The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02

APPROPRIATIONS
ARE SOMEWHAT CUT
But Measures Appearing in the Senate
This Morning Would, if Passed, Coun-
teract All the Saving-House Debates
County Agent Bill at Length.
Especial to The Reformer.

MONTPELIER, April 9
BY sticking doggedly on the job the |
senate at midnight arose from its lo-hour
session in committee of the whole with |
every one of the l03 sections of the |
budget examined in detail and the total |
trimmed down about 100000 from the !
figures fixed in the house.
The bill will be taken up again at 80
this. afternoon, and although several
amendments are proposed by Senator
Amey and Others it is likely that the re-
port of the committee will be accepted
substantially as agreed upon last night
Several attempts at cutting appropria-
tions were refused in the committee of
the whole, the only reductions which were
made being the cutting out of appropria-
ton for interest for the barge terminal.
the appropriation for armories. and reduc-
ing the appropriation for the board OF
charities and probation from $4,000 to
| $4,000, leaving it where it was before it
was raised by the house.
This clearing up of the air puts the
| legislature long step forward toward
| final adjournment on Saturday and in
/ audItlOn the senate Ndued SIe8QlIA
| through its calendar this morning and ac-
| eomplished large amount of routine
business. Nine new bills, three of which,
| if passed will counteract to large extent
the cutting down in appropriations last
night, appeared. in the senate this morn
i ing. These bills. which are s. ll5, s. ll6,
and S. III. raise the salary of the ser
gent t-arms from 81 500 to $4,000, the
salary of the auditor of accounts from
50 900 to $500 and the salary of the
governor from $4,000 to $1,000.
In the house this morning debate CEN
tered on S. Al, appropriating a certain
sum for cooperative extension work in
, agriculture and home, economics in rural
communities through the county farm
bureaus In connection with the second
reading of the bin Mr.. Alexander of St
Albans city, though not opposing the
measure, presented the report of the
budget committee, which shows a deficit
of Sl,422 ,359.56, with the appropriations
already made.
, The bill was opposed by Mr.. Eastman
of Groton because he thought the state
could not afford it. This started a deluge
of testimonials as to the good work which
the county farm bureaus are doing in the
state, and the bin was ordered to third
n reading by an overwhelming vote after
e nearly an hour of debate.
The bill was ably advocated by Mr..
:, Buttles of Brandon, Mr.. Dunklee of Yer
g non, Mr.. Davis of Rutland town, Mr.. Bar
nard of Pittsford, Mr.. Mcfarland of HYDE
9 Park, Mr. Vantne of Grand Isle, Mr..
n Blood of West Windsor. Mr. Buxton of
e Middletown Springs, Mr.. Parmelee OF
n Wilmington, Mr.. Estee of Montpelier
e Mr.. Brown of Bloomington and Mr.. Con-
nell of Newport town. About the middle
of the debate, Mr.. Hills of Chittenden
who also favored the BILL moved that de
bate cease and the vote be taken, the mo
lie ton being overwhelmingly lost
In the course of the debate, Mr.. Buxton
of Niddletown Springs, who answered
1t questions regarding how this money
IF would be used said that the appropria
d ton would go for actual work in extern
$ sion service and the work of the farm
1t bureau associations. and that none of i
Id would go into salaries for county agents
ut He urged the passage of the bill, if for M
other reason than that it would max
better business men of the farmers in TIL
state.
The senate at the end of heavy morn
b. ing's work suspended the rules, reconsid
cred, refused to reject and ordered to
third reading II. 276, providing that cleo
of tions of town officers by ballot shall b
rk by majority vote
i'll On motion of Senator Kingsley, actio
er was deferred until afternoon on S. los
as relating to the consolidation of the hous
of correction with the state prison, it be
ing placed at the end of the calendar fo
the day.
The senate refused to concur i'll til
;ts house proposal of amendment to s. s
requiring the exclusive use of the Eng
lish language in schools.
mol On motion of Senator Rowland it wa
he voted that the secretary of the senat
III forward to the governor all bills passe
nd by both houses Immediately after the
of passage without observing rule II.
,ev The senate passed: S. ll0, relating
guarantee funds held by national banl
acting in a fiduciary capacity; Fl. 300, r.
lating to the production of books, doc
ments and other data in custody or col
troll of a corporation; H. 81, ncreasiI
Jug the maintenance fund to be expended {
highways other than state roads; H. 81
!. relating to the fixing of certain salaries.
- The senate coneurred in house prop
~ sails of amendment to S. 81, appropriate
lo' $4,000 for repairing stage roads betwe'
ia Middlesex and Moretown; S. SO, esta
'n's fishing the Vermont teachers retireme