The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-25
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pointed to investigate the necessity for
additional committee rooms was pre-
scented IN both houses this morning. This
committee, which is made up of Senators
! Williams of Rutland and Sherburne of
Orange and Representatives Button of
/ Middlebury, Smith of Barre town and
Pollard OF Cavendsh, report that al
| though there are 30 rooms in the state
| house and Il in the new building all but
| three are now used by departments.
| 4 proposition for securing more land
next to the state house to build an adj
dltlon for committee rooms had been in
the land is owned by the Naional Life
! Insurance Co, who may use it for build
Idng purposes.
Must Hire Outside Quarters
The only solution seems to be the re-
moval OF certain departments from the
state house or new buildings or both, dur
ing the legislature, and the committee
recommends that authority be given the
sergeant alarms to designate what rooms
IN the state house shall be given up by
the various departments. with author
ity to house and care for such depart
ments in Montpelier at the expense of
the state, and that legislation for that
purpose be enacted at this session.
The senate advanced (S-109) to pro-
vide for accruing mortgages on personal
property and. during an extended de-
bate on Isl TO- requiring the governor
TO confer with the attorney general and
the states attorney before granting par
donS. adjourned
Twelve bills were passed by the senate.
| including tH-395) to transfer women
prisoners from Windsor 10 the Rutland
house of correction; (H-39S,) st. Adams
charter Amendment bill; and (H-406),
WinOOSki CITY cbartpr measure
The st. Adams charter bill amends
the new city charter to provide for a
| hold-over of the present listers and board
of civil authority until they complete this
\ years work.
The house adopted resolutions for an
Investigation of state methods of eradi-
eating bovine tuberculosis.
| y committee of conference was ap-
pointed on tH-22,) 81 poll tax, con-
/ sisting of MeSsrs. Wishart of Barre
| city. bradley of Swanton, and Fullam of
| Corinth.
The house refused to pass over the
governors veto (H-360,) permitting mi
nors to contract for and surrender in
surance policies, the vote being 16J to T.
| This is the first veto to be considered.
| Those voting to pass the bill over the
| veto were MeSSrS. Dorsey of Rutland
city. Foote of West Canaan. johnson of
| West Fairlee and Wade of Dorset
Governors Veto Message
The text of the governors veto message
| (H-36O) follows -
The provision of this bill in my iudg-
ment establishes a bad precedent in that
| 1t makes a serious and an unnecessary
inrOad upon the centuries-Old rule of law
in respect to the ability of minors TO en-
ter into valid contracts. | am credibly
informed that life insurance companies
are today issuing contracts upon the
lives of minors as well they may: that
the difficulty. if there is any serious diff
/ hculty, with the present intiTmity of such
minors who are holders of life insurance
contracts lies in the inability of such
minors to execute a valid release or make
/ valid surrender of the contract of iuSur.
ance. or to enter into other valid con.
j tracts i'm respect thereto. These diff
cultics, when they arise, can be rene
died easily and adjusted through the us
ual avenues now provided by law. If il
becomes necessary for some act to be don,
in respect TO an Insurance contract is
sued upon the life Of a minor. a guardian
may be appointed by the probate court
t to act in behalf of such minor The mi
nor children of deceased parent are un
discharges in the settlement of such par
entS estate. For such purpose a guard
ian is appointed. | see no sound reason
l why a different rule should apply in re
= Spcct to minors who are parties to lif
j insurance contracts.
Further. | object to this bill for TIN
1 reason that it opens the door to unscrup
; ulous and designing persons to capital
i lZe the lives of our young people with
out the approval or knowledge of the
Y parents