The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
From State House Anr1
to Give Room for I o.
lative Commit
DARLING P1esJ IN
A RESOLUTION
Calling for Departure of
Agriculture, Highway and
Fish and Game Depts.

The matter of committee rooms in
the State House was brought to head
this morning by Mr.. Darling of Chelsea,
who introduced in the House a Joint
resolution providing that the sergeant
alarms procure at the expense of the
state temporary rooms for the offices OF
the state department which are now
above the first floor in the State House
annex, in order that these rooms in the
annex may be available for committee
rooms If adopted, this resolution
would require the withdrawal from the
annex of the department of agriculture,
including forestry, the state highway
department and the department of fish
and game.
Mr.. Darling spoke at some length on
the resolution. He said that in years
past, it had been the custom for each
committee TO have a room of its own,
where the chairman of the committee
could be found for business purposes
when the legislature was not in ses
sion; and it is fitting that each com
mittee should have a permanent com
mittee room, said Mr. Darling.
when an important bill is being
considered by committee and hear.
ings are being held, people should be
able to find the committee in the same
room. Gne hearing should not be held
in one of the rooms on the first floor
the next in the dome and the third in
the washroom. said Mr.. Darling.
He said that there are now SO com.
mittees in the House and Senate and
only about half a dozen rooms avail
able for these committees, so that they
are falling over each other trying to Sc.
cure places to meet. When the library
was removed from the annex to the
new state building, it was with the
idea that the dozen or l5 rooms in the
annex would be available for the use
of committees during the legislature
said Mr.. Darling, but the departments
have moved in and taken over the
rooms
Mr.. Darling said that a committee
the two houses of the
legislature conferred yesterday with the
board of control concerning this mat.
ter, and that the board had promised
to see what could be done about it. But
there had been some question raised as
to whether the board had the author.
ity to act in the matter
I'VE do not want to inconvenience
The state departments" said Mr.. Dar.
ling, "and | do not want TO rush any
action which may r. taken by the
board of control, but / do want this
resolution to go on 81 to show that
This legislature intends to take care OF
tself in the matter of committee
-ooms. feel that the best thing to
10 with the resolution at present is tc
rider IL to lie and ] so "move" The
notion was carried
New Bills Tod
4 grist Of new bills appeared this
morning, Is coming into the House and
our into the Senate. The Senate passed
wo bills the first of the session, and
,rdered three others to a third read.
ng; thus starting through the mill five
# the measures which have been intro
IUced The House ordered to a third
eading its first bill of the session.
Bills Passed.
The two bills passed BY the Senate
re $. 3. providing that town shall
ontinue medical inspection Of school,
fter il has been once voted. until such
ime as it votes not to do so (passed
fter being amended by Senator Slay-
on. who introduced it, and s. s, pro-
iding for increased loans under char.
cr of the city Of Rutland (psssed after
mendment bv Senator Kingsley. spon.
or of the biln.
Third Readings.
The Senate advanced to third read
lgs. 5. ,. relating to number of wit
esses TO deed $ 4, 10 permit polhi-
Al advertising in newspapers in con-
ection with primary election; and s.
making Armistice day a legal hol
ay
The House advanced to third read
lg H. 4. relating to fees upon distribu-
on Of estates as amended in the re-
ort Of the committee on state and
,urt expenses.
Joint resolution No. 3. providing ste
egrsphers for the speaker, president
the Senate and chairman of certain
,mmittees, was adopted in concurrence
y the Senate under suspension Of the
lies.
The first thing after devotional exer-
ses this morning. the Senate, through
loption ~ resolution offered by
snator Kingsley, congratulated Sen
or Andrews of Bennington county on
s birthday anniversary.
On motion Of Mr.. Stearns Of John
N, the House took from the table and
lopted the report Of the committee on
lies. thus completing the rules of the
ouse for the session. and making the
cond Tuesday in February the last
" that new bills may be introduced.
Hess the completed bill j. in the
.pda cf tbs legislative draffsmrn ON