Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-24
Return to Their Respective
Homes to Spend the Thanks
giving Festival.
WILL RETURN ON MONDAY,
Bills Introduced to Purchase Portrait
of Admira; Dewey and to Meet Ex-
penses OF Vermont tSoldiors-Senate
Reconsiders Sunday Excur-
sion Bill.

Montpelier. Nov 23.-Lawmaking is at
standstil and everybody has gone home
to give thanks Just how thankful the
members Will feel about coming lIct< next
Monday Is an open question but every
body is glad that II is not necessary to
come back Friday. The Senate Is very
much opposed to coming back but Speak
er Haskins has forced them 10 consent
To his plan. with two and onc-halt days
TO work next week the Legislature has no
excuse for any hasty legislation and will
receive severe criticism If 1t does not
manifest Il more serious working spirit
than IT did on Tuesday. But little busi-
ness was done this morning except ar
ranging the matter of adjournment but
what was introduced is important.
HoUsE-MoRNING.
Devotional exercises were conducted y
Rev. j. Edward Wright Of Montpelier.
Joint resolution-iroViding that when
the houses adjourn to-day 1t be to meet
at > o'clock next Monday afternoon and
that final adjournment be taken next week
Thursday a . Al. m Adopted in concur
renee.
Read third time and passed-S. Il. rclat-
Ing to decision of causes in supreme
Court.
Joint resolution-By Mr.. Kemp Of Mont
polier thy requesO providing for purchase
of Artist GoodNin's portrait of Admiral
Dewey for 500. on motion of Mr.. Kemp,
ordered to lie.
: Adjourned on motion of Mr.. Cook of
Manchester.
| SENATE-MORNING.
| The report OF the joint committee on adj
! journment and final adjournment was pre-
scntcd, recommending adjournment from
Wednesday TO Monday Afternoon at :
o'clock and final adjournment on Thurs Ia y
n.N .tt A A i,fr ion . Il -
effect was adopted
| on motion of Senator Hit the Senate
voted that when 1t adjourn this morning
it shall he to Monday afternoon next
Bills introduoed-Ey senator Young 70
meet ar emergency, :. 1872. relating To pro-
bate bonds and fidelity insurance com
pany: judiciary. ly Senator ldtt :. l,3
providing payment Of certain expenses in
cilent to transportation and care II Yer
mont volunteers mot to exceed 5000; gen
cral committee.
II. Al, Sunday excursions, which was re-
fused thirl reading on Tuesday night
was, on motion Of Senator Smith, recon
sidcred ordered to lie and made spccia
order for Tuesday morning.
Adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The long adjournment from Wednesday
to Monday viii give the Montpelier jour.
nal Il rest Oh writing up pufis ior its sub
scri3ers. Eight members have thus beer
noticed by that sheet and it is undors God
there are between three and four more tt
be cmbcllshed because their names have
been written there.
Rev. j. Edward Wright OF Montpc,icr Of
ficiatcd as chaplain in the House yester'
day morning.
Speaker Hdskns is distributing som,
fine steel portraits Of himself among hi.
fricnds
BARRE POULTRY SHOW.
Barre. Nov. 23-The third annual meet
ing Of the Granite City Poultry. Pigeor
an Pet Stock association 20 be held il
Miles hall December y. 2S and 20. Thl:
meeting promises to be the most success
full ever held by tho association. Six sill
YER trophies and 4 gold medal are off.re,
as prizes this Year, besides a multitude o.
other prizes.