The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-07
LUMP SALARY
BILL DEAD AGAIN
House Took Second and. FL
nal Whack at 1t This
Morning
BILL REORGANIZING
STATE BUSINESS
Reported by General Committeeman
itor Can Use Only Warrants Board
Of Control to Report New Methods
Routine of the Day.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, March

MONTPELIER, March I.
Salaries still continued to weigh upon
the minds of the legislators in the house
tof representatives this morning. After
having thoroughly done away with H.
30, relating to pay of members of the
general assembly, yesterday afternoon,
the Bill was hauled out of its grave this
morning, reeonsidered BY a vote of l0l TO
y, pounced upon by nearly every mem
ber Of the house who was able - get thc
floor threatened with numerous amerd
ments which would lsave clang,dIts ldeu
tity, and finally, when the storm had
been spent and all the attempts at
/ amendment had been frowned upon. it
was once more inferred BY vote OF l27
TO f5. where it can never appear again at
the present session.
The bill, as killed this morning, proyid-
! Cd that the members OF the general as
sembiy should receive lump sum of
Sle0 for each member for the session. be-
ginning with the present session, proyid-
I ed that a mefakar attended the session
mot less than 65 days. In case any mem
| Der did not attend that number Of DAYS,
he would receive pay at 81 day for time
actually spent at the session. unless he
absence had been excused by H.. liouse
! u which he was member when he
weuld receive pas Tor ftdl tinse.
tae9as ideratieHe ets-t}te 5s4st-s1Fe aas
due 10 the ii;sigti1e 5fepensftie- of 1tr.
lJraey of johnson. who iels fathered ffe
lbll since il came into the house Tht
motion TO reconsider was made BY Dir
lConnell of Newport town. Mr.. Austin OF
Highgate and Mr. Eastman OF Groton
vigorously opposed reconsideration. AlT.
tTracy stated that if the bill were recon
sidered, he would offer an amendment
which would do away with the lump sum
salary idea and leave the measure so that
tha law would be as ii is today regarding
the. 81 per diem, unless legislator az
tended the session % days he would be
Ipaid only for the time he was there
While the standing vote on reconsIdcra
ton was being taken. several members
entered the house, causing some confu-
Fsion, and there was immediately a run
upon the speakers chair for permission
to vote on the question. After some min
utes 1t was aseertained that the motion
for reconsideration had been carried by a
vote of l0l TO -.
broadside attack then began on the
salary proposition in general AIr. Tracy
offered his amendment as above stated.
tit was opposed by Mr.. Austin of High
iestg, Mr.. Webster Of Swauton alr AleN
ldar of ST Albans city and numerous
others Mr. Hill Of Chittenden favored
the amendment.
! After nearly an hour Of discussion 4lr-
tNiner of Sherburn2 moved that the bill
be ordered to lie. The motion was lost.
Mr. Tewksbury moved that the house re-
lconsider the vote whereby it voted to re-
consider the bill but was declared ont Of
Iorder. Mr. Dunklee Of Vernon tried to
.have the bin recommitted but failed
Mr.. Tracy's proposal OF amendment
Twas killed almost unanimously, as was
the proposal Of amendment by Mr. Dyer
of Salisbury that the salary proposition
lof lump sum of S4o0 be retained the
bll to go into effect at the nest session
Mr. Davis of Rutland town moved the
previous question and. Mr.. Dunham OF
| Brattleboro called for the yeas and nays
the result being l27 to Is against a third
reading of the measure.
One of the big bills of the session ap-
/ Epeared in the house this morning This
Z is H. POI, reported by the general com
: lmittee, providing that the auditor of ac
5 counts shall use warrants instead of or
(. tlers. that books of the treasurer and
4 tauditor shall be annually investigated by