The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-25
STATE BUDGET
FOR TWO YEARS
Recommendations for Yer
mont Government Pre-
sented To-day
ADDITIONAL $4,000
FOR '19 LEGISLATURE
House Recommitted the EX-
clusively- -English-in-
School Bill

The Vermont state budget bill for the
ensuing two years was introduced in the
House this morning by the committee on
appropriations, providing for the sup
port of the government and providing
for certain special appropriations.
The appropriations recommended are
as follows: Executive department, $l0,-
500; secretary of state, $1,000; pub
licity, Sl0,000 state treasurer, $4,000;
weights and measures, $1,000; auditor,
.Sll ,000; insurance commissioner, $1,000;
commissioner of taxes, $4,000; sergeant
alarms, year ending June, 1920, So, 600; {;
June, 1921, $4,000; state purchasing
agent 5000; commissioner of industries,
$4,000; state engineer, $4,000; geol-
ogist, etc, $1,000 education, 1864 ,O00;
library, $4,000; library commission S.
600; legislative reference bureau, $4,000 ;
historical society, 81 900; public printing,
S45,0 600; stationery and supplies. $3l 900; ;
promulgation public acts, 81 900; direc-
tor of state institutions, $4,000; health,
S32 600; canvassing votes, $50; appeals
from appraisals, $50 presidential elec-
tors, $780, INDECENT tuberculosis patients,
$4,000; agriculture, $4,000; live stock
killed, $4,000; highways, etc, 100000;
public service commission, $4,000; grade
crossings, $4,000; experiment station,
.S4l50; license commissioners, $1,000;
uniform state laws, $500; delegates to
conventions, $1,000; interest, Sl25,000i
typographical survey, $1,000; investiga.
ton water resources, 81 200; committee
budget, $3.50; bank stock appraisal, $50;
justice HS325 900.
legislative expenses, etc, $l65,000;
teacher retirement fund $500; adiutant-
general, etc, $4,000; freeing toll bridges,
$4,000; board of control, 81 500; dairy
mems association, 81 ,000i sugar makers,
$500; horticultural society, $500; poultry
associations, $500; state fair, $25 900; ag-
riCultural societies, 5000; tuberculosis
hospital under general laws, $4,000; fu-
nerals soldiers and sailors widows. So,
GOO; bounties, 81 800; pensions, 1920;
charities and probation, $4,000; INDECENT
veterans, 5000; section 5S4 G.. /. $500;
State House bonds, 10000; suit Yer.
mont and New Hampshire, $4,000; phar-
macy, $500; T. n. Vail school blank
school Randolph (blankl feeble.minded
school, $4,000; University of Vermont,
S5S,S00; Middlebury college, S2s, 500;
Norwich university, $4,000; soldiers
home, $4,000; state prison. 100000;
house correction, $4,000; industrial
school, $4,000; support deaf, dumb and
blind. $4,000; state hospital, 100000;
Brattleboro retreat, $50 900; insane suf-
pervision, 50 900; dental examiners. $500.
Special appropriations: $4,000 for
SmuggIers' notch; $1,000 addition TO the
present sum for bridge at Enosburg to
sutton p. O.: $1,000 addition to sum for
girls dormitory at feeble-miuded school ;
balance of appropriation for dormitory
at industrial school under 9l of No. 5S
of acts of 1917; $500 for Fairbanks cot
tage, same place; renewal of apprOpria-
tiop for woman's dormitory, state pris-
on: $4,000 to reimburse Brattleboro re-
treat; $4,000 for storage house at Wa
terbury; $1,000 for repairs dwelling
house, Bennington; renewal of appropri-
alton for road in East Montpelier; $4,000
for examination National Life Insurance
company; S2,4S712 for claims of Ludlow
bank and c. J. Seagar $4,000, indeXing
vital statistics year ending June, 1921 E;
| $500, purchasing Joydn farm, Yer
gennes; 100000, rural post roads.
State treasurer is authorized to bor-
row not to exceed $5,000,O00 for expenses
of government and appropriations made
in case of lack of funds to carry out the
provisions of this bill not to exceed
100000 for 1920 and 1921; may be in
creased for state institutions.
Another bill presented by the appro-
priations committee to-day makes an ad.
ditional appropriation of $4,000 for de-
| fraying the expenses of the legislature
of 1919.
Exclusive English Language Bill.
After three quarters of an hour debate
the House to-day recommitted S. S4, re-
curing the exclusive use of the English
language in the public schools, an amend
ment having been proposed, as presented
| by Mr.. Writers TO st. Johnsbury, allow
! ing the combination of French with Eng.
| lsh for the purpose of administration OF
the schools.
The House to-day passed the following
bills; S. 97, to pay B. M. Newton the
sum therein named; H. 306, to provide
sprinkler system for the State House
H. 3OS, to provide for abstract of quad
rennial appraisal of real estate; H. 3l3
relating to placing of insurance in com
panies not authorized to do business in
! the state and levying tax on such com
panies; H. 3l5, relating to the bond of
secretary of state; Fl. 3l6, providing for
the leasing of land by the governor for
state purposes; H. 2S5, relating to char
ter of fire district No. !, Wallingford.
The Senate to-day sustained Gov
Clements veto on S. 81, relating to the
issuance of bonds for county tuberculosis
hospitals. Gov. Clement gave as his rea-
son for veto that a tax measure cannot
originate in the Senate. The Senate sus-
tanned him unanimously. Unless a special
disDensation is made. this measure. which