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these two schools just as good schools as
possible during the next two years"
| In speaking of the amount necessary
| to carry on the military work, furnishing I
state pay to both enlisted and drafted /
men, Governor Clement read figures com
piled in the Office of the state treasurer,
| which shows that the total amount need
ed for both kinds of state pay, with the /
| expenses attached thereto, is 81 ,9S5, 49,, !
lof which $l000,000 was appropriated by
/ the legislature of 1917, and the remainder
will have to be raised by bond issue
i Governor Clement stated that, while
/ he favored the cutting down of state ex-
penses everywhere possible, he thought
some of the state officers should be paid
more so that they would not be obliged
to give up SO much in accepting state
Office, and SO that they could support
themselves in the proper dignity of their
office without having to use their private
funds. He referred especially to the office
of governor and said that while he asked
nothing for himself, he thought that the
salary of the governor of the state should
be raised.
: Some of the figures given by Governor
Clement in his statement We're as follows:
Support of departments, -S4s9S,990 APP
, preparations of the budget committee,
, 100000, including 100000 to match fed
/. eral aid for highways; military notes,
t 50S.000. Bond issue of 81 100000 will be
: made to take up these notes and for the
I purpose of appropriations for military
! history and the state pay for drafted
e men
! Bills now pending in the house and SEN
ate call for appropriations Of $ll5,000.
Nil Ia
!, preparations: Vail school $40 ,000 Ran
: dolph school, $4,000; weights and meas
; ures, $4,000; district health officers bill,
J. $4,000; barge terminal 500, 800 annually,
/ making a total of S200,500.
The state revenue amounts to S3,7ll.
| 000 Expressing his opinion that So
cent tax would be sufficient if it were not
decided to clean up the deficit (which he
did not advised Governor Clement said
THAT if there is a small deficit the state
officers at Montpelier will be a little
o more careful of the state money during
& the next two years
Governor Clement also stated that
ID probably more money would be expend-
S. ed or. highways during the coming two
o years Taking advantage, so far as prae-
a. ticable of the offer of the federal govern
N ment, the highway department probably
II will expend close to 81 100000.
r The eoIamittee appointed to escort the
1t governor to Representatives hall was
le composed of Senators Stewart of Gale
donia and Schoif of Franklin, and Repre-
sentatives Alexander of st. Adams city
and Durham Of Brattleboro.
Regular Business Session.
: The house spent the last three quarter
OF an hour i'll debate over s 81, requiring
! the exclusive use OF the English languag,
= in schools The bill was finally recon
=, mtted on motion of Mr.. Alexander o
. st. Adams City Mr. Writer'S of st
Johnsbury proposed to amend the bill
- at the end of section one so that
would not prohibit the combined use o
French and English in the instruction o
children and for the purpose OF admins
tration of schools in the state. Mr.. Wi
liams OF Proctor proposed an amendmen
'e- to the amendment by substituting an
foreign language for the word French i
the amendment, but this was rejected
Nv Mr.. Estee OF Montpelier thought that tn
NJ Williams proposal should have prevailed
u, Mr.. Tracy of johnson was for the bib
eo Mr. O'Rourke OF Derby did not think tn
1I@i bill fair to the large French populatio
ham spoke for the original bill
In the senate S 81, repeating the dc
les bill passed at the present session, was r.
III jectcd by vote Of Is to 10 after it ha
al been advocated By Senator's Villas an
% Amey On motion of Senator Villas Il
senate voted to insist on its proposals
-, amendment TO II. 10, providing for
~ eensing Of dealers il junk and a COMM
! tee Of conference on the bill was reques
= ed
On motion Of Senator Annex, the sena
receded from its proposal of amendmel
to II. 273, relating to investments
banks in municipal bonds.
Ii. 1873 providing a uniform law for Il
Ola gradiag Of apples, the bill recently kill
ar by the senate and reconsidered, was {
eaE deted to lie upon motion of Senator Ira
ara and made Il special order TO tomorro
ION Senator Villas moved to amend IL ,.
up relating to the duties of the fish and gar
re- commissioners with respect to the pub
aya cation oil. bulletins and the appointing
OF deputy wardens, by making the a
poiltment of deputies subject to the
proval of the board of control The Il
ton was lost
rs The house proposal, of amendments to
in 81, .rclatng to fees of constables and sh
lie, ifs was concmred in.
TO The governors veto of S. 81, relating
Ike the issuance of bonds for county tuber
,cl, losis hospitals, was unanimously SUSTAIN
an Three new bills were introduced in I
..o,l senate s. l02, from the committee
~, public health, enabling the state board
health to cooperate with the Unit
States in promoting rural sanitation;
1913, relating to employment of eustod
OF the collections of Nermonts Histori
-, society, with salary not to exceed
300 per year; 5. l0l, from general &C
mittee, providing that receptacles conta
ing a dead body shall not be buried a
depth less than three feet from the
of the ground
II The senate passed H. 347, relating
the maintenance of state roads by
patrol syStems II 26s, providing
erection Of memorial to Commod
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