Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
The House after an Eloquent Debate Votes
to Abolish 1t by Vote of 1l6 to 80
Passed the Bill Creating Railroad
Commission with Enlarged Powers--
Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Usurv
by Building and Loan Associations
Bill increasing State Highway Tax
Killed i'll the Burlington S
Public Wharf Bill Passed the Senate.

Montpelier, Dec. 10.--Good progress to-
ward hnll adjournment Friday mornin 2
| has been made to-day in both houses.
| Discussion Of important measures have
crowded one upon another and it has
| been one of the most Interesting days Of
/ the session.
The House tackled its work promptly
a $3.50 this morning. but it was an hour.
| later before the Senate LAS called to or
| der An example of hasty leEislat tion in
| the closing days were shown in the House
| this morning when the judiciary commit
| tee through Mr. Gale. Introduced bill
which WAS read three times and passed
! under suspension of the rules, all done
| inside Of two minutes. The bill provides
! that any heat, light or power company
/ in the State shall be subject to TAXATION
the taxes to be applied in the county, town
or city in which such plant is located
The bill Incorporating the Connecticut
| River Power company granting the priv
ilege OF building a dam across the Con-
| necticut river at Brattlcboro. was passed
| by the House this morning after slight
amendments had been added which We're
satisfactory to all parties Interested. The
| principal amendment is that the back
water OF such a Dam shall not at any
| season Of the year reach within
two and onc-half miles of the Bellows
/ Falls Canal company.
The railroad commission bill was taken
! up in the House this morning as spc-
cial order and was passed after spicy
debate. The oppoS Jion came mainly from
MIR Durick of Castlcton and Mr. O'Sul-
livan of St Adams city.
Tho bill TO reduce State expenses, stop
! S2l01o of waste and provide good roads %
introduced by Mr., Bundy of St. Johns
| bury was reported unfavorably to the
| House by the joint committee on State
ana court expenses, but Mr.. Bundy sue
l L.
/ time 1t was then discussed for an hour
r'1 defeated by a rising vote of ll2 to A.
The democrats in the House voted solidly
i'm favor of the bill.
The Senate passed the bill abolishng the
nsh hatchery at Swanton after amending
1t so that it shall go into effect on condi-
tcn that the United States government
erect a hatchery at that point.
Senator Noyes introduced bill prohibit
| ing geininG in Lake Champlain below the
south end of Hog island.
| The Senate bill prohibiting building and
! loan associations or savings banks rcceiv-
| ing more than six per cent for their invest
monts was discussed at some length in the
Senate. The bill is entitled relating to
usary,' and Is aimed particularly at build
ling and loan asso, iations. 1t was opposed
! by Senator Spencer and favored by Sena-
/ tors Stiles Combs and Phelps and was
passed by yea and nay vote of Is to >.
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w, va" it1',' i't' t.Ou'''i' ufeOtcu AZ .ie
-, 80 nuiiui'iS am i-oa'I dSsociati"h
''V" "ut.is n,,i'IS'S ,,t ~ .i't SUIT
an ".'rlc'.IiIS ~, uiscus9loH urose III the
% - oNoi 'iio pi,i 70 pIplllpi' acceptance
~ "s pn9'ga nE il'cil,"crs Vi tlle Gen
& ,."i AHoeinD'E, JUS VI SuPrehie or mum
r,Pni oouIt oi sld,e a.torhey' senator
o 70" iel, WHO t'tI1uuceu the oili inaue ihe
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JuuEcS ~ lnr supreihe conrt rue on
l'aSsoS anu 'cI'cNtn tn'9 'ehueu TO bribery
e, no s'a',i ~ W. w. 'l"uS Eye" stronger ny
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" q" "'Io""Hro ioi an l'ell HdNcHils eN-
p"i'", oon".oi hiietS was cer'aih that
do 10 ,e"st r5 t"o JNuses VI tile supreme court
w my aaH. ". I''S''7' 10y d yea ana nay
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| pi'l ,.","V' IN'l, 'nc wy VI burning
eoL " .pns'' ut' anu maintain "harl. on
i1 w, tiis Jp'nt ouii'ii.l'ut On corporations
'.i, ,irlu Su'Ii a IVY nearlIs on luesday
cNcHiIIs was passTu INNS AFTERNOON by the
I'Ha.c "ltnout uepate OF oppoSition' after
@ .iie aiiieiiu''iehts satisfactory 10 all parues
''sr n, oetm en-, auulteu' l,
lnc plIl Ia'sihs the a'ate hishWay tax
iio'" hNe u zen OCT cent raised a good