The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-17
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house this morning: H-345, reported by
general committee, allowing selectmen 10
appoint upon request one or more meas
ures of leather H-346. reported by COM
mittee on municipal corporations. penal
izing one who campers with fire protection
apparatus of a municipal water system.
The apple-grading bill was reconsidered
on motion of Mr.. Curtis of Lowell and
was defended by Messrs. Luce of Pomfret.
Dyer of Salisbury. Bush of Benson, Cap
ron of Leicester. Wishart of Barre city.
and Gardner of Newport. Opposing the
bill were Messrs. Prindle of Charlotte,
Peet of st. George. Cushman of Rochester
and Williams of Peru.
Mr.. Barber of Wilmington favored re-
considering the Dorsey bill ~forbidding re-
bates on insurance premiums as dld
MessrS. Golf of DanvilIe. Prindle of Char
lotte, WiShart of Barre city. Wood of st,
JOhnsbury. Button of Middlebury, and
Flint of Mortified. Those opposing re-
consideration were MessrS. Pollard of Cav
endiSh and Warner of Ludlow.
With but one debate and that all one
way the senate this morning despatched
a large amount of business, introducing
five new measures, passing II and adj
vancing a large number TO third readings.
The following were passed
So, %exempting Knights of Columbus
homes from taxation.
SCI. repeating primary law Ton this
Yesterdays vote for repeal was increased
by Senator Farnham, who voted yes" and
the bill passed II to - on a yea and nay
voteD.
/ $50. relating to bail of persons charged
with bastardy.
SIS. permitting towns to appropriate
money for resident physician or nurse.
H-37, establishing commission on for
eign and domestic
H-61, changing dates of trout season.
- H-70, raising pay of court %stenogra-
nbprS for ma king tTnnScFlOtS.
HIP, permitting towns to elect build
ing committee.
H-194. providing for commission to com.
pile history of NermOnts part in World
war.
/ H-221, fixing salaries of chaplains.
n H-234, fixing dates of st. Adams city
meeting as fourth Tuesday in March.
After the excitement of Tuesday. the
highway question seems to be submerged
for the time being while the Legislature
goes on with other matters. From the
talg about the corridors. however, il
= would seem that Governor Hartness ha:
lost nothing through the public hearing
Tuesday afternoon, even though none OF
the three speakers who appeared before
the committee could nave been calleC
friendly to his cause.
From all Indications, the message o
; Governor HARNESS.. in which he calmet
the fears of the legislators as TO a bone
| Issue nv making it clear that bond is
: sues can 5e secured only by a vote o.
the legislature and hat he was seekins
. no such issue of bonds, came in at the
t psychological moment, just before thu
public hearing began.
1t is said that Colonel Curtis 5. Emer!
of Newport, when he accused the pres
ent administration of being favorable t.
a system of highways which would re
quire a bond issue, had not heard of tn
governors message. 1t was noticeable
l that this argument did not stir up tn,
members of the legislature 50 much a
l might have been expected had they be
l lieyed that a bond issue was reall!
{ threatening the state.
No new move has appeared on tn
highway problem today. and it is quit,
probable that little more win be don,
, about it this week. 1t is said. however
that there has been a suggestion 10 tn,
governor hat a compromise might b
+ made through the appointment of some
n body in the state in place of "Stod'
1 Bates as highway commissioner. that tn
!. yenate might act favorably upon such al
appointment.
The final hearing on H-222, prOvidin
for the election of the highway commits
,i"ner by the legislature, is set for mex
Wednesday. Feb. 23. and il is repOrte,
that a large number of men from al
t parts of the state. who could not get t
l the first hearing. and who are intereSte
= in highways, will be present.