Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-20
THE LICENSE BILL
Joint Committee on Temperance Made
Unsuccessful Attempt to Get To-
gether-Legi Committee to
Examine Alleged Insane MUIR
derers - Vermont at st.
Louis Exposition.

during That llIle luC NhOcio 'N'S''S"
steadily without any obstruction In the
way of debate except in one instance |
in the Senate.
The Senate committee on game and fish |
cries reported adversely House bill u. |
which shortens the open season for trout |
and repeats the six inch law lively |
debate ensued for the last half hour or
the morning session. which resulted in
ordering the bill to its third reading by
yea and nay vote of u to &
Without any debate the House killed !
Senator Brownels bill which provided
for an election Of representatives. TO the
General Assembly by plurality vote on
the second ballot. The bill was reported
adversely by the committee on judiciary
Two bills were introduced into the
House bearing on the subject OF deer
hunting in Vermont. Mr.. l1untley OF
Leicester introduced a bill requiring deer
hunters to procure from the town clerk
Of towns in which they are hunting
license for nominal fee of fifty cents.
The Joint committee on game and fish
cries also reported a substitute bill for
House bill 296. relating to damage done
by deer. The substitute bill provides that
The seectmen shall investigate any
claim for damage done to farmers by
deer and after appraising the same certify
the amount of damage done to the fish
and game commissioners who will give
the damaged farmer an order on the
State treasurer. One section provides that
if the damage Is Tess than s15 the per-
son making the complaint shall bear the
expenses of an investigation"
The hearing in Representatives hall Mon
day evening on the bills to commute to
Imprisonment for life the death sentences
of Charles Doherty and Frederick East
wood brought out this morning from Mr.
McFeeters of Enosburgh. chairman of the
House committee on the Judiciary, joint
resolution which was promptly adopted
by both houses. The joint resolution pro-
vides for the appointment of two senators
and three representatives, members of the
medical profession, to visit the State pris
on at Windsor, investigate the mental
condition of Doherty and Eastwood and
report the same to the two houses. After
all the arguments brought out Monday
evening to prove the insanity OF these
two men the judiciary committees of the
two houses do not feel It their duty to re-
port upon the bills now In their hands until
these men shall have been examined by
members Of the Legislature who are quail
fled so to do.
The battle lines are drawn in the House
so far as the discussion of the cattle COM
mission bill and the high license local OPP
ton BILL reported by a majority Of the
joint committee on temperance. are con-
cerned. The cattle commission bill is
made a special order In the House for
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock and the
hour Thursday morning. This is done
that no members can have Il reasonable
excuse for absence except in cases of the
most urgent necessity.
Since the joint committee on temper
ance submitted its majority and minority
reports on the liquor bills the committee
has had several conferences in an at
tempt to reconcile the three opposing fac
tions, the straight license men, the sup
porters of the Battell bill. and the pro-
hibitionists. Several propositions have
been submitted, none of which have been
accepted. One was to pass without OPP
position the straight license bill after
adding some unimportant amendments,
provided the license men would turn in
and vote for the passage of the Ross-Wal-
bang. Another proposition was to pass
both the straight license and Battel bill,
so that if the people refuse to accept the
license bill, the Battel bill will be in
force until the next session Of the Legls-
lature. To this proposition the prohibit
tiorists naturally inquire: Where do
we come IMP Up to this noon nothing
had been suggested that indicates any
amicable adjustment of the difficulty.
The House this afternoon refused third
reading to the bill TO pay James B. Dono-
way si3793 for six months salary in 1901
as State S attorney of Addison county and
for extraordinary services in the prosecu-
ton Of the murder trial of State against
Nelson G. Jones The late Chief Judge
Taft refused to sign Mr.. Donoways salary
certificate and a majority of the House
committee on claims reported the bill ad-
versely.
The House has passed the bill incor-
porating the Montpelier & Warren rail-
way, which provides for a charter for
an electric road from Montpelier through
the towns OF Berlin, Mddlesex Moretown
and Waitsfield to Warren.
President Stanton has appointed Sena,
tors Greene and Mayo a committee or
the part of the Senate to examine Charles
Doherty and Frederick Eastwood in the
State prison at Windsor, as to whether
they are insane.
The valued policy bill which was Gale,
up in the House this afternoon by Mr.
Porter OF Wilmington was killed afte
a breezy discussion. Mr. Porter and MI
Gale of Guilford favored the bill but tn
opposition was too strong for them and tn
bill was refused a third reading by BIZ
majority.
The high license local option bill, report
ed to the Senate by a majority of the Join
committee on temperance was reached 4
the Senate this afternoon and was made
special order for Wednesday afternoon a
2 o'clock.
The Senate had lots Of fun this afternoo
and put In an hour and a half In discuss
ing the bounty on hedgehogs and foxe.
This was the bill that passed the Hous
last week The Senate finally amended tn
bill making tho bounty on foxes .25 fror
April to Sept. in each year. The bount
on hedgehogs was left as it came from tn
House 40 cents on each animal.
The House committee on claims reporte
adversely the Senate bill to pay Town
Brothers of Richmond 81 500 for loss sus
tanned by them by the burning of thei
barns, the fire having been set by an es
capped lunatic from the State hospital fo
the insane at Waterbury. After a some
what lengthy discussion the House too
the same view Of this bill as did the Ser
ate that this Is a liability of the State an
ordered the bill to third reading.
$4,000 FOR ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
After the adjournment this afternoo
in Representatives hall Charles N
Reeves of st, Louis, secretary of the com
mittee on legislation from the Louisan
Purchase Centennial exposition, spoke t
the legislative committee and others
the interests Of the exposition to be hel
In 1904. Mr.. Reeves said that already .
States and territories have made pre-
lirntnary appropriations for represents
ton at the exposition, total Of $2e22 so
The exposition will cover 1,200 acres an
for 1t the city of St. Louis has apprc
priated 10000. 000 Mr.. Ftesves describe
the size and cost OF some of the larg
buildings that will be erected, SO vast /
their scope and design as TO be almos