The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-27
LEGISLATURE is BUSY
Deer Hunters Can Shoot Bucks and
Doe for the First Week in
December Only

MONTPELIER, Feb. 27-Crowded
with visitors, the House having TAX
en- an early adjournment, the Semitic
chamber was the centre OF attraction
yesterday afternoon and the Senators
made the most of the opportunity by
indulging in much oratory, arguments
on the bill granting scholarships to
the University Of Vermont medical
college starting IN the forenoon and
lasting until nearly four o'clock in
the afternoon.
The measure as originally present
ed by Senator Villas of Chittenden
county called for an appropriation of
$4,000 annually. One hundred and
fifty scholarships additional to those
already provided for to be given to
students desiring to attend that in
stitution. The committee reported
an amendment cutting the appropria-
ton to $4,000 and limiting the award
ing of scholarships to students in
the medical college. Senator Kings
ley led in the fight for the adoption
of the amendment and Senator Villas
opposed. The latter Senator spoke
several times on the bill before it was
finally ordered to third reading.
The committee amendment was fin
ally adopted by yea and nay vote
of 20 to z. Then Senator LaFleur at
the conclusion of long speech, in
which he urged the Senate to "play
fair with the other institutions of
higher learning" meaning especially
Middlebury college, offered an amend
nent@ to include so scholarships to
Middlebury college with an appropri-
alton of $4S00. This motion, to-
gether with one made by, him to have
the bill laid on the table, met with
defeat Senator Villas then offered
another amendment to include stu
dents of the academic course in the
scholarships award This met defeat
Is to FL and the bill was ordered to
third reading 10 to Z.
The Senate then turned its atten-
ton to the joint House resolution re-
lating to adjournment over March
meeting. Senator Amey endeavored
to amend the resolution to have ad-
journment from Feb. % to March 10,
without pay and with mileage one
way for the members. The Senate
frowned on the proposition by vote
of 81 to and finally ordered the
resolution to a third reading in its
primary form, adjournment Saturday
noon Of this week until Wednesday
evening of next week.
Despite an adverse committee re-
, port the Senate after some debate re-
fused to reject the House bill pro-
vi1ing for women voters to pay q
poll tax ordered it to a third read
ing. The roll call on rejection was
yes 9, no Is. Senators Villas and
Amey urged rejection on the grounds
that women shold not be allowed te
pay poll tax unless they were
granted full suffrage, something that
cannot be accomplished in Vermont
without constitutional amendment
two years hence.
The uniform legislation bills, twir
measures, S. 43 and S. 45 were taker
from the grave where they were
buried Tuesday, reconsidered and
ordered to lie. The lawyers of the
/; House, with the exception of Senator
La Fleur, are strongly in favor of the
| bills, one of which provides for q
uniform law of partnerships and the
other a uniform law for the sales OF
goods.
Vermont hunters this year may be
assured that the open season for the
killing of deer will be one week in
length, the first week in December
and anything except spotted fawr
may be shot Senators Villas and
Rowland were opposed to the propo-
sition to advance the open season two
weeks and the provision allowing the
killing of doe. Senator Villas
amendment to allow only bucks to be
shot was. voted down 10 to 9.
| The Senate committee on penal in
stitutions reported two bills yesterday
one appropriating $25,O0O for the
erection of a reformatory for women
at Windsor and $25, 1000 for repairs al
the state prison, and the other to au-
/ thorize the discontinuance of the
house of correction at Rutland and
authorizing the director of state in
stitutions, with the approval of the
Board of Control, to dispose of the
property. The bills were expected in.
asmuch as the committee recommend.
ed such action in its report submitted
yesterday after the Investigation Of
the institutions made early in the
month.
The House disposed of the "oleo'
bill during the forenoon session. re.
! jecting the bill by a big majority
which would have repealed the aci
/ establishing tax on the butter sub
stitute.
j Both Houses will have big calen
dars the remainder of the week anl
for the first time this session vii
remain in session on Saturday fore
4 noon, this in view of the fact tfaai