The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-09

report during the latter part of the aft
ernoon. after the two houses had played
baseball with the measure all day, it
making the trip back and forth be-
tween the house and senate not less
than half dozen times.
Without the least hesitation. the
house buried s. 12S taking the APP
pointment of certain state officers out
of the hands of the governor and pro-
viding that these officers shall be elect
ed by the general assembly in joint SEES
sion. The vote against the measure was
overwhelming, and left no doubt about
where the house stood on the bill which
was rushed through the senate Monday
evening.
Although there was much uncertain
ty about the state house yesterday as
TO whether the senate would hold up
the budget bill and the state tax meas
ure and thus produce a deadlock which
would call for q special session OF the
legislature. and it looked for a while
as if that were the very plan under
which the senate was working, this fear
was ayerted last night.
AT the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, the house, en- motion of Mr.. Alex.
ander, voted to return the budget bill
to the custody of the senate without
action thereon Later in the afternoon
the measure again came under the con
sideratien of the senate. As the sen.
ate had earlier in the day feconsidered
its vote whereby it acceded to the re
quest of the house for committee OF
conference, the bill was then at that
stage of legislation where a committed
| of conference was necessary, the house
having refused to concur in the sen
ate proposals of amendments.
On motion of Senator Stuart, the sen
ate voted to consider the bill, then ac
coded 20 the request of the house for
committee of conference. The chair ap
pointed as members of this eommitte,
| Senators Stuart, Villas and Amev, tn
same senate committee as before
After several other items of bushes
had been disposed of, Senator Car
moved that the rules be suspended am
the senate again take up the bulge
bin for consideration The vote for sus
! pension of the rules was yeas, II; nays
I l3, but O three fourths vote being nee
essary. the rules were not suspended.
Senate-Afternoon
| Hardly had the afternoon sessio
started in the senate, when Senate
| Belknap moved TO adjourn, but the nc
tion was lost Is to 10. J. r. H. 35, II
lating to establishing the fish and gam
!. department at Montpelier was adopte
in concurrence.
Senator Payne moved that the ser
ate adjourn, but withdrew his motto
i when Senator Kingsley said that a con
mittee report was nearly ready for pr
, sentation
The rules were suspended and II. SO
providing for the erection of count
Jail in Rutland county was ordered |
e a third reading and passed in coneu
! renee.
) Senator Payne renewed his motion
e adjourn. Senator Kingsley called f,
\ the yeas and nays. and the senate r
d fused to adjourn, IA to 10. Senat,
] Kingsley moved that when the sena
j. adjourned il be to meet again at
e 'clcek in the evening. This motion WI
: carried, Is to 8.
IA Under suspension of the rules j.
II. 30. providing for additional milea,
}. for members of the general assemb
0 and its officers, which was report
d without recommendation, was read Il
n second and third times and adopted
+ concurrence by vote of II to ]
n Again the rules were suspended and
d Il. ii. 81, relating to pay of certain d
I ceased members of the house of fepl
A. sentatives was adopted in concurren,
Is as was also j. r. H. &c, relating to mil
% age and per diem for the doorkeepe
ID cloak room attendants, etc. The latt
ID resolution. was adversely reported. b
lie rejection was refused, IA to Q. The +,
a olution providing for The per diem a
mileage fer the chaplains of the t.
.. houses was adopted in concurrence n
at H 331. relating to the issuance
ID bonds for county tuberculosis hospit:
az was passed in concurrence
IN The senate refused to suspend I
n rules to consider j. r. Fl. %, prov
ing for an expression of the Verne
IS legislature upon the question OF. I
of right of small nations to self Diet
n mination. especially with regard to /
n land The vote on the suspension
or the rules was tied, and Lieut. G,
6, Stone voted in favor Of suspense
lie but q three-fourths vote being nee
RI sary. the rules were not suspended. I
OF senate then adjourned until o 'clo
in the evening.
4 House-Afternoon
Ill During 4 recess DIT the afternoon s
be sion of the house, Mr.. Estee of Mo