The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-03-24
OUR LEGISLATIVE LETTER

DfHtHistufN NoihluG iNaff iNfr-utf
In Effort TO Conclude ~ Work This
Honih. Important Bills Going
Through Both Houses.
Montpelier, March p. 1921
To-day is the first day Of spring and
a spring day IL certainly is with a
temperature at summer heat and the
Hills all eleSred of the snow which has
severed them since last November
However. the heat out IN the open
really Is surpassed by that which L
generatinR IN the capitol here and be-
fore this week Is ended, II we are not
of in our reckoning, the summer at
mosphere of today viii be quite chilly
IN comparison.
A. the session draws nearer 10 a
close a certain tenseness is noted.
Members seem 20 be straining AZ the
leach that holds them and a desire is
apparent to close things up and go
home. The calendar for this week
shows that much was done last week
in the way Of progress but there is
still much 70 be done ere We finish.
There are but about 35 bills left 10
be acted upon but some Of these are
ones on which work has been done for
weeks. There Is no educational bill as
yet enacted into a law, no highway
tangle untangled, no poll tax law laid
on the books, and several other affairs
Of magnitude are still unfinished.
Nevertheless before this issue Of The
Journal has reached It's readers II Is
probable that several Of these matters
will have been settled, so far as this
legislature will settle them.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the past week was the address 10
the joint assembly on Thursday after
noon by Admiral Henry 7. Mayo, u.
S. N, Retired. Il is always pleasure
20 see and hear the great men Of our
nation, and particularly so when they
are Of our own native stock but this
meeting was rularly pleasing in-
asmuch rs two Of our members, DIR.
William T. slayton Of the Senate and
Can't. ]. Watson webb Of the House.
we're The recipients Of medals present
ed By the Soas Of the American Revo-
lution to their members who were
active in the Worlds War activities
Cautain slavtou of Norrisvillc. was
and now Is IN the medical department
and Captain Webb Of shelburne was
captain Of the 3lltb Field'Ar,iteiy Of
the 10th Division
There has been no scarcity Of audi
enee at the sessions the past week and
Judging from the program which will
be offered this week we are Of the
opinion that the standing room only"
sign viii have to be brought out be
fore the week Is over
Several roll calls, more than during
any one week. have been taken and
have all developed the same fact and
that is that the Bennington County
members do not believe in the unit
system Of voting. there never having
been a unanimous vote on any roll
call.
The 36th birthday Of the member
from Sandgate was remembered by
his fellow members on the llth inst
at which time he was presented with
the usual floral tribute and TO which
he feelingly responded.
Mr.. Bentley 'of Sandgate has had
the unusual distinction at this session
Of having signed the majority report
on EACH Of the two opposing Educa-
tional bills that have come out OF the
Committee on Education. The first
one was the Senate bill calling for
teacher training college at Burlington,
while the other was the so-called
stearns bill On the first bill, S-4i'
ne Is recorded as not present; on the
latter he voted in favor.