The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-04
MORSE Is TAN COMMISSIONERS.
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lating to the examination of children in
the custody of Juvenile courts; and
HEB. relating to county tuberculosis
hospitals and the care of INDECENT tu-
berCulouS persons. .. .,...- .
The following bills We're rejected !;
H-l1, changing the time during when
taxes NAV be voluntarily paid; H-Jl, re-
Iating to the election of town officers !;
H-1O1. an act relating to property held
nv entirety: and II-1O4, an act to pay
the Brattleboro Retreat for the expense
and care OF two wards of the state.
The house adopted In concurrence the
Joint resolution relating to JOINT spe-
Cial committee to expedite business in
both houses. ..t.
U-lS2. introduced by Mr.. Mckinley
Of Stowe. by request, relates to the IN
crpaSeS of salaries of states attorneys
Under its provisions the attorney OF 1al-
edonia. Orleans and Windham, 81 900 to
81 800: Franklin from 81, 400 to S2.10O ;
Essex from $500 to $1,000 Chittenden
81 700 to So 800: Iamoille. $500 to 81 ;
200: Grand Isle $3.50 to $500. Il-1S4,
bv Mr.. Davis of Hartford provides for
appropriating the sum of S10ooO to DC
used for the construction of SIX stock
barns on the state fair grounds. H-l9u,
by Mr. Newton of Clarendon increases
salaries of the attorney general from s.
800 to $1,000.
Among bills ordered to a third reading
today was H-43 providing that towns
voting above the sum required by law
for the permanent Improvement OF high
WAYS shall receive from the state twice
the amount voted.
No denomination for "StOd' Bates.
After his mention of the present high
way commissioner of Vermont had
caused gust of applause that swept
unchecked over the joint assembly yes
terday afternoon Governor James Hart
ness in almost the next breath drove
CONSERVATION into the hearts OF the
friends of the Bates regime by saying
that the incumbent of the office was not
a co-ordinator and that it was his FIXED
purpose as governor to put co-ofdln
ator in charge of the states highways
This was taken to mean that although
the chief executive would favor the re
tcntion of "Stod' Bates in some eXecu
tive capacity he did not propose to re
nominate him as highway commissioner
Int would place at the head of the high
way department some man with Oroau
err grasp of the problems Of the job.
1nis sensational announcement was
delivered in Joint assembly after brle
verbal message in which the governor
had % made an appeal for Spcca
500 appropriation for publicity tina
would promote human as well as nat
ural resources" and (2) warned thu
legislators that in view of the preSen
very serious depression in business
was their duty to sean appropriation
very sharply and keep if possible with
in n 20-cent state tax.
This year Is not one to impose stat
tax of any size unless it Is abSolutel!
necessary" said Governor IlartnesS
Nothing should be done about big pro
grams at this time. which is most unta
yorablc for the state. We should g
carefully with appropriations that max
necessary state tax. We may vet tac
times the worst the country has eve
known
The reference in the governors addre:s
that excited the greatest applause was Il
substance as follows:
Speaking of the human problem IN tn
highways, | will say that second to Gov
cruor Gates. | know of no one with
better knowledge of our conditions tina
the present highway commissioner. ~
plau~c.l lie knows his job; he Is faith
fuI and great worker. He is goin
over these hills when the most OF us ar
asleep" Applause.)
The reference to the lack of a coon
dinator big enough for the highway 20
was received in dead silence. 1t was sui
Stantially as follows:
In my job at Springfield. one OF tn
most difficult problems we had to dei
with was the man who causes frictio
by continual criticism of his officers. W
had to make a rule that no one shout
he allowed to work man out OF his Joi
On the engineering side one special ira
is absolutely essential, and that is tt
power of coordination. 1t IS somethln
that the finest men on earth lack.
Il have looked over the highway Wor
and talked with the commissioner.
want to keep "StOd' Bates on the PEI
cstal he holds in your minds and in h
job. l want to go forward with the san
fine personnel, with Bates'S knowlcdI
and experience and with Co-Ordinatio
I have no axes to grind. but if there
one thing l know it is when the coo