The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-07
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appropriations has 30, the committee on
municipal corporations six. taxation six.
judiciary five. ways and means four
state and court expenses four, education
al institutions four, banking and insur-
ance four.
VI 500 bills introduced 66 have become
law, "A have passed both houses, 81 have
passed the house. 81 have been killed by
the house, three killed by the senate, and
Z nave been covered by substitute bills.
- ~ senate bills which have come to
tne mouse, Is are now law. B. have
been passed by the house, seven killed.
ii in committees. etc.
Il-oI. the trout bill. and 80, the deer
Dill. arc III Committees of conference.
Inc return of Governor Hardness has
revived discussion of the highway ques-
ton, the veto of S-23. giving surviving
husband one-third interest in deceased
Wiies real estate, and his prospective
veto OF the woman's poll tax bill, which
were indicated in his veto message
1t is expected that there will be i'm
portant conferences on the highway
question today or tomorrow
Educational legislation seems to he in
deadlock. although there is talk of n
compromise bill. As things stand now
the house seems likely to pass the
Stearns bin CH-9S) and reject S-44. the
ttacHefS COlleSH Dill.
n sort OF truce has been in force while
the governor was away 1t is generally
understood that the house judiciary com
mittee Is only awaiting the governors
return to report in a substitute bin for
I-222, making the highway commission
er elective, this new bill to embody many
of the provisions expressed by the gov
ernor IN his message to the legislature
including a highway commission Just
what the reception of such a bill Will
be in the house remains to be seen
In the meantime, some sentiment is
developing in favor of the highway bills
introduced in the senate. one by Senator
Taylor. providing for q re-Selection of
highways of the state under a layman
highway board of six members. and the
Villas bill, providing for highway com
mission of three members, to be made up
CT the governor. the state engineer and n
third member to be appointed by the
governor.
The educational fight. now that the
senate has passed the state teachers
college measure tS-441. has shifted en-
tirely 10 the house. 1t mas been reported
on good authority that the house com
mitteeS on education and educational in
stitutions are attempting to frame SubSti-
tUJc bills for the state teachers college
measure and the Stcarns bill tH-9S). IN
Guiding the main provisions of both
measures IN such form Us TO satisfy both
sides. 1t is very doubtful. however.
whether such a bill viii ever be reported
from the committees, rs several of the
members of these committees have al
ready announced that they viii stand
10: no compromise.
uder these conditions it would look
as though the educational question would
have 10 be fought out On the floor of tho
house and Il definite choice made between
the normal schools and the state teach
Of h..
oFs' college measure by the senate. has
greatly strengthened the possibilities
that this measure will go through the
house. and sentiment seems to be swing
ing toward the teachers college. thus
weakening the support of the Stearns
bill. IL is quite possible that the c,Iu-
Cational questions will come up in the
house before the end of this week.
Although there was sentiment against
laying over bills until this week. several
measures. including $50. the Durham
Sunday observance bill, and sos. proyid-