The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-07


OF Warerville, aud Mr.. Colby OF Victory. 1t
| WAS favored by Mr.. q atrs Of franklin. Nj
! Harris Of Bennington, Mr. Kemp Of Mont.
| pelier, MIR Cook Of g Ieeusb JrO Me-, Taft OF
| Peacham. Mr.. Cook moved an anendmen
TO relieve the stlectmen from any par in
| diSpnsing of the tax funds. Mr.. TilUtson
| of Bakersfield opposed the amendment,
which was disagreed to. M jackson de-
manded the roll call which resulted, yeas,
1903; nays, 12l; and third reading was re-
fused. ~
Me- Hale of Lunenhurg, moved to recon
| slider the vote Of the House refusing to con-
cur in the Senate proposal q Of amendment
TO II. sol, making provi,iOns for the sup
port vi gov rum-ut Mr.. Hale spoke III
| sur TT of the resolutions. Mr.. Harris OF
Bennington, Mr.. DAVIS of Mendon, Mr..
Tillutson Of Bakersfield and Mr.. Wall of
| Randolph tppos-d the resolution. Mr..
Swasey Of Barre city suggested u committee
of conference. Mr.. Flint Middlesex, and
Mr.. Rauney of Newport favored rrconsidrr-
| ing the vote. Mr.. Ballard of Georgia OPP
posed and called for the yeas and nays
| Mr.. Booth of Milton, was not In favor of
yielding. Mr.. Hale asked and was granted
| |, ave to Withdraw uis motion to reconsider,
s. 81, TO cuauge the shire town OF Essex
| county was taken from the table. Mr..
| Sxasey of Barre civ spoke in favor OF the
bill. Mr.. Hale oi Lunenburg opposed, as
did Nj Colby Of VioGory. Mr.. Jordan OF
Jericho favored the passage OF the bill Mr..
Butt of Jamaica opposed. Mr.. Smith OF
Buns wick fsvort d aud called FIR a count.
| The result WAS: yeas, "a. nays r. and the
third reading of the hill was refused.
| X lie III. IS, RS ating to truancy. II.
! 49S, salary vi Governor.
Joint Revolutionary Mr.. Harris OF Ben.
| hingtou, ace p ing portrait of late Gov.
| john s Robinson presented by his widow
a., n lNnn
| in executive chamb-r; and returning
thanks for the gift. Adopted on the part OF
| the House.
Passed in Concurrence-S. 1862, relating
| to iext books.
8. 1877, apprt priation for Vermont insane
| asy lum, WAS taken up. r.r. Butl-r of Ja
maica moved to strike out the S35 900 sp'
| prupria,iun for erection of nurses building
Mr.. K-mp OF Montpelier opposed the
amendment. Mr.. johnson OF Lyndon
thought the appropriation excessive. Mr.
| Fish Of W. est Rutland opposed the appro.
priation. Mr.. Campbell OF Albany and Mr.
Swasey OF Barre favored 1t. Mr.. Smith OF
, random explained the Necessity for the
appropriation. MIR. Haskins OF Brattleboro
opposed the special appropriation. Mr..
Fa,by OF Huntington, Mr.. S lies OF ST.
Johu bury and Mr.. Kemp of Montpelier ia.
vored the nurses hall appropriation. Mr.
Butler, Mr.. Bond OF S-aroburg, MIR. Colby
| OF Victory aud Mr.. Klnsley Lowell OPP
posed it. The sm-ndment va, agreed to,
striking out the S35 900 appropriation. Mr..
Hindes of Vergeuues moved TO strike out
the appropriation of So, 100 for purchase OF
an asy lum farm. Mr.. Jackson OF Water
vil., Mr. Haskins OF Brattleboro, Mr..
| Smith Of Brand N. The amendment was
not agreed to. Mr.. Dodge OF Sheldon pro.
posed to strike out the So 600 appropriation
for the pathological building. Opposed by
! MIR. Jacobs of X ,chmonu and Mr.. II askins
Of Brattleboro, Mr.. Smith of Brandon, Mr..
| Stiles of St. JohDsbury. Mr.. Dodge OF
| Sheldon supported his amendment, viii ,h
WAS defeated. The bill WAS r third time
and passed with proposals OF amendment.
Ga moi IN of MIR. Wall, the House voted
| to accede To the r. quest VI the Senate for a
| conference committee to consider the diff
ference over Ii. Sol. The chair appointed
Mr.. Wall of Randolph, Mr.. Ba lard OF
Georgia and Mr.. Luce of Stowe.
Ga motion Of MIR. Williams Of Bloomfield
tbs House voted to meet for evening $685.
sion ut eight.
Adjourned, on motion of Mr.. Thomas OF
| BelvIdere.
| sENATE-RvENING.
A Joint resolution from the House accept.
| ing with thanks portrait OF the late Gov
ernor Robinson was adopted in concurrence,
| The Senate cOncurred in the House
amendments to s. 1877, the asylum bill, the
| principal one OF which does away with the
appropriate ion Of $35 900 for nurses build.
The Joint resolution from the House, au.
thorizing the auditor to collect certain
| moneys paid to State officers within the
past six years, was called up on motion OF
| Senator Hit, and adoption in concurrence
was refused by an emphatic vote.
Recess until nine o'clock.
Presentation to the Ci aplain.-President
Bates left the chair about nine O'Clock, and
| Senator Mccullough, being asked to pre-
side, called this irresponsible body to dis
| order" Gov. Bates then arose and made
good use OF his opportunity to address the
Chair. Said that when the Senate wat
organized all felt the need for a man high
| in religious circles to direct the devotiont
OF this body-snd one was found. He had
been prese MT most of the time, absent once
or twice, and had occasionally wasted time
by getting here sh' al OF the hour. The
Sepa'e felt that the chaplain needed to be
"watched," and had arranged to have that
| done on a permanent basis. He said the
wa'ch which he would present on behalf Of
the Senate could be used as a compass
| Point the stem toward the north, and a,
quarter past twelve the minute hand would
point directly eastl 1t could also be used
to tell ones age. Get half the number ant
multiply 1t BY twol He then presented tn,
watch and fine coon coat. in the purchase
OF which some OF Mr.. Gillies' parishoneri
had jJined; and he hoped the chaplain
the Sens'e as gratefully and pleasantly al
ihe Senate would remember him. The
gifts, no said, were tokens OF the Ser a'e'
appreciation OF the manner in which tn,
chaplain had done his duty.
Mr.. Gillies responded with much feeling
and expressed deep gratitude. He hat
never before seen body OF men 80 Willing
to get 30 little for their money. He ha'
fou d pleasure In the service he had rem
dercd, and it was Impossible for him 4
give voice to his heartfelt appreciation @
the gifts.
Senate Amendments Copcurred in.-H
b08, Incorporating Berlin Aqn-duct Co.; II
bl0. incorporating South Wallingiord Waite
90.
Mr.. Falby OF Huntington moved a recon
siderstion OF III 485. establishing Vernon
highway commission. The motion was sur
ported by MIR. Waterman OF Chester. MI
! K-mp OF Montpelier, Mr.. Choate OF B .rnei
Mr.. Harris of Bennington. Mr.. Smith {
Biandop, Mr.. CAFES Of franklin, Mr.. M
, | Of I'm Ill Rutfar0ald q