The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-10

measures. Before the vote was takcl
! Mr.. Hopkins Of Burlington. urged tha
the members stand by their guns
and although passage over the gov
ernor's veto WINS not expected, he hop
ed that each man would vote accord
ing TO his conviction on the question
AS no new arguments had been adj
vaneed by the governor in his veto
The State barge terminal veto was
sustained by a vote of li6 TO 80
while that on the local issue at Bur
lington was sustained, l46 TO 27
The Senate sustained the Cover
nor's veto to $. 30 providing that the
Public Service Commission may initi-
ate proceedings for the alteration of
railroad crossings. The veto was sus-
tanned, 16 to 9, after the Senate had
| rejected Senator Villas motion to have
the bill recommitted.
Recommendation Made.
Three more recommendation for
appointments from Governor Clement
have gone into the Senate. II is gen
orally understood that the appoint
ments which went in this time were:
Insurance commissioner, ]. G. Brown
Of Montpelier; tax commissioner, M.
G. Morse Of Hardwick, to succeed c.
A. Plumley Of Mortified. State Pur-
chasing Agent, Major George Il. Car
penter of Montpelier, to succeed Dew
ey T. Hanley of Montpelier Six APP
pointments are now in the hands of
the Senate to be acted upon.
Normal Schools May be Abolished
In the face of bitter and violent
attack on the commissioner and the
State Board of Education, the House
Thursday afternoon rejected II. $50,
providing for the continuance Of the
normal school in Castleton and John
son by vote of 105 to &C. Mr.. Tracy
of johnson defended the bill in two
characteristic speeches in which he de-
clared that if the Legislature had a
chance it would abolish the State
Board of Education, which had raised
standards so high that the poor girl
in the calico dress" could not be adj !
mitted to the normal schools.
This was after Mr.. Austin Of Read |
ing had submitted figures showing
that the number of pupils at johnson
school was 120 nj 1915; G3 in 1916, "a
in 1917, and 90 in 1918, and that the
expense Of graduating pupils in 1918
was $1731 per pupil at johnson and
$579 per pupil at Castleton.
Budget Bill Passes Senate
After spending practically the en-
tire afternoon Wednesday, on the bud
get bill, the Senate passed the meas
ure with proposals Of amendment to
the House bill which would cut the
appropriations practically 100000
The Mock Session.
Not an inch of spare room was left
IN Representatives hall Wednesday
night at the mock session of the Gen
sral Assembly Of 1919. Long before
he doors were open the corridors and
3taircases were filled with people
waiting to get into the house and when
hey were finally allowed to enter
here was rush which threatened
o deluge the place The sum of Sl25
vas received from voluntary collec-
ion for the Heaton hospital of
lontpelier.
Bills Signed by the Governor.
S. 102. An act to enable the State
oard Of health to cooperate with the
United States in promoting rural san
.ation.
II. 104. An act empowering towns to
ote part Of the annual highway
ax for the maintenance of certain
Dads.
H. 311. An act to amend section
722 of the General Laws, relating TO
he maintenance fund, increasing the y
mount to be expended in the main
,nance of highways other than State \
,ads.
Fl. IL. An act to pay the Bennington
attic Monument and Historical as
,ciation the sum therein named. \
II. 259. An act to amend sections
BAT and 1851 of the General Laws, Il
.lating to the duties Of the fish and
ame commissioner with respect TO d
le publication Of bulletins and the
ppointmcnt Of deputy wardens. a
II. 275. An act relating TO commit n
ents to the school for feeble-minded.
H. 277. An act relating to the trans b
,rtatien of dynamite, gunpowder and C
her explosives by common carriers. O.
S. rs. An act to appropriate GER 3,
in sum for the erection Of a reform b,
ory for women at Windsor and TO ~
axe an appropriation for repairs at a,
e State prison. III
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