The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-15
HESITATES ON REPEAL.
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vehicles and providing for demonstration
in certain cases; H-149. regarding office
of state purchasing agent; ILL., cree
ton of a memorial to Commodore Mac
donough; H-316. providing for refundlng
portions Of automobile or motor vehicle
registration fees in certain cases; and
1855, regarding examination by phy-
sician in w0rkmens compensation eases
Two important cattle bills, H-2S3, ex-
tending power of livestock commissioner.
and 1859, providing for inspection and
segregation of diseased cattle, were or
dered to third reading.
The house passed one bill, HISS. al
lowing raising of the rate for school
taxes in the city of Barre from 81 TO
SI35 on the grand list. Two bills went
to third reading, H-3S9, providing that
more copies of the legislative directory
shall be printed and distributed to town
and city clerks and H-191, granting aid
of $500 to town of Jamaica IN rebuilding
a bridge.
H-34l. granting to George w. Stewart
ferry across Lake Champlain between
Red House landing. Orwell. Vt. and
Nontcalm landing in TiconderOga, \.
Y, was called up and placed on the cal
endar for tomorrow.
One new bill appeared in the house.
A joint resolution offered by Senator
Williams of Rutland authorizing the gov
ernor to erect in the state house me-
dallion with bronze tablet to Gen.
Lewis A. Grant was referred to the
committee on appropriations. General
Grant commanded during the greater
part of its service the famous old Yer
mont brigade composed Of the second,
third, fourth. fifth. sixth and 18th Yer
mont regiments, a brigade which was
recognized as one of the best fighting
units in the union army and the one
whose loss of life exceeded that of any
ether t@igade. General Grant enlisted
from Rockingham as major OF the fifth
Vermont infantry Sept. 16. 1861, at st.
Adams to serve for three years.
Governor Hardness yesterday vetoed
another of the 'wOmen's equality bills
on the ground that it is too soon after the
canferr ng Of suffrage on women to under
take the equalizing process. The bill
sent last evening without the governor S
approval is SO. which increases the
homestead right from $500 to $1,000:
The governors reasons for vetoing the bill
ere as follows:
Il believe it is unwise to trS to put
through any satisfactory legislation aimed
to equalize property rights and Obliga-
tons Of men and women. Since the right
Of suffrage has been granted to women
there has not been sufficient time to find
q satisfactory basis. Out of fairness to
women we should defer such legislation to
the 1923 session"
In extending the time on the erection Of
a Marlborough memorial at Fergennes. the
senate last night called for an accounting
from the commission not later than April
20, 1921, amending the bin (H-312) in
that respect.
The increase in compensation for per
sonal injuries was passed III the original
form of H-65 without amendment.
The following bills were passed:
II-1G7. unclaimed deposits in savings
banks; H-1S0. time limit for adjusting
and paying fire losses; Hist, to license
adiusters of fire losses; H-1S9. limiting
state Office: H-353. amending charter of
village of Cambridge.
II-161, the Dorsey bill, forbidding re-
bates on fire insurance premiums, was re-
considered and re-referred to committee
on banking and insurance to see if the
committee would propose the rejection Of
the amendment striking out the penalty
clause when information is refused.
H-199, the circus bill, adversely re-
ported, was TCcOmmitted H-165, making
special fund for workmeu's compensation
in certain cases. made a special order for
Wednesday; and S74, limiting amount
which husband may hold exempt from at
tachment in an estate by the entirety was
made a special order for Thursday.
H-371, custody of public documents, was
rejected.
The house disposed of short calendar
last evening, passing seven bills ordering
one to third reading and concerning in
senate proposals of amendment to three
The fOllwOing were passed: H-67, ap-
naying for schoolhOuse; HOY, $4,000 to
improve Lincoln-Warren highway ::
Hoo, $1,000 highway aid for Plymouth !;