The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-03
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Doubles State Road Aid

e with H. as, providing that State al,
= for towns on permanent highway
= work shall be twice what the towi
E ates ABOVE what il required by law
. The law now provides that the Stat,
T hall pay the towns the same amount
/ as they vote above the requirements
Although this bill came into the Sen.
ate under a unanimous adverse report
the Senate overturned the report, and
, amid much debate, refused TO reject
the bill, ordered Il to a third reading
and finally passed IL under suspension
Of the rules. waived the right Of re-
consideration and had it messaged 10
the House for the speakers signature.
Senator Taylor, for the committee
on highways and bridges, declared
that the measure would cost the State
from $4,000 to 100000 extra each
year, but other senators did not seem
to agree with him.
Sheriff Salary Bill Passed
The Senate also passed S. 73, in
ereasing the salaries Of sherifTs, a
measure which has been before the
Senate for about a week, but has been
held up on several different occasions.
Senator Williams spoke for the bill,
saying that il would increase the ap-
preparation only $4,050.
Another measure which went to a
third reading in the House was II. 272,
relating to the issuance by school di-
rectors Of permits to teach. This bill
takes from superintendents the au-
thority Of approval of new teachers
and leaves it in the hands Of the
school directors.
The committee proposed to amend
the bill so that the school directors
could grant permits to teach only in
cases Of emergency or lack Of legally
qualified teachers. This amendment
was adopted, but the second one pro-
posed by the committee, requiring GO
weeks successful teaching in the State
or graduation from a high school or a
certified academy as qualification for
teaching was turned down after being
variously amended, so that, as the bin
now stands, school directors would
have the authority when there was a /
lack Of teachers TO hire any person at
least II years Of age Of good moral
character and who passes with a grade
Of at least IS per cent an examination
OF the subjects to be taught given by
or under the direction Of the directors. /
The district health officer system
adopted by the last Legislature will
continue in force, as the House killed
the bill which proposed to abolish this
system and reinstate the local health
officers Oh. 276). 1t was adversely
reported.
Favorable Amendment Report
The five proposals of amendment to
the Constitution Of Vermont, proposed
to the House by the Senate, were re-
ported favorably but we're ordered TO
lie and made a special order for next
Friday at 2:30 o'clock, on motion Of
Mr.. Keyes Of Reading who said that
these proposals were too important to
be acted upon in a hurry and, since
this was the first time the House had
had the opportunity TO look them over,
he thought they should be allowed to
lie for the time being. There was no ,
objection to the motion. The pro- ,
oosals are number one, giving women /
equal suffrage; three, providing for {
SLING vacancies in the House Of Rep :
five, allowing an accused /
nan TO waive trial by jury; six, pro- G
riding that the Legislature shall fix 4
he place for recording deeds and CON {
and 1S, making the legal a
ige Of women 21 years. S
On motion Of Mr.. Ripley of Poult- {
ley, the House voted TO recall from r
he Senate S. 25, relating to primary v
lections the bill which has passed v
10Th houses and gone to the governor e
,ut in which there was found an error h
n printing requiring a return TO the 7
legislature for amendment. n
Fourteen House Bills Advanced 4
Among the IA bills which went to a (.
bird reading in the House were: o
|. 239. increasing the salary Of the y
ank commissioner; II. POI. laying a
Ak on the county Of Grand Isle for ]
he purpose of paying the indebted
ess incurred in repairing the court q
ouse: S. q, relating 10 instruction v
- advanced pupils in secondary 9
-hools (as amended % change the a
1m 70 he paid from SEQ 70 $50 per b
uplD. Mr. Bennett Of Manchester a
nposed the amendment and sid that n
Ne towns should not be required 20 n
str en- this matter every year. Nr. F"
prcn - South Burlington, Mr .
omal n Newport town. Mr. New NJ
"a Il MorrisviIle. anB Mr. Simpson ~