The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-21
GOVERNOR WINS FIGHT.
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thought superior judge better auth
ority for authorizing such an expense
than the governor.
Back roads of the state and their up |
keep came in for discussion this morning |
in the house in connection with Ii. l04. |
empowering towns to vote a part of the |
annual highway tax for the maintenance
of certain roads The bill, which was on
the calendar Yesterday under an adverse
report, was made a special order for this
morning on motion of Mr.. Tomlinson of
Jericho. and that gentleman so ably de-
| Tended the measure in his maiden speech
this morning that it was ordered to a
third reading by an almost unanimous
VOTE
| The senate refused passage to j. r. s..
%, relating to Investigations of state ex
oenses, the vote being ID to II. Senators
Schoff, McKillip and Belknap opposed
the resolution, while Senator Amey de-
Tended it to the last ditch.
On motion of Mr. Tracy of Johnson S.
70, enabling towns so voting to contrib
ute to the cost of operation and fix
charges of street railroads operated
therein, the bin which aroused so much
interest at the committee of the whole
last evening, was referred to a special
committee consisting of the representa-
tives of towns and cities involved, and
was made special order for next
Wednesday, at which time the committee
will report.
Mr.. Tomlinson in his defense of II. LOG,
the road bill, said that something should
be done for our back roads because many
| of our best citizens and heaviest taxpay-
ers live on these roads. These men own
automobiles, pay taxes on these ma
chimes and also on the roads and should
have the privilege of driving over good
. roads to the main highways. He said
that the bill simply provides that the
: town SO voting may retain part OF it
/ highway tax to fix up back roads which
are in bad condition, and also provide fol
the selection of three men from the town
to patrol these roads, if the town so votes
The house refused to reject the meas
ure and ordered it to a third reading.
Eleven new bills were introduced il
: the house this morning, and several Other
: measures will be ready for introduction
tomorrow mornng, that being the las
! opportunity for introduction OF bills ex
J. aept from the appropriation committee
;. One bill introduced this morning, IL
$ 305, would prohibit the commitment o
y dependent children to the Vermont In
Il dustrial school except with approval o
board of charities and probation.
r, In the senate on motion OF Senate
$ Rowland H. ls6. relating to the supper
+ of state patients at the Brattleboro he
l. reat was ordered to lie.
[ At the afternoon session yesterda
l. the senate refused by a vote of 20 t
: to reject H214. providing state pa,
4 for drafted men and for women IN tn
h military or naval service of the Unite
e States The measure came in under az
10 verse report.
a Senator Morgan of the military con
,r mittee explained the adverse report
Senator Schoff usged the senate not
act too hastily. Senator Steele favore
=, the bill Senators Varnunl. jackson
- Kingsley and Daniels favored it, Will
70 Senators Ballou and Tenney spob
I. against it. 1t went to a third readinj
= % to j.
o. The senate had considerable fun ov'
> the hill providing for a uniform la
for the grading of apples (Hl3s). I'll
ry bill, with amendments, was pendin
he when the morning session closed. !
" the opening of the afternoon session,
l., fierce attack was made on the mea
We ure from all sides. 1t was refused
le' third reading by vote of 10 to l3.
er' The bill to establish the Vernon
Is Teachers Retirement system went
a third reading, amended as recon
go mended by the committee, which pra
rd ticallv substitutes new bill.
ur H6e, relating to weights and mea
III ures, was passed in concurrence, al
ISIS amended as recommended by the coI
&c, mittee.
ar Third reading was refused $40, pr
te, hibiting traffic in Intoxicating liquor
os- after the hill had been amended in fl
rs. places. Senator'S MeKillip, Carr, Am
and Root opposed the bill. Senat
Ballou favored it. Senator Kingsl
called for yeas and nays, which ]
suited in third reading being refus
90 to s.