The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
NEED $1,OOO,OOO
FOR STATE PAY
But Vermont House Ordered
Bill to a Third
Reading
INCLUDES WOMEN
IN THE SERVICE
Vermont Declared to Be in
the Lead of All States
in This Particular

in This Particular
| With few Interruptions, both House
and Senate pushed ahead rapidly this
morning in the heavy volume of business
which confronts them before the week
end adjournment. At the opening of the
morning session in the House. it was
voted on motion of Mr., Webster of
Swanton that the House reconsider its
action Of yesterday whereby it voted
/ that when the House adjourned on Sat
urday morning, it be until Monday even
! ing, and Mr.. Webster suggested that
when the House adjourned this afternoon
/ it be to meet again Monday evening at
/ s o'clock. No Saturday session, there
fore, will be held
| The first bill to come up in the House
| this morning was II. pa, committee
/ bin providing state pay for drafted men
and for women in the military service OF
| the United States. Mr.. Buttles, chair
man OF the committee on military af-
| fairs, explained the bill at some length
! lie stated that there now remains SIPS
/ 900 of the sum appropriated at the last
session of the legislature for state pay
/ for volunteers, but that all this will be
needed and probably more, to finish up
this work.
| II will be necessary to appropriate
about $l000,000 in order TO carry out
/ the plan to include drafted men and
women in the military or naval service
/ of the United States in the state pay,
said Mr. Buttles Vermont viii be in the
4 lead of other states IN the matter of re-
muneratiou to her men in the service, if
this bill is passed, Mr.. Buttles told what
! bad been done in this matter in other
states Some few states have made part
provisions for state pay for their men,
! but no state has vet included drafted
men, and few have even provided for ex4
/ ira pay for volunteers.
/ Mr.. Buttles believed, however, that the
/ bill should pass and drafted men be put
on the same footing with volunteers in
the state. The bin was advanced to a
/ third reading.
( Mr.. White of Georgia asked that H.
/ so, changing the date of the open season
( for deer and permitting the killing of
/ doe be ordered to lie, but the motion was
lost, l02 to 20, and the bill passed
/ There was some discussion over Fl. Si
/ in the House, Mr.. Taylor of Hardwiek
/ interrogating the committee on public
/ health about how much more money
would be needed to carry on its work.
/ The bill provides for an indefinite in
crease in the appropriation for the board
Of health. After some discussion, the
bill was ordered TO lie on motion of Mr..
/ Taylor.
Mr. 0Dowd Of Brunswick offered an
amendment to Fl. 100, relating to the
/ classification of forest lands for tax pur-
poses, the amendment providing that the
/ towns shall have more authority to
classify land for taxation. Mr.. Tracy Of
johnson and Mr. Ayers of Barre City
opposed the amendment on the ground
that it destroyed the purpose of the bill
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Taylor of Hardwick then proposed
to amend the bill by striking out sec
tions ,, and T. Mr.. Tracy opposed
this amendment on the same grounds
as the former one On motion of Mr..
Estee of Montpelier the bill was ordered
to lie.
II. 2lj, relating to the assessment Of
annual license taxes, was recommitted to
the committee on ways and means.
The House rejected the following: H.
80, providing for close season for two
years on wild DEER H. 81, relating to
the taking of wild deer; H. %, relating
to sturgeon fishing in Lake Champain;
II. l5S to permit seining in Lake Champ
lain; H, l6l, to place schools under the
control of the towns; II. l72, relating to
parties and witnesses attending court
trials; H. Ut, qualifying judges conduct
ing inquests to render Judgment and pass
upon pleas of guilty; H. POS relating to
disorderly houses and houses of i'll fame.
The House passed the following in
concurrence S. 4, to permit town, city
or incorporated village to establish and
maintain a wood coal and fuel yard S.
Is, relating to trustee process.
Senate Appreciates Maurice.
The Senate expressed its appreciation
of the services of Senator Maurice of
Lamoiue county, who to-day rendered
his resignation, by adopting the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, the senator from Lamoille,
Mr. Maurice, is to resign to-day from
this body to become member of one of
the prominent law firms of the state;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we ex-
press our appreciation of the eminent
public service which Senator Maurice
has rendered as a member of this body
and our esteem for his personal qualities.
It is with deep regret that we lose him
as a counselor, associate and co-worker,
but we recognize with pride and salts
faction that he assumes a place of re-
sponsibility in the affairs of Vermont, a
place which his qualities Of mind and
heart we'll equip him to fill.
Be it further resolved, That this Sen
ate extend to Senator Maurice its best
wishes for the success, prosperity and
happiness which await him in his new
duties.
Passed by Senate.
II S. ,, an act fixing the liability of
towns, cities and Incorporated villages
! Continued on eighth page.