The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-10

the bill as amended ordered to third
reading-yeas ID, nays 10.
Bill introduced. S. 800, by Senator
Noyes, from committee on game and
fisheries repeating act No. ~ of Acts
of 1900 relating to catching surgeons
in Lake Champlain. Ordered to lie
and be printed.
Remainder of morning proceedings
taken up with routine proceedings.
HOUSE-MORNING.
State printing. 49, S. 1872. -- State
printing to be done in the State. Mr..
Bundy opposed-printers might COM
bine, form trust, with consequent
increase of prices. He moved to dis
miss the bill. Gale of Guilford moved
to strike out Vermont feature. Vim
cent of Burlington favored the bill.
Amend nent adopted and bill killed.
Board of agriculture. H. $50. to
abolish. Killed.
Cattle slaughtered. II. 3C6, for full
reimbursement, applicable to bills
killed in the past. Killed.
Paupers i'll Jail. H. 1852, to support.
Killed.
Pay of chaplain Joint resolution,
So day and mileage.
State House employees. -Messsen-
ger in various departments, eXecu-
tive, stenographer, revision clerk,
sweepers and assistant engineer So a
day; for telephone operator 50;
mileage same us to members Adopt
ed. Liquor bill. H. All, distance
200 feet substituted for 400 feet; prop
osition to divide fees etc, half and
half, between State and towns agreed
to, after the usual rum debate, yeas
116, nays %. The other Senate amend
ments agreed to-February for vote,
saving clause, December 1906, law to
become effective if vote in February
is mo. "
School advantages, S. 207, to pro-
vide and oqualize school advantages
The pending question was an amend
ment proposed by MIR. Adams of MARI
boro, cutting out the right of appeal
to county examiners when disagree
ment arises over providing board, con-
veyance or school advantages, by
school directors.
a debate followed, pending which
the House adjourned.
In the House on Saturday afternoon,
the attendance was small and only a
small amount of routine business was
done. Measures of any Importance
which came up for consideration were
of full attendance this week. The
adjournment of Senate and House to
Monday afternoon means practically
till Tuesday morning. Under the
best conditions of weather the Mon
day afternoon sessions, after an adj
journment, are thinly attended. With
a violent storm raging and trains de-
layed nothing Of any vital import
ance can be accomplished this after
noon.
The really important measure to be
acted upon is the bill for the support
of government during the pending
biennial term The ways and means
committee has the bill in hand. The
exact amount it will call for cannot
be determined till all the bills carry
ing appropriations of money are finally
acted upon. Under the circumstances
now existing it is doubtful if this
measure can be brought in before
Wednesday, though it had been
thought it might come in on Tues
day.
The caucus bill, one of vital i'm
portance, is among the laggards, and
the cases of Doherty, Shaw, and East
wood appeals for Communication of
death sentence to life Imprisonment,
to be acted upon, and matters of this
sort should be considered with be-
coming deliberation. Several other
measures are still pending that must
have time for their just settlement.
There is a full docket to be cleared
up between Monday at two o'clock
and Friday morning.