Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-20
Senate Decided to Give Committee An
other Chance to Get Together before
Opening the Discussion--Action in
the House May Be Delayed by the
Cattle Bill--Hinted That Fish and
Game Committee in the Senate Are
Trying to Thwart Peoples Will Re-
garding Trout Fishing Small
Town Legislation Defeated--Evening
Session of the House.

Montpelier, Nov 19-This has been a
day of oratory at the State house. The
House combined business with pleasure
putting in a good forcnoon's work, TAX
ing in this afternoon the excursion to
the Barre puarrics given by the Barre
Quarrymen's association, and holding
session this evening to make up for lost
time.
The flow of oratory in the House started
in soon after the opening hour this morn
ing when the House bill introduced by
Mr.. Clapp of Barre town was under con-
sideration which provides for taxing
reservoirs, aqueducts and pipes OF town
and city water works. This was another
measure whereby the smaller towns had
an opportunity to impose upon the large
towns and cities in the matter of taxation.
Mr.. OSullivan of st. Adams city at
tempted to tack on an amendment which
would eliminate some Of the Objectionable
features Of the bill and It was further
opposed by Mr.. Pape of Barre city. MIR.
Dixon Of IIardwick and Mr.. Peck of
Brandon. Mr. Russell of Rutland town.
Mr.. Perrin Of Berlin and Mr.. Clapp of
Barre town favored the bill which finally
on motion Of Mr. Simpson Of Sheffield was
dismissed
Senate bill No. ( introduced by Senator
Russell providing FOR the este ahlshmont Of
cattle commission and defining its pow
ors and duties was taken up in tho House
as n special order debated until the noon
adjournment and again made a special
order for Thursday morning at $50
o'clock. This gives its precedence over
the high license bill which is made a
special order nj 10 o'clock that morning
II Is very probobl, the diecuseion of no
commission hill aud vote op tho same will
consume the entire morninc session II is
understood +ba+ a doy.r or r,ora ,,,nr,hor.
Of the House vot wish to he hoard on tbis
question. The farmers in tho House seor,
to be almost hopolesslv divided on this hill
or at least nonrlv ae cIoeoIv dividnd as
was the committce on aericuIture which
rcported fine hiu favorable hv ono p,aior
itv. 4 svnopsis of the definite an This hin
this morning NAV be found in the of1iciai
report of the House. Perhaps the most Of
foctive arguments in favor of the hiu and
against the cattle commission and it's now
ers as now constituted were made by Mr..
Douglass of Wiliston and Mr.. Abbey OF
Essex. MIR. Abbey graphically described
the manner in which the prize herds Of
Chlttenden county had been slaughtered
by the cattle commission and the conse-
quent loss and suffering OF the owners ot
the cattle. lie said that since the flag was
fired on at Fort Sumpter he had never seen
such an uprising among the people OF
.thlttenden county and not alone among
commissioners had begun their deadly
WORK IN winston ana other towns. Repu-
'apie men VINO stand hiGh in that com
munlty ana VINO had occupied seats in
vermont hails OF legislation were ready ut
.hdt tiHe 10 arm themselves ana TO enlist
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