Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11

| montpelier, Lee. 81 ne joint
Sn temperance held an adjourned meeting
. his morning to consider several proposed
amendments to the high license-local
Bption bill passed by both houses before
he Thanksgiving recess. The meeting was
host harmonious and it is believed the
! amendments proposed VIII be accepted by
| he Senate and House, with little or no
Bebate. The most important Of these
amendments are making the distance
rom a church or school house where
BALLOON may be located 200 feet in any
Erection instead of 400 feet in n direct
line; fixing the date of the referendum
3he first Tuesday in February instead of
' he first Tuesday in January next; in
base the people vote not to accept the
bill it shall not go into effect until De-
fember 1906. and adding saving
lause" whereby prosecutions for offences
nder the prohbitory law commenced be-
ore the license bill goes INTO effect shall
not be affected by the license law. The
bin will come UP in the Senate on Fri
Hay
/ This has been a day of long drawn out
discussions in both houses and final dis
POSITION has been made of comparatively
lew bills. The Senate was in session this
morning from 10 o'clock until half hour
bitter noon. After discussing the weekly
payment bill for nearly two hours tho
measure was refused third reading by
vote of 9 to II. Those senators who
y-oted for the bill were Backus. Brownell,
Mayo, Noyes, Phelps Royce, Spencer,
|btiles and Sutton. An abstract OF the de-
pate on the bill may be found in the
official report Of the Senate proceedings.
The Senate passed the bill exempting
from taxation all grounds In the State
Rwned and used by agricultural societies
h. fair grounds The bill appropriating
| % ofO for a Vermont building and ex-
|libt at the ST. Louis exposition in 1904,
WAS discussed in the Senate and was laid
! on the table before Nnal action was
reached. Considerable difference Of opin-
on was shown as to whether the appro-
kriation called for was too large Senator
Brown favored reducing it and Senators
Sutton. Stiles, Backus and Russell
3hought So, 600 none too large a sum.
TO AID IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Senator Sutton from the committee UNI
Her the fourth joint rule introduced bill
providing for better facilities for carry
Ing on the scientific and engineering
york Of the geological survey of the Uni
I ed States in the State Of Vermont. This
bill is in line with the recommendation of
Governor Mccullough in his m ssage sub
Knitted to both houses on Tuesday. The
|benate rules were suspended and the bill
|vas passed without debate. The full text
Is as follows: For the purpose of max
Ing the surveys required of the federal
BIOLOGICAL survey by acts of the United
States Congress ii shall be lawful for
he persons employed in making the same
10 enter upon the lands within the boun-
aries of this State but this act shall not
! construed as authorizing any unneces-
airy interference with private rights"
after a brief discussion the Senate laid on
he table the House bill requiring candi-
| Hates for public offices to file a sworn
statement OF campaign expenses. The
Din was opposed by Senators Brownell
5ind Brown on the ground that it was a
radical and sweeping change for which
Vermont is not ready and also that it
! asts a reflection on the public officials Of
= he State.
CATTLE COMMISSION BILL.
Senate bill L. creating a board Of cattle
commissioners and defining their powers
md duties was passed by the House by a
t'ca and nay vote OF 1877 to So. Several
amendments were added among them Civ
ing the cattle commissioners power Ia
quarantine any herds suspected of being
affected with foot and mouth or any other
ontagious disease. this. however not tc
pply to tuberculosis. MIR. White OF
Woodstock offered another amendment
(which was accepted that cattle brough,
! nto the State shall be subjected to the tn,
3berculin test. The most effective speech
igainst the bill was made by Mr.. Gale OF
5iuilford. lie characterized II as misc hiev
bus and unsafe legislation. a decided stey
Backward The vote on the passage oil
| he bill was as follows:
Yeas-Abbey, Allard, Allen of Chitten-
| den, Aver, Bacon. Ball. Barr. Battell
Il}ebee, benjamin, Blake, Blanchard, Bliss
|I3oies, Rowker, Bridges. Briggs Brush
|Bundy. Burke, Burns, Burton. Capson
|Clafin of Hancock. Comstock. Conland
COREY. Crandall. Daniels, Davis of Burke
Dean, Douglass, Drew, Dubuque, Durick
Eastman, Eddy, Ellis of Farhaven, Ellis
' Of Pttsield, Harrington of Searsburg
Fletcher. FLYNN, Frost, Grady, Graham
|Graves, Hammond. Hammer Harrington
Hastings, Haynes, Hayward, Hobart
Holsin gton, Holdridge, Hollanbeck, Hood
Hopkins. Howe. Hubbard. Hunt. Hyde o.
Grand Isle, Jones of Dover. Jones Of Paw
let. Kendall of West Windsor. Kent
Kingsbury. L,add. Lawrence. Lilley, Lin
coin, I.unney, Lyon. Martin of Corinth
Martin of Montgomery. Marsh Mattisor
Of Chelsea. McFeeters. McNall, Morey
Morehouse, Morrison, Newton, Northrop
Nugent, o'Brien, O'Mara, Osgood, OSul
Ivan, Palmer. Pape, Paris, Parsons
Pearl, Perrin, Pierce, Pinney, Pond, Por
ter, Preble, Rider, Robinson of Fletcher
lockwood Russell of Rutland town
. Sawyer, Sheridan, Sheldon. Shores, Smith
Of Addison, Smith OF Jericho, Smith o.
Mortified, Smith of Sandgate, Smith o
Wallingford, Soper, Sparrow, Staffort
OF Clarendon, Taylor of Sherburne, ray
lor Of Windsor. Thomas Of Salisbury