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

be carried out or pardon granted, He saw
no middle ground This woman is either
guilty Of 4 most dastardly crime or she is
innocent. Didn't think the LEGISLATURE UNI
ablo to 90 into the details of the case,
should be- asked TO set aside the verdict
of the court after n fair trial He review
ed the LEGAL proceedings and asked what
reason there was for interference by the
LEGISLATURE IN this matter. Let the law
take it's natural course. He had careful
ly studied the constitution and found no
reason for such action.
Senator PIatt thought there was no 9TH
er power but the Legislature to save the
woman from the gallows. There is enough
of doubt in this case 10 warrant communal
tiOn. He favored the bill
Senator tnright opposed the bill on the
ground that the case had been fairly con-
sidered in court. Senator Young demanded
the yeas and nays and the vote stood yeas
Is nays l2
The subject of double taxation was
much discussed during the morning Sos
sion. II was begun by the adverse report
on House bill No. g. an act to euua ize
taxation which provides for the exemption
from taxation all loans on real estate
made by any person charging rate Of
interest not exceeding 4s per cent ard
any Savings banks or trust companies not
charging over ! ncr cent and continued
by consideration OF House bill No. A.. in
troduced by Mr.. Boothe. The first lill
was ordered to lie and was made a special
order for Saturday forenoon at 1n:3)
O'Clock. Several attempts were made to
have Mr.. Boothcs bill lie but the House
would not allow it and the bill was refused
"A third reading on a vote of Co yeas and
l27 nays
over two hours OF the Houses tme
was consumed in considering House bill
No. 49, introduced by Mr. Ballard Of
Georgia The bin provides that any Of
fetal from constable to states attorney.
who fails to prosecuts or enforce the pro-
hibitory law shall be fined not less than
sool for each neglect or imurisonmcnt for
six months in the ..wo,l; houso." ar hoth
as the court may determine. Tw, yea and
raw votes were demanded bv Mr. Rnllorl
of Gcorpin. After an this Snoalior HIS
xins tool, the noo1. and with copsidcr,blo
feeling condemned the bill as the slliost
piece Of legislation yet proposed and said
no supreme court CoHlo recognize IL as
~ "'",' ~, IuSnNc VI lle"'c "'u 'H' IuiSo
VI g." N"i''''P"i C"u'' WIZ Shou,u w tdS's
pIoseCu,uIS' pI, snurp tilt was men lnouls,
=. ia "'tMct' M '"''aii ol cois'a ana
MT ii'Shlhs' AZ tne ciosc Oh 'hls yea
anu nay VOC ol .,o p3Ssage OF the bi!'
was was ueiiiatioeu py MI, 'ieherli'ah OF Fltts-
loru Whl'h resul'eu hs loio"S' cas- lio'
nays IVA ana the Dill. as amended, was
a'1:
Inc Ola Straw wh'ch mas been used ms
/ peddihS Tor inc Board OF agriculture was
| thrcSheu again to-day ana tnouSh thero
were not many votes shclcd II made Just
as much noise as more fruitful speeches
would nave done
| An alnthdmeht was oHered by Mr.. En-
cry ol Nht'Sca iiak'hg noaru or iour
ihoiiperS, put tnlS was klllcd pN yea
anu nay Vote OF iVt 10 ia ihe vote on the
passage or the hlll was then taken the
Sc"S anu nays pclhE demanded ny Mr.,
nIalI ol hahuolph' inc result was yeas
Iio' nays io", inc piii was passed ana the
noaru ON hSrlculture Is dead SO iar as the
mouse Is concerned put Wheh II Is known
thal the senate kiiied the Dill repeating
inc act creating cattle commission, It
ieuNes quite strong impression that the
board OF Agriculture VIII sun cNlst.
| HEARING ON GOVERNORS REV.
4 ENUE BILL
An optirolv reu, footuro ,or this sos.,,o,,
WINS tho act of tho Sanota rnsoi,'i,,, t,,.r.
into a committea of ,hn whole 70 norsiIn.
House I'M No .ot nm oot crootino S,a,l
] nohru Oh 'aHu'Vn, GN GSV, smiths revenue
gentlemen were present Gov. smith gave
his views on the bill. II there is anything
wrong or dishonest about 1t, he certainly
didn't want It passed. Hc believed IL was
not open to that charge 1t was meant tc
increase the revenue of the State and
induce Others to come here. He could sec
no harm that would come from the mass.
age of the bill. H. A. Huse also appeared
before the committee. lie said at first
he regarded this bill as an inducement tc
tax dodgers, but had changed his mind
and looked upon the measure as one OF