The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-08
LEGISLATIVE
ACTIVITIES AT
MONTPELIER
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amount to $50, which brought out the
fact that many high schools now charge
over $40 tuition, the difference in which
has to be paid by the pupils.
The House passed two bills: II. 1863,
relating to foreign insurance companies
doing business in the state, and H. 364,
relating to the limitation Of authority
of foreign corporations.
Senators Taylor, Bryant, Carpenter
and Chaffee opposed the House amend
ment to S. l6, and Senators Slayton,
Villas and Durham led the opposition
to amending S. 27. In both of these
cases the Senate insists on its original
amendments and asks for committee
of conference.
Among the bills passed by the Sen
ate was H. 236, providing for a tablet
to the memory of Ammi B. Young,
architect Of the State House, in con-
nection with which Senator McKillip
| read from historical documents to show
that Young's plans for the third State
House were substantially used in build
ing tIlt IHilu DldIt IlOusC'
On H. 100, to require the commits
sioner of industries to employ woman
deputy or inspector, Senator Durham
(by requestl called for the yeas and
nays and three senators were found
voting in the negative, Sherburne,
White and williams, This measure is
one of the so-called "woman's group"
Among the measures advanced to a
third reading in the Senate was H. 277,
adding $45, 900 to the appropriation for
the permanent improvement of Sand
Bar bridge.
Senate Passed Many Bills.
The Senate also passed the fol.
lowing:
S. II, Westport Essex ferry; H. l05,
black bass bill; H. TIA, to compensate
chiropractic examiners; H. 1873, amend
ing peddlers' license law; Il. 200, legiti-
matizing issue of annulled marriages;
II. 2l0, expenses judges of probate; ii.
24O, collectors of taxes to turn over tax
matters on expiration of office; II. 24l,
to permit reinstatement of certain cor
porations; II. I'll, amending free IL
brary commission law; H. 1913, to pay
James Fl. Kiniry certain sum; II. 2sl,
authorizing Grend Isle county to levy
tax for courthouse repairs; H. 3l4,
amending law on sheriffs' fees; II. $50,
to pay Allen R. Sturtevant certain
sum; Fl. 34S, TO provide city of New
port with set of Vermont reports; ii.
279, expenses of supreme court reporter
Under suspension of the rules, as
moved by Mr.. Davis of Hartford, the
House put through in all its stages ).
OF, providing for permits for the oper-
alton of traction engines or tractors OF
the federal government. MIR. Davis ex-
planned that the reason for hurrying
this through was so that the federal
trucks. which are operated on endur
ance tests throughout the state, one
starting from Burlington for st. Johns
bury to-day, would have permits from
the secretary of state to show in case
they might be held up anywhere. Under
the present law, the federal trucks
have the right TO operate on the Yer
mont highways, but the government
desires the special permit in order that
there may be no question about 1t.
The House concurred in the Senate
proposal of amendment TO II. l3l the
apple grading bill, which provides for
another grade of apples, to be called
orchard run" which shall be made up
of apples Of several different grades.
This bill, which has had a perilous
career in several legislatures, now goes
TO the governor for his signature.
III -a,an4nI. OdG lad.
versely reportedl, providing that towns
shall arrange for transportation of pu-
pills instead Of leaving it to the state
introduced by Mr.. Stesrns of John
SOM. and 3O4. establishing town line
between Lowell and Montgomery.
Item Veto for Governor.
Among the important actions taken
by the Senate was the unanimous vote
Of the 81 members present to propose
to the House to amend the state con-
stitution giving the governor the power
Of 'ftem Veto This is known as pro-
posal number two.
The House passed the joint resolu-
ton accepting on the part of the state
the gift of the Vermont sanatorium.
Nobody voted against the proposition.
The Senate concurred in the House
proposals of amendment to S. 65, in
creasing amount Of scholarships 20 the
University Of Vermont, Middlebury
and Norwich; to s. %. relating to pri-
mary election. amended so as to make
members Of the state committees cleo
tive bv state convention. this provision
having been cut alt by mistake in the
first amending Of the bill and to S.
80. relating 10 the term Of Office Of