The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-11
BILL TO CREATE
new BOARD IS
RUSHED TO SENATE
Bill to Improve Road OH
East Shore of WillOughby
Lake

MONTPELIER, VT, March IL
The House today suspended its rules
and passed by unanimous vote tho
highway board bill (House No. 1850
and then refused to reconsider its aC
ton. The bill was Immediately
rushed into the Senate, read the first
time, and referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The lights no vehicles bill blouse
No 24) was passed with an amend
ment providing that vehicles loaded
with hay and straw are exempt.
Five highway aid bills were passed
as follows:
House No. 37l, to improve road on
east shore of Willoughby lake;
House No. 375 to construct a high
way parallel to the Canadian border
IN Canaan; House No. 376 to appro-
pirate from the maintenance fund q
sum to aid in the improvement of the
old Stratton turn pike; House No.
ot7 10 appropriate from the mainten-
22ce fund to aid the town of Mount
Tabor in improving Weston highway
and House No. 378 to make an ap-
preparation to aid in repairing the
so-called Harlow He'll road in the
town of Stowe. Another similar bill.
House No. 81, making an appropria-
ton for the purpose of improving the
main cross state road from Lincoln
to Warren was ordered to a third
reading.
The House killed House No. 258,
relating to surplus in banks which
yesterday was called up and placed on
the calendar for today and then re-
fused to reconsider its action.
d The Senate staged IN alniable
fraud on Senator Durham of Wind
ham county by reconsidering the
vote by which it accepted the dancing
amendment to the Durham Sunday
bill (Senate No. S0) and then appar-
antiy going into 4 committee of the
whole.
The mock debate opened up the
whole subject and Senator's Bryant,
Carpenter, Blodgett and Villas OPP
posed the amendment the latter free
" charging q deal with the House by
which Senator Durham had traded off
strength for his bill by agreeing to
the rejection of the teachers college
bill. This was seriously resented by
Senator Durham in which he was
supported by Senator Kingsley, Es-
tee, Slayton, Cady and others.
1t was not until the ayes and
navs were called that the senator
from Windham realized that it was
all joke as the vote was unanimous
for the amendment and to support
the serious senator.
The Senate pass<d eleven bills
among which were House No "a pro-
Tiding 100000 appropriation for
bovine tuberculosis Sena-
or Villas alone voting against it, and
House No. 151, the Dorsey bill, for
bidding rebate on insurance pre-
NUNS and bills to raise salaries of
'ounty clerks and the attorney
general.
Proposal No. 10 of the constitution |
" PNAHH" Ce-illiS VI special StoSlOlo !
o act on certain subjects and no
'thers was unanimously adopted and |
House No BAT relating to labor con- !
ract was killed under adverse report. |
Among the II bills passed by the |
House were:
Senate No. II granting Westport-
essex erry Co., Inc, right to main
ain and operate ferry across Lake
IEamplain between certain points;
senate No. IS providing for expenses
# mentally defective persons; House
10. 278 regarding fees for copies;
Iouse No. 288 relating to nay of re-
,orters in municipal and city court;
House No. 800 regarding registrars
ees and fixing fees of county clerk;
Iouse No. 381 regarding fees payable
o state on formation Of corporation
rder laws of this state and House
10. 382 regarding commitment by |
hcIiff.
9th Houses adjourned until Z
clock Monday evening.