The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-21
METZGER BILL FAILS TO PASS.
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of Chittenden county in one of the /
most foreeful speeches said that the
senate was legislating not for Horace .
Graham but for the people of Vermont
and decried the passing of the meas
ure simply because it was proposed BY
the administration. He also thought +
the administration measures conferred I
entirely too much power upon the gov
ernor.
Yesterday afternoon at the hearing
granted by the house committee on mil 4
itary affairs it became evident that the /
young men Of the state are willing to
be drafted for service in the various
local companies of the National Guard. /
The bill presented to the house through +
this committee by Adiutant General
Lee S. Tillotson was considered and
not one person appeared to dissent
from compulsory patriotism. This bill
empowers the governor to draft able
bodied young men between the ages of
IS and q to fill any vacancies in the
National Guard. Married men, or men
having dependents are exempt
Adlutant General Lee :. TillotsOn !
President John NJ Thomas of Middle
bury college, Herbert r. johnson, col
onel of the LIST Vermont and George
Bond of Searsburg, a veteran of the
CIVIL War, were the only speakers and
all spoke in favor Of the Tillotson bill
1t would seem from this hearing that
favorable report might be expected,
but many believe that opposition would
have been manifested but for the gen
cral belief that this bill could not gain
favor with a Vermont legislature, or
any sub division of the legislature
Edward w. Aiken of Putnev must
receive the lion s share of credit in
defeating the Moore bill which would
permit trappers to visit their traps but
once in As hours Mr.. Aiken in speak
ing from the floor of the house in
tuenced many a vote, his speech being
an eloquent appeal for humane treat
ment of wild life.
The JOINT resolution which had been
passed by the house approving the con
lnuance OF the Vermont state school
of agriculture at Randolph and the
Theodore y. Vail school at Lyndon,
was ordered to lie by the senate YES
terday afternoon, after very lengthy
debate. In the remarks of Representa-
Randolph who explained the conditions
at the schools located at each of their
respective towns, MANY interesting
facts were disclosed Both of the
schools have about - students but the
estimated annual appropriation needed
by the Vail school is 100000 while the
Randolph school has only been receiv-
ing $4,000 yearly, but hopes TO have
the appropriation raised to Sl5,O 900.
Mr.. Stuart could not explain the diff
ference IN the amounts. Senator Tay-
Tor of Windsor county thought that
one good school, and he meant the Vail
school, was better than several small
schools, but the remainder of the sen
ate appeared to believe that the small
schools could be made good schools al
SO and that this was the best policy
The net introduced by Mr. HAYNES
OF Orange providing that children nm
der eighteen years Of age, and women
shall not be employed in theatres, NOV
ing picture theatres, laundries, bak
enes, printing, clothing. dressma king
or millinery establishments, manicure
or hairdressing establishments, hotels
or restaurants, stores, telegraph or tel.
ephone companies, merchandise. ex-
press or transportation companies.
I Hioit IHdh nine hours day or n hours
per week, was so altered at the close
OF the public hearing last evening that
even its own father would not have
recognized it. The supporters of the
bill agreed to accept amendments so
that hotels, restaurants, and public
service companies should not be in
Guided within the scope of the act and
to have the time limit a tcn-hour dav
and fifty hour week.