The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-28
Vermont House Proposes to
Do Something for the
..~ Former
ALREADY HAS DONE
1T FOR DEAD COWS
Board of Charities and Pro-
baton Gets Increased
Slice

The Vermont Senate machine complet-
ed two revolutions to-day, clearing up
all the bills for final passage and dispos-
ing of all the bills ready for third read.
ing, then taking a I5-minute recess, on
motion of Senator LaFleur, so that all
the bills in sight could be taken care Of.
Then the Senate went into a committee
of the whole TO consider the budget bill
without waiting for that measure to
come in from the House formally.
The House spent the greater part Of
the morning considering the budget
measure and was in more or less gen
erous mood, increasing the appropria-
tions somewhat and allowing for the
barge terminal project which was passed
by both houses The most notable in
crease was in the department Of charities
and probation, the amount being raised
from $4,000 to $4,000 after much de-
bate. One representative remarked that
yesterday they voted to pay consider
able amount for dead cows and he
guessed they could afford to spend SlO,-
900 more for live children. The budget
bill was ordered to a third reading by
the vote of III to 3.
The Senate killed the bill providing
for a majority vote on town officers and
dismissed its committee on conference
on the board of control bill las to mem
bership OF the board, the committee
having reported a hopeless disagreement
with the House committee. The Senate
insisted on its amendment to the bill
providing for a bond for taxpayers ap-
pealing from the board of civil authority
and granted a conference committee on
the same, The Senate recommitted the
bill relating to a custodian Of the Yer
mont Historical society's collection, and
then ordered the bill to a third reading.
Despite sensational charges by Senator
Adams of Orange county, Il. Isl, known
as the "Anna Felch bill, was advanced
to third reading yesterday afternoon in
the Senate after a sharp debate. In sup
porting an amendment which he offered
and which in effect nullified the measure,
Senator Adams said he knew of three
LAWYERS who had been lobbying for this
bin despite the law" and Senator Payne
said he himself had been approached by
a lawyer in relation to the measure.
Senator Amey opposed the amendment
and favored the bill, giving vivid and
circumstantial account of the trial and
the exceptions on which the state Sc
cured an appeal and an order for retrial
of the case He was supported by SEN
ators Steele. Schof and jackson, Sen
ators Ballou and Daniels favoring the
amendment, which was rejected, 10 to Ii.
Senator Adams then offered another
amendment to nullify the bill, which
was defeated Is to Ii, and the measure
finally advanced, 10 to 10.
The Senate rejected S. l6, a duplicate
barge terminal bill, reconsdered and re-
committed H. lS0, providing for a re-
duced rate for registering log haulers
and entertained a resolution o. R. s.
25) for an investigation of state expense
by the board of control.
The House put the two traction meas
ures, S. n and S. 73, painlessly and
permanently to sleep yesterday after
noon These bills provided for tearing
up the tracks of street railroads which
do not pay, on permission of the public
service commission, and also for muniei-
pal aid if so voted They were adversely
reported by the special committee and
hardly a dozen votes were registered in,
their behalf.
There was a lively debate on S. "a, re-
quiring the exclusive use of English in
schools, and the bill passed by the very
close vote of 81 to 80. with the commit
tee amendment which excerpts private
schools whose English courses conform
to the provisions laid down by the state
board of education.
Mr.. Writers of St Johnsbury favored
the committee amendment, as did Mr..
Carpenter of Richford, the latter declar
ing the outcry against foreign languages
hvstercal Messrs. BeIknap Of Rocking
ham and Tracy of Johnson opposed the
amendment, which, they said, practically
destroyed the purpose of the bill. Messrs.
Buttles of Brandon and Estee of Mont
peler favored the bill in its original
form and Mcssrs. Austin of Reading and
ORourke of Derby opposed it on the
ground that the present laws are ade-
quate to handle the foreign language
problem,
There was a long, involved debate yes
terday afternoon on H. 246 raising the
scale of valuation for cattle condemned
by order of the commission Of agrieul-
ture, and the committee amendments
which tended to reduce the cost were all
rejected. Mr., Luce OF Pomfret cham
pioned the bill for the committee and
defended the amendments, Mr.. Buxton
of Middletown Springs called for the de
feat of all the proposed amendments and
Messrs. Barnard Of PittsfoTd, Writers Of
st. Johnsbury and DunkIee of Vernon
favored the bin. The bill was ordered
to a third reading by an overwhelming
vote.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate's amendment to II. 224, providing
for disposition of unclaimed deposits in
savings banks and advanced I'll. 300, re-
lating to the protection of forests, to a
third reading after an amendment of
fered by Mr.. Williams of Proctor had
been adopted. fixing the pay Of fire war
dens at So a day.