The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-13
Legislative Resolution to
Move Department Offices
Out of Capitol
MEASURE PROPOSES
WILMINGTON COURT
One introduced by Bennington Member
Establishes New Tribunal with Juris-
diction Over Nine Towns in Deerfield
Valley
Especial TO The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER. Ian.

The matter Of suitable accommoda-
tions for the various committees of the
house and senate was brought TO the
official attention of the house this morn
ing. when Representative Hale X. Oar
ling of Chelsea introduced a joint reso-
luton instructing the sergeant alarms
to procure suitable new quarters for
state departments now located in the
old library annex. The resolution, at the
request OF Mr.. Darling, was laid on the
table until the board of control should
ac, if it 50 desired
The board took no definite action at
its first meeting Yesterday with the new
governor and the new secretary of civil
and military affairs. Another meeting
OF the board will be held before the end
of this week. Some question has been
aiSed a. 10 whether the board has au-
thority To act in the matter.
As the sergeant-a t-at-armS is a legisla-
tive officer empowered to take necessary
means; To. carry out orders the adoption
of Mr.. DGrling'S resolution would mean
that the department would have to move
the quarters downtown provided for them
by that officer. Mr.. Darling in no un-
certain terms made his provision clear
While stating that he did not wish to
inconvenience the departments he said
he wished the resolution to show that
this legislature intends to care for itself
in the matter of committee rooms In
| the library annex are located the offices
I of the department of agriculture. inclld-
ing forestry, the department of fish and
game and the state highway department.
In the house this morning Is new bills
were introduced and in the senate four
The senate passed two bills the first of
the session. and advanced three others
| to a third reading. One bill was or
| This was the first which has reached
that stage in the house. The bills intro
duced IN the house this morning were
Nos. II to 81 inclusive. and included
one offered by Mr.. Chase of Bennington
| for the establishment of a municipaI
court at Wilmington with jurisdiction
! over Dover, Somerset. Stratton. Whit
inEham. Halifax. Readsboro. SearSburg.
and Stamford. Mr.. Watson introduced
Il bill increasing fees of town clerks for
| licensing dogs from Il to - cents and
/ Mr.. Barber of Brattleboro one which
adds to those empowered to take depoSi-
! tIonS outside the state n commissioner
! appointed by a superior judge in vaca-
| ton or appointed by n chancellor"
! y senate bill introduced today pro-
| poses an open season on deer between
| the second Monday in November and the
| iVliDNiHS E>dluEudN anu lHe kllilng OniN
| of bucks with horns.
In the Farmers club last evening Rem
rcsentative Luce of Pomfret apparently
! expressed the sentiment of the agricul
| tural wing of the legislature when lie or-
| posed the salary raising plan on change
whatever in the present scale Of pay
mcnt. He made his argument against the
! o 'Brien bill tFI6). first on the ground OF
economy. then of good faith
Let us leave the salary-fxiug busines,
alone" said Mr.. Luce I'VE knew what
the pay was when we were elected. A,
to increasing the mileage that Is an
other thing. The railroad fares have been
| increased and uerhaus the mileage should
bn raised n little. But / favor no change
whatever in the nay"
The applause which fol lowed the speaker
and Representative Cushman of Roches
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