The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-11

WOULD L. INCREASE
SCHOLARSHIPS
Bill in State Senate Pro-
| vides for 210 Instead of
Usual 80
EACH SENATOR TO
APPOINT SEVEN
Another Barge Terminal Bill Makes It's
Appearance-Election Committee
Decides st. George Representative
Contest a Tie
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER Feb

contest lie.
Especial to The Reformcr)
MONTPELIER. Feb. II.
y report from the house committee
on suffrage and elections filed this
morning finds that the Legal vote in
the town of ST. George was tie, SO
far as the election of representative
was concerned. and that important
| community viii probably be without
representation unless someone can find
way out. On motion of Mr.. Web
sier of Swanton, the report was or
dered TO lie and be made a special or
der for next Tuesday afternoon nj 2.laI
at which time the matter win be gone
into in all It's various phases.
A third barge terminal bill made its
appearance this morning. It was in.
trodueed by Mr. Howe of Readsboro
(H207) and provides for state ap-
preparation of 100000 Hl99, intro
dueed last night by Mr. Hopkins of
burlington, provides for a bond issue
] OF $4,000 BY the city of Burlington.
The original bin providing for state
| appropriation of s250,000 viii prob
| ably not be reported from the senate
j committee 10 which il was referred.
/ Artificial respiration was employed
on H40 in the senate this morning
This measure provides for including
the commissioner OF agriculture on the
hoard of control and it was put 10 sleep
last night by an overwhelming vote.
Senator MauFiee this morning moved
that the senate reconsider it's vote,
which was done by q vote Of ID to 10.
The measure was then recommitted TO
the committee on agriculture, where
its final disposition of possibly its gen
eral reyamping and fixing over viii be
arranged for.
Senator Maurice this morning intro.
dueed n bill relating 10 the number OF
: scholarships at the university of Yer
mont, appropriating $l6,so0 annually
: instead of $1,000 and designating 2lt
students instead of 90 to be recipients
of free scholarships. III the new bill j.
passed. each senator will have the prie
ilege of appointing seven students IL
: scholarships instead of one. This bill
was referred to the committee on edu
cational institutions.
A resolution introduced in the hous,
this morning by Mr. Eastman of Gro
ton, relating TO the death of Harlan,
5 A. Renfrew, representative from
. Peaeham, and extending sympathy t,
i his family, was passed.
! Mr.. Slayton of Morristown intro
! dueed in the house n joint resolution
! providing for the setting aside of SO
: 600 of the appropriation for the boar,
4 of health for purpose Of rural santa
\ tien, in order TO take advantage of tn
. federal appropriation embodied in tn
r Lever bill. This Joint resolution wen
TO the appropriations committee,
/. Among other bills introduced in iii
d house this morning was one to apprc
d pirate the sum of $4,000 to aid th
d town of Weston in improving the roa
/ leading from Weston to Mt Tabor.
v The following house bills were paSse
e this morning: Hll6, relating to aetio
r on insurance policies; and HIS, RI
/ lating to the definemcnt of a rura
c school
The house concerned TO the senate
le proposal to amendments 80 H91, relat
d, ing TO the appropriation by towns fo
ar free hospital beds.
ie One bill was passed by the senate
N S32, relating to fees upon distribute
Of estates. The senate also adopte
ie the joint resolution relating to inspc,
u tion of penal institutions by legisl;
Y tive committee of this general assen
is bly, and suspended the rules 10 take u
j. r. H.l6. relating to inspection {
= the state hospital at Waterbury by
= committee from the Legislature. Th
= resolution was read the second an
:" Ethird times and adopted this morning
4 so the trip could be taken this afte
r. | noon.
4 The senate rejected S1l, regnlatir
at the pay Of municipal and city judges.
n The senate put III 40 TO death la
he evening after long and agonizing d
nm bate. This measure sought to add Il
ar. commissioner of agriculture 10 4
10. board of control and came in under
30 favorable report.
he Senator Villas moved to amend I
adding the secretary of state to Il
III. membership Senator Schoff tried
Ter ring in the lieutenant governor, al
he after an attempt by Senator Kingsl,
M to save the bill s miserable life, and
ed frank statement by Senator Carr th
the commissioner Of agriculture did n
re- belong on such bill, Senator Ball
ing suggested that the inhnman tortu
ial cease and the bill he allowed to peris
on The latest attempt to amend was fin;
his ly voted down, % to 4, and the bill W
lie killed