The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-04
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admitted that they do not exist today.
Governor Clement stated that mas
much as 1907 had been sent back with
out his signature. HOO, allowing Bur
lington to issue bonds to aid in the con-
|struction of the barge terminal, would
serve no good purpose and was there
fore vetoed in this connection.
The reason given for the veto of sos
is that the public service commission
exercise quasi-judieial functions and
for all practical purposes in the climina
ton of grade crossings it sits as a
judicial tribunal to hear and deter
mine facts. The power to initiate pro-
| ceedings, says the governor, ought not
to be extended to body before whom
such proceedings must of necessity be
determined.
Final adjournment next Wednesday is
| the plan now proposed by the commit
| tee on final adjournment and the two
houses are likely to adjourn this eve
ming until Monday night Tending
| toward fastening the end of the session
was the adoption in the house this
lmerning of a resolution, proposed by
| Mr.. Miner of Sherburne that time
limit of five minutes be placed on all
| speeches. The resolution was adopted,
Ia to Sc, but q resolution by Mr.. Bux
| ton of Middletown Springs. requiring
q three quarters vote for adjournment
| at any session, was overwhelmingly de-
| feated
| A new bill in the senate this morn
| ing. S. l26. from committee on Judicial
ry, provides that common law or stat
utory rules shall not apply 10 hearings
before the commissioner of Industries
A resolution was introduced by Sena-
tor Kingsley and adopted which pro-
vides that hereafter no bill shall be in
| troduced in the senate without unani-
nous consent.
The senate put over IL. $50, relating
20 registration of traction engines I'M
til the end of the calendar tomorrow
and joint resolution %, raising the sal
ary of the state highway commissioners
was amended on motion of Senator
Daniels so as to make il a bill. Third
reading was then ordered, II to IL.
The senate killed S 1l2, raising com
pensation under the workmen s eompen
sation act, Senators Payne. Varnum
and Belknap opposed the bill and Sen
ators Hill. Amey and Daniels favored
it. An amendment was adopted making
@IOu Int limit tOI Hieulcsti expenses
and the bill was then refused a third
reading by a vote of 81 to s.
H. 307, relating to insurance on stat,
property was made special order fol
$50 tomorrow
In the house. a joint resolution wa.
, adopted providing for the same pa,
and mileage for chaplains as for mem
i bers. and the house passed the follow
J ing: s. 100, amending charters Of Lyn
Z don; S. l07, relating to prostitution s
100, relating to temporary numbe
| plates for automobiles; Ii 331, relatin.
!. to bond issue for counter tuberculosis
: hospitals; j. R. S. %, providing for in
S vestigation of state expenses by boar,
of control; s. Ill, amending charter
of Burlington, a joint resolution Pre-
viding for investigation of water re
sources by public service commission
q and state engineers.
The house adjourned with the reve
nue. bin providing for a 40-cent stat
I tax still pending. and amendment b
Mr. Davis of Rutland town making I'll
. tax so cents a year having been vote
v dawn, 13l to II. An amendment by NJ
:. Ripley of Poultney making the tax
!. cents in 1919 and so cents in 1920 wa
% also voted down.