The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-25
BOARD OF CONTROL AL
READY HAS AUTHORITY
One Member Proposed That
a Committee of 1OS Men
Sit Down Some Night
After Supper and Com
pIete the Needed Inquiry

On a yea and nay vote, following
half hours discussion, the Vermont
House this morning refused a third read
! ing to the Senate joint resolution for an
investigation of state expenses, tie vote
being 1873 to rs. Az the opening of de-
bate on this resolution, which came up
this morning as a special order, Mr.
Brown of Bloomington offered an amend
ment to the amendments already in OK.
stcnce, providing that the work of in
yestigation be completed two weeks from
the date of the appointment of the com
mittee. Mr.. Brown defended this amend.
ment with an impassioned plea, his maid
/ en- speech of the session, but the amend
ment was voted down by large major
/ ity.
Mr., Slayton of Mouistown read the
law which gives the board of control au-
thority to investigate any state depart
ment, and said that he considered this
law enough, and that, if an investiga-
tion were thought necessary, he thought
| it best TO ask the board of control to
make such an investigation and report
! Mr. Cudworth of Londonderry quoted
| the good old colored lady. who, after see
! ing dem niggers ride all roun on dat
merry -go-roun'," said to them when they
got off "Yo done spen' yo money Niger;
whar yo bin?"
| Mr.. Barnard of Pittsford. Mr. Durham
of Brattleboro. Mr. Carpenter of Rich
! ford and Mr., Goss of DanviIle opposed
the resolution. Mr.. Carpenter proposed
! that, following out Senator Amey's es-
innate of the cost of the investigation
| he would propose to the House as the
most practicable way of conducting this
investigation, to appoint a committee OF
l0S men and do the work some night
after supper.
Uniform Grading of Apples
The House spent all the morning on
this resolution and II. 1873, providing a
uniform law for the grading of apples.
Some unexpected opposition to this bill
developed this morning. Mr.. Davis OF
Rutland Town undertook to amend the
bin, regarding the dimensions of the bar
rel to be used in packing apples, and
this led to an Interrogation from Mr..
Taylor of Hardwick, which in turn
opened up more questions, and Mr.. Con
nal of Newport Town finally cleared up
the matter of dimensions of the barrel
by showing that the bill as first read
included the standard dimensions as re-
quired by the government and by other
states. The House then had to recon.
slider the adoption of the amendments
which had already been introduced.
In the meantime Mr.. ORourke of Der
by had developed a healthy dislike for
the bill as q whole and vigorously op.
posed it. The bill was favored by Mr.
Mcfarland OF Hyde Park, Mr.. Connal of
Newport Town Mr.. Buxton of Middle
town Springs, Mr.. Aiken of Putney and
others.
Mr.. Aiken. father of the bill, made the
final speech in favor He explained the
purpose as being measure to assist
both the large and small apple growers
to get a better standard and sell their
apples at better rate outside the state,
He said that it would not interfere in
the least with the farmers who desired
to sell their apples in bulk direct to con
sumers here in the state.
In closing, Mr.. Aiken related several
stories of how apples had been packed
in the state in the past. He told OF one
dealer who classified his apples "one
worm hole. number ones; two worm
holes, number twos,' and said that he
wanted to see how many members of
the House stood for that sort of thing
If they did, he hoped they would vote
against this bill He called for a stand
ing vote. and the bill passed almost
unanimously.
In the Senate, Senator LaFieur re-
signed as member of the committee on
minor courts. Senator Narnum was made
member of the committees on cduca
tion, judiciary and mileage aud debeut-
ures aud chairman of the committee on
minor courts, Senator LaFlcur was des
ignated chairman of the committee on
municipal corporations.
The Senate passed :, y, an act to en-
able the public service commission to au-
thorize companies operating street rail.
wavs to discontinue service thereon OF
dispose of the property thereof; also S
73, an act to enable towns so voting to
contribute to the cost Of operation and
fixed charges of the street railroads opcr.
ated therein. The Senate passed il, con.
currenco H. 1870, an act relating to the
classification of state forest reserve for
tax purposes
Third reading was ordered by the Sen
ate on II. l22, an act relating to legal
izng defective or invalid abstracts; H.
l20, an act relating to the change OF
name Of a railroad corporation; s. IS
an act to pay the Barre & Montpelier
Traction & Power company the sum
therein named. with amendment; S. "a,
Continued on eighth pare.