Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-24
(From Our Staff Correspondent

Montpelier, Nov. 22.-Precedcnts have
been thrown to tho wind and the Legisla-
turc, which all along has been a law unto
itself, has voted to come back after
Thanksgiving to finish up it's work much
to the disgust of the horde OF lobbyists
who have been here laying their plans Tor
getting their pet measures enacted into
law during the unseemly rush of the last
day and night. Friday afternoon at i
O'Clock is the time to which the House
will adjourn and the date of final adjourn
mcnt is simply Il matter of conjecture.
The joint resolution adopted by the Sem
ate providing for hnal adjournment on
Wednesday was non-concurred in and the
House passed joint resolution that when
the LEGISLATURE adjourn Wednesday Ii
shall bc until O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The Senate promptly refused to concur.
This decision to come back after Thanks
giving unCorked "a stream of talk and
spirit of levity which pcrvaded all pro-
ccedings of the forenoon. The calling OF
the yeas and nays on urimportant ques-
tions, the indifference to serious matters,
have placed upon the movement to come
back after Thanksgiving stigma that II
Will require more than one good days
work 10 remove.
EARLY this afternoon the House adopted
q joint resolution that when the Legisla-
ture adjourn on Wednesday il he until
o'clock Monday. In very short time the
House was notified that the Senate had
passed q joint resolution regarding ad-
iournmcnt and had appointed committee
on conference to meet with similar COM
mittee from the House TO arrange the
matter Sneaker HaskinS refused to pay
any attention to the message at proper
time saying that he would take his own
time about appointing committee in the
House Another message was soon re-
ceved from the Senate that it had refused
10 concur in the last joint resolution re-
lating to adjournment
After the killing of all joint resolutions
relating to adjournment during the after
noon Speaker HaskinS near the close or
the evening session appointed commit
tee Of three to confer with n similar com
m!;teo from the Senate on the matter of
final adjournment. The committee hold II
meeting this evening and agreed that
when the Legislature adjourns tomorrow
Il he until o'clock Monday afternoon and
that final adjournment Of this session he
taken Thursday, Dec. !, at o'clock in the
morning This. it is claimed, will give
enpe time for consideration Of all mat
tcrs before the Legislature and allow that
body to adjourn without the criticism OF
enacting so much il-advised legislation
during the last night There has been con-
FidCrable talk that the Senat, was mold
Ing back several important measures but
IL was learned at the committee meeting
tonight that the charge Is not true and
when work Is resumed on Monday full
harmony will be restored between the two
bodies.
speaker Haskins was on the noor this
morning and introduced the resolution
that when the House adjourn on We'd
nesday that ii be until Friday afternoon
at O'Clock, and speaking on the resolu-
tion said in effect At the beginning OF
the session he advised the Legislature
against hasty and III advised legislation
nd llN a v
and night, and that hc took this occasion
to wash his hands entirely Of this ill-ad-
vsed legislation in case the members OF
this House vote to adjourn "Wednesday
morning. He then referred TO the foolish
things done on the last night two and siY
years ago and said he knew no reason
why the House should be hasty. There
was considerable business before the
House and some OF it the most important
of the session. When important business
comes before a court of justice the State
does not ask It to sit up nights to accom-
plish its work and it had no reason tC
expect the Legislature to do so. The
courts of justice adjourn over a holiday
then come back and finish up their duty
dccently and in order. lie took this occa
sion to say that never before had re seer
tuch a large lobby III Montpelier as tn ere
at the present time (Appausc) They
aru here working for some pet measure
which they hope can be rushed through
during tho careless work of the last hour
lie then appealed to tho House 20 stan(
with him and show little Vermont back
uone and declare to the State that NJ
business Is 20 be done until 1t has beer
well considered. The resolution was ais,
favored by Mr.. Wall of Randolph, Mr.
Swasey of Barro city, Mr.. Boothe Of Mil
ton, Mr.. Ballard of Georgia, Mr.. Me
Geary of Burlington, Mr., Butterted o.
Derby, Mr.. Boynton of Wolcott, Mr.. Kins
ley of Lowell Mr.. Abel OF West Haycl
opposed
The Senate evidently attended to bust
ness and accomplished n good amount o
It, one of the most important was th'
bill introduced by the committee on in
sane making appropriations for addition
al buildings at the State asylum at Wa
terbury. The following are the sum
asked:
For purchasing tho firm..............S 60
Deficiency from last appropriation. AGO
DormitOry for nurses. ............ S5, co
Equipment for pathological labora-
Tory .,,'.,. ...,..... .......,,.,...,... 200
Total, l,.,,,..,.......,.......,.,. A2, 30
The committee subInitted In both houses
report of their visit to the asylum
speaking in very complimentary terms o
the work accomplished. They are anxious
for the passage of the appropriations al
they are convinced that they are neces
sary.
The Communication of the sentence o
death on Mrs. Marsh aroused the mos
debate OF any subject treated
Senator Young thought sentence shoul