The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-28
HOUSE RATIFIES SUFFRAGE.
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each way for representatives and SEN
at0rS. will be approved in the senate,
but the increasing of the appropriation
for work on unsolicited highway from
$4,000 TO $150.0O0 will in all probable
ity meet opposition in the senate as the
rural strength Is not SO marked in the
upper as in the lower house.
The bill authorizing the state treas
urer to make a maximum deposit of state
funds in certified banks of 100000 in
stead Of 100000 as now provided.
aroused such opposition from Barber of
Brattleboro and Pollard of Cavendish
that it was finally recommitted.
Mr.. StearnS of Johnson explained for
the general committee that state deposits
in the six certified banks. which he vas
unable to name, bear interest at two
per cent. During the past two years,
he continued, there has been a very
large surplus on hand" and it has been
necessary for the treasurer 10 deposit
more than the permitted 100000 in one
bank. "FThe treasurer wants the law
fixed 50 that he will not be forced to
break it"
Mr.. Barber declared that the state
treasurer was not limited as to the mum
Der of banks in which he could make de-
posts and he advocated letting the law
remain as it is with the idea that the
state pass its money around to the banks
so that they might all make the generous
Iiblt dIbDNtu ny TWO per cent itoi'S.
His statement that he did not believe
in ANY monopoly on state deposits was
greeted with applause.
Mr.. StearnS in response said the
treasurer had stated that it was not
easy to get the banks TO qualify as state
repositories. Mr.. Warner of Ludlow ex-
planned tha il was required that banks
selected provide Il special bond of guar
antee. Mr.. Pollard thought that the
state should not risk more than $780,
600 in any one bank.
The expectation that Governor Hart
ness would submit additional nomina-
lions to state Offices for senatorial con-
iirmation this week did not materialize
and the senate adjourned this morning
until Monday evening.
Some of the most important state otic-
ers. such as highway commissioner, di-
rector of state institutions, fish and
game commissioner. bank examiner, and
tax commissioner have not yet been
nominated. Next week probably viii see
developments in this matter. Yesterdays
TepOrt that Linus Ieayens had been APP
pointed fish and game commissioner was
erroneous.
Among the bills passed in the house
this morning was one enabling towns
and cities to have community planning
commissions if the voters so desire. Pro-
tests in the form of kilograms and let
tiers against the proposals to increase
the registration fees on trucks We're pre-
scented by Mr.. Chase of Bennington and
were referred to the general committee.
The house ordered the bill making the
city of Newport the shire town of Or
leans county to n third reading.
The senate passed its bill extending
the time within which the construction
Of railroads previously authorized could
be begun The bill which would make
| the omen season on deer from the first
| NT,,Jar IN NnVnmhpr. until tho GpppnI
| following Saturday was discussed at
some length in the senate and finally
was ordered to lie. Senator Newton
of Windsor explained that there was a
demand for a longer season and that
the bill was an attempt to find a happy
medium between the demand of the
southern and northern sections of the
state. No one. he said, wants an open
season in December.
Swinging salidIy into line for the bach
roads of the back towns, the farmer
strength of the house was robustly dem.
onstrated yesterday afternoon when, de,
spite the most determined opposition oil
the trunk-line contingent, the bill APP
propriating 100000 for unsolicited high.
WAYS was amended on the floor so as tc
make the amount S150,000 and the bill
!, was advanced to a third reading. e
Rising to a question of personal priv.
ilege. Mr.. Stearns of Johnson paid his
respects to the newspapers, who, he said
| had misrepresented his school policy. Mr.
Stearns explained that his interest in
school matters came from a comprehens.
i've study of conditions. He said that
he was actuated only by a desire to bt
of service to the entire state.
The speaker said further that he was
sure the people of the state believe Yer
mont has a large and cumbersome SUI
peryision of the school system. He did
not want the impression to go out among
the representatives which had gone out