The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01
Saturday Noon Adjourn
ment is Likely to Be
Brought About
APPROPRIATION
BILLS GET AXE
Among Those That Perish is One Pro
viding for Increased Payment for
Condemned Cattle-Sunday Permit
Bill Up This Afternoon in House.
Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. April

1uo-s II i4i-li-IA, ApilA l.
Despite the informal statement of sew
eral senators that final adjournment |
could not be reached this week the gen
eral opinion this morning seemed to be
that the dissolution of the legislature at
noon on Saturday will be reached, accord
ing to the joint resolution which has been
adopted by the house. The senate this
afternoon takes up the budget in detail.
and if any reasonable progress is made
the joint resolution for final adjourn
ment viii probably be acted on in the
upper house tomorrow morning
The house consistently chopped special
appropriations this morning. First it
killed H. IS, increasing the payment for
cattle condemned by the commissioner of
agriculture then it rejected H. 43 by a
vote of SO TO 81, appropriating $1,000 for
repairing the road from lrasburg village
to Orleans, which was warmly defended;
and III. l47 to build a road from Canaan
TO Norton along the Canadian border at
an expense of $4,000. The bill was
strongly advocated by Messrs. Hartman
of Canaan, Swanton of Norton and Wit
ters of St. Johnsbury, but it was also
killed by a vote of oS to "A, the commit
tee report thereon being endorsed. The
house also rejected s. "A providing that
, electric companies may discontinue sery-
ice on non payment of charges. This bill
/, was defended by Mr.. Tracy of johnson,
while Mr.. Austin of Highgate and Mr.
Writers of st. Johnsbury saw no oeea-
sion for this legislation. The latter re-
ferred to it as measure being advanced
by the light and power company in Mont
pelier.
The O'Sulliyan resolution J. r. II. %,
providing for an expression of the legisla-
ture OF self determination of government
: for Ireland and other small nations, was
$ advanced to the third reading.
1 The house passed in concurrence the
! following bills: S. SO, relating to work
s mems compensation; S. 90, authorizing
h the incorporation of mutual associations
c to do workmen's compensation insurance
: 5. l02, enabling the state board of health
l. to cooperate with the United States in
IL promoting rural sanitation.
l. Senate bill ll2 was introduced by MIR
Villas relating to workmens compensa-
ton, and j. r. S. 26 by Mr. Kingsley OF
Rutland providing for compulsory mill
tary training in the schools. The senate
of roads in back towns; II. 2S5, relating
to the fire district No. / in WalHngford
d III. 3l3, relating TO insurance companies
n not authorized to do business in the stat,
e and levying tax on such companies.
g s. st, the English language bill, and
'e los, relating to the house of correction
k and states prison, were put over to TIL
end of the calendar tomorrow. The sen
= ate killed II. 245, the so-called Buxto
open zone" bin which provides deer ma
be killed while near commercial orchards
The senate recalled Fl. 276 from the hous
n providing for majority elections /
y town meetings.
The house recommitted S. l03, relatin
!, to the employment of custodian for th
~ y collection of the Vermont Historical sc
% ciety. 1t appears that this bill had nc
~ been referred to the APPROPRIATION con
as mittee, and under the rules it must do s.
ns Mr.. Taylor of Hardwick, Mr.. Aiken {
ip- Putney and Mr.. Tracy of Johnson il
qllired of the committee if it carried a
ay enlarge appropriation or if it was for e.
ira help. Mr.. Holden of Troy and NJ
. Luce of Pomfret endeavored to expla
the measure, but did not clear up Il
atmosphere surrounding the bill.
:, The following bills were ordered to
laf third reading in the senate: III. 800, r
No' lating to the production of books, ETC.,
the custody of corporation; H. 81, T
lar lating to the highway maintenance fun
80. II. 3lS, relating to the salaries of eerta
'lll officials; II. 100, relating to elassificati
of forest lands for tax purposes.
An- On motion of Senator Rowland t
ley senate receded from its attitude on
pa, relating to unclaimed deposits in sa
- ings banks and the proposals of amen
nent which was suggested by the Sc
ate was Withdrawn.
The house this afternoon will oecu
ma moss of its time after converting at 8
side o'clock upon the so-called Sunday bill
to
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