Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-20
OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE DAY
Senate Accomplished a Large Amount
of fWork-New Bills Appear.

Senate Accomplished a Large Amount
of Work-New Ellis Appear.
Called to order by president. Devotional
exercises by chaplain.
Senator Noyes moved that the vote or
dering H. II trout blD to third reading be
reconsidercd. ON query of Senator Emery
it proved that Senator Noyes did not vote
with the majority and so he withdrew MS
motion and Senator Styles made similar
one Motion carried. Bill recommitted to
committee on motion of Senator Noyes.
BILLS PASSED.
S. 200, in addition to charter Of Peoples s
Gas Light company of Rutland.
). 2O2. to incorporate Berkshire Gene
terry association
s. n. relating to courts martial.
II. l53, legalizins grand list of town OF
Norton.
H. 14i relating to free public library
appropriations.
H. l5>, to pay y. d. Robbins sum there
in named.
H. 167 to pay NJ c. Redheld sum there
in named.
II. ls9. to regulate the practice of en-
balming
II. 10, relating to distribution of State
school funds.
II. 3j2, authorizing Whitcomb high
school to issue bonds.
II. 14}, to pay G. c. Gillette sum therein
named.
IL. 15l, to protect fish in Silver lake in
town of Franklin.
H.. 275. TO r. strain vicious dogs
II. 30S. regulating killing of game birds
and grey squirrels.
II. 3l7, to pay Martha f. Dimerritt sum
named.
S IL. to pay George b. Hall sum there
in named.
5. l37 relating to game birds, shorten
ing season.
s 155, increasing penalty for unlawful
fishing in private preserves Provides for
fine and Imprisonment also.
S 40. relating to State Normal schools.
Takes l6-year age rule off from pupils.
$. 17s. increasing by 500 amount State
superintendent of education may spend
for educational circulars etc.
II. 80. relating to incorporated villages
ana right to vote for road commissioner.
II. 1o7 authorizing village of Proctor to
issue bonds.
II. los, relating to fishing in certain
ponds. Simms pond and others.
II. 326, to pay Walter ID. Berry sum
therein named. Senator Brown moved TO
amend by increasing amount explaining
that a sum of S25, which it was eXpecte ed
would be paid the doctor for performing
autopsy on Ida Fosburg, WAS not SO paid
owing to statutory trouble. Senators
stiles, Rrownoll, Emery favored. Amend
| ed MS proposed. Yesterdays amendments
roconsidercd and proper amendments
made to explain what the sum is APP
propria ted for
II. 353 authorizing town of Woodbury.
to aid Fletcher Granite company
BILLS INTRODUCED.
S. 2l2-By Senator Mayo. to prevent pol
luton of sources of water supply. Gives
state Board of Health special powers t.
work with water commissioners. etc, tC
keep water pure; Joint committee on
public health.
$. 2l1-By Senator Annis, to pay S. r
Bates and T.. Ordnwood sum therein
named; committee on claims.
Senator Nelson presented report o
joint committee on State prison. Rejor
is favorable. Recommends $1,000 appro
priation for repairs to fence around en-
closure, for new boilers, etc.
SEINE FISHING BILL.
| II. 3l9. to prohibit drawing of seine il
Malletts bay.
Senator Cartmell moved to amend 81
| as to include all tho waters Of Lak'
Champlain in limits of Vermont in th'
prohibition. Senator Brownell thought j
amended as suggested the bill would il
no way be enforced and that it woult
work hardship on Vermont fishermen
| but that Mallutts bay is peculiarly stu
atcd. Senator Cartmel said Commits
siuner Titcomb is now working with TIN
! Canadian authorities to get all seininG II
| the lake prohibited. Amendment ordered
10 to T. Senator Brownel moved th
| lil be ordered to lie. Motion lost, Sena
tor Brownell opposed the bin as amende,
because he thought it would be impossi
! bic to enforce Senator Cartmell again
favored the bill. On motion of Senate
| Downer the vote was reConsidered ol
vote to order to lie The bill was thel
ordered to lie, Commissioner Iitcoml
will be interviewed
ORDERED TO LIE.
| H. AS, to pay j. F. Shattuck sum there
| in named. Senator Greene quered. Sen
ator Brown moved the bill be ordered t.
I lie Carried.
| ". 1l5, relating to bounties on noxiou:
animals. Senator Noyes moved to inser
| "all acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed" Motion carried On mo
| ton OF Senator Emery blll was commit
| ted to committee on revision of bills t'
he consistent with votes taken yesterday
Ordered to lie to he so amended
| S. 50, to protect waters OF Sleeper riv
err from pollution above fish hatchery.
| THIRD READING ORDERED.
S. POI, to pay ]. Lee Collins sum therein
named.
SCHOOL TAX Bull.
Senator Brownell queried Senator Wal
bridge explained, Bill takes $1,000 of Stat
| school TAX for towns raising high schoo
tax. Senator Brownell asked sevcra
questions. Senator Walbridge explained
that printed bill had been amended II
House. Vote taken on bill only few vote'
and bill defeated. On motion Senate
Howard vote was rcconsidered and OF
motion of Senator Brownell bill ordere'
to lie.
| NOXIOUS ANIMALS AGAIN.
| ", 15, taken up on motion of Senate
| Downer and on his motion proper amend
ments made to make bill consistent IL
leaving hedsehoss out and foxes in 70
sl,25 bounty in summer. On question o
passage Senator Noyes opposed. Senate
from Lamolle favored. Senator Elmer.
queried Senator Noyes, VINO replied ant
| withdrew all objection later Passed.
ON motion of Senator Brownell the Sen
at adjourned,
SENATE-AFTERNOO
Called to o,ca" by the ~ sid'nt