The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-25
ACCENT STATE
TAX IS NEEDED
SAYS GOVERNOR
Hopes to Get Along With Ten
Cents Less
INCREASED
Chief Executive Addresses Joint As.
semhly Chiefly on Matters of
Finance

Montpelier. March 25.--The senate
today sustained the veto OF the gov
ernor on the bill relating to the is
suance Of bonds for the construction
of tuberculosis hospitals by the diff
ferent counties OF the state.
Today the governor addressed the
Joint assembly urging increases in
the salaries OF state officials. He
stated that tax OF 40 cents on the
dollar OF the grand list is needed but
1t was hoped that It would be possible
to get along on 30 cents He favored
uniting the Vail and the Randolph ag-
ricultural schools and showed that q
big saving can be made il the state
will carry Its own insurance. He
urged the consolidation Of the state
prison at Windsor and the house Of
correction at Rutland which wauld re
suit in n saving Of $4,000 annually.
The sum OF s9S5,747. he said, must be
appropriated to pay $40 a month to
soldiers. sailors and nurses.
Montpelier, March 24.-Both branch
es of the Legislature this evening
completed their calendars. doing con-
siderable business. The most OF the
time In the House was taken up by
II Sl2. permitting selectmen. trustees
OF an incorporated village and alder
men OF city to issue permits TO op-
crate fruit stores Ice cream parlors
and moving picture exhibitions on
Sundays, which was ordered to q
third reading.
When II 307 was called up for third
reading Mr.. Dyer OF Salisbury urged
that the bill should be further consid
cred and It was ordered to lie. The
| bin relates TO insurance on state prop
erty, leaving tho matter Of INSURANCE
to the board of control, which may
establish sinking fund and arrange
Off the Etate to, carry It's own insur
anee. -,~-'arj tec.cm 13ri3s sn
| The governor informed the Senate
this evening by messages that he haC
vetoed S G7.an act relating 10 the Is
suance OF bonds for county tubereu
losis hospitals, his reason being thai
the bill as q tax measure could no
originate in the Senate. Detotiona
exercises in the Senate this evenint
4 were conducted by Senator Daniels
OF Windham county, ca'ftRce
On motion OF Senator Villas, II 25N
was ordered to lie and be made spe
: cial order at the heel Of the calendar
tomorrow. The bill provides for prep
aration and publication Of n suitabl,
history and memorial Of Vermont
part in the war.
Montpelier, March PA ne
gain OF "a bills occurred In las
weeks work Of the Legislature. o
these 10 we're in the House and iiy,
In the Senate. There was q gross gail
| OF SO bills, bu there were as bills in
|; trodueed In the two branches. Their
have been 4i9 bills aud resolution
=, introduced OF which 1ai are still ief
for disposition, These figures shos
I that great deal of hard work mus
be done II adjournment occurs Apr
+ 5 for there are over dozen bills {
be Introduced tonight II they ar
printed. Tho prospect OF work L
night Is not very heavy. In the Sci
! ate there are four third readings, an
four committee reports. so that III
I, less argument occurs the session wi
!, be short. In the House therc are 10
4 bills for third reading and IL commi
? tee bills for second reading. with onl
Z a couple OF committee reports Their
are several special orders fixed fc
c this week and several bills ordered [
;. lie, which will probably be called u
S and will meet considerable argumen
>, The committee OF conference, rel
II tive to the disagreelng vote OF N
d House and Senate on the makeup +,
II the board of Control has not yet r
c ported. although the committee II;
II had the bill over two weeks. Thel
Is some speculation as to what thi
report viii be. The House endeavo
ed to place the COMMISSIONER of A
=, riculture on tho Board, while Il
: Senate tried to remove him and Il
=, Commissioner OF State Industries. 7
- placing them by the Liantenant.Go
20 ernor and Secretary Of State.