The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-30

appropriation for building six stock barns
| at the state fair grounds.
Swift rejection came in the house yes
terday afternoon to Ssh. tle Villas bill,
| which provides for extra scholarships at
Middiebury, Norwich and the University
of Vermont. The bill was adversely re
ported and not a voice was raised IN Its
| favor. As a matter of form, the house
also rejected H-169. the text of which is
the same as SD the state teachers col
lege bill killed earlier in the session. In
this way. the house has the distinction OF
killing this bill twice.
Burlington Charter Passes. ...
H-292. the Burlington city charter bill,
passed the senate without opposition and
with all amendments attached. 1t now
goes TO the governor for his signature. Al
the same time, the house rejected HUG,
. amending the charter of the village OF
Essex Junction so that a woman may hold
the Office of village clerk ur treasurer this
matter having already been covered by
=. general legislation. --.a
Debate on Fair Grounds Barns
The debate on H-1S4 was quite snappy.
Senator Nichols opposed the bill and de
clarcd that we are going at too fast
pace in appropriations. Senator Farm
ham favored it, declaring that Vermont
will so inStill into young FermOnterS the
ambition TO till the soil and raise good
stock as to go to the state fair and see
Iwhat is being done in the state through
the exhibits there.
| 1T is a question of whether YOU go on
and have the state fair, or whether you
l0uit" declared Senator Farnham, 'f0r
: quit YOU must unless you furnish proper
buildings for the stock breeders to put
their high grade cattle IN.
IGInham Onn0SpI large
TO- appropriation for one fair and said if the
state helps one fair it should help Others.
Senator Cady spoke in favor of the
bill.
: that what the state needed more than any
thing else is the push and vim which
would make it self-supporting, like the
t county fairs which are held at Rutland
land Brattlebor0.
Fair Management Criticized.
: More criticism of the management of
1.-THE state fair brought from Senator's New
ton and Estee, the latter for some time n
member Of the state fair commission,
t. defence of the management and support
, for the bill.
> Senator Villas objected to the measure
on the ground that it was class legislation
! to do So much for the farming clement
He questioned whether White River
Junction is the place for the fair. and
Thought it might better be held at Mont
p pelier, Barre, or perhaps Rutland.
i When the debate was taken up again
Il at the opening of the afternoon session,
f Senator Villas offered an amendment to
$ cut the appropriation from 100000 to
:. $50 600 Senator Farnham said that
- unless the state fair commissioner got
II what il asked for it might as well not
d have anything at all. Senator McKilir
! also opposed the amendment and it was
rejected. But after Senator Williams
c had called attention to the fact that
II $4l4,SJ0 has been appropriated at this
{ session for the benefit of the farmers alone
- not including the $780, 600 To eradicate
O. bovine tuberculosis. Senator Villas tried
: again, this time moving to amend tC
make the appropriation $4,000 This
, amendment was adopted.
Durham Opposes Measure.
e Senators Durham and Carpenter then
II led another attack on the bill. but it was
S ordered TO a third reading, rs to eight, and
r. was then passed. Those voting against
u the bill on third reading We're: Senators
n Andrews. Carpenter, Durham. Nichols
d OSgood. Taylor, Villas and Williams. The
r bill now goes back to the house for con
, current action.
< Amendments Considered.
e After numerous amendments to H-404
the departmental appropriation measure
the senate ordered the bill to Il thirC
reading, and then ordered it to lie. The
amendments include: cutting the apDrO
Z priatiOn for the commissioner of industrie.
s from Sl5.710 to $4,000; striking out tn,
II provision inserted by the house that thu
;; salary Of the commissioner of education
"a shall be limited to $1,000; increasing tn,
= appropriation for the department of agri
l. culture from 100000 to $4,000: strik
Is ing out the $500, 900 appropriation for tn,
eradication of bovine tuberculosis, which
ie is taken care of in special legislation
It cutting the school for the feeble-mindeC
f from $50 900 TO $4,000 for the yea
is ending June 30, 1922, and from S72. 500 Il
Is $50, 900 for the following year; making
l. an additional appropriation of SD ,00i
n for the prison and house of correction 70
e women at Rutland; appropriating $50
10 for the pay of the board of examiners o
al embalmers; appropriation for the boar,
If of health increased from $1,000 t
t $4,000. This last amendment wa
offered by Senator Slayton and adopte
IL by yea and nay vote Of 20 to five.
,r The other amendments were from tn
;, committee. which also proposed to cut tn
ar appropriation for the board of charlie
Or from $4,000 to $4,000. Senators Can
D. penter, Bryant and Durham opposed thi
,e amendment, calling attention to the fac
70 that the legislature had enacted legisls
NJ ton at this session which would reauir
+ the full $4,000 The amendment was re
of jected.