The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-08
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increasing salaries of probate Judges
Under ITS provisions the salary IN the us :
trlct OF Marlboro would climb from sSuU
to $1,000 and IN the Westminster dis
trict from 500 to 81 $50. Two other oliis
were introduced IN the senate.
The house passed seven bills, recommit- !
ted one and rejected one. The bill re
lected was H-l52 introduced by Mr.. brad
ley OF SWanton providing Tor repeating
the law granting a bounty on black pears.
The bills passed We're S-l TN concur Y:
rence) providing that banks may deposit
funds III the chartered banks OF canada
H-6l, amending the law reIathl9 70 tne
open season on trout; H-Si felaIlhg -
the taking or possessing OF partridge ana
woodcock: H-I20, (by Gardner OF New
mort cityll providing for the appointment
of two or more deputies to the cohlthls,
sioner OF industries, one or Whom shall
be a woman; H-l63, relating TO the APP II
pointment OF notarles public; II 100, req
ing to the tuition of NONRESIDENT puplls'
H-lS9, relating to expenses OF candldates|
for nomination for state heads, foul
bills were passed by the senate, all et d Il
routine nature. II
Governor Hardness Today no el
Thomas Wagner of Burlington chairman
of the state board of charities ana pre3a-
ton. Mr.. Wagner was member OF inc
original board appointed IN Julie, l5l',
and was re-appointed for the nNe yeat
term ending Jan 81. 1923. Philip i. ii. |
1 L
OF the board. who yesterday was reap
| pointed to the board for five year term, |
| is i'll and in a hospital. :,
| Governor Hartness has announced the
appontment of the following men as
members of the state fair commission Tor
/ the term ending Jan. 81, IVA: 1hohas
! Bradlee of Burlington. Willis n Nauy pi ,
| Niddlebury, Henry l.. Patch OF hahdolph;
/ George H. Dunsmore of st. AIbans anu
| Fred l.. Parmelee of Putney. Mr.: Parme-
| lee the new membr of tn commission, Is
| the representative from Putney IN tn, inc
present house He succeeds \. u. WI
| iams of Bellows Falls. Mr.. Parmelee WaS
born in New Haven, Conn, IN isfo'
| schools and moved to Putney III
| 1909. He is farmer by occupation.
! He is a Republican, was recehtS /
| elected justice of the peace Tor Lnc
/ fourth successive term and Is lnehloe'
! of the school board of his town
Discussion of Bull Bill.
With the exception of n brief but spir-
! tied debate on High, designed 10 pre-
vent bulls running at large, the mouse
Yesterday afternoon stuck closely TO
routine and disposed of one OF lIS laFsSS
/ Monday afternoon calendars. len o.lis
/ were passed. seven ordered to thlfd
reading and four ordered to he Tor
! amendment OF the presence OF their au-
thors.
/ Mr.. Martin assaiied the bull bill, say
| ing it was favored by and tor the pen
eft of owners of registered herds, winch
constituted about three per cent OF INC
cattle in Vermont and about - per cent
Of the owners. thus working a hardship
| en- - per cent of the dairymen OF the
state.
the bin and Mr.. Warner OF Ludlow
opined that the way to protect diaries
from the bull menace was to build good
fences. Mr.. Hadley of Craftsbury sald
the old law was detective; owners OF
good cattle could not collect for damages.
This bull bill amt no Joke. SAID ME-
Hadley, land it amt going to work no
hardship Every other kind of business
| is protected and it amt no more than
right that if n farmer trunS out ms pun
he had ought to be held responsible i"r
| the damage he does.
| NIessrs Luce of Pomfret. Capron of
Leicester and Smith of Barre town also
4 favored the bill, which was passed by
large majority.
| S[r. Pollard of Cavcndish gave notice
he was going to oppose H-l3l torblddinS
; rebates on insurance premiums. but. IN
n the absence of the author. Mr.. Dorsey OF
i Rutland. moved that the bill be ordered
|, to lie. which was done. -
In connection with advancing H-lS9,
limiting the amount of money which a
candidate NAV expend for campaign eX-
penseS. Mr.. Wheeler of Waterbury dis
claimed any intention of rejecting on
the present governor. He spent large
Gums of money" said Mr.. Wheeler. and
he had a right to under the law, but We
p believe there should be a remedy for
' such conditions, to place candidates on
: an equal footing. give each one falr
r kind of a chance and preserve the good
t name of the state There was a very
a small vote on this bill, but not voice
was raised against it.
The following bills also were passed
in the house:
HOO. relating to travelling libraries I;
Hills legalizing grand list OF Water
c Vile: I-121. refunding taxes to Rich
ford Savings Bank & Trust Co; HILL;
p relating to commercial tertlilzer ana
i feeds: H-140. fixing price OF general
: laws: H-156. relating to Investment
companies: H15T. relating to fire mar
shall; H-105 as amended, relating It
taking black bass. -.
The trout bill was advanced to thir'
K reading rs amended, making the open
i Iscason April 10 to Aug. 10. This Is the
i committee compromise.
Mr.. Dyer of Salisbury presided during
k the most of the afternoon session
: Lump Sum Bill Passed.
The senate last evening disposed of it
calendar in a brief session, the iuml
sum salary bill. H-6. being passed Il
less than three minutes without a dls
v senting vote. The passage OF tins bil
s brings to a successful elimination tn
:. efforts of over Is years to, enact fxe
- salary for members of the general a
4. semblv Under the new law, whc
signed by the governor. members WI
: receive $500 for the session and 20-ccu
,~. mileage.
Senator Villas served notice of his II
\ tent to oppose Sal. giving additions
I powers to the state board of charitle
/ and probation This bill gives tn
\ board too much authority said the ser
4 ator. and iudging from some other bill
III see around here. this board is .goin
to be All extremely powerful body. |
4 the absence of Senator Carpenter, Il
bin was recommitted.
The senate passed the resolution raj
flying the suffrage amendment.