The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-27

IS STARTED
Senate Unanimous for Com
bining House of COrrec-
ton and State Prison
DEER BILL PASSED
SENATE BY BIG VOTE
Sen. Tenney Favored the Measure-No
Poll Tax for Women-Free Scholar
ship Bill Caused Warm Debate Be-
tween Senator'S.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Feb. ,;

aIo&N II TsliI1hs FeD. -.
The first steps were taken in the senate
this morning toward consolidating The /
house of correction in Rutland and the
state prison in Windsor when S. rs and /
by unanimous vote. The first authorizes |
the building of reformatory for women
at Windsor and the second permits the |
board of control to dispose of the states |
property in Rutland.
Without any explanation or debate the |
senate killed II. /. the bill requiring
women voters to pay poll tax, and
passed 5. 75 providing $1,000 in scholar
ships for the medical department of the
University OF Vermont despite the vigor
Gus efforts of Senator Villas TO amend
the same The senate also passed the
deer bill III. 60l by AN overwhelming
vote.
/ In the house an important bill was in
troduced by the committee on state and
court expenses providing for a lump sum
| in payment of the salaries of legislators.
S400 for members and $500 for presiding
officers.
The adverse committee report on the
bill for closed primaries, II. Ill, was
| promptly reversed and the bin advanced
to third reading.
Adjournment was taken with Mr..
| Tracy of johnson and Mr.. Austin of
| Highgate iiereely debating the bill re-
lating to secret inquests lH. 1881.
| When S. 20. the University of Vermont
scholarship bill, appeared in the senate
this morning. Senator Villas asked leave
to offer an amendment which would in
clude the academic department of the
university with the medical department.
This was the same amendment which
Senator Villas failed to get through yes
terday afternoon. He said that his rea
son for bringing it forward again this
) morning was that some of the senators
We're in the senate today who were abb
, sent yesterday afternoon.
The question WAS not debatable, but
/. Senator Daniels interrogated Senator
: Villas as to whether there were not some
senators absent this morning who were
there yesterday. Senator Villas admitted
that this was probably SO.
Senator Kingsley interrogated Senator
Villas as to whether this was not the
d same amendment that the senate had re-
iected yesterday. Senator Villas said that
it was.
+ "And how many times ean an. amend
4 ment be offered in the senate?" asked
a Senator Kingsley.
n IF the senator from Rutland county
d does not know the rules of the senate
: be had better look them up replied
Ex-senator Villas.
u Il was asking the senator from Chit
n tenden," insisted Senator Kingsley.
Is Il do not feel that | am obliged Il
d furnish that information was Senate
le Vilas's reply.
le Senator LaFleur interrupted and inter
rogated Senator Villas as to whether h
Ex-senator LaFIeurl had not asked to hav
R. this bill ordered to lie until the close o
the calendar today Senator Villas re
er Piled that he didn't remember of hearin
such request, and anyhow, if it ha
). carried, the bin would have been place
!, - at the end of the calendar today whic
u il was not Senator LaFleur insisted o
;, 81 direct answer to his question and Scna
III tor Villas refused to answer, labelling tn
n action of the senator from addison a
eo ''pettifogging" and wasting time.
iis Senator Kingsley remarked from HI
IS rhair that he thought the senator frol
sc Chittenden was the one who was wastin
'h' time. Senator Villas started to make
~ remark about the senators from Rutlar
and Addison, when the president calle
I'll, the senate to order and the vote on II
oo request of Senator Villas was taken, III
ht senate refused, almost unanimously,
ie allow the amendment to be offered al
the bill was passed by nearly a. unan
. nous vote, thus ending bitter eonte
which has held the attention of the Sc
ate for nearly "a hours.
Senator jackson made his maid'
lar speech this morning in opposition to
u. 60, relating to the open season for det
\ changing the date and permitting I
killing of doe. Senator Tenney also ma
ial his maiden speech on this bill, favori
O. the bill. and Senator'S Amey and Ro
nj also spoke in favor. Senators Hill a
Villas opposed the measure. Senat
hl;e jackson called for yea and nay vo
lon. and the bin was passed 81 to ).
81, The senate also passed. S. 90, auth'
izing the secretary of state to prescri
- the form of number plates for use in
iay registration of automobiles; H. 80, rel;
ing to incorporation of the village
Manchester: III. las. relating to the CHI
ter of the city of st. Adams; II. l62,
lating to the amendment of the artie
- Of association of insurance compani'
'.eo III. l63. relating to the charter of the '
'se' laee of Waterbury; H. 222. relating
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