Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-26
A HEAVY STROKE OF BUSINESS SAT-
URDAY.
The Railroad Commission Bill Passes
Both HOuses-1he senate Votes to Adj
journ Wednesday Morning-The
Bill for the Grand Isle


Bridge Killed.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 2O.-The Senate has
cuncurred lii the join, resolution fixing the
time of adjournment at Wednesday morn
ing, Nov 25 at O'Clock in the morning
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
House bill, 4S9, the substitute bill es-
tablishing railroad commission, came
up as IA special order this morning at half
past ten O'Clock. On the question of its
third reading Mr.. Marsh chairman of the
House railroad committee, explained the
care with which the committees of the two
Houses had prepared the bill and thought
that it ought to be received favorably by
the House Mr.. Tinkham said that
though the need of a railroad commission
tor TINS State had been believed by many,
he thought the necessity for such n com
mission was not enough to Justify the eX-
pense. There were three reasons urged
why IA commission should he estab-
lished. The first was to adjust difficulties
arising in cases where the roads
O. two companies crossed each other or
| where one road wished to use the tracks
| / another, but these difficulties did not
exist in this State where the roads were
separated and running mostly in one di-
! re- ton. In Massachusetts there were
/ reasons of this knu of commission, but
none such here. In the second place, it
was SAID commission would settle diff
cultles arising from failure of proper con
nectlons TO the disadvantage of the public :;
but these reasons did not exist in Vermont
| on account OF the position and direction of
its railroads The third related to indi-
vlduals and the trouble about frelghts.
| AS TO frelghtS, this question CoNld not be
sett tied by the Legislature as the Vermont
roads We're only links in lines out of the
state This left only the difficulties arts
| ing between individuals and railrOadf, and
all such difficulties were provided for by
the present laws of the State. The eX-
pense OF 5000 year which the commits
sion would cost was not warranted.
The third reading of the bill was order
ed with only one dissenting vote, that of
Mr.. Iinkham. On motion of Mr.. Knapp
the Dlll was unanimously ordered to be
read Immediately. The bill was then
passed, only one voice beng heard against
the passage, that of MIR. Soule of STRAIT
ford.
In the Senate the bill was at once report
ed favorably by the railroad committee,
and on motion Of Senator Stoddard the
} rules were suspended and the bill was pass
ell by unanimous vote.
TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION.
The little word "all" came near being
the cause of the defeat of the bill to pro
vide for temperance instruction in the pub
lie schools as well as the source of quite a
:; difference between the two Houses to
day The Senate refused yesterday It
; concur III the amendment proposed by The
r. House to insert "all' before the WORD
, pupils in the bill To-day the House
refused to recede from its proposals o
/ amendment and was just at the point It
refuse to reconsider its vote refusing Il
recede, when it suddenly occurred to the
friends of the bill that there was DANCE
+ OF getting the bill beyond the control %
- either House. Judge Poland thereupoI
Withdrew his motion To reconsider ant
0 moved that the House insist upon it
\ amendment and ask for a committee o
. conference. This was agreed to and the
q conference committees were appointed
: consisting of Senators Bunker, Foster ant
= Cushing, and Messrs. Munsur, Simond
, and Butterheld.
I SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
u The Senate passed a bill requiring rail
e roads to carry drinking water.in their pas
senger cars, also :. l2l, relating to tn
g division of the income of school funds; ;
y 125, relating to the equalization of schoo
: property in the towns adopting the town
u system of schools II. l9i in relation L
c the sale of railroads under decree o
II Judgment ii. 322, in relation to the right
of teachers To legal holidays; II. 3pi, L
. amend sections 400, Il. L., relating +
j. town supernteudents' accounts IL. 40.
in addition to the chapter 90, H. L., relal
n ing to courts of insolvency; II. 43S. au
thOrizng the reduction of the capita
stock of private corporations - lol, rt
lating to the village of Rutland aud i
amendment of its charter; IL. l42, to VA
re Joseph Barton aud several bills of SINAI
st consequence. a dozen House bills wer
+, read and referred
: In the afternoon the Senate refused
n third reading TO the bill appropriaIingS $50
J" OuO tor "A bridge from Grand Isle To Mort
II Hero.
IS Quite n debate arose on this bill. SEM
Sc tor Chaplin in answer to an inquiry SAT-
the proposed bridge would be "A littl
longer than the one Just completed bein
IL l72S feet long, and would cost from $40
lie 600 to $4,000.
70 Senator Bates said that in view of tn