The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-03
our LEGISLATIVE LITTER
Mach Work Being Put Through Under
the Guided Dome Ladies Week
During This Week

During This Week
Montpelier. Jan. 8t. 1921
The past week has been " busiest
of the session 20 FAR Much has been
done toward pushinR work along. but
there stil remains much % DO. Il
ought now % b. possible % speed
committee work up a little more as
the Assignment - committees 20 per-
uancrt headquarters has been com
plcted and eaeh committee now knows
where il Is 70 be located through the
remainder q the session
This coming week is 10 be Ladies'
Week" so-cailed There viii be en-
tertainmcnt galore Tor such ladies as
wish 70 be entertained, beginning with
Tuesdays reception al Mrs J B.
Eatee's.
Mrs Hartness win entertain on Wed
nesday afternoon and the Woman's
Club will give a reception IN the
evening 70 the president Of the State
Federation and visiting ladies On
Thursday afternoon the wives Of the
State officials will receive There may
be further functions before the week
b over, and in all probability when
these members who have gone home
over the week end recess return they
will be accompanied by their better
halves
There arc two bills, H74, calling for
an annual appropriation Of s250.000
for the eradication Of bovine tubercu-
iosis ard H98, introduced by Mr.
stearns of Johnson, 70 provide a Stlte
cooperative system Of teacher train
ing. which have not been reported
bsek from their respective committees
az yet which will receive lot Of man
hai ding before final settlement with
the members IS made
There have been a large number Of
measures disposed Of by the House
thi, week and the Senate have kept
their work up 20 date. Several public
hearings on various bills and questions
have been held; that fe,I Thursday
nioht on the eonstitution4 amend
ments being n particularly long one 4
II the Senate doesn't hurry up and
pass on these amendments there may
be no end 70 the additional ones intro
duced by the honorable gentleman
from tie Queen City, Mr. Villas. He
hes % prolific mind and Il Is always at
work.
The bin HS7 introduced by Mr.
Barber Of Wilmington, has had more
trimming and changing than any
other measure SO far introduced into
the House Just what the puTport Of
the bill is seems 70 be question It
calls for a commission to be appointed
BY the Governor, TO serve without sal
AIRY, 20 be known as the Commission
on foreign and domestic commerce"
Said commission may. subject TO the
approval Of the board Of control, Sc
cure Offices at some place in New Eng |
land, and may appoint a secretary and
FIX his compensation The board may
also appoint such clerks and experts
ns il may require, subject to the ap- I
proval Of the board Of control. The |
idea apparently is TO direct business
into channels running into Vermont. (
II may pass. Then again II may not 5
The bin fathered by Senator Kings
ley Of Rutland, making November IL, I
Armistice Day, holiday. has passed {
both House and Senate. There was J
quite warm discussion FOR and {
against before Il finally passed. &
HI, introduced by Mr.. Bush Of Ben 7
son, 70 increase the salaries Of Jus |
tices Of Supreme and Superior Courts, q
brought out more oratory than any Y
other measure SO far. The Committee S
Of State and Court Expenses, Mr.. 7
Chase % Bennington chairman, S
brought in a report amending the q
amount called for 70 $4,000 per year I
for the Chief Justice and $500 for
each Of the other judges. Mr.. Pollard a
Of Cavendish. moved to amend the L
amendment by looping of $500 from
each amount and as the bin finally 2
passed il carried $500 for Chief jus
tiec and 5000 for each OF the other a
justices. The bill 70 retire on pension d
such justices as wished 70 retire AZ
70 years Of oec was killed On recon- Z
mendation of the committee. D,
III, introduced by Mr. Williams of q
Peru. relating to beunties "a roxi0us Il
was rejected q
The bill calling for appropriations e
~ unsolicited highways. was made a q
-necial order for thursday afternoon
lad when e came up under r. amend a
"a report il was amended further - q
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