The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-07
YAREwELL Is2I LEGISLATURE

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Well. the Legislature of 1921 hai
adjourned sine die and the members
have all returned 10 their respective
bones prepared 70 take Up their yari-
Gus labors with the satisfaction Of
having accomplished some good work
and having avoided many pitfalls that
were spread for the unwary in the
guise of innocent measures intro
2uced-
The last week of the session was
elled with work, hard work too, as II
vas apparent a. the end drew near
that there was much 10 do and In
order 70 finish up and get to the
governor work that was important
and on which great deal Of time had
been already spent Some Of these
measures were really Of such vital inn
port that Il seemed toward the end as
though il would be necessary TO
lengthen somewhat the time Of stay
ing at the capital However by care
ful management upon the part OF
those entrusted with the handling Of
routine matters, the president Of the
senate and the speaker Of the house,
With their respective clerks, the neces-
atty Of holding over until April was
avoided and the 1921 Legislature fin
Ished its work in Sc days from the
time Il commenced business.
The following resume Of the work
Of importance done by the session Just
closed was prepared by one Of the rep
resentatives Of the Vermont Press
Bureau, Edward +. Crane, and is
very concise report up to the time OF
writing on Monday last. since which
time the governor has signed many
bills Of importa &c, among them be
ing that Of improving the Stratton
Turnpike, so-called; providing a shell
ter home for children committed TO
the board Of charities and probation;
to aid the town Of Readshoro In re-
pairing a bridge; providing for the
transfer a the women state prisoners
from Windsor 70 Rutland; an emer-
goncy appropriation FOR the balance of
the fiscal year; assessing a state tax
Of 20c for 1921 and 4Oc for 1922 and
all the large appropriation bills, both
for support Of the covel- ment and
those extra for the construction
Of additions and additional buildings
for our olecmosynary institutions,
amounting for the latter 70 nearly a
million dollars.
Legislature Passed 3s3 Bills
To summarize numerically out Of
s5s bills introduced. ll6 in the Senate
and 442 in the House, 3S3 t77 Senate
and 3OG Housed have reached Gov
Hartness. OF this number, the gov
ernor had signed 2S2 and vetoed five,
up 10 the time the Legislature ad-
journed. while five have been recalled
from him and taken care Of through
substitution etc The greater part q
the 81 unsigned bills will, undoubtedly,
be signed.
Only one Of the bills is known to be
to Gov. Hartness, this
being H-1s9, limiting campaign ex-
ponscs, which the governor has al
ready announced that he viii not sign 1
Governors Five vetoes
The FIVE bills vetoed by Governor
Hartness we're: SD, homestead law;
S23. surviving husbands interest In
real estate Of deceased wife; Ss5, plac-
ing expenses Of mentally defective
persons upon the state; HS29, regis
te-s' fees ard fees Of county clerks;
and H360, enabling minors to contract
Tor and surrender insurance policies.
Only one Of the FIVE, the homestead
law. passed both houses over the gov
ernors veto, and that by q two-thirds
n. i5r..y q only ore vote in the
House. 500 pnssed the Senate in spite
n the veto. but failed % get By the
House. /
Constitutional Amendments
This being the year for submission
r proposals of amendment 70 the con-
.ttusion u Vermont, u IS Of interest
% note that out e p proposals sub .
,si.tcd. only eight got out q The Sem
.te and only four II these were eon-
.arred in by the House. These four
.re Proposal ore, giving equal af-
-rrge 10 women; Proposal three, pro-
if.nr that the Iee 'ature shoH des
rnate tha manner 81 fn.nE vacancies
s thc House 81 Repre- cntativeri Pro
,osal Eve. allowing accused person %
raivc ri-ht of jury trial; aa1 Pur
Is. making legal aee ~ werner % ir-.
teia q IS
Iackirr bark uaw over the
ut e1e 3. waii am thai the
rfsaturs IN 1921 woaii he mcra
1e iy 20 BE- remembered fes the thiaes
gHeh it are t1 %. aai dld Hot
t-v F-r vkrt II hae rraf1N done Iris