Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04

Montpelier, Dec with no quorum in
the House and only two-thirds of the Sem
ate present both houses resumed work
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. The
members were evidently refreshed after
their long rest and got down to work with
a will. No long discussions arose in ell
Their house during the morning hour.
When the noon adjournment was reached
the House had disposed of 4S bills and
the Senate nearly half as many The Peck
public health bill was reached in the Sem
ate but was laid on the table until more
of the senators could be present. A mes
sage from the governor was read in both
houses regarding q geological survey and
recommending the passage of bill giving
surveyors the right to go upon any land
In the State when engaged in their work
For the first time this session Governor
Mccullough exercised the right Of veto
by returning to the House without his
approval the bill originating in the House
authorizing the town OF Woodbury. to APP
propriate a sum not to exceed 5000 to aid
the Fletcher Granite company. The gov
arnor holds 1t clearly unconstitutional
for town or city to vote to appropriate
money for private individual or cor
poration and cites decisions of the su-
preme court bearing on this subject
The Senate bill regulating the traffic in
intoxicating liquors which is Identical
with the original license bill passed by
the House before the Thanksgiving adj
tournament came into the House this
morning was read twice by its title only
and referred to the joint committee on
temperance. 1t will probably be allowed
to die in the committees hands.
Mr. Battell attempted to get a recon-
sideration of the vote whereby the House
adopted In concurrence the joint resolu-
ton TO pay ]. II. Mimms clerk Of the
Joint committee on temperance 8 per
day from the beginning Of the session to
the date of ado urnment week before last.
Mr.. o Sullivan of St. Adams city objected
on the ground that Mr.. Mmms had
earned all he had been paid Mr.. Battell
said his object was not to reduce the
compensation Of the clerk but to amend
the resolution to conform with the joint
resolution which empowered the commit
tee to employ a clerk. The motion was
finally laid on the table
Mr.. Dart Of Springfield. from the com
mittee on ways and means, introduced a
bill amending the law relating to tax
alton OF corporations. as a substitute for
the Porter bill and House bill 312 OF a
similar nature This bill, which was or
dered to lie and be printed, increases
from $500 to 81. 900 the amount in savings
banks exempt from taxation. 1t does not
change the present rate of taxation but
provides for a different method of col
lscting corporation taxes. The House com.
mittee on railroads also introduced sub
ton and Waterbury Traction company.
Tho House had a little fun over tn
Sentte proposals Of amendment to tn
hedgehog bill. finally refusing to concu
in two, namely, to strike off the bount,
of 40 cents on hedgehogs and to pay
bounty Of t1.E on foxes killed durini
May June, July and August If the Sen
ate insists upon It's proposals of amend
ment a committee of conference will b
appointed.
A TAX BILL KILLED.
TIE Senats refused a third reading t
the bill introduced in the House by Nh
Duuklce OF ernon, which provided 70
doing away with exemption from tax6tio
for debts due outside the State The hi
was discussed at some length by Senator
Spencer, Combs, Jackson OF Orleans an
Jackson Of Lamoiile, and much dvsrsit
of opinion was shown as to whether tn
dishonesty in making out nVentorie
which the passage of this bin might pre-
vent would be overbalanced by the inJur
and hardship II would work among hor
est people.
BILL ALLOWING BURLINGTON tt
BOND.
The Senate ger. raj committee reporte
favorabiy tho bill authorizing the city
Burlington to issue bonds 10 aid III
Rutland railroad in erecting shops
Burlington, but tackled on a propose
amendment which would have made
practically impossible for the city @
Burlington to bond for this purpose If
so desired. The committee recommend
that the bill be amended so that the bont
ing should be brought under the methc
customary In bonding for railroads. Sci
ators Brownsil and Sutton opposed Il