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assed by Senate and Made Spec
ial Order in tha
House.
NO AMENDMENT MADI
|oint Investigating Committee Intro
duccs Bj,I to Have Three Commis-
sioncrs Appointed 10 Continue
Investigation OF state Ju-
stitutlOns.

Montpelier, December S--Tho Senate
,.day without amendment and with
TITO debate passed the new license
" as il reached the House Just
eforc the noon adjournment. Senator
hack. chairman, and Senator Lord of the
brit committee on temperance that
rainol the bill explained its provisions.
Senator prouty feared the restrictions
sdiust physicians issuing prescriptions
evasion of the law were not strong
|nnugh, but did not want to propose any
mcndmrnts tinkcrins the law and IT
ssed the Senate as il came from the
Committee. That the Senate has not
asted any time in idle talk this session
shown by the fact That the explanations
Senators Slack and Lord to-day were
he first speeches or talks made in the
Fenatc since the Legislature convened,
vhcn any one member has taken five min
ties on the door.
The bill introduced in the House by
MIR. lrapgood OF Peru. taking from the
legislature ana doleEatng to three Judges
# the supreme court the power to conf
mute death sentences was killed this
.norning Mr.. lIapGood made an effort
o have the House override the adverse
report of tho judiciary committee. but the
fommittoe was almost unanimously up
held
. EXECUTION COMES FEBRUARY 9.
/ All through the discussion of the Mary
3Sogcrs case both before the judiciary
bouWiitee ana on the floor OF the House
he date OF her execution has been re-
ferred to as February 5, 1906. 1t was dis.
overod this morning that February Of
roxt year falls on Sunday, and although
here is no law in Vermont against ex.
fcuting tho death sentence on Sunday il
Ecemed too horrible that Mrs Roger.
must meet her fate on that day. Sug.
kgestions were rife that Mrs. Rogers would
have to he resentenccd and that the tx.
cution of her sentence could not take
{paco until after the session of the Legs-
.ture OF 1896, or that Governor Bell would
lho asked 10 grant a repricvc for q few
|d1ys In the meantime a newspaper mar
allied up the clerk of Bennington count,
.ccurt and learned that Mrs Rogers was
Sentenced by Judge John II. Watson TO bt
banged on Friday, February 8, 1898, ant
tine excitement subsidized. 1t is said here
to-day that the warden OF the Stat
prison communicated last evening to Mrs
|Kogers the fact that tho Legislature hat
|refused to interfere in her behalf. and
That she received the information withou,
exhibition of emotion.
OTHER Bills ACTED on.
Iv a yea and nay vote of Il to II the
Senate passed the bill originating in that
body, providing for the removal of tho
limit from savings bank deposits subject
TO taxation.
The Joint resolution providing for tn.
payment of sl25 quarterly additional sal
AIRY TO the Hon. Walter T.. Ranger, stat,
superintendent OF education. provoked
discussion in the House this morning tina
kept that body in session for a half hou
after noon 1t WAS supported 10y Mr.
Proctor OF Proctor. Mr.. q Brien Of Soutl
burlington, Mr.. Papc of Barre. Nj
Blanchard of Newport, Mr. Kicker q
st. Johnsbury. Mr.. Maxfield of johnson
Mr.. Shaw Of Marlboro and others. Mr.
IIapsood Of Peru and Mir Sherburnc o
Pomtrc. opposed. The vote on it's pas
earo was a tic, Is TO 76 Speaker Merri
field voted in tie affirmative and tn
5cint resolution was adopted
BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
w. sa-An act TO legalizc the reorgan
ization OF The SWanton Savings Bank ans
Trust company.
II. lS2-Au act in amendment OF a,
act. entitled IAN act to incorporate tn,
village Of Proctor" Approved Novem
Der =, Isl
H. 5lc-Au act in amendment of mum
bor O.. acts of 1900. entitled an act t.
amend chapter lS5 of tho Vermont Stat
utcs relating to militia"
FL 5l2--Au act 10 Incorporate the Robir
Hood company
u. 5Jl-An act to extend the charter o.
the Chester Trust CO., as incorporate,
by number 20 Of the acts of 1873, as
amended by number got of the acts %
IN" and numher 2-9 Of tie acts of lqo2
u. @i''-An act in addition to chapter
Gj of the Vermont Statutes relating tc
onenses against public policy
II. 3T-An act in amendment Of sec