The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
Although Senate Debates
State Board of Con-
troll Measure
SEN. Villas LEADS
THE OPPOSITION
House Acts Favorably on
Bill for Director Of
State Institutions

administration measures ran dRulHs
some snags in the Vermont Legislature
to-day but the opposition is not expected
to sidetrack the two bills in question, The
act to provide for board of control anc
the act to create the Office of director OF
state institutions. The former measure
was the subject of long debate in the
Senate, and the talk was not finished
when adjournment for dinner was taken
| In the House the bill TO create the Office
| of director OF state institutions was or
dered to third reading after the House
had reconsidered yesterday afternoon
motion to set the bill ahead to March IL
During the night the administration
forces were marshaled and the bill was
sent along its way this forenoon.
Senator Villas of Chittenden county
was one of the chief opponents of the
bill to create board OF control when
the measure came up in the Senate. He
said he had serious doubts about the
constitutionality of the measure, and he
was for referring it to the attorney gen
eral and other able lawyers. He also
thought the measure too radical and he
opposed eentering more power in the
hands of the governor. He did not favor
the provision which permits the board of
control to stop payment OF appropria
tions to state institutions ii in the opin
ion of the board the money was not be.
ing expended correctly.
Senator Villas suggested an amendment
to have the lieutenant governor, the state
auditor and the secretary of state act as
members of the board of control instead
OF the director of state institutions and
the commissioner OF agriculture.
Senator Peck, disclaiming any inten-
tion of being either an administration
senator" or an anti.administration sen
ator,' and asserting himself to be just a
plain senator of 1917, opposed proposed
amendment to make the retiring govern
or a member of the board OF control.
On being quizzed by Senator Villas, Sen
ator Peck expressed the opinion that it
would be better to have the lieutenant
governor, rather than the governor, a
member of the board.
Despite this show of opposition, there
is no doubt that the measure will pass
the Senate by large majority.
The House this forenoon adopted reso-
lutions of sympathy on the death of Rep
resentative w H. Bundy, who died sud
denly Tuesday afternoon, and Represen-
tatives Leach of Rupert, Beers of Land |
grove and Bentley of Sunderland were
appointed to attend the funeral.
A proposal to raise the pay of the EN-
oloyes of the State House was started |
today when Mr. Beard of Waterville
introduced resolution that they should /
be given the same per diem and mileage |
rs the members. The resolution was re-
erred to the committee on state and
'ourt expenses.
Mr.. Parker OF West Rutland moved
hat the House reconsider its vote where
~ it made the Senate bill 27, to create
he office of director Of state institutions,
special order for Thursday, March IA,
It 2:30 p. m.
Mr.. Metzger OF Randolph favored re-
Mr.. Miner of Sherburne
oped the bill would lie as ordered. Mr..
1owland OF Barre was for proceeding
With the bill. Mr.. Moore of Plymouth
his, as other bills. Mr.. Puffer of Rich
ord asked that Mr. Metzger of Randolph
make such statements of facts to the
louise as had been developed before the
Mr.. Metzger explained and
avored the bill, and Mr.. Dana of New
Iaven was for it. Mr.. Moore of Ludlow
hought that the bill was good theoreti
ally but that it would not work out in
ractice. Mr.. Fenton of Rutland favored
he bill, while Mr.. Miner thought it in
dvisable to make such a change in the
Late's policy at this time. The bill was ,
len ordered to a third reading to-mor- ,
Iw. .