
lfavoring the measure was road tros
the executive COMMITTEES OF the Bur
J lington Merchants association. Som
opposition developed regarding tn
hin. but the committee Will probnbl
report II favorably.
SUBSTITUTE wATERPOwER Bu4A.
A subcommittee OF the House COR
seryation committee has been appoint
} ed 20 draft q substitute bill for til
J measure introduced by Amtdon Q
halifax appropriating 100000 70
the conservation development Of tn
watcrpowor of the state. The sui
.titus bill will smbody the same prin
cipl~. but win b. of very much le,
Importance.
HEARING ON LABOR BILL
Representatives OF the Vernon
Branch of the American Federation {
Labor and supporters Of the Houl
hin providing . prison sentence {
Ito years or q five hundred dolls
' fine for calling . strike Within six'
. ldavs after the controversy has bee
= rsferred to the public service commit
= .ion and the report OF that body mad
!. nublic. almost came to blows at
hearing this evening before the con
i. msrcs and labor committee.
The labor federation distribute
!, r.mnhlets entitled Shall Vernon
= lfabor be Free or siave? An amen,
= ment making the terms OF the bill u
niicable 10 employers has been sui
,nitted to the committee and Rel
,..sntatiye Rowland OF Barre urg,
:. Ian amendment to the present arbitr,
;. tion law instead of the proposed bi
!, some amendments are certain 70 I
- made before the bill 10 reported. b,
;. its passags appears extremely doub
fui The hearing lasted until q 10
: hour. much extransous matter beir
!. discussed.
= Governor Graham has sisnsd the q
VI "A Ar set 10 arnnd sact,on On 40 =,