Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

motion, MIR. Wing of Montpelier In the
chair. Mr.. Plumley raised the point of or
der that the yeas and nays should not be
called upon motion to close the debate.
Mr.. Wing sustained the point. Mr.. Cuts
withdrew his motion and for few mi
nutcs good deal of confusion oc-
ccurred, the friends of the Communication
claiming that 1t was understood that
Mr.. Plumlty was to close the debate aud
the opponents claiming tLat they wanted
to be heard further. The opponents mani
tested desire to fiibuster, and DR.. Erwin in
order to kill the bill moved to amend by in
Gliding the mother, Lucy Emelne Meaker,
within its provisions. Mr.. Allen Of Ferris
burgh moved that debate be closed, which
was agreed to. Dr. Erwin demanded the
yeas and nays upon the adoption OF his
amendment. Mr.. Roberts of Burlington
moved to adjourn, on which motion MIR.
Alien demanded the yeas and nays. lhey
were called: Yeas "a, nays 1871.
Third Reading ordered.
1t was now $3.50 o'clock, and tine opponents
of the bill were threatening all ovcrthe House
that, if its friends would not agree to an ad-
journmcnt, they would keep the House in
session by filibuscring inotions until mid
night. The noise become so great that
Chairman Wing said that he should be OBJ
liged to name some of the most prominent
offenders against dccorum if order was not
restored at once. Better counsels among the
opponents finally prevailed. DIR. Erwin
withdrew his demand for yeas and nays and
his amendment was voted down. receiving
but two votes. The bill was then ordered
for third reading tomorrow morning by a
yea and nay vote of 144 to GO. 1t was
o'clock when the House adourned, having
been in session five hours. The passage OF
the bill by the House is now assured, aud its
friends believe that It will pass the Senate.
The Town system of schools.
The discussion upon Senator Towards bill
to substitute the town system of schools for
the district system was continued in the
Senate this forenoon. The immediate ques-
ton was upon the amendment proposed by
Senator Idle posponing the time when the
bill should go into effect until March list,
1886. Mr.. Idc warmly supported the bill F.;
but he thought that when any changes of so
radical a nature were proposed, that one ses-
sion of the Legislature should intervene in
order that it might be made au issue at the
next town election and by these means be
placed fully before every voter of the State,
who would then be prepared to vote intclli-
gently on the subject and many towns will
voluntarily elect the town system. He refer
red TO the popular objection to consolidation
and said that this was faacious, as there
would be none unless the board which would
be composed of representative men of the
town considered ii advisable. He referred
to his own experience, having taught II
terms, of which were under the town
system in a rural town of Cape Cod and the
practical working was very encouraging.
Referred to the report of the superintendent
of education of Vermont, for 1882, in which Il
full report of the subject uppeared-only one
town superintendent being opposed to the
town system and he never had had any prac-
tical acquaintance with the system.
Senator Boyden said that the committee
would favor the amendment, as the subject
came up while the matter was under discus
sion aud when amended he hoped that the bill
would pass by unanimous vote.
The amendment was agreed to- only DR..
Templeton, of Glover, voting in the mega
tive.
The third reading was then ordered for to-
morrow morning.