The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-14
HEARING ON
MOVIE CENSORSHIP
Picture Representatives to
Be Given Chance to Speak
This Evening
LAWMAKERS FACE -
VERY BUSY WEEK
President Guy w. Bailey of University
Of Vermont Expected to Reply to
President Thomas of AIiddlebug
at Hearing on Educational Bills

ut Hearing ON Educational Bills
MONTPELIER, Feb. 14.-The seventh
week of the general assembly of 1921
which opens here this evening premises
to be one of the busiest of the session. 1t
will start off with a rush with sessions in
both the senate and house and with a pub
lie hearing in Room 8 on the first floor
OF the state house before the general com
mittee on the moving picture censorship
bill. One hearing has been held on this
bin already and the one this evening was
arranged at the request of representatives
of the moving picture business who were
not able to be present at the hearing last
week Mr.. Stearns of Johnson, Chairman
OF the general committee. has announced
that this will be probably the last hearing
on this measure and everyone who wants
to be heard on it should therefore be pres
emit
Prospects of any great amount of work
\ this evening are very light. There will
/ probably be four bills introduced into
each assembly. \ comparison of the bills
introduced thus far this session with that
of the same day of the session two years
ago shows 29j in the house against 30 ;
on the 41st day of 1919 and So in the sen
ate against e. in the same body in 1919.
There will be about 20 bills introduced
in the house Tuesday morning.
Hale X Darling chairman of the
judiciary committee. has announced that
q public hearing will take place following
the adjournment Of the house Tuesday
afternoon at which H ODD relative to the
election of state highway commissioner by
Joint assembly will be under consideration.
There is n suggestion that perhaps sub
stitute bill will be introduced providing
for the election of all commissioners
which are confirmed by the senate if such
appointment is not made by the Governor
before February l instead of making the
matter apply only to the state highway
commissioner Previous to 1915 there
was no trouble about tho appointment of
the several commissioners. Up TO that
session of the legislature the Offices be
came vacant unless appointments &C
cured.
It is understood that Governor Hart
ness is unlikely to present any other
names than those he has submitted to the
senate relative to state highway commits
sioner and fish and game commissioner.
He passed the weekend at his home in
Springfield so this could not be confirmed.
The last of the bills to be introduced by
individuals will appear in both houses
before the end of this week. There Is a
big griSt OF them which were placed i'm the
hands of the legislative craftsmen before
the time limit expired, but which have not
vet been introduced because the printers
have not been able to handle all of them.
The usual number of committee bills are
looked for following the personal intrOduc-
ti0n of bills and it looks aS though there
would be enough measures to keep the
legislators busy for several weeks vet.
Among the important new bills which
are looked for this week is one to amend
the Sunday blue laws; one to provide for
an income tax: one providing for re
selection of highways To place more of
the roads under direct state control; one
to establish a highway commission. and
one to provide extra scholarships for Mid
dlebury college. the University of Vermont
and Norwich university.
This week is to be filled with public
hearings of Importance. Besides the
movie hearing Monday evening a second
hearing on the two outstanding CduCa-
tional measures. the teachers college bill,
S-34. and the StearnS bill. HOS. has been
arranged for Tuesday evening. and if it Is
not possible to hear all those who wish to
speak on these two measures in one eve
ming the hearing viii be continued until
Wednesday evening. representatives hall
having been reserved for the educational
committees on both these evenings. PreSi-
dent Guy w. Bailey of the University OF
y Vermont has already made it known that
he would speak before the committees on
Tuesday evening. and it is understood
that he will at that time answer some OF
the charges made against the University
4 of Vermont by John VI. Thomas. formerly
president of AIiddlebury college. in his
talk last Wednesday evening
y hearing on H-222. the measure pro-
posing that the general assembly appoint
a state highway commissioner will be held
Tuesday afternoon in representatives
hall before the committee on judiciary
Immediately after the legislative session.
With the committees going to full speed
now, the calendars are likely to be long
ones during the week and in addition to
the routine work and the public hearings
mentioned there viii be the highway tan
gle to straighten out. In all probability
some definite action will be taken in thi>
matter before the end Of the week.