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

Thompson Of Andover, Thurston. Tilley
TillOtson, Towner. Walker, Watson
Wheeler of Jamaica, Whitcomb, White
hill, Wilder. Williams. Wood of Georgia
Wood of Woodford.--15
Nays-Adams. Allen OF BroolSfleld,
Ayers, Bailey of Groton, Bailey Of New
bury. Batten, billings, Butterheld. Car
penter of Middletown Springs, Carpenter
of Orange Carver, Child, Clafiin Of Brain
tree. Clement, Conral Conroy, Gushing,
Cuthbcrtson, Davis of Proctor, Dart,
Day, Dewey, Dixon. Dunklee. Dunsmorc,
nutton. Farmar. harrington Of Walden.
Fish, Fisk. Fitzpatrick Follansby, Fow-
Ter. Fuller. Garfield, Gale, Gallagher, Gill
lillian, Goodhue, Heath. Horton. Huntey,
Hyde Of Bakersfield, JENNIE. Kelly. Ken
dali of Norwich. EMERSON, Kyes, Itch
field, Mason, Mills. Nelson, Newcomb,
Patterson, Peck. Pember. Pillsbury,
Place. Randall, Robins Russell of Kirby.
Seayer Sessions, Simpson. Stafford of
Morristown, Taylor OF Winhall, Thomas of
Monkton. Thompson Of Starksboro. Thorn
son of I.andgrove, Tudor of Somerset,
Vance Vaughan, Vincent of Burlington,
Vincent of Orwell, Waite, Warner Ward,
Waterman, Wells OF Cabot Wells of
Waterbury. West. Wheeler OF Rocking
ham. Wheeler of Troy. Wheeler of Whit
ingham, White, Willard, Willey.-SS.
Absent or not voting-Batchelder Clapp,
Covell, Ducharme, Eaton, Hall. Hoffman,
JIoughton, Jones OF Halifax. Madison of
Glastonbury, Meacham, Montgomery,
Morrill,. Needham. Ranger, Richardson.
Robinson of Wardsboro. Speaker, Sweet,
Tudor Of Stamford. VAIL Woodward. III.
TOWNE BROTHERS BILL
The Senate bill to pay Towne Brothers
Of Richmond 100 for loss sustained
by the burning OF their buildings, was
discussed for an hour in the House this
morning and taken up as unfinished bust
ness at two o'clock. 1t Is claimed that
this fire was set by an escaped lunatic
from the State hospital for the insane at
Waterbury. The original bill provided for
the payment to Towne Brothers 5000 but
it was amended by the Senate to 81. 900
and so passed. The question whether this
was just liability OF the State was ex-
haustively discussed. The bill was ad-
versely reported by the committee on
claims The vote was not reached until 3
o'clock this afternoon. The bill was passed
by vote OF 1T TO 81
A TUBERCULOSIS WARD.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for re-
pairs at the State hospital for the the
insane and 5000 at the Brattleboro re-
treat was the next knotty problem reach
ed by the House. OF tns amount $40 900
is for the erection and furnishing a build
tents. Mr.. Fish of Royalton made the
statement that three per cent. of the pa
TENTS now at Waterbury are i'll with
this disease which can De communicated
TO the other patients. All attempt was
made to amend the bill by striking out
this $4,000 appropriation. but the bill
was finally passed as 1t came from the
committee on the insane. OF the $50 900
carried by this bill. 5000 is for one new
engine and two new dynamos In the pow
or room at Waterbury. $4,000 for an isola-
ton hospital at Waterbury and 5000 for
remodelling the kitchen department at the
Brattleboro retreat.
The House this afternoon passed the bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Brownel authorizing the city OF Burling-
ton to erect a soldiers monument and
to bond for 500 900 for that purpose.
The committee Of conference from the
Senate and House on the noxious animals
bill came TO an agreement this evening
to make the bounty on hedgehogs % cents
and 10 cents on foxes throughout the year
LEGISLATIVE NOTE,
Governor Mccullough has appointed DR.
Alfred L. Cutler of Bennington n mem
Der of the board OF dental examiners IT
place of Frederick T. Mather Of Chester
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