The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-10
Rest of Delegation Among
the Missing at Session
This Morning
RETREAT PROBE
ORDERED BY HOUSE
Committee Will Probably
Consist Of Three Representatives and
Two Senators-Bills introduced Per
tanning to Brattleboro.
Especial to The Reformer.)


This morning the house held very in.
teresting 5nssion There was bit of ex-
citement :,0out the corridor previous to
the opening of the session, the interest
quorum present There were two fac
tions-one who believed it fair to lay the
cards on the table showing the absence
of quorum and saying to the people that
The other faction believed it better TO
care for routine matters and advance the
work as far as possible and let the roll
call come at the end of the session.
When the devotional exercises wereeover
Wilson of Bristol was on his feet to raise
the question of no quorum After con-
sultation with the speaker and other mem
bers of the house Mr. Wilson withdrew his
motion and the calendar of the day was
taken up. When the calendar was nearly
completed Wilson insisted on his ques-
ton; the roll was called and it was found
| that in spite of the fact that the house
| had adopted unanimously the Dana reso-
luton calling for Saturday morning ses-
sions only ll5 of those so voting had been
faithful and remained to transact the
business of the state tor which they are
paid
The members from Windham county
who were on the floor Of the house to pass
on legislative matters were Dunham of
Athens, Durham of Brattleboro, Amidon
of Halifax, Cudworth of Londonderry.
Stedman of Newfane, Aiken of Putney,
Allbee of Townshend, Miller of Westmin-
ster and Chapman of Windham.
Those absent were Howe of Brookhne,
Hale of Dover, Tenney of Dummerston,
Merrifeld of Grafton, Legate OF Guilford,
Robinson of Jamaica, Dalrymple of MARI
boro, Osgood of Rockingham, johnson of
Somerset, Pike of Stratton, Allen of Yer
non, johnson of Wardsboro, Wheeler of
Whitingham, and Barber of Wilmington
Franklin county had only one member
present. Bennington county was we'll
represented, only about FIVE members be-
ing absent. Rutland county made the
best showing with only ii absent from
membership Of .. 1t seems that the house
; will either have larger number present
for the Saturday morning session next
week or else will avoid the seeming hypoc-
, TlCg ana Tepeal the amendment 10 the rOte
calling for that session. The lis members
present this morning ordered an investi-
CATION of the Brattleboro Retreat, 50 that
il this resolution passes the senate there
will be three members appointed by the
speaker and two by the president of the
senate to conduct the investigation. Dun
ham of Brattleboro presented an act CIV
: ing the people of that town the right TO
vote on the proposition 10 consolidate and
merge the Brattleboro graded school dis
> trict and the village of Brattleboro with
u the town of Brattleboro. This bill Is re-
= ferred to the committee ON education.
Senator Eddy sponsors the bill which al
lows a town at special or annual town
:. meeting to employ a town or municipal
i manager, selectmen being empowered to
: select the same and to have supervision oi
Il the manager This officer is given general
>, supervision OF the affairs of the town
= The bill is referred TO the senate commit
i tee on municipal corporations.
. The administration measure creating The
office of director of state institution;
+ which passed the senate yesterday was or
IS dered to a reconsideration Tuesday. Thi,
is permitted merely that arguments anc
= free expression of opinion may be obtained
u by members who were absent when tn,
Z vote was taken. 1t will not affect the
present status of the measure