The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-17
LEGISLATURE
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to have their sentence committed. He
believed in committing sentences in
special instances.
n Senator Phelps thought capital pun
ishment is no deter of the crime
of murder and favored it's abolish
ment. Vote resulted on third read
ing, yes ~ no 10.
Murder sentences committed H.
23, ii. ll9, II. ll2, committing to life
Imprisonment death sentences respec-
lively of Doherty, Eastwood, and
Frank Shaw. Passed.
Liquos injunctions. -2l9, abatement
of nuisances i'll chancery. Third
reading refused, yes 10, no IS.
BrattleborO retreat. H. 23l, Senate
refuse d to recede from amendment
striki ng out 81, 900 item for Retreat
committee of conference appointed.
AFTERNOON.
The Ross bill. H. 20, favorably
reported with amendments striking
out all excepting the section which
repeats the injunction, prima facie,
disclosure, and other special features
of the prohibitory law. Mr.. Bailey
was willing to submit the bill to
yea and nay vote without debate. Mr..
Sullivan of St. Adams city,
thought it well to have clear under
standing of what the import of the
bill is. Mr.. Dixon of Hardwick,
and Mr.. Bailey restated the purposes
of the bill. On motion of Mr..
Bailey the bill was made a special
order for evening session at o'clock.
Presentation to speaker. Mr.. Gale
of Guilford in behalf of all the mem
bers of the House, i'll recognition of
the fair, honorable and considerable
service of the speaker, presented him
with a handsome gold watch, engrav-
ed Speaker John H. Mortified,
from the House of 1902. y The speaker
feelingly responded.
Swanton hatchery. H. 1884, amend
ing act relating to Swanton fish
hatchery, was called up by Mr.. Nor
rill of Strafford, who offered an
amendment relating to the time
when the act should go into effect,
which was agreed to, and the bill
passed.
Trout fry.-S. 121, authorizing fish
and game commissioners to sell trout
fry and fingerlings, was read third
time and passed in concurrence. Also
s. 229, regulating catching of stur-
geon.
Court of claims. 469, creating
court of claims and defining it's duties.
Passed.
SEN
Caucus bill - S. 1888. - Senator
Emery opposed concurrence in first
amendment striking out first seven
sections Of bill as practically taking
away the whole force of the bill.
Senator Russell also opposed. First
proposals of amendment disagreed to-,
7 to IS. Senator Emery opposed con-
surrence in any of the amendments.
All disagreed to.
Court of claims. H. 1859. Addition
to. Passed.
Senator Noyes said Mr.. Wheeler, a
wealthy man of Rutland, had just put
into his hands in trust check for
$1,000, to be used for liquidating any
valid claims presented for damage
done by deer in the next two years,
to be drawn out after being allowed
by game commissioners or game
league as just claims. Killed.
Caucus bill. IS. 1913. The caucus
bill, having again come into the pos
session of the Senate, on motion of
Senator Emery committee of con-
ference on the bill was ordered and
the president appointed Emery, Annis
and Russell.
Conference committee reported a
substitute for sections 4 and 3 Main
change proposed is keeping open en-
rollment books all the time. No per-