The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-04

SENATOR TENNEY
INTRODUCED BILL
Appropriates S5o,40o For Cooperative
Extension Work In Agriculture
Warm Fight Tomorrow Over Woman
SuTrage-New Bills Introduced.


Warm Fight Tomorrow Over Woman
Suffrage-New Bills Introduced.
Especial TO The Reformer)
MONTPELIER, Feb. T.
After disposing Of short calendar
this morning. the senate went into
executive session at l035 and rushed
the confirmation of the following ap-
pointmcnts by Governor Clement, sub
mitted to the senate last evening:
George b. Carpenter of Hartford, TO
be bank commissioner for two years
| John T. Weeks Of N[iddlebnry, to be
director of state institutions for two
years
/ VIII L. Davis of Rutland, member of
board of control for two years
Ell II. Porter Of Wilmington, member
Of public service commission for six
years.
George II. Perkins of Burlington,
state geologist and curator Of state
cahinet for two years
Rollin NJ. pelton of Riehford, mem
her Of board of supervisors of insane
FOR six years.
". T. Slayton Of Morristown. mem
her of state board of health for two
years.
s Thomas Kidder of Woodstock
member af board OF health for four wears
John n Woofn Of Rutland member oi
the board OF administration of Norwich
university for term ending Jan. 81
1921
. Patrick M.>AIeldon Of Rutland. mcmbei
, of board of trustees of the public fune
Ecf Aiiddlemiry college Tor a term Of twc
wears.
Elmer A. Darling OF Burke. member o
oard Of trustees of public fund fol
Middlebury college for a term Of i've
wears.
iIarlaud 3. Howe Of Burlington Nom
her of board of trustees of public fun'
y of Middleburv college for term of 1--WE
years.
Sufragists and anti-suffragists ar
conducting a campaign about the stat
house to-day in. preparation for the com
! ing into the house tomorrow of the bill
e granting to women the right Ia vot
e 4or presidential electors. Ii is expeete
'' thrro win be q kig fight on this bill i
} the hoasc.
There was little business ON eithc
the house or senate calendar this morr
:, ing and both houses rushSd through tn
=, work in about an hour.
Two new bills were introduced in tn
senate: S VI. by Senator Tenney n
uropriates $50,t0o for 1920 and 1872
for cooperative extension work in as
n rieulture and home economies in rur;
communities through the county fari
bureau associations, to committee o
N agriculture S - Senator Kingsley, n
ar lating TO direct primaries and provi,
D. ing that all names of candidates he n
n ranged in alphabetical order, to cor
o. mittce on suffrage and elections.
l. The senate passed, S 2i, relating
III canvassing votes for representatives 1
TO congress; S 50, relating TO proha
lt court S assignments of household gooo
TO 10 husband or widow of deceased pc
son dying without issue; S 80, relatir
in 10 the publicity of partnerships; al
SO s. 10, an act to provide that tho pr
he visions of chapters % of the gener
We laws. relating to the statute of lin
X tations shall not apply 40 the provisi'
Of chapter 40 relating 10 inheritan
ed takes
ty The senate adopted the joint resol
or tion to provide for 4 stenographer +
ed the president of the senate and t
as speaker of house of representatives Al
certain committees.
In the house S 33, passed in the Sc
I'D ate last night, was referred to the eol
mittce On education The house ade
be ted in concurrence the joint reSoluti
providing for joint assembly
Thursday, Feb. l3. at $50 p. m. to he
lie addresses by Hon. s. A. Thompson, 81
'he retary of the national rivers and h;
ON bors congress and by the Hon. John
M ,gt Cole, chairman ON waterways and pr
'" lie lanes, and lv other speakers.
~ Honsc bills Ill to l3s, were int
M dueed
;,a The following bills were passed: II
- including the commissioner of agric
roe turc on the board of control; II 50
tho lating TO weights and measures; II
relating TO taking foxes and muskr
in Franklin county: II 50, relating
fees of keepers of jails and inereas
fee for board and washing; II 95 an
relative TO the employment of ste
oraphers for state 5 attorney, and II
relating to arson.
rbo Third readings were ordered on II
and relating to taxation of deposits
rior Trust companies, and on II so, relat
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