The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-17
ADJOURNMENT
PROSPECTS FADE
Legislature Thinks Now it
Cannot Finish Work I'M
til April 4.
A SUMMARY OF BILLS
UP TO SATURDAY
Sixty Nine Bills Before Senate and II
Before the House-Rumors of a New
Dog Bill-Co-operative Extension
Work in Agriculture Bill Tomorrow.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, March H.

MONTPELIER, March II.
Prospects for final adjournment of the
legislature of 1919 before the latter part
81 the first week in April becomes more
and more dubious from day to day. Prog
ross during the past week has not been
sufficient to warrant the belief that the
legislature will be able to finish up the
work already on hand by the 2Sth Of
March, the date mentioned last week for
final adjournment, and it is understood
that there are several more committee
bills to come in which win take up time.
4 summary Of business up to the close
Of work last week shows that the senate
has 80 measures on its hands at the pres
cnt time, some Of which will require
some little time to dispose Of. The house
has II measures vet to be taken care of,
with the end of new bills not yet in sight.
Granting that the greater part of these are
rousine measures and can be disposed OF
in a hurry, it is hardly likely that the
slate can be cleaned up before April J.
The summary OF the house business up 70
date shows that "a mouse bills have be
come a law; l. others have passed both
houses: 40 have passed the house only;
SIX were killed in the senate; SO killed in
the house; 40 are now in committees; Il
on the calendar; and eight reported by
substitute bills, making total of 28t
measures introduced.
OF the 81 senate bills which have come
to the house, Is are now a law; l3 passeC
the house; - were killed in the house; |;
arc in committee; and four are on the
calendar
This evening session ushers in the lltf
week of this general assembly. The sen
ate opens up with a fairly long calenda
tonight, while the house due to the clean
ing up process Of Saturday morning, ha
very little business to attend to. Beside
special ORDER s. 90, establishing tn
Vermont Teachers Retirement system
the senate this evening will have y bill
mp for passage, one for concurrence il
the house proposal OF amendment and tw
which have been recalled from the house
The TWO recalled are : IS, reappropri
ating a certain sum for the erecting of
Icformatory at Windsor and to make a
appropriation for repairs Of the state pris
on: and II. 1873. relating to the duties o
supervisors of the insane,
Tomorrow the senate takes up as
special order s. IL, making an appropri;
lion for cooperative extension work
agriculture and home economies in rurs
communities through the County Fam
Bureau association This bill has II
ccived marked attention from the farmer
OF the state.
On the house calendar for this evcnir
will be found three measures to be take
MP as unfinished business. These are |
27G, providing that town officers elected !
halot shall be 10y majority vote, Il
measure being up for third rcadin;
H. 27S the new committee bin relatiI
to the operation of automobiles, whiC
was the focus Of much debate Saturda
is up for second reading; $ 10, relating
the evidence Of record and Judgment fro
another state, has been returned to 4
possession Of the house frc,n the scnat
New business to be taken up by t
house this evening includes three bills