The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-16
Except in the Case of the
State Insurance
Commissioner
PROBATE JUDGES
GIVEN INCREASE
Sheriffs and Purchasing
Agent Also Get More
BY the House

The StearnS norman schOol Dlil Aii'
9Sl. came into the House this morning
with l6 amendments attached tending
to give the state board of education
and the commissioner OF education
more power than the original bill pro
vided It was favorably reported by
l2 members of the committee on edu-
cation and educational institutions, and
unfavorably by II members. Pending
the question of adoption of the first
amendment, Mr. Darling of Chelsea
offered as an amendment to the amend
ment substitute bill embodying the
substance OF all the amendments, in or
der that the House might have before
it the proposed bill in its entirety, And
pending the question of the adoption
of this amendment, Mr.. Darling moved,
and it was so voted, that the bill with
pending amendments be ordered to lie
and made special order for next
Tuesday, March %, at 2:l5 o'clock in
the afternoon.
A special order for Friday morning
at l0:30 o'clock was made by H. 1888,
the income tax bill. which was favor.
ably reported with eight amendments,
one of which would cut the tax rate on
intangibles from 10 to six per cent.
The House was concerned largely
with financial matters this morning
After much debate, in which nearly.
everyone favored the measure, > 63
raising the salaries Of the probate
Judges, was ordered to a third reading
There were only few votes against
the bill, everyone seeming TO agree
with the statement of Mr.. Darling of
Chelsea that ''the judges of probate
in this state are the most grossly
underpaid officials that we have. The
Washington county judge Of probate
will receive s2l00 (raised from Sl4OOl
under this bill.
The sheriffs were also voted an IN
crease as provided by s. I3. and the
purchasing agent was increased TO So
600. provided by s. go, both bills go
ing to a third reading. but ;. os, in
crcasing the salary of the insurance
commissioner adversely repurtedl was
killed after vain attempt on the part
of Mr. Wishart Of Barre City and Mr
Field of Montpelier to save II. MT
Chase Of Bennington, for the commit :
tee on state and court expenses, SAID
that the bill had been adversely report
Cd hecanse IL was found that the in
suranca commissioner is receiving
enough outside his salary TO make up
for any inadequacy in salary
Final Adjournment Dispute.
sharp debate on final adjournment
was staged in the Senate this morning
Senator Dunham of the committee to
expedite legislation. reported that there
seemed to beano possibility Of adjourn
ment before the middle Of week after
next Senator Kingsley disagreed with
him, saying that il was perfectly pos
sible to adjourn next week Il the legis-
lature would stop putting over bills as
special orders and other actions TO hold
M legislation He thought II bills
we're acted upon as they came along,
the work could be cleaned up in short
order
The following resolution was intro
duced and adopted in the senate this
morning nv Senator Coburn Of CHIT
tenden county:
That the governor Is hereby author
ized 10 appoint committee O three
members. consisting of a physician. a
farmer and a business man, who shall
investigate and report to the next leg
stature as TO the efficiency and Wis
dom Of the methods OF eradicating and
combating bovine tuberculosis now
adopted bv the state The committee
NAV. with the approval Of the COVER
nor. employ expert assistance. he
members Of the committee shall re
ceive no compensation for their serV-
ices but shall receive their actual and
necessary expenses The auditor of ac-
counts is directed 10 issue his warrants
for such sums a. may be necessary 20
carry out the purposes Of this resoiu-
tion upon the approval Of the governor.
The mergsr bill permitting four Yer
mont subsidiaries Of the Boston
Maine railroad 10 unite with that rail
road was ordered to a third reading in
the senate to-day after a query by
Senator Estee.
Enforcement Act.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon
Senator Sherburne made a statement
Of the reasons why his committee had
proposed amendments to the enforce
ment act n4U. He called attention to
the provision for the supreme court ;
removing states attorney who failed
To do his duty. whereas the constitu.
tion provides that he can only be re
moved by impeachment he also spoke
unfavorablv in regard to The provision
for haling a respondent into court
without specifying just what h. Wa
charged With and OF the rhancery pro
vision whereby under the nuisance
clause the owner II property could b.
imprisoned without Jury trial
.sThe senator from Rutland count y
Williams and ]. said the senator
from Orange. have been accused 81 y
ing .rummies because Ne have been
s-.-;,r- q, ~ this Law AN 40 if would