The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
HARTNESS REGRETS
LACK OF TRAINING
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legislation. He could see what he had
missed by not having gone through the
legislative bodies. He had been cheated,
he said, out of the best part OF the
training. He referred to how closely the
men of 1917 appear tied together. Crit
les call it machine, he said, 1t is not
soft is your associations with eacn
other. He said that the chairman had
suggested that he had spent money to
secure the election. He would nave
profted if even he had lost the election,
he said, saying, Il would have won had
| lost" He said he is having a good
time seeing things different. Although
there is difference of opinion he VIII
have warm spot for those with whom
he has been associated and Will main
tain it in later years.
Governor Hardness said he had to
take an attitude that was necessary for
him to act in matters but he should ex-
pect to retain the respect OF the people,
as the years go by and that he was go
| ing to work for the best interests OF
Vermont. He referred to the things he
missed because he did not go into the
House. He did not like negative ap-
plause, and absence of noise was more
to be considered than otherwise.
Judge Wilson brought round OF ap-
plause as he referred to the II minutes
it took to appropriate Sl,000,OOO for
war work when A. w. Foote was a SEN
ator. Lieutenant Governor Foote re-
ferred to some of the legislation that
| was enacted, including the board OF
control, over which persons differ as TO
its usefulness, and how the 1917 bunch
unloaded some commissions.
H. l.. Hindley brought a sound Of
laughter when he said, after being in
troduced by Judge Wilson, that if the
pianist would co ordinate for few sec
onds he would reply in verse. He did
and Mr., Hindley sang several original
verses set to Reuben" in which he
made several persons attending the
butt of his jokes.
Park Pollard spoke briefly, referring
to the reason why he seconded Judge
Wilson's nomination when he was
| elected Judge from the speakers chair
because Il knew he was square" and
he would rather have that, than man
who knew all the law.
Speaker Billings congratulated the
| 1917 assembly that they did not have
hedgehog bill. He noticed that they
killed the lump sum salary bill He said
thus far three things stand out bright
| ly in l92l--frstly, that Miss Beard, the
| first woman to sit in the House, al
though modest, has demonstrated good
sound Judgment and ability, and he
hoped that many more Of her type
would come to the legislatures in years
to come; that il the Session of 1917 did
build the foundation for the lump sum
salary bill the session of 1921 dug the
cellar. for the commission reported TO
that session a measure for 5000 lump
sum. which was killed, and thirdly, that
this assembly has red headed speaker
which is very seldom seen and that
some had said it meant temper and
stubborness. He then spoke relative to
the work of the two sessions, making a
nice address.
| Mr. Hulburd, in addition to other re-
marks, said the lump sum salary was
good but he hoped to see the September
elections and adjournments before
| Thanksgiving again. He was glad the
timelock was left on the constitution.