Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20

featlnE. Wnlcn Will Nc SlNtu 'b-'dss SN'il'
have been passed and the discussion
aroused by the bill granting bountics On
certain noyious animals showed that the
House had many men who are able IL
express their opinions when they do not
agree upon a subject. The governor an
nounccd the signing OF several joint rCS"-
iutions. and the beginning OF the passage
i'm concurrence of several bills shows that
the legislative wheels have commenced to
grind out their biennial grist. Aside from
the elections set for tomorrow, the daS
viii prove interesting in the House "n ac-
count OF the number Of appropriation bills
To- be voted upon. Among them will he
the bill to establish a State baotericlogical
L. aboratory, requiring an appropriation of
$1,000; two bills relating to tho soldiers
Home. carrying an appropriation of S-o.Vo.
and a bill providing for the care of deaf,
blind. etc. asking for $1,000.
The first debate in the House was pre-
cipitatcd this morning when House bill
No. -. an act granting bounttes ON Ger
tain noNious animals, was called up, and
for about an holr the members old not
know whether they were hunting bears,
panthcrs. wolves, rattlesnukcS or wcru
struggling with another kind OF snakes
imported from New York on which the
bill provides no bounty. The debate serv-
ed to show that civilization in various
sections of the State has been summarily
stopped by the Iepredations of bears. the
member from Warren claiming that ~
sh, ep had been killed In his town this
spring. the bears even entering the barn
yard Of one man and killing three. Other
speakers showed that the raising OF tur-
keys in some counties has been made i'm
possible ny the depredations of sly Hey-
nard, the member from Hartland claiming
that $1,000 worth of turkeys had been killed
in that town in the day time during the
present year. So grave did the danger
from rattlesnakcs appear that the MEM
bcrs OF the House refused to recommit
the bill or to let it lie, evidently fearing
to leave the chamber until II proper houn-
ty on all these animals had been fixed.
The III, mbers had more amendments than
noNioUs animals to bring be fore the men,
bcrs of the House but it was soon evil
dent that the House would rather tackle
u bear than adopt an amendment and
they were killed in "A manner worthy of
brave hunters The only amendments
passed were one making fraud in pre-
scnting skins etc, for bounty punishable
| hy a fine Of so and requiring the town
clerk to keep record of all bountieS
/ granted.
! Evidently the snake stories had pro-
! duced IL hystcric effect on the members
! OF the House for after transacting all
| the business before IL n motion was made
| to take Il recess until five minutes hcfor"
| twelve, when Il joint session To complete
| the election of II United States senator
was to I've held. The farmer vote
came III by installments and voted not 10
do it, A. soon as they found what they
| hnG done they were sorry and after some
| parliamentary manoeuvering recess un-
! I'll ten minutes of II O'Clock was secured
| When House bill No. | was reported
amendments were reported by committee
| on health. killing that part of section =,
making the director of the laboratory Il
member of the State board of health cX-
oilicio and killing section of the lii and
| substituting therefore an appropriation of
5000 to establish a meteorological labora-
tory and AN annual appropriation of $500
for the support of the institution Tn"
third reading of the bill was ordered Tor
! tomorrow morning.
The Joint session to Complete the cleo
ton of II United States senator was SIM
ply a formal proceeding to ill the re-
quirements of the law and presented no
features OF especial interest, exceptin;
the introduction OF q joint resolution pre-
scented by senator Young of Newport
asking that the secretary of state notify
Senator Proctor in Europe of his cleo
tion and the joint resolution presented by
Nj. Whitcomb of Cavendish, democra;
cApro ssing' the confidence of tho minority
in the newly elected senator. The resolu-
tion reads.
"ResolN ed, That the senator just elected
possesses in an emminent degree the con-
lidenCe and esteem of this joint assembly
without regard TO party aiiliatons, nnc
] that We desire to place upon record oul
recognition of this fact, and our apprecia'
[ tion of his devotion to the interests of ouI
State and his cffoGIs to advance its ma
tcrial interests"
House bill No. "A was introduced by T.
b. Jordan of Jericho and required thai
the grand jury of each county at its reg
ular annual assembly shall make an in
vcstgaton of the official acts of thu
I States attorney of their county and maxi
: of,'cia, report to the presiding judge, II
l case the grand jury find that the State
attorney has criminally or wifully neg
lected his duty the judge shall refuse Il
z issue the certificate upon which tn
States attorney draws his salary, the bill
. to take effect Jan. !, 1899.
u Several bills of interest were Introduce
a durins the afternoon session but the on
t that attracts the most attention is Hous
. bill No II, an act in relation to the cs
: tabishment of the ONCE of insuranc
a commissioner. The bill provides that a
r insurance commissioner shall be appoint
ed by the governor with consent of tn
o Senate. who shall begin his duties Decem
n Der |, 1895, to hold his office for five years
Il The commissioner Is to be under the sam
t regulations and have the same duties n
y now apply to the secretary OF state an
c state treasurer in matters relating to In
$ surance The office OF the commissioner
= to be located at Montpelier and he is I
have all papers and documents relatin
e to insurance in the possession OF the pres
d ent insurance commissioners delivered I
i him. The commissioners Is empowered
r employ a clerk whom he can appoint |
act as his deputy. The salary of the com
5 missioner Is fixed at Se0C0 and that of tn
:. clerk not to exceed 500 per year, to he pal
y in monthly installments. The State Is a.
d 30 to pay their necessary actual travelin