The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-31
OUR LEGISLATIVE LETTER
'rhs Highway Quesiion settled : d.
Bates and Dr. W. \. Bryant. To-
eeiher with the Governor. Make up
the Ne~ Beard.

Montpelier. March p. 1921
Today is the SD day Of the session
and this is prohably the last letter
bot one Tor this season on matters
legislative. for Il all works well we
.houla finish and get away from here
the last q this week ~ there can be
no more bills entered now, either by
members or through committees, ex.
eept b. unanimous consent, and az
Just this stage Of the game the said
unanimous consent would be a hard
thing to work through a. the members
are desirous Of completing the work
remaining and getting back home as
cIpeditiously as consistent with thor
ough consideration of matters in
hand.
Not as much progress toward I'm
ishing matters this past week as the
week before on account Of big bunch
of late bills coming in, but matters
are assuming concrete form now and
final adjournment seems in sight for
this week
Among the more important meas
ures handled the past week was the
passage of the joint resolution by the
House turning the Vail school back by
the State.
HISS, an act TO provide for the
erection. equipment and maintenance
Of a dairy building al the University
of Vermont and State Agricultural
College was disposed Of by being kill
I'd in the House after having been
made a special order for Tuesday.
This was hard fought battle, but
when the smoke Of action cleared
away the bill was dead. This bill was
supported by the dairy and creamery
interests Of the State and was opposed
mainly on the grounds that the $780,
900 carried by the bill was too large
an amount for the State TO pay out at
this time
H-36g, an act 10 provide a shelter
home for certain children committed
to the care Of the Board Of Charities
and Probation, carrying an appropri-
alton Of $4,000, was passed through
the House after considerable debate.
The bin to appropriate $4,000 TO aid
IN improving the old Stratton Turn
pike Is now in the nands OF the Gov
ernor, having passed the Senate Mon
day night.
The bin for the appropriations for
the Support Of Government was
brought in this week and with very
few exceptions was passed and sent
20 the Senate, as was companion bill
calling for emergency appropriation
for the balance Of the fiscal year 1921.
A bin came in from the Senate en-
abling towns TO be reimbursed for
providing lunches for pupils OF the
public schools. The bill was consid-
erably amended and was carefully
supported by Mr.. Webb Of Shelburne
who gave il loyal aid. IL finally pass
ed the House in amended form.
II H-2l6, introduced by Mr.. Keyes
Of Reading, Is made law, school di-
rectors will be called on to make a
more complete report annually and
have il presented to the auditors for
Incorporation in their annual report
The Ways and Means Committee
have been active the past week and
after reviewing the report Of the
Budget Committee and the reports Of
the Appropriation Committee. will
recommend in all probability a tax Of
not less than total Of 60 cents for
the years Of 1922. There are those
who think 20 cents should be raised
and even az that II will leave a paper
deficit q over a half million dollars. +
As Chairman Dyer of the Ways and
Means Committee. aptly said IN pre-
senting the budget figures, III YOU
will dance you must pay the fiddler"
II certainly would seem 50.
Two measures calling up much ora
tory were an act 10 punish the prae- /
tice of fortune telling and an act 70
provide bounty on rattle snakes. .
Both Of these acts were well support
edshy ardent friends
The new highway bin was passed by
the Senate in concurrence and was
messared 70 TIE Governor who very
promptly sigude Il and in few hours
erni in the names n Stoddari p
Bstes. thc present highway oomuis-
rioner. and Dr W. y. Bryant. a sem
ator from Windsor county, 20 be The
other two members u the board
Later in the week the boari met ard
selected T. ". Dix. q civil engineer
connected with the Univerzity q Yer
mont rs socretsry and chairman of
fhe board
or the ave and nav vote on the
dairy hunairr bal TIE oniy yes vote
r-am Remington county came from