The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-12
Legislature Clerks Doubtful
About Adjournment.
WORK Is NOT HALF DONE
And There Are Less Than Seven Work
ing Days to Usual Time Of
Closing the SessiOn-A
Saturday Session

u
day session Of the legislature OF 1904
WAS held this morning much against the
wishes 0f a large minority. In fact, so
insistent was this minority against hold
ing the session that very many OF the
members threw down the cards ana
vent home beforehand But Saturday
sessions and sessions on every day ex-
eept sunday arc now necessary. There
~ q vast amount Of business on hand.
The clerks went over the files last
night to ascertain the prospect Of id
joluning before Thanksgiving and when
they emerged their faces wore a Worried
expression.
N oil 492 bills have been introduced in
the House, Of which 227 still remained
in committee after adjournment today.
The House has passed I29 bills and has
killed 9S. The others are III stages of adj
yaneement. The Senate has had 146
bills, of which a6 have been passed. 20
killed and the balance still III Senate
committees. The Senate has passed 4g
House bills; the House has pasae IG
Senate bills, and at present 40 House
bills are before the Senate.
10 be brief, more than half the bnsi-
ness remains with less than seven work
ing days III which to transact i'll 1t ii
confidently expected that The legislature
viii be forced to return after Thanks.
giving
House Work This Morning.
The House had session three-Quar
ers Of an hour long this forenoon, DUR
ing which seven bills were killed, one
bin passed, eight introduced and seven
referred. Among the bills killed were
Shortening the deer season, permitting
teachers To visit schools three days with
out loss Of pay, relating to travelling
schools exhibits and libraries, amending
statutes relating to deduction in taxable
estate for debts owing, To prevent cru
|elty 70 live stock In shipment, To regu-
late daAtale taxatian {the hilI provided
that when money il loaned at A5A ner
cent. interest on security net iii excess
0f $4,000, IL shall be taxed by The state
at 7-10 pen cent. same Is savings banks
aepositsl
Rev Bills in the House.
Bills introduced III the House today
were by Mr. 0Sullivan Of st. AIbans
city, enabling st. Adams city to issue
bonds for permanent improvements; BIZ
the same, amending Sc. Albans city
charter, relating tn election 0f listers
and auditors; by the same, amending
Sc. Adams city charter relative To elees
tieg of school commissioners. by the
same, repeating that part Of st. Albans
city charter relating to d board Of pub
Tie works.
by Mfr. Neweomb of WMtsfeld, to
enlarge the burial ground III that town.
BY Mr.. Darling Of Hardwick, relating
te competency OF witnesses.
BY AIr. Brown Of Wilmington, amend
ing Wilmington charter; by the same,
amending the charter al Island Pond
Water CO.
Third reading was ordered By the
House On these hills Amending the
law regulating the practice Of phar
macy Mr. Bailey OF Barre tewn9, re
lat1ng to special teachers certificates.
relating to distribution of the state
school tax (Nr. Pape Of Barre city9,
relating to investments and loans, better
care of health Of pupils III public schools,
relating to school buildings making ex-
isting statutes apply to corporations
formed by special charter, with proposal
of amendment striking out shall take
effect from its passage
On motion Of MFR. pape of Barre city.
il was ordered that when the House nd
j0arned il he to meet next Monday af
ternoon ut 2.30 o'clock
On motion eli Mr.. Waite of Hyde Park
the House adjourned
Bills passed hy the House yesterday
afternoons
II. 33f amending charter of Hdye
Park village as 10 collection of high
way tax,
r. sl., amending the act relating to
the extension Of the Whitehall & Gran
willie railroad In the state Of Vermont.
II Is7, relating to exemptions from
trustee process. fSafeguards the in
terests of iaborers and fnrnishers Of
materials IN contract opefatioBsl
I'll 856, relating TO offences against
public policy. prohibits graft in
connection with public business.l
III $685. relating to notice To overseer
IL 20s, relating to conveyance Of cen.
tain state property BY the auditor
Fl. 3a3, penalty for malicious mischief
as to removal Of waste or packing from
Journal boxes.
u 324. amending charter Of Rutland
railroad as to filling vacancies iii the !