The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-26
SENATE INDUCES.
Continued from Page H.
plete the routine business as early as pos
sible.
Final Adjournment April 5.

plete the routine business as early as pos
sible.
Final Adjournment April 5.
Final adjournment at noon ON Sat
urday, April 9Th, is the mark set by
the resolution adopted by the house
yesterday afternoon, reported by MI.
Durham of Brattleboro from the com
mittee of the house and senate. There
We're only few scattering noes
against it, and, barring the unforeseen,
the legislative session Of 1919 viii die
a natural death on that appointed date.
Against this must be ranged the pro
posal of Senator Amey, who introduced
a resolution providing that each item
| of the budget be taken up individually
and discussed hy the senate before any
money is appropriated. The resolution
4 was referred to the committee on rules.
The house leased and tortured the
new automobile bill (H. BOD yesterday
afternoon for an hour, first adopting
the committee amendments, then the
Webster amendments, which change the
whole purpose of the bill, designed as
fiat rate charge on tonnage and horse
!, power, instead of gradual scale OF
charges. Afterward the house, after
Il stirring speeches by Messrs. Tracy of
Johnson, Alexander Of St. Adams city,
Blood of West Windsor and Brown of
Bloomington, killed the bill by the re
tnarkatle vote of 40 to %. Messrs.
Taylor of Hardwick, Belknap of Rock
ingham, Buttles of Brandon and Dyer
5 cf Salisbury. favored the bin and Mr.,
Buxton of Middletown Springs cited
figures to show that the proposed flat
charges were fair.
Mr.. Mcfarland of Hyde Park was
i made happy by the advancement of H.
223. the fire marshall bill, to a third
reading, after numerous mishaps, a
!. premature death, revival and many
amendments. Mr.. Miner of SherburnC
was not so happy in demanding his dog
bin III. SD from the general commit
i tee, as the house, after an explanation
' by Mr.. Child OF Weybridge, refused t,
= order it reported The committee ex
planned that it was covered ky a sub
n stitnte bill and Mr.. Tracy allowed tina
c If the bill was reported adjournment
t April would be out of the question.
O. The much mooted and holly dis
cussed Sunday permit bin III. 3l2) wa
made a special order for Friday, Marel
% at 1870 a. IN.
A. There was a lively debate on III. 3l4
N providing for marketing the net guam
IS THY of food in containers and pack
t. ages, and Mr.. Tracy's amendment
ID changing the word "persons in tn
is bill 10 ''dealers and employees inspire
to Mr.. Blood to utter one of the session
? classics when lie said he would soone
lie trust dealer than a farmer. 'Th
amendments were adopted and the bi
III ordered to a third reading.
TX In the senate yesterday Afternoon
y Senator Villas moved to amend II 25t
providing for history of Vermont
part il the great war, to provide for
commission of the justices of the ST
~ IRENE court to direct the work, whic
III was lost with other pending ameno
ments and the bill ordered to a thin
reading.
he There was a mild query from Senat,
a Jackson as to what S. 10l meant, while
provides for exeihpting hotels fro
. taxation. and. after Senator Howlar
= had explained that it would perm
- the voters of Barre TO exempt the h
\ tel from taxation for another five yea
the bill was advanced to third rea,
ing.