The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-22
HIGHWAY BILL
BECOMES LAW
Gov. Hartness Lost Nc
Time In Signing After
Senate Passed 1t
ATTEMPT TO AMEND
WAS DEFEATED
Senate Refused to Restore
Normal Schools at john
son and Castleton

The state highway board measure,
providing for a state board OF three
persons and commissioner, which was
passed by the Senate this forenoon,
went to Gov. Hartness and was signed
a. few minutes before noon. thus laying
foundation for the re organization OF
the highway department OF Vermont
The bill passed in its original form,
after Senator Sherburne of Orange had
made effort to amend it drastically
last night
The bill provides that the governor
shall be one member Of the highway
board and that he shall appoint the
other two, with the advice and consent
of the Senate; the board is to choose
the highway commissioner 1t is expect
ed that Gov. Hartness will name the
other two members OF the board very
soon.
Without debate, the Vermont Sen
ate this morning passed H. 9S, the
teacher training bill originally intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Stearns Of
johnson. but so amended in the Sen
ate that the normal schools at John
son and Castleton are not continued,
but with provisions for teacher-train
ing classes at both places and at such
other places as the state board Of edu-
cation may see fit to establish them
The vote on the measure was q to
one, Senator Slayton being the only
senator to vote against it, while Sen
ators Russell and Villas we're absent
Three important bills were laid over
in the Senate H. 295. the drovers' bill
(providing for cattle condemned as tn
berculousl was made a special order
for to morrow at the heel OF the calen
dar. while II. l4l. the prohibition en-
vforcement measure and Fl. p, the poll
tax bill. were laid over until this aft
ernoon TO await tho return of Sena
tor Villas. who is interested in them.
Before laying over H. l4l, the SEN
ate rejected the committee amendments
in order that Senator Sherbune might
offer a substitute bill which, contains
many of these proposed amendments
and several new features, including the
definition OF intoxicating liquors as
that containing more than one-half of
one per cent Of alcohol, instead OF one
per cent, as the law formerly stood
in Vermont This change would put the
Vermont law in harmony with the Vol
stead act on this point. No provision
for seizing liquor placed in bona fide
private dwelling prior 10 Jan. 10, 1920.
Vinegar or cider and non pnintoxicstlng
fruit juices exclusively Tor use in the
home are not penalized
The House rejected four town aid
bills this morning also the new uni
form sales act by a vote OF IS to ST..
The towns which lost their effort at
state aid were Wardsboro, Troy. Berk-
shire and Newark
The House had a rather extended de-
bate on the House bill to pay d. d.
parmalee OF Bristol $3.50 for cattle con
demned az tuberculous The debate was
not finished when a recess was taken at
noon.
The first skirmish on the highway
board bill (H 3S6l occurred in the
Senate last night when the bill came
up for second reading and was prompt
" attacked BY Senator Sherburne of
Orange county. who offered an amend
ment providing for striking out the en-
tire substance of the bill and substi-
tuting new sections, which provide that
in case the governor does not appoint
certain state officers during the month
of January during each legislative ses-
sion. the general assembly may pro
ceed 10 elect on the first Wednesday
in February. So far a. the present ses-
sion is concerned, such elections might
be held as the legislature might pro
vide bv resolution.
The amendment was lost on a viva
voce vote and the bill went TO third
reading on about the same vote. Sen
Ator Kingsley then moved 70 suspend
the rule and that the bill be placed on
its passage. but the Senate refused thc
necessary vote, IL 10 j..
stearns Bill Amended.
The Senate also took up the sub
stitute to the Stearns bill II. 9s and
without h ut--euNlAk N"NN AN'Pt'A tnN
kingsley amendments, which provide
in effect a. follows:
l. For training teachers for rural
and graded schools. trHning classes are
established az johnson and Castleton
in the present normal school buildings
and elsewhere a. the board Of educa
tion nav elect: courses 20 BE- q one
OF two years duration.
>. Pupils declaring their intention Of
completing such course and agreeing 70
teach in Vermont schools for the same
length of time a. the length Of the
course to receive their tuition free.
4. State board 10 arrange with 10
cal boards for necessary facilities for
training classes or procure them inde
pendentlv IL necessary ffhis section
designed Is relieve congestion iu Brat
tlehoro. Rutland aud elsewhere
Such courses 90 be under super
vision IL state board 81 education-
:. Teachers desiring advanced train
ING aud agreeing 20 teach Tor same
length of time 10 Vermont a. length e
eour.e e. receive free tuition in or ont
of the state.
6. Appropriation of ss5.oro far suth
purposes.
The amendments uere adopted and
Iii -Hrs-ssH Is third reading