The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-10
STEARNS NORMAL
SCHOOL FACTION
SCORES POINT
Bill Fixing $4,000 Salary for Com
missioner before House
GOES TO THIRD READING
Advocates Of Present Educational
System Fail in Attempt to Raise
Figures to $4,000,

Montpelier, Feb. 10.--There was a
test on the educational problem be-
tween the adhelents of the present
state board and those who are attack
ing it in one way or another when the
house bill providing that the salary OF
the state comnAss oner Cf education
shall not be moFe than $4,000 came up
for cons deration An attempt to
make the salary limit $4,000 failed and
the bin in it's original form went to
third read ng.
The matter Of the salary OF the com
missioner has prey 0usly been left to
the discretion OF the state board and
the compensation Of the present com
missioner, G. II. Dempsey is $4,000
II the bill should continue TO It's
passage in Is present form many
would consider the action IN the light
of a vote Of lack OF confidence in the
state board which would greatly
strengthen the element that IS support
ing the Stearns normal school meas
Wc.
The senate has been n session all
OF the morning cons dering, it is pre-
sumed, nominations sent by the gov
erno;.
Montpelier, Feb 10-In dispatching
the largest calendar of the session, so
far, the House yesterday went on rec
ord for closed pr maries. against rails
ing pay cf side judges for a four
hundred dollar salary for certain fish
and game Wardens.
Among the bills rejected by the
House without voice being raised In
their favor were the full crew bill
Oh 81, the engine foot-board bill
Oh 72l, and the Dil to require a ira
to display numbers Oh 66). The
standard eaboose bin, CH7D was whit
tied down so that all 1t provides for Is
a cabcose with so four wheel trucks
the prov & ems for toilets water cool
ers and monitors being stricken
On the count, wtrder blil ~ 2l2}
there was a lively exchange between
Mr. Potter OF Pownal and Mr. Keyes Of
Reading.
One OF the first bills to come before
the House at the afternoon session
was II "A, appropriat $250,0o0 year
ly for the next two years for the Grad
cation OF bovine tuberculosis. The
bill came in amended so as to reduce
the appropriation 10 100000 yearly.
Mr. Luce of Pomfret, who has been
chanlpionng the measure, explained
that sat sfactcry agreement had
been reached between the committees
on agriculture and appropr atoms as
to this reduction and the amendment
was adopted by the House Mr. Keyes
OF Reading moved that the bill be or
dered to lie, as he said he thought II
ought TO be cons dered in connection
with II lS7, relating to disposal OF car
casses OF condemned bovnes. His
motion was carried.
H. 5--Adversely reported, was or
dered to lie on mot on cG Mr. Button
Of Middlebury. This bill provides that
the state shall bear the expenses OF
the board and lodging Of petit Jurors
kept together by order OF court.
Among the new bills introduced are
the follow ng.
II. 229-By Mr. Bailey Of Colches-
ter; TO incorporate the city OF Winoo-
ski. To municipal corporation.
! IT, 230--By Mn Parmlee of st Al.
bans; to prov de for city commits
oner and a city manager for the city
Of St a bans. TO municipal corpora
t.ons
II. 231-By Mr. Darling of Chel-
sea; to change the payment of state
officers from quarterly TO monthly
no etatn opd onftrt ay-nPnepc
II. 239 BY Mr. Darling OF Chel
sea, does away with the duplicate re-
ceipt win ch the recipient of nopera-
tors license or motor car registration
has to mail back to the auditor. To
general committee
II. 233-By Mr.. Wilmarth CT STAN
ford; places a minimum per diem of
81 on the serv ces Of town listers.
To municipal corporations
H. 23S-By Mr.. Potter OF Pownal;
to prohibit fishing through the ice IN
Barber pond in Pownal To fish and
game,
II. a42-By Mr.. Fish ci stock
bridge; reducing the license fee for
the sale of oleomargarne from $25 to
$15. To agriculture.
II. 243-By Mr. Ballou of Chester,
prescribes that the English language
shall be used exclusively for instruc.
tion of children and in the admin stra
tion of schools in Vermont, but that de
votiCnal exercises may be conducted
in other languages and courses IN
other languages may be taught. To
education.
II. 24S-By Mr. Bates of II ghgate;
opening the season on English snipe
plover and shore birds September is
instead of September /. To fish and
game.
II. 2i9-By Mr. Woods of St Johns
bury; raising the salary CT the bank
commissioner from $1,000 to $3,5OO
the extra 81 900 to come out 1the fees
collected by the commissioner To
state and court expenses
II. 252-By Mr. NJ Her Of Barnard;
allows school directors to issue per.
mts tc teach, good for one term but
renewable Such permits are good
only in the town where issued To ed
ucatlon.