Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
COM MMITlEE STANDS IA TO 13
Local Option Bill, the . h ers the
Battell + i'll Report / O. day.

Montpelier. Nov. 12.-The Joint commit
tee on temperance held a final meeting to-
night and shortly before midnight, by a
vote of II to l3 voted to report IL the Sen
ate and House the high license local OPP
tion bill with referendum which was pre-
pared by the subcommittee The minor
ity Of 10 support the Battell dspcnsary bill
which also VIII be reported favorably to
both houses tomorrow.
Senator Russell will present the straight
license bill in the Senate and Representa-
tive Conland in the House.
\ public temperance meeting was held
in Representatives. hall this evening pre-
sided over by Speaker Merrificid 1t was
intended to have the speakers address the
Joint committee Oh temperance but they
were in executive session. The Rev. E.
NJ. Fuller of Barre, tho Rcv. G. L. Story of
Essex, Chauncey Hayden of Underhill and
Mrs. Calle Howe of St Joseph. Mo,
spoke in favor of retaining the present
prOhibitory law.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Up to Wednesday morning the Senate
had received - petitions praying Tor the
retenuou of the prOhbitory law. On these
petitions are l,4,9 male, and j,2U2 female
signatures, This does not include certain
petitions with names evidently written by
one person. one petition from The Wom-
ans Home Temperance League of Ludlow
contains .oG nameS, many of which are
duplicated IN other petitions.
Samuel baker Hall OF North Benning
ton has presented to the State a portrait
of COT. Newton stone. which has been
hung in the reception room at the State
house. Colonel Stone. who was "A member
Of the Second Vermont regiment. was
killed in the battle of the Wilderness.
Two carloads Of school children from
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and the choir from the Congregational
society of st. Albans visited the State
house to-day. The students from the Ed
muuds high school, burlington, are eX-
pccted to morrow.
Tho Senate of 1892 held most enjoyable
reunion in the cloak room at tho State
house this afternoon. t.XLieut. Gov.
Stranahan and Clerk George NJ. Powers
were present as were Cor Cressmcn Fos-
ter and Haskins Olin Merrill S. A.
Browncll, j. W. Brock, A. \, Hall, II. c.
Gleason. Flotrh"r H. pro tor. Nv. 7. 4.
Mead. ]. o. Sanford, w. H. Dubois, A..
decade Senators Lincoln of Caledonia.
Clark of Addison, Ball Of Wmdham, Orvis
Of bennington, I3oyce Of Washington,
Burnell Of Lamoile and Amsden of Wind
sor have died This Senate has had
chosen from it's members within the past
ten years governor two congressman,
one State tax commissioner. a State high
way commissioner, a collector and deputy
collector of customs, two speakers, one
Judge Of supreme court, one sergeant a t.
arms. the first mayor OF Rutland, two
members of the board Of agriculture. and
several railroad commissioners. Those
present were guests OF j. w. Brock at
dinner at the Pavilion Tonight. Senator
Rodhold Proctor. Or. n u. iIolton OF
Brattlehoro and the Hon. Frank Par
fridge of Rutland were also present by in
vitation of Mr., Brock
The Senate Of 1896 will hold a reunion
on Thursday and will be guests of on
Lieut. Gov. Fisk at a banquet at the
Pavilion in the evening.
Senator Redfeld Proctor was warmly
greeted on the floor of the House and
Senate this afternoon.
The public hearing on the bills to com
mute the death sentences of Charles
Doherty and Frederick Eastwood will he
held in REPRESENTATIVES. hall next Monday
evening November II.