The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-08
TWO BRANCHES
IN DEADLOCK
Senate Desires to Sit After
Wednesday; House
Stands Out
SENATE PROPOSES
TO FORCE CLEMENT
Has Passed Bill Giving Leg.
islature the Right to
Elect Officials

In addition to the disagreement be-
tween Governor Clement and the Senate
over appointments of state commissioner
of taxes and state commissioner of in
,dustries, deadlock developed between
the Senate and the House at Montpelier
to-day when the House refused to adopt
the resolution, passed by the Senate last
resembling the agreement for final ad-
| iournment of the Legislature on Wednes-
day at noon.
When the budget bill came up in the
Senate to-day, Senator Steele moved
that the committee on conference here
tofore appointed be discharged from
further consideration of the bill The
| rules were then suspended and the SEN
ate reconsidered its vote whereby it ac-
ceded to the request Of the Hous for a
committee on conference and returned
the bill to the custody of the House.
The committee of conference report on
5. 81, that the committee could not agree
| on the amendments to the bill, was ac-
cepted by the Senate, so that this bill,
which relates to the exclusive use of the
English language in schools, is now dead
| for the rest of the session.
Senator Steele opposed the House pro
posals of amendment to S. l23, relating
to the conveyance of the record title TO
real estate when the record holder is de-
ceased, his estate unsettled and without
beneficial interest in the property. The
Senate refused to concur in the proposals
| of amendment, and the chair appointed
as members of the committee of confer
ence Senators Steele, LaFleur and Var
| mum.
On motion of Senator Belknap the
| vote whereby s. 1876 was killed was re-
considered this morning. The bill re-
lates 20 procedure in cases before the
commissioner of industries and on APP
peals therefrom. After the Senate had
reconsidered its vote Senator Steele
moved TO amend by striking out all
after the euacting clause and substitute
matter which would amend section 576l
of the law, SO the commissioner would
not be bound by law rules of procedure,
but such rules would apply en- appeals
| from the commissioner. This amend
ment was adopted. The bill was ordered
to third reading, the rules were sus-
| pended and it passed.
The Senate also passed in concurrence
II. 267. providing for notice Of disbar-
ment proceedings, and adopted J. R. s.
2s, resolution supplementing j. r. s
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| The House to-day refused passage to
| H 333, an act TO provide for~the taxa
| tion Of express companies. The bill was
opposed by Mr.. Tracy Of Johnson Mr..
| White Of Woodstock, Mr. Alexander Of
st. Adams City, Mr.. Writers of St
Johnsbury, Mr.. Miner Of Sherburne. II
was favored by Mr.. DunkIee of Vernon,
Mrs. Mcfarland of HYDE Park Mr..
Sleeper of Strafford, Mr. Dyer of Sslis-
bury and Mr. Blood Of West Windsor.
Mr.. Tewksbury of Ryegate moved that
| debate now cease and it was voted. The
passage Of the bill was then refused
The vote by the House refusing pas
sage to the Joint resolution, resembling
vote for adjournment Wednesday, was
as follows: Yes 5, nay 1915.
Senate Tries to Circumvent Gov. Clement
| Smoldering embers Of disagreement be-
| tween Governor p w Clement and the
Senate of the general assembly broke
! into flame in the Senate chamber last
evening, and developed into conflagra-
| tion which carried everything before it.
The whole big program started when
Senator Payne introduced new bill, ).
| l2s, which provides that all officers re-
duired by law to be filled by appoint
ment by the governor biennally in the
month of January, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, that were not
| filled and confirmed by the Senate dur
ing the present session of the legisla-
| ture prior to March !, 1919, shall be
| filled by election by the general assem-
| bly,. in Joint session at such time as the
| general assembly may by joint resolu-
| tion prescribe. Under suspension of the
rules, his bill was put through the vari-
GUS stages of legislation and passed,
This was not done, however, without
considerable opposition on the part of
Senators Carr and LaFleur. After the
bill had been read the second time, Sen
ator Carr moved that it be ordered to
| lie. The motion was ruled out of order.
| Senator Carr took exceptions from the
ruling Of the chair. The president asked
| the Senate not to consider his feelings
| in voting on the ruling. Senator Steele
urged the Senate TO sustain the ruling.
Senator Hill supported Senator Steele in
| this. After some discussion, in which
/ Senator Carr accused those who favored
| the bill of trying to railroad" it
| through the Senate, which was vigorous
| ly denied by Senators Steele and Bal
| lou, Senator Carr withdrew his former
motion and moved that the Senate ad-
| iourn. The motion was lost by vote Of
is to 8.
This bill then went to a third reading
by yea and nay vote of 20 to 8, and
was passed by the same vote.
| Immediately afterward, Senator
| Stuart OF Caledonia introduced a resolu-
| tion to rescind the agreement upon final
adjournment at noon on Wednesday and
! directing final adjournment at time to
be later agreed upon. This resolution
was strenuously opposed by Senator La
+, FIeur, a member of the committee on
| final adjournment. He said that he knew
nothing about it and thought that the
| legislature ought to adjourn on Wednes-
| day. 1t had been learned shortly be-
| fore this that the governor had signed
| the resolution providing for final ad-
| journment on Wednesday.
In spite Of the protests Of Senators
LaFleur and Carr, lhe Senate suspended
| the rules and adopted the resolution.
Senator LaFleur then asked to be eX-
eused from further service on the com
mittee for final adjournment. The Sen
ate refused to excuse him by a vote of
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