The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-10
NEW HIGHWAY BILL.
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and educational institutions and an I'M
favorable minority report signed by l.
members, but Mr.. Churchill of Elmore
who had signed the majority report, said
he had done so thinking the bill was TO
be adversely reported. therefore wished
to have his name transferred to the
minority report.
The SPECIAL order was made on mo-
ton of Mr.. Button of Middlebury. Mr..
StearuS of johnson said that as long as
the educational political steamroller
would not have another night to run
wild and call people out of bed he would
not object to having the matter put over
until 2.lJ today.
The conference committee on the deer
bill go, providing for horns three
inches long on deer which may be killed
was accepted by the house
The compromise highway bill tIl-iN6l.
reported by the committee on judiciary,
appeared this morning. This provides Tor
a highway board of three members to in
cIude the governor and two Ncrmpnters
appointed by the governor. who shall
select the highway commissioner who
must be a NermOnter and may be
member of the board. The board will
have supervision of all roads and viii
take over the powers now held by the
highway commissioner. 1t is reported
that both Governor Hardness and Com
missioner Rates are satisfied with this
bill and the arrangement made in con-
nectian with it.
Senator Villas made a violent assault
on HEEL the Dorsey bill forbidding re
bates on insurance premiums. today de-
claring it violated freedom of contract
On motion of Senator Sherburn the pen
atty of $500 for refusing to comply
with commissioners orders was stricken
out and the bill went to third read
ing.
=. tao IN those
salaries of attorney general and county
clerks The senate passed the following
bills: HOP. amending law regarding
burial grounds HIPPO. making law FORBID
ding auditors to hold other offices apply
ONLY to towns over 300 population :
H-2A. reciprocal taxes on insurance com
panieS H-2S9. extending the scope of do
nestle insurance companies: H-36u, en-
abling minors to contract for and surren-
der insurance policies.
The senate recalled H-114. dealing with
S29. IS worth of listers troubles in Athens.
which bore 13 endorsements and had been
before the committee on taxation twice
and before the senate three times. After
various parliamentary WriggleS II was
once more placed before the senate and
killed, Senator OSgood stating that the
proponents had asked to have it recalled
and killed. H-20J, relating TO exemption
of soldiers property from taxation was
also recalled and an error in copying cor
rected. the bill being again passed.
Fight on tuberculosis Bill.
The bovine tuberculosis bill came up in
the senate just before noon. Senator Gladly
defended it. Senator Coburn moved to
reduce the annual appropriation from
100000 TO S150,000. Senator Chafet
opposed the amendment saying he wouic
favor the original half million doiiars
appropriation. The big speech against thu
bill and for the amendment was made by
r. q h.
senate adiourning for noon as he concluded
with the debate still pending.
| The house passed $50, regarding in
vestments of banks in stock of Nationa
banks and banking associations; 500
regarding reports of vital statistics
money paid TO the state H-2S2, providini
for whole family protection in fraterna
= benefit societies: and H-3T3, providing 70
. completing and Iegalizing grand list o
. st. Adams city for. 1919.
{ The house refused a third reading o
H-239, relating TO registers fees and fix
! ing fees of county clerks, but upon motion
o of Mr.. Keyes of Reading. who said b
: thought the members could not under
stand the bill or they would rot vot
against it, the house reconsidered ii
action and ordered the bill to q thir
0 reading.
c H-379, regarding taxation of bank
!; and the salary of the bank COMMISSIONS
u was recommltted TO the committee on way
q and means H-3SO. regarding qualification
q of practitioners of osteopathy and relat
g ing to practice of chiropractics was n
d committed to the committee on publ
g health.
e Among the bills ordered to a third reaC
l. ing were $40, regarding duties of over
l. scers of poor respecting dependent chi
it dren, and $50, relating to expenses
J. mentally defective persons. The hous
ic rejected H-332. relating to necessary e.
G. penses of county clerks when away froI
IS home on official business. This bill cam
IS in under adverse report and it was g,
10 planned that the provision was included j
q bill already passed.
1t was voted that when the house a,
iourns tomorrow it be till next Monda
evening at s o'clock.