The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-16
Sharp Contest in House
Ended BY Vote of
105 to 1913
FARMERS DO NOT
NEED HONESTY LAW
Declared One Speaker in
Opposing the Measure
To-day

| Is. 6l), reported adversely by Senator
Kingsley from the committee on suf
frage and election, the House to-day
INDUCED in lengthy debate on the
apple grading bill III. 81, which il
finally refused a third reading by a
close yea and nay vote, 1913 to l05.
Washington county representatives
voted, II to s, in favor of the pas.
sage of the bill, the vote being as fol
lows: Yes, Wishart of Barre City
Smith of Barre Town, Murray of Ber.
lin, Carpenter of Cabot, Kelton of East
Montpelier, Wheeler of Marshfield, vii
der of Middlesex, Field of East Mont
pelier, Bullleley of Moretown, Flint OF
Northfield and Martin of Plainfeld
no, Wheeler Of Calais, Kennedy OF
Duxbury, Mccullough of Fayston
Stimson OF Roxbury, Beldon of Waits
field, Parker of Warren, Hall of Wood
bury and Johnson of Worcester
Wheeler of Waterbury was absent.
Mr.. Prindle of Charlotte started the
debate on the apple bill by opposing
it and trying to have it laid on the
table. This motion failed. Williams
of Peru opposed the measure, but But
Ter of Fairfax declared that there Is
real call for law which will re-
quire standard grading OF apples.
Mr.. Cushman of Rochester caused a
great deal Of mirth and carried the
majority of the House with him IN a
speech against the measure, IN which
he said that he thought 1t not neces
sary to pass individual legislation to
insure honesty Of Vermonters. Mr.
Peet of St George said those who ia
vored the measure are not the apple
growers but people from outside the
state. Mr.. Luce of Pomfret declared
that the bill had been called for by
ample growers in order to raise the
standard. Mr. Bryant Of Troy OPP
posed the measure, and Mr.. Briggs
of Searsburg called for the yeas and
nays.
/ mere NEIt NbNNN -
227, relating to disclosures by persons
convicted OF being found intoxicated.
II was a vive voce and the speaker
pu il twice before he declared that
the bin had been ordered TO third
reading.
II. 100. raising the salary of the at
torney general from $500 to $4,000
was favorably reported this morning
as amended TO make it S3,500, but the
bill was laid on the table for the time
being.
The House to-day ordered TO third
reading the House hill "a, appropriat-
ing 5000 600 annual for the eradi-
cation of bovine tuberculosis. The bill
as favorablv acted on was amended
from $3.50 900 and an attempt to make
the amount Sl5000O was killed.
Senate Would Kill Primary System.
The Senate to day went on record
as opposed to the primary system in
Vermont the vote being 10 to II in
favor of 5 81, bill which would re-
store the convention system, leaving Is
optional to towns and cities whether
delegates to such conventions should
be elected at caucuses or by pri-
mary vote.
The senators opposing the bill and
favoring the primary system were:
Andrew. Cady, Carpenter, Chaffee, Co
burn. Clark. Farnham, Estee. Kings
lev. Slayton. Taylor and Villas. Those
opposing the primary were Blodgett,
Bottum. Cobb, Cowles, Dana, Foster,
McKillip. Montgomery, Newton, Mich
OILS. Osgood. Russell. Sherburne, Whit
comb. White and Williams.
Whether or not Vermont shall re-
tain the primary system of nomination
is being discussed in the Senate to.
day. the occasion being the consider
alton of $. 81. which would restore the
convention system. leaving II option
al 10 towns and cities whether dele
oates 10 such conventions should be
elected at caucIses or by primary
tion Of the primary principle was the
vote.
That the bill Is a complete destruc-
ton of the primary principle y the
contention of those who were opposed.
In reply TO the charge that under the
caucus convention plan Vermont was
dominated by feudsl barons and little
county and town bosses. made by Sen
ator kingsley Of Rutland, Senator Os-
good said that under the primary Yer
mont j. dominated BY the noodle
harons" and that the man with the
longest pocketbood j. IN the saddle.
senator OsCood felt that the primary
Disseminated against the small towns.
Senator Kingsley. who signed the
majority adverse report. declared that
the primary law was adopted # a pop.
ular referendum and that the legisls
ture had no moral right e repeal i
except under = mandate from the poo
ME. Tie coutendcd that The women are
in favor of the primary. that they
would not participate in caurnses. II
Is wrong. he dcleesred TO enfran
CHS. the women IN words and then
dizf-anrhisr them in fact
Tho Rutland county senator said The
Law lad hran -uccesSful in obtaining
> lsrre expression & the popular DE-
s;rr - a. vhom sh0uld ~ candidates.
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