The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-26

VOTE MILLION
For Special Work at State
Institutions, Road
Work, Etc.
RAI'
PUTxsS 4 TO-DAY
-
Propose ) Raise Pay Of
.ous State
Officials

Financial matters played a large
part in the proceedings of rather OF
routine Saturday morning session OF
the Vermont legislature to-day. The
House advanced to third reading
without opposition the special appro-
priation measure which came in yester-
day III 426), which calls for more than
million dollars for special work at
the state institutions, federal aid road
work, etc. The Senate went serencly
through its calendar without single
debate and adjourned about quarter
of an hour ahead of the House.
Among the IA bills introduced this
morning, six are for salary raises as
follows: H. 43l, secretary of state from
So 500 to $4,000; Fl. 432, giving state
fire marshal annual salary of $500; H.
434, adiutant general, $l,700 to 5000;
H. 425, commissioner of agriculture,
So 900 to $4,000; H, 436, auditor of
accounts, $500 to $4,000; s. ia, in
creasing salaries of states attorneys
from 500 to $3.50 over the present sal
aries, depending on size of county.
Another new bill which appeared this
morning was II. 442, which provides
that the new highway board shall be
,r;,,oo 4ba rnurars of nm av;o finn hoard
to supervise the establishment Of ayia-
ton fields in Vermont. The bill gives
towns and cities authority to appropri-
ate money for the purchase and laying
out of aviation fields underssupervision
OF the board, and that towns voting to
raise not less than 500 may receive an
equal amount from the highway fund,
not to exceed $1,000 to any one city or
town, and provided that the work for
which the money is apportioned is done
within five years from date of appor-
tionment.
The special appropriations made in
II. 426 are as follows Indexing records
Of vital statistics, $4,000; for the state
hospital for the insane at Waterbury,
building receiving ward, refrigerator
plant, diningroom, laundry, workshop
and repairing and rebuilding kitchen,
$3.50 600; state school for feeble mind
ed at Brandon, 100000, of which s4,
900 shall be used to purchase real es-
! L.. -, r,sl,ti s1f
dormitory, construction OF service
building and additional dormitory, and
installation of steam service; state
highway through Smugglers' Notch,
$4,000; care and equipment of high
way machinery from federal govern
ment, 500 600; printing plant for state
purchasing agent, 5000; completion of
dormitory at states prison, $4,000;
dormitory for girls at the industrial
school. Vergennes, 5000; additional to
hospital at industrial school, S2,500i
federal aid project, $500, 900; prepsra-
ton and publishing of state papers, S4,-
900: site for construction of a store
house in connection with Capitol build
ling. regildiug the dome, etc, $4,000;
eauipping and remodeling the house Of
correction az Rutland for the women a.
Windsor. 5000; sinking fund, $4,000
/ for two years.
There was introduced in the House at
the close Of the morning session by Mr..
Barber of Brattleboro a joint resolution
providing that the governor shall APP
point a committee Of two reputable cit
izens of the state to investigate the
present tax system of the state, which
has been thought by many to be not
1 equitable. and TO recommend on or be
fore June !. 1922. such changes in the
system as they may deem best for the
good of the state. This resolution was
referred to the committee on state and
court expenses.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
was 5 81. which provides S25,0o0 for
extra scholarships at Middlebury. the
! University [ of Vermont and Norwich.
Lieut.. Gov Foote has appointed Sen
ators Bryant. Kingsley and Cowles a.
members Of the Senate committee OF
conference on II. 9s. the teacher-train-
4! ing bill. and Senators Blodgett, Dun
ham and Cady as members Of the Sen
ate committee of conference on II. p,
the poll tax bill.
The House this morning refused 10
concur in the Senate proposals on
amendment TO H. l4l. prohibition en-
forcement act, and the speaker appoint
ed Nessrs. Bennett Of Manchester. Bush
OF Benson and Barber Of Wilmington as
members Of the House committee Of
conference on this measure
The senate adopted the House joint
resolution. providing that Mrs. T. L.
Wheeler 81 Calais h. paid the balance
of her deceased husband's salary and
amended the resolution providing that
she shaTl receive the mileage due him