The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-22

said Senator Kingsley further "but it
will 90 long way in that direction
1t Is worth trial. 1t is an attempt
to bring the training school to the
pupil rather than to drive the pupil
to the school.
The Highway Debate.
In supporting his amendment to the
highway bill, Senator Sherburne SAID
it did not apply to any particular case,
but simply provided way in whlch
vacancies could be filled in time to
take up the work of the departments
by the first of February.
"The law says these appointments
should be made in the month of Janu-
ary," he continued, but so far we
have no fish and game commissioner
and no highway commissioner.
F" If this bill passes without amend
ment | will gamble that the highway
business will be in mess for the next
two years. We can tell who is respon-
sible when we have commissioner,
but not when we have commission.
We don't need highway commission
any more than we need an agricultural
commission
Senator Sherburne said putting pro-
fessional men on the commission would
not be gain in efficiency but loss.
"If the amendments pass, we can
have a commissioner and everyone will
I ha Kill
will be satisfied.
In replying, Senator Kingsley said
the amendments seriously encroached
on the powers of the governor.
every two years" Ae said, I'VE
hear that slogan about electing bust
ness man governor and letting him
run the states business as he runs his
own; then. just as soon as he begins
to select his own assistants, we start
in to slash his rights.
1--WE should either trust the execu
tive and back him up or defy him.
think the best results are obtained
when there is cooperation between the
executive and the legislature.
Senator McKillip called the amend
ments the prettiest thing he had ever
seen. as they would permit the Senate
to hold up appointments as it desired
and then proceed to elect whoever 1t
wanted.
The Senate passed s. los, relating to
time of filing nominations and notices
of withdrawal, H. l99, amending circus
licenses law; II. 3S5, fees for state
owned and municipal trucks and fiat
fee for motorcycles; H. 3SS, amend
ing charter of Barre.
No Investigation of Bovine Tubercu-
losis Methods.
By a rising vote of % to 5S the
House refused to adopt in concurrence
the Coburn resolution providing for
investigation of the present methods
of eradicating and combating bovine
tuberculosis (J. R. S. 23) after Mr..
Luce Of Pomfret ton whose motion a
few days ago the resolution was or
dered to lie had questioned whether the
investigation was needed, stating that
he did not see how much more com
mittee serving without pay would as
certain more than had been discovered
by the committee on agriculture which
had gone into the matter considerably
Reconsideration OF its action in this
matter was later refused by the House,
Three bills were ordered to lie, one
providing for the erection and main
tenance OF dairy building at the Uni
versity Of Vermont and state agricul-
tural college III 53s), being made a
special order for Tuesday afternoon
at 2:l5 o'clock, and two others, H.
404, making appropriations for the
support of government, and II. 405,
providing for emergency appropria
tions for the balance of the fiscal year
1921. being made special orders for
Wednesday afternoon.
The House adopted in concurrence
the Joint resolution providing for the
returning of the Theodore \. Vail
property to Lyndon institute (J R. FL.
I5) and then refused to consider its
action.
Two bills were passed, II. 369, pro-
yiding for shelter home for certain
children committed 10 the state board
Of charities and probation H. 369l and
n 402. sale Of diluted or adulterated
milk or cream. as amended so that such
milk a. is sold for local consumption
cannot be reduced as the bill provides.