The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-30
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johnson, VINO SAID ne knew OF no Utt-
ter method of spending the money saved
bv the passage of his supervision bill
than to turn it over to the University OF
Vermont fer educational work. Others
+-Deaking in favcr of the bill wera Alessrs.
Button Of Middlcbury, Dyer of Sails
bury and Luce of Pomfret;. The bill
was ordered TO n third reading. passed
under. suspension of the rules and recon-
Sideration refused
The salaries of members Of the public
servico commission were increased from
81 700 TO 81, 900 by the passage of Sos
by the house. which then proceeded to re
fuse third reading TO S-1l4, providing
for increasing the salaries of states at
t0rnCyS.
States Attorneys 'Bmg-HOle inspectors
Mr.. Bradley of Swanton opposed the
bill saving that early III the session an
increase of So, 500 had been asked TINS
had now been decreased to $4,000. Mr..
Bradley said: Il will leave 1t TO you
whether it is good business to invest in
a falling market" After the house had
refused third reading of the bill Mr..
Bradley moved for reconsideration hop
ing it would be refused. Mr.. Daring
of Chelsea then took occasion TO say he
hoped the house would reconsider. de-
claring that the duties of state attor-
neyS had grown in magnitude and Impor-
lance and that since. By prohibition en-
proposing TO make those officers "bung-
hole inspectors in every town in their
counties we ought TO raise their salaries
AIesSrs Newland of MOrristown and
Blood Of West Windsor also favored re
consideration but Mr.. CUShman of Roch-
ester opposed it and reconsideration was
refused.
Mr.. Barber of Brattlcboro spoke
against H-1S9, relating to expenses OF
candidates for nomination for state of
- .s,I So nc
morning. declaring that the bill as
amended by the senate was unCOnstitu-
tional. Mr.. Darling of Chelsea then
suggested that the bill be ordered to lie
and it was made a special order for the
afternoon to give time for the arrival
Of a letter from the attorney general OF
the state giving his opinion on the mat
ter
The senate passed u bills. among
them H-404. making appropriations for
the support of government; HOS,
emergency anDropriation for remainder
of fiscal year 1921; H-264. providing for
erecting fish ways in the dam at Swan
ton Falls: H-403, making uniform the
law Of sales of goods; H-4O9, providing
for payment of tuition of students at
Lyndon Institute; H417, appropriat-
ing $4,000 to reimburse the city of
Nswport for money expended in com
Melting the armory; HIS. for super
vision and regulation of rates for work
mems compensation insurance; H4l9,
appropriating $4,000 to reimburse city
of Rutland for money expended in COM
plotting its armory.
Fortune Telling Bill Killed.
The senate killed H-407. providing for
Furnishing the practice of fortune tell
ing or clairyoyantS. The senate adopted
J. r. H.-19, providing for an investiga-
ton of the methods of eradicating and
combating bovine tuberculosis. The bill
providing for the maintenance by the
state Of a bridge in the town of Milton
and Colchester $500 was passed under
Suspension of the rules and recOnsidera-
ton refused.
The house adopted ]. r. H.-23. pro-
viding for the appointment of q commit
tee to make study of the system Of tax
alton in the state. after an amendment
by Mr.. Wheeler of Waterbury providing
for committee of three instead of tive
members. Reconsideration of the ac
ton was refused by the house.
4 fervid day of legislation which went
fnr toward cleaning up the slate and put
final adjournment in sight within tn
next two days, yesterday, resulted IN th'
settling, of several important problems
chief among which were taxation and ap
preparations.
BY passing under suspension of thu
rules and messaging to the senate H-43S
amended to provide for a state tax of p
1922, and 10 cents for the fiscal yeal
ending June so, 1923. and H-29. the 81
poll tax bill introduced by Mr., Bradle7
of Swanton and finally carried through
the house through his persistent efforts
the house yesterday did its part towdr,
cleaning up these two important matters
As the senate had amended the So pol
tax bill formerly passed by the house
making it 81 on the grand list, it is ex
pected that the Bradley bin viii pas
the senate without difficulty. The pa.
sage of the Bradley bin came after til
committee of conference on the 81 bi
had reported failure to agree and had bee
dismissed.
Lops the Appropriation.
Another notable event of the day wa
the passage by the senate after long de
bate and after Senator Villas had su,
eeeded in cutting the appropriation frol
$4,000 to $4,000, of H-1S4, providin