The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-09
Disagreement of the Senate
with Gov. Clement Con-
tinued to the End
THREE MORE NAMES
WERE CONFIRMED
Hold-Over Men Will Stay
Unless Removed by
Governor

| In long executive session last even
ing the Senate refused to confirm the
| appointments of the governor as fol
| lows: John ). Buttles of Brandon fol
commissioner of industries; NJ G.. Morse
OF Hardwick for commissioner of taxes;
and j. G. Brown of Montpelier for in
surance commissioner The Senate con.
trmed the appointment of Ebert S
Brigham of Montpelier for commissioner
Of agriculture; Linus Leavens of Cam
bridge for fish and game commissioner;
and George Z. Carpenter of Montpelier
for state purchasing agent, in place OF
Dewey I. Hanley. Brigham and Leav-
ems are reappointments Charles Plum.
ley, tax commissioner, and Robert w.
Simonds. commissioner of industries, will
remain in office unless removed by the
governor. The name Of G. L. Lang of
Montpelier is mentioned for the Office of
insurance commissioner.
Without the least hesitation, the
House buried s. l2s, taking the appoint
ment of certain state officers out of the
hands Of the governor, providing that
these officers shall be elected by the gen
eral assembly in joint session. 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.
The lineup Of the Senate Monday
evening in its now famous raid on the
gubernatorial power of appointment, in
the form Of s. l2S. introduced, put
through all the stages of legislation and
passed was as follows. Voting for the
bill, Senators Adams, Amey, Ballou,
Bates, Belknap, Billings, Daniels, Hail.
Hamblett, Hendee, Hill, jackson, Lewis,
Payne, SchoT, Steele, Stuart, Taylor,
Tenney, Villas; voting against the bill,
Senator'S Carr, LaFleur, Mckillip, Nor
gan, Root and VarRum; absent and not
voting, Senators Rowland, Kingsley,
Noonan and Tracy.
The report OF the committee of confer
ence on the budget bill recommended
that the Senate recede from the first,
second. fourth, sixth and eighth propo.
sails OF amendment, and that the House
concur in the third and fifth proposals,
while both should recede from the sew
enth proposal. which regards the appro-
priation for the board of charities and
probation The original appropriation
for this department was $4,000. The
House amended to read $4,000. The SEN
ate put ii back at $4,000, and the bill
now provides for $4,000
As the bill now provides, from the re-
port of the committee, the publicity dee
partment gets its full $4,000 teut to
81 500 by the Senate); the educational
department gets its full 1884. 900 tthe
Senate tried to cut il to S200,O00) the
for grade crossings is cut
from $4,000 to $4,000, as amended by
the Senate; the original $50, 900 for ar
mores. but another S35, 900 appropri-
ated by the legislature of 1917, TO be
available until June 80, 1925, but which
has not been needed during the past
year, is cut out; the $1,000 for bounties
for animals remains from which the
black bear bounties viii he paid; and
there is no REMEMBERING of sections, ac.
cording TO the Senate plan.
Mileage for Members.
Under suspension of the rules, JRH
30. providing for additional mileage for
of the general assembly and its |
officers, which was reported without rec
was read the second and |
third times and adopted in concurrence |
by the Senate yesterday afternoon by a |
vote of II to 49, again the rules were
and JRH. 81, relating to pay |
IF certain deceased members of the |
House of representatives, was adopted |
m concurrence, as was also JRH. 26, re-
ating to mileage and per diem for the
cloak room attendants, etc.
The latter resolution was adversely re-
ported, but rejection was refused, IA to Q. |
The resolution providing for the per diem
ind mileage for the chaplains Of the two
louses was adopted in concurrence and
i. 3e3l relating to the issuance of bonds
'or county tuberculosis hospitals, was
)assed in concurrence.
The Senate refused to suspend the
ules to consider JRf Is. providing for
IN expression of the Vermont legislature
lpon the question OF the right Of small
lations to self determination, especially
With regard to Ireland The vote on the
of the rules was tied and
lieut. Gov. Stone voted in favor Of sus-
,ension. but three-fourths vote being
iecessary, the rules were not suspended.
Gifts in the House.
During recess at yesterday after
Ioon's session of the House. Mr.. Estee
f Montpelier, for the members of the
louise, presented to Speaker Dana sol
4 gold watch, and to the clerk and two
ssistant clerks, fountain pens, with ap-
ropriate ceremonies.
The joint resolution, providing for
ecorating the state buildings on the
ccasion of the return of Vermont sol
iers, was adopted by the House and
he Senate.
Under suspension of the rules, the
louise passed in concurrence S. l27, re- ,
iting to the charter of the city of Bur
ngton; rejected S. SO, relating to as {
istance for the attorney general; and {
efused third reading to S. l2S, relating ]
0 the appointment and removal of GER S
ain state officers.
The Senate eancurred in the House