The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-14
SENATE TOOK USUAL RECESS.
Continued from Page IL

-
the committee workmen's compensation's
measure, was made special order for
next Wednesday.
Five new bills came into the house.
this morning. H. 27s, by the committee
on highways and bridges, prohibits more
than one motor truck being on an arch
of a bridge at the same time and provides
a fine. OF S. and damage TO a bridge for
each offense, also provides that a person
who drives an automobile or truck faster
than 10 miles an hour over any bridge
shall be penalised s. for each, offense.
III. 279, by committee on taxation, re-
slates to, bonds. by taxpayers appealing
from decision of the board of civil au-
thority tsum of $40 shall be filed as a
bond if the taxpayer, appeals.
H. $50, by committee on taxation, IN
cludes mines or quarries in the provision
of section 2750, which relates to filing OF
deeds.
III. PSI, by committee on military al
fairs, relates to soldiers monuments, ex-
tending section 402l OF the general laws
TO cover any war in which this nation has
been involved.
| III. 2S2, by committee on military al
| fairs, would make the star in the state
flag a five-pointed star instead OF eight
pointed as at the present time
Denounced by Senator Amey as the
most ridiculous piece of legislation ever
enacted and by Senator Villas az this
/ most outrageous bin, Hl12 was
passed by the senate yesterday after
noon by vote of 90 TO I. This is the
measure asked for by the attorney gen.
eral, Frank G. Archibald of Manehes-
4 ter, who declared that only hy grant
ing immunity asked for in the bib
could he secure the attendance of some
important witnesses from the state OF
New York, required in the trial of the
! Eastman perjury case in Rutland.
(. As passed, the bill protects witnesses
4 attending court from the service of any
2 legal papers and from arrest for any
crime. Senator Amey took occasion L
explain that the charge that there wa:
q close corporation of lawyers to ii,
he hands of the attorney general was
absolutely false
aThat the attorney general shoult
! ask for this bill,'' said Senator Amey
I shows that he is absolutely incompe
| tent l shall vote against it if / am th
only senator so voting.
Senator Villas declared that there wa
7 one witness desired in this Eastmal
Iperiury case who was subject to indiet
e 1nent in Vermont, which explained VIII
t the bill was asked for.
}. siThis case is not OF sufficient impol
h Itance,n said Senator Villas, "and til
d state has already been put to too niue
3 expense in trying it, 1t has alread
il cost over $4,000 and probably $1,000
C would be nearer the mark. One lawye
engaged in the trial has already bee
paid from $1,000 to $1,000. 1t is tim
that the state called a halt in furthe
expense. The states attorney of Rui
land county and the attorney geners
. could Just as we'll have tried this cas-
!. themselves and not run up such bi
|, of expense. =
= An amendment offered by Senate
Tracy, excepting felonies from the in
rnunity sought, was defeated Is to
The senate first killed SS1, repealin
:, the law which fortids superior judg'
- TO be officers in railroads, or other co
operations, then reeonsidered the san
tn and on motion of Senator Rowland
ed was recommitted. The bill was intr
n dueed on account of Judge F. NJ. Blu
i'll Ter of Rutland, and Judge Stanley
nd Wilson of Chelsea who are on Il
lboards of local banks.
nd / TM senate passed the following bill
sh- S54, appropriating $4,000 for repai
ne on stage roads between Middlesex al
he Moretown; SS4, requiring exclusive u
to of the English language in the school
ice SsS, modifying the Law in regard to t
Of height of railroad bridges; $50, rels
his ing to fling rate changes with pub
be- service commission; H1T2. im,nnni
of parties and witnesses attends
ms court; H24l, giving municipal and ci
nee courts jurisdiction in fence mainte
Jed ance cases; H244, authorizing town
&c, Fairfax to elect five school director
me H242 relating to service of process
special deputy.
JRH17, enabling state board
health to take advantage of the Unit
States aid, for rural sanitation, was
ces iected on the ground that it was e
eral legislation that should be larg
;tb covered by bin rather than a I
al, olution.
i IN A large part Of yesterday afternt
&c was devoted to a committee of
- whole, in which the senate, with s
M ator Villas in the chair, listened
the explanations of Thomas Bradlee
the extension department of the st
sa agricultural college, who told of
~ needs Of the county farm bureaus,
county agents and the domestic
10 ononics demonstrators in connect
therewith. At the close of the hear
SAL, appropriating $4,000 for $
, work. was made a special order
Tuesday.
~. S87, workmen = compensation
and S4s, to provide record books
1 / soldiers and sailors engaged. in the
cur- with Germany, were also ordered to
not pending the disposition of similar n
tate sures in the house.
the There was considerable discuss
uto about the corridors Yesterday in res
A to dnal adjournment, and the specs
a jor committees of the house and SCI