The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-02-20
HIGHWAY BILL or PATROL
COMMITTEE KILLED
is<ant Courtesy shown 10 the Bill
After Adverse Report Of Commit

Scant Courtesy shown 10 the Bill
After Adverse Report Of Commit
tee.
Montpelier -. Several unexpected
events occurred in both the House and
the senate Monday evening. when the
Legislature opened for the seventh
week Of the session
On motion Of Senator Bates the SEN
ate reconsidered It's recent vote where
by II made a special order for Wcdnes-
day Of the joint resolution providing
for n joint committee 10 investigate
the States expenses. II also refused
TO order this resolution TO lie, and sent
II through TO a third reading. At the
end Of the calendar Senator Amey
moved that the rules be suspended and
the resolution be given third read
INK. This was done and the resolution
went through like shot. 1t now goes
20 the House and IL passed there, all
State expenses will be open TO investi-
CATION.
Draftecs' Bill Passed
The House passed without discus
sion II 2i4, providing State pay for
drafted men and for women in the mil
itary or naval service Of the United
States from Vermont. This bill will
require the appropriation Of about one
million dollars.
County Clerk Bill Killed
There was no doubt about the Sen
ate's feeling on raising the salaries of
the county clerks Of Chittenden, Or
leans and Windham counties, for 5 G2,
a committee bill recommending in
crcases, was buried without ceremony. |
Senators Ballou and Amey opposed the
bill. Senator Steele moved that the
measure be ordered TO lie. This mo-
ton was lost l3 to 10. The bill was
then killed on yea and may"
vote, II TO 8.
There was nothing to 1t when the
Senate came to II 40, the bill being
passed as amended without discus
sion. The original bill proposed to in
clude the commissioner of agriculture
on the board and the bill was thus
passed by the House. The Senate
amended the bill to substitute the sec
retary of state and the lieutenant
governor for director of State institu-
tions and the commissioner of agri-
culture. There is likely to be some
excitement when the bill goes back to
the House where the farmers predom-
mate.
At Cross Purposes
The House and Senate seemed to be
working at cross purposes in the even
ing, for when II 50, relating TO fees Of
keeping Of jails, and increasing the fee
for board and washing for State pris-
oners and town pauperS, came up in
the House with proposed amendment
from the Senate providing that rs
cents a day instead Of So cents be l
made the standard for such persons, '
the House refused to adopt the amend :
ment by a rising vote of 92 TO rs. Mr.. g
Hopkins Of Burlington vigorously OPP
posed the amendment, saying that he
did not think that 80 cents day was I
any too much to pay the sheriffs for I
expenses Of prisoners, etc, considering 3
the increasing cost of food. The form S
er provision was Go cents day /
Upon motion of Mr.. Slayton of Nor v
ristown, the chiropractic bill, which U
was on the calendar for second read |
ing was made special order for We'd v
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock after y
the bill as amended had been read by y
the clerk. j
Senator Maurice Resigns G
At the opening Of the morning ses- n
sion on Friday, Senator Maurice Of 0
Lamoille county resigned from the I
Senate to become partner in the n
Brattleboro law firm, to be known as n
Harvey, Maurice and Whitney. il
1t is understood that Elmer A.
Smallcy of Morrisville, is a candidate Ia
for senator to succeed Senator Maur- p
ice, and his appointment is probable. d
The Chiropractic Bill 81
Several measures of Importance are in
up before the Legislature this week, Of
and from all indications, the law max OF
ers have fully as busy a week before W
them as that which has Just passed, al
when there was hardly a spare mo- 81
ment for those who were willing to
work. A new chiropracue bill from al
the committee on public health, as a IL
for II is, probably will be Of
taken up this week This bill imposes in
practically the same requirements up 81
IN the ehiropractor who wishes to OBJ ha
.ssn license to prsct'cc in the State St
hat are imposed upon any other prac- tn
titioner, putting the requirements OF pr
preparation on n par with tsosc Of the
n, Ia. .xna.snt IL a. stse hill oil