Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27

Montnclier. Nov 21--Thie ha- been
History making day al th, Stat, House.
TN House after AN entire day and even
i'g struggle for and against the straight
high license local option hill with "a ref
t-endum that was reported los a JOrity
@, The loi't committee ON temperance late
this evening ordered the bill to a third
reading lv a larger majority than had at
first been expected. The Senate passed
tlc pill this afternoon with only one dis
sitting Voice. Senator Emery " Chelsea
ting against IT. The members will now
scatter to their homes, not to reassemble
until Tuesday afternoon December =.
rhe hour for meeting this morning in
the House was fixed at half past nine but
II was after 10 o'clock before Speaker
AIerriield's save fell. At that time all
the await able space on the floor ana III the
lobby and gallery Was crowded. the ladies
being decidedly in the majority. Debate
on the license bill WaH at once resumed,
the pending question being the substtu-
ton Of tho Battel bin for the majority
measure. Mr. Battell Of AtddlebulN Was
the first speaker. He made a strong ar
sument OF 40 minutes in favor of the bll
of which he is the author and to which he
has devoted large share of his time for
the past three months.
QUESTION or ADJOURNMENT.
AT the close of Mr. Battclrs remarks
the question of adjournment over Thanks
giving was taken up Mr.. Porter Of Will
mington from the committee appointed to
Xix the time of adjournment reported that
the joint committee could not agrc' aS to
whether or not il VS. necessary to re
turn after THANKSGIVING Mr. q SulliVdn
Of St. Adams city wished to almond the
joint resolution 10 adjourn ovcc from this
morning until Decembe" SO that the
House should sit unit! it had taken dc
csiYe az ton upon the pending liquor
bills. This amendment vas adopted by
d yea ana nay vote OF III to % and the
Joint resolution as amended was passed
by yea and nay vote OF Us 10 -. Mr.
Porter of Wilmington demanded yea
and nay vote on this resolution which
were follows
Yoas-Abbey, Anera Allen of Brook
field. Allen OF Chltterden, Aver of Ply
mouth, Bacon, Bailey OF Ncwbury,
BAH Barr. Batcheldor. Battell
Batten, Rebeo, Eeuj.umin. Bliss.
Briggs, Brush, Rurke. Burns, Bur
ton, Butteriield Capron, Carpenter Of
Middletown Springs Carpenter of or
ange, Child. Claim OF Braintree. Clafin Of
Hancock, Clement. Coul,rt, Corey, COvell.
Crandall, Gushing, Cuthhertson, Daniels,
DAVIS of Burke, Day, Dixon, Douglass,
Drew. Dubuque, Ducharmc, Dunsmore,
Jurick. Eaton. Eastman, Ellis OF Fair
Haven. Ellis Of FIttsaeld. Farman. Far
iington OF Walden. Fish. FISK, Fitzpat-
nick, Fletcher. Flynn, Fo.lausby Fowler,
Frost, Fuller, Garfield. Gallagher. Giui-
liam, Goodhuo, Grady. Graham, Graves,
Hammond, Hammer, Harrington, Haynes,
Heath, Hobart Hoffman, IIOlslngtOu,
.Hollidge, Hollenbeok, Hood, Houghton
Glove, iluntley, Hyde of Bakersfield
hyde Of Grand Isle, JENNIE Jones Of Hall
fax Jones Of Pawlet, Kelly, Kendall OF
Norwich. Kendall of West Windsor, Kent
Reyes, Ladd, Lawrence, Lillcy, Lincoln
lunucy, Marsh, Mason, Mattisou Of Chol-
sea. McFsetcrs. McNall, Miles, More
house, Morrill,, Morrison, Nccdham New
comb, Newton, Northrop Nugent
. Erien, OMara, OSullVan. Palmer
lurris, Pearl. Pierce, Pnuey. Place, Ran
dali, Ranger Robbins, Robinson OF
Wardsboro lockwood Russell OF Kirby
Sawyer, Seavcr Sessions, Sheridan
Shores Smith of Jericho, Smith of North
field. Smith Of Wallingtord, Sparrow
stafford of Clarendon. Taylor of Windsor
Thomas Of MOnkton, Thomas of Sails
1illotson, Towner Tudor OF Somerset
Vail, Vincent OF Burlington, Vincent OF
orwell, Walker, Warner, Ward Wells o.
Cabot, Wheeler OF Rockingham, Wheeler
of Troy, Wheeler OF Whitngham Whit
comb, Willard, Wiley. Williams, Wood o
Georgia, Woodward,-l6s.
Nays-AdaIns, Ayers of Swanton, Bill
Nngs Blake, Blanchard, Boies Bundy
Carver, Comstock Conland, Connel Da
Wis Of Proctor, Dartt, Dean, Dewey
Irnkisy, Dutton' harrington OF Sears
burg, Gale Hastings. Hayward, Hopkins
Horton. Hunt. Jones OF Dover, Kinnerson
Kngsbury, Ltchflsld. Lyon Martin o
Corinth. Martin OF Montgomery, Mattsol
of Glastonbury. Meacham. Montgomery
Morey. Nelson. Pape. Parsons Patterson
Peck. Psrnbsr, Perrin Pond. Porter, Pre-
bio, Richardson, Rider, Robinson o
Fletcher, Russoh of Rutland town, Shel
don. Simpson, Smith OF Addison, Smit
OF Sandgate, Soper stafford Of Morris
town, sweeS. Taylor Of Sherburne, Tay
Tor Of WinAall. Thompson Of AndoveI