The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-31

dollar on the grand lust, and h-lsl,
prohibition enforcement act as amend
ed by senator Shcrhurnc. passed bg
the senate: $50. $4,000 annual ap
lpropriation for next two years for
University Of Vermont arts and
sciences, agricultural and engineering
departments, and H-295. drovers' bill.
advanced to third reading In Senate
Education Bill Passed
IN addition Mr. Stearns Of johnson
scored again in the House when he sav-
ed his bill tH-30D which provides for
the repeal Of the law authorizing the
establishment Of central normal
school, from being rejected on an ad
verse report But instead Of repeal
ing the section Entirely. Mr. Stearns
decided that he would amend H. His
amendment, providing that "the State
Board Of Education may receive offers
Of free buildings or funds for the
erection Of another normal school and
shall submit the same 10 the next
Legislature" was adopted. The
House then refused TO reject the bill
II was read the second and third times
and passed under suspension OF the
rules, the vote on suspension Of rules
being l60 TO l6.
The anti-State Board forces scored
again in connection with the budget
bill (H-404). After Mr.. Barber OF
Brattleboro had explained the meas
ure in some detail, Mr. Butler OF
Fairfax moved that il be amended so
that the salary Of the commissioner OF
education be fixed at $1,000 year
On rising vote, the House agreed TO
this amendment, 95 20 76. This is
81 900 more than the House proposed
to allow the commissioner through the
bill which IL passed, but which was
killed in the Senate
After a short debate this morning
the drovers' bill (H-295), which pro
vides that cattle condemned as tuber-
eular may be shipped out of the State
for glaughter, or disposed Of through
any slaughter house under federal
regulation, was unanimously ordered
10 a third reading. The Senate also
passed in concurrence with proposal Of
amendment msking the poll tax one
dollar on the dollar Of the grand list.
H-22, the much discussed poll tax bill
The vote was 10 TO IL, the senators
voting the same as yesterday on the
measpros with the exception that Sen
ator Russell was present today and
voted for the one dollar amendment
In the House, there was a debate
on H-133, making an appropriation for
purchase by the State Of forest lands.
This bill, which originally called for
an appropriation $4,000, was report
ed favorably by the committee on con
servation, but unfavorably by the
committee on appropriations. Mr..
Flint OF Mortified defended the bill
and thought it good business to make
an appropriation each year for the
State TO buy up the lands. He moved
TO amend the bill TO make the appro
priation $500, the amount which the
State was expending on this before
the war, and the amendment was
adopted and the bill ordered TO third
reading, after IL had been defended by
Mr.. Bush Of Benson, chairman Of the
on conservation.
School Children's Lunches
Another debate in the House on
S-87, to reimburse towns for provid-
ing lunches for pupils Of public
schools, resulted in the measure going
TO third reading. Mr.. Webb Of
Shelburne explained that the bill was
intended 10 help rural schools in par
ticular, where the children could not
get home for dinner. Mr.. Butler Of
Fairfax, Mr.. Warner Of Ludlow and
Mr.. Bennett Of Manchester favored
the bill, while Mr.. Simpson Of Shelf
field opposed it.
For One Dollar Poll Tax
There were no votes against the bill
going 10 a third reading. A short,
sharp debate took place on the poll
tax bill (H-22), before II was passed.
Senator Villas again spoke in favor OF
the two-dolIar tax on the grand list
Senator Carpenter thought the two
dollar tax would be altogether unjust
upon many families.
After a spirited debate IN the House
this morning, H-l52, making life and
accident insurance companies respon-
sible for their agents, WIS ordered 20
! third reading with two amendments
attached. Mr. Chase Of Bennington
offered the amendments, which eN
dude "sub-arcnts and representa-
lives" from the provision q the act
md fixes Il 20 that insurance com
3anies arc responsible only "as be-
.ween the companies and the spph-
.--4- r-- f.4asfsaIrraH % Mr. Chase exc