The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-28
REPRESENTATIVE
DUNHAM'S RECORD
Efficient Service Rendered
by BrattlebOrO Man
in Legislature
INTRODUCED 10
IMPORTANT BILLS
All Were Enacted Into LaW-Responded
to All Roll Calls, Served on Important,
Regular and Special Committees -
Chairman of County Delegation.

Brattleboro people who have re-
ceived printed copies of the statutes
enact at the last session of the legisla
ture will be interested to know Just
which of them were enacted from bills
introduced by the Brattleboro repre-
sentative, George L. Durham. In this
connection it should be stated that
the record of Mr. Dunham in the leg
islature is distinctly a credit to him
and to BrattleborO. He was an exceed
inelv efficient and conscientious ser
! want of the people, leaving nothing
nndone that he could do for the bene-
fit of Brattleboro and the whole state,
and being equally watchful that he
might cast his influence against what
he regarded as harmful measures.
/ Mr.. Durham responded at every roll
call during the session, which IS rec
4 ord not many can point to. His re-
marks on the floor of the house were
effective, but he made it a point not
to speak when things appeared to be
going satisfactorilv lie was chair
man of the committee on public build
ings second on the ways and means
committee and second on the commit
tee on conservation, and he was eff
/ ficient and energetic iii the work of all
these committees. lie was also chair
man of the Windham county delega'
tion, n member of the committee to
escort Gov. Charles W. Gates before
the assembly to deliver his retiring
message. and a member of the commit
tee to escort ex-President William II
Taft before the assembly on the oc
easion of his visit to Montpelier. He
, introduced the joint resolution assur
ing to President Wilson the unwaver
ing support of the state in this crit
zeal period in the world S history
This was the first state to offer sucl
support.
Ten bills were introduced by Mr.
Dnnham, all of which are now law. II
the order in which they appear in th'
printed newspaper supplements they
are as follows:
No. II, an Act providing for an al
ditional appropriation for the erection
Of the new state building.
No ~, an Act exempting co-opera
tive savings banks and loan associa
tions from taxation.
No 50, an Act relating to the apprc
! hcnsion and Surrender of fugitive
from justice.
No. 90, nj Act requiring five days
Y notice Of marriage intentions for PEI
I sons marrying in towns in whic
+ neither party resides. Effective Ma
> l..
d No 1870, an Act relating to vch
T. eIes CARRYING lights at night on publ
r highways.
No 1876, an Act to provide unifori
traffic regulations.
No. 1873, an Act relating to the ear
of cemeteries.
8. No. a0l, an Act relating to standard
of purity for food products.
No. 234, an Act repeating the Pc
II rv prohibition bill.
ei A special act giving the right
q consolidate the Brattleboro grade
Or school district, the village of Brattl,
% boro and the town of Brattleboro.
q. The Pilot, the official organ of tn
70 archdiocese of Boston, in its editori;
column a few days ago said concernin
the marriage bill: ''It is a relief
those who like to see the sanctity q
marriage safcguarded to note that We
mont has passed the law requiring tha
Il those who are to be married shall Civ
notice five DAYS before the license
issued Vermont thus closes its Greti
Green which had become so notorious h
d making q mockerv of marriage. I'll
, - tive-day law aims to prevent hasty ma
IL riages 1t is a good law and should |
g ON the books of every state in IL
Union.