The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-25
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estimated will mean an additional five
cent state tax.
In the house II bills were passed, seven
ordered to a third reading, four rejected On
adverse report. one committed and two
ordered to lie. One of these, : 50, relat-
ing 10 Sunday obServances being made a
special order for Friday morning, March
i. Mt II o'clock.
The house passed: SIG. defining a
rural school: S-21. relating to workmea's
compensation ST, instruction for adj
yanced pupils in secondary schools; Sis.
relating to the payment of state aid for
+adyanced instruction: S-16, pay OF the
supervisor of the insane: HE, support
of paupers: 5000, relating to the legiti-
macy of the issue of annulled marriages !;
H-252, relating to the issue by school di-
rcctors of permits to teach; H-217, au-
therizing expenditure of $4,000 i'll addi-
tion to $4,000 provided for in the pres
ent law for the permanent improvement
Of Sand Bar bridge; H-291, taxing Grand
Isle county for Indebtedness incurred in
repairing court house; H-29J, disposal of
cattle condemned tubercular; H-309, pro-
viding for the custody of an estate pend
ing probate of WILL H-351, appropriation
for cooperative extension work in agri-
culture and home economies in rural conf
niunitieS TO county farm bureaus 1852,
lrelating to practice of dentistry, provid-
! ing for licensing of dental hygienists.
The house rejected on adverse report ::
ii
of forest taxation = III Isl. contents of
creamery statement; H-319. permitting
recall of elective town and village officers ::
| 1883, regulation and control of fraternal
benefit societies.
Five new bills appeared in the house
this morning.
| Both houses adjourned until Wednes-
day evening, March >, at o'clock, mile
age allowance one way at 10 cents mile
was agreed upon.
Trolley Roads May he Relieved
! At the afternoon session of the senate
yesterday H-21, providing that public
service corporations may be relieved from
obligations relating to street improve
ments when the municipality SO votes
was ordered to a third reading. after being
amended 50 that all except electric lines
/ are exempted from the provisions Of the
! bill. The title of the bill was amended TO
conform with the other amendments
! The senate had an interesting time with
! lf-IJ, providing that the state aid for
( towns on permanent highway work shall
/ be- twice what the town votes above what
| Is required by law. The law now pro-
vides that the state shall pay the towns
/ the same amout as they vote above the
requirements. Although this bill came
into the senate under Il unanimous adj
verse report, the senate overturned the
report and, amid much debate, refused
| To reject the bill, ordered it to q third
ItdNliS anu HIuliA IldSStu II ullitE SUS-
pension Of the rules waived the right of
/ reconsideration and had il mcSsaged TO the
house for the speakers signature.
! Senator Taylor for the committee on
! highways and bridges, declared that the
measure would cost the state from 500 00O
! to Sl0O0O0 extra each year, but other
senators did not seem to agree with him
! The senate also passed S73. increasiur
the salaries OF sheriifs, a measure which
has been before the senate for about a
week, but has been held up on several
occasions. Senator Williams spoke foI
the bill. saying that il would increase the
appropriation only S4.0j0. He said that
the sheriff of Windhan county now re-
ceives only SITS a day. Senator's Co
= burn and Blodgett also favored the bill
Senator kingsley's motion to get the bill
ordered to lie failed and il was passed.
>, The senate rejected H-TI. providing for
q standard caboose car.
Among the bills ordered to a third
) reading by the house yesterday was
H24A, increasing the salary OF the bank
commissioner from $1,000 tn $1,000. q
which $500 is To be paid BIS the state
aud 81 300 by the banks. This bill was
fayorably reported and no voice wa,
raised against it, although the house has
been consistently refusing or cuttin.
down all salary increases up to date.