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

Montpelier Dec 9--Hardly a seat was
vacant IN either house when the
gaVeis fell this morning. The temper
allure was 20 degrees below zero, but the
State house with the exception of the
annex was kept thoroughly warm.
The House started in by killing the
Senate bill providing that the State print
ing shall be done within the State.
The opposition to the bill was
led by Mr. Bundy Of St Johns
bury Mr.. Gale of Guilford also opposed
and offered an amendment which prac-
tically left the bill where It now is. The
amendment was adopted and then Il third
reading to the bill was refused Mr.. Vim
cent of Burlington was the only member
of the House who spoke in favor of the
bill.
The House also killed bills abolishing
the board of agriculture. providing for
fun payment by the board of cattle com
missoners for amin ais slaughtered in
the past. and for the support by towns
of persons confined in Jail on civil pro-
cess.
The Senate proposals of amendment to
the high licensc-local option bill We're
taken up as a special order at 1880 The
proposed change of distance from churches
on schools from 400 TO 200 feet went
smoothly through, but the proposition to
give the State one-half instead of three
iOurths OF the license fees rnd fine stirred
up oratorical pyrotechnics that evil
IDENTIFY pleased the lobby and gallery The
opposition to the proposed amendment
was led by Mr.. Dixon of Hardwick and
Air. Russell Of Rutland town. MIR. Ellis
of Fair Haven, Mr. Papc of Barre city,
Mr. McFeeters of Enosburh and Mr..
OSulllvan of st. Adams city favored
the amendment. Mr.. Russell of Rutland
town demanded the yeas and nays. The
vote was: Yeas JIG; nays, %.
concUrTod in without debate. They are
Changing the date for the popular vote
on the referendum from the first Tuesday
in January next to the first Tuesday in
February, providing that i'll case the peo-
re vote no. the law shall not be eftec-
tive until December 1906, and adding Il
saving clause providing that should the
Jaw become operative in March next it
shall not affect prosecutions brought UNI
der the prohibitory law previous to that
lime. The bill as amended has gone to
the governor for his signature.
The Senate ordered to u third reading
the House bill providing for repairs at
the state hospital for the insane at Water
bury. after proposing an amendment
striking out 1900 appropriated for remod-
cling the kitchen department al the
Brattleboro retreat Senator Stiles OPP
posed such amendment. Incidentally the
affairs a Waterbury and Brattleboro were
lIbIpHSillA AlStlSS'i.
The Senate bill to provide and equalizc
school advantages was reached in the
House this morning as a special order.
FOR the hrst time this session the voice
Of Mr., Hubbard of Lyndon was heard in
The discussion of this measure. MI
hubbard lucidly explained the importance
Of the pill, the principal feature Of which
Is To- give pupils IN all towns in the State
equal advantages as to transportation,
oud that the school examiners of teachers
anall not be the sole arblters in school
matters. The discussion was long drawn
out and the House did not adjourn until
nearly ! O'Clock. Disposition had not
been made of the bill at that time.
When the House convened this after
noon tho uncomplcted consideration of
Senate bill 20l was resumed After sew
eral additional amendments had been pro-
posed some Of which We're accepted the
House refused the bill a third reading.
The House also refused Il third reading
TO the Senate bill relating to school at
tendance and giving truant officers in
creased authority. A synopsis Of the dis
cussion on this bill may be found in the
official report Of the House PROCEEDINGS.
The joint resolution introduced this af-
ternoon in the Senate by Senator Brown
on the death of the Hon. Thomas Il.
Reed was unanimously adopted by both