The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-10
BILL NOW IN
TO FILL PLACE
BY LEGISLATURE
Measure Was introduced
Soon After Gov. Hart
ness Announced a Week
Ago That He Would Not
Re-appOint Bates - In
cludes Other Appcintive
Officers.

The first real test of strength of the
opposition to Gov. Hartness' plan to
displace Stoddard Bates as state high
way commissioner came just before
noon to-day when the Senate refused
to confirm the appointment of C. NJ.
Brooks of Keene, ~ H., to be com
missioner. The vote was 10 to IL.
| The appointment of Brooks followed
an announcement made by Gov. Hart
ness in joint assembly of the legisla-
ture week ago that while Bates was
a good road builder he was not Co
ordinator" and therefore, Bates would
not be re appointed. That announce
ment caused a storm of protest in the
legislature, followed by the introduce
tion of bin that office of state road
commissioner as well as other appoiIs
tive officers, elective by the legisla-
ture.
There are other appointments vet
to be made by the governor which
have to be acted upon by the Senate,
but these appointments did not come
up this forenoon for confirmation
The. executive session to act on the
highway commissioner appointment
came at the close of the regular fore
noon session, during which IA new
bills were introduced, one of which
would increase the appropriation for
scholarships at the University of YER
mont from $1,000 to Sl0,s00, at Mid
dlebury college from 81 500 to S7,200
-
Norwich university Senator Farm
ham of Washington county introduced
(by requestl a bill to increase the sal
ary of the insurance commissioner
from $500 to $4,000.
The speaker appointed to-day the
following House members to consider
proposals of amendment to the consti-
tuition: Messrs Over of Salisbury,
keyes of Reading Ripley of Poultney,
Stearns of johnson, Miss Beard of Or
ange, Messrs Gardner of Newport
City, Bailey of Colchester, Tyler of
Enosburg. Tudhope of North Hero,
Stowel Of Wndham, Field of Mont
pelier. Simpson of Sheffield, Chandler
of Brandon. Bentley of Sandgate and
Nashburn of East Haven.
The House passed $ l. providing
that voters in direct primaries shall
declare their party affiliations. BY a
vote Of 9S to 1914 the House refused
a third reading to $ IL. increasing the
of assistant judges. after
having reconsidered its action of yes-
terday in refusing a third reading. The
House passed total of 20 bills this
forenoon. including rush job on
House go. providing for a city manag
er and city commission for st. Albans.
This hill was read the second and
third times and put upon its passage
under suspension of the rules Later
the House refused to reconsider that
action Eight other bills were ordered
to a third reading.
Gov Hartness to-day approved the
j. r. H. 10. Joint resolution permit
ting the state treasurer to make part
payment of salary TO members of the
general assembly.
H. {. An act 10 amend section 7240
II the general laws, as amended, relat-
ing to fees upon distribution of es-
.ates. and to provide for refund in
'ertain cases.
IT, l53. An act TO amend sections
1870. 4315 and 1850 Of the general
avs and section 4372 Of the general
avs. as amended. relating 10 county
hospitals and the care of
ndigent tuberculosis persons.
s To- An act TO amend section
1927 of the general laws relating 10
ire escapes on hotels and public halls.