The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-13
OVER ) MILLION
APPROPRIATION
Committee Is in Favor of
That Amount for Yer
mont Government
DIRECT STATE TAX
OF 80 CENTS is ASKED
Senate Refused to Raise Rates of Com
pensation-House Favors Creation of
District Health officers-Progress
Toward History of the War
Especial to The Reformer.
MONTPELIER. MARCH

MIN TELLER, March l3.
On the house calendar this morning
was a report from the committee on ap-
preparations, submitting a statement of
the present financial condition OF the
state. This report recommends appro-
priatlons amounting to S4,S57 500 for
two years ending June 80, 1927. Appro-
priations for 1917 still to be provided for
amount to Sl49,50O, making a total ap
preparation of S5007 800. The general
revenue for two years ending June 80,
1921, amounts to s3,7fl.300. This leaves
a deficit Of sl,296,0o9, which it is pro-
posed TO take care of along with military
notes due tS50s,005) and extra appropria.
tons for soldiers pay of 81 100000 bv
raising 30-cent tax rate for two wears
on the state grand list of $2.5Sl,4 AIS.
After debating for the entire morning
session the Amey amendment to S. 35.
increasing the schedules of compensation
TO injured workmen under the industrial
insurance act the senate rejected all
amendments and finally killed the bill bv
the overwhelming vote of "a to ).
The measure was originally introduced
by Senator Amey and was then virtually
| rewritten by striking out all after the
enacting clause and inserting an entirely
new set OF schedules, which were taken
up in the senate after the author had
offered another amendment. increasing
the expenses for medical attendance to
$500 III extreme cases. This amendment
was lost by vote of 10 to o.
! Senators Rowland. Villas and Daniels
favored the amendment which was op-
posed by Senators Payne. Belknap. Me-
hlllip, Sehotf. Carr, Root and Varnnm,
and defeated as above.
The same lineup appeared in the de.
bate which ranged around the printed
amendment. Senators McKillip and
Schotf took the position that the amend
/ ment should have been presented i'm the
form new bill. The bill. stripped of all
amendments, was defeated about noon
on rising vote, the discussion being the
only business in the senate this morning
The mills of legislation ground slowly
in the house this morning There was a
very short calendar which was finished
at 80, two bills having been passed
two ordered to third reading and one
made special order for next week.
Mr. Clark of Brookfield offered al
amendment to the black bear measm,
which was adopted by the house without
} debate. providing that the bounty OF
black bears shall apply only between
May and Nov. | The vote was l32 t,
43. The bill was then passed. the vot.
being almost unanimous. This reverse,
! another decision of the house, the bill
having been previously killed and recon
sidered Tuesday
The greater part of the interest in til,
house this morning centered on III. 260
the act creating district health officers il
place of town health officers After
talkfest in which the merits of the bill
! were praised by Mr.. Webster of Swanton
, Mr.. Bond of Searsburg and Mr.. McFar
, land OF Hyde Pork, the measure wa
passed by an almost unanimous vote
with amendments by Mr.. Webster an,
Mr. Carpenter of Richford.
! Mr. Carpenters amendment provide
a penalty of not more than 500, nor les
than SO for failure of a physician {
: comply with the provisions of that par
Eof the bill requiring that attending ply
sicians shall look after the quarantiI
: ing of cases of communicable disease,
;, and report same to district health officer.
| The amendment offered by Mr.. Webste
| leaves the appointment of city healt
officer. if one is desired, in the hands {
l. the state board of health.
Il The house amended the rules, recoI
sidered and passed in concurrence S.
permitting a town, city or incorporate
4 village to maintain a wood, coal and flu
| yard following the proposal of ament
ment which would strike out sectio
| three of the measure
II II. 256, providing for the preparatie
u &c nnf i,n11nd on Dnnn