Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-11-17
HANGING Is
STILL THE LAW.
HOUSE REFUSES TO ABOLISH
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Vote Was 153 to 93.--Mrs Rogers
Case Prejudiced the Question: In
terestina Debate.--House Kills Uni
form Charter, LowelI-AIbany and
Eight-Cent Highway Tax Bills
Acknowledgement Measure Killed
and Resurrected by House.--Ad-
lournment Until after Thanksgiving
Agreed Upon.
The Monday afternoon session developed
good working disposition. Sixty bills
were handled in both chambers.
The Senate had to wait half an hour
for quorum to show up and then passed
the Senate bill requiring emblems on the
official ballot The Republican emblem
is to be an eagle, the Democratic a star
and the Prohibitionist lamb. The pur-
pose OF these emblems is to guide illiterate
voters Senator Fish was among those
supporting it.
Senator Prouty introduced joint reso-
luton providing that when the le gislature
adjourns Friday afternoon, Nov. IS, 1t be
to meet Tuesday forenoon, Nov. 29-after
Thanksgiving but with no pay to mem
bers, only 10c. per mile mileage, for the
interim. The resolution was referred.
The Senate concurred in House bills
relating to penalties directed against town
officers having charge OF burial grounds,
Incorporating White River Junction and
Interstate Telephone Co., and incorporat-
ing Hartford Cemetery association.
The Senate killed Senate bills relating
to voting by voters who have failed to
pay their taxes. and relating to the per
cent OF highway tax TO be expended
within incorporated villages.
In the House, the vote killing a bill
that requires railroad companies to con-
was reconsidered and ordered 10 third
reading.
The House killed the bill introduced
by Mr.. Morse OF Randolph, emoodying
the Bacon plan for relief from double
taxation by allowing holders Of all kinds
OF property to Offset their debts; also
killed the bill providing that the attorney
general be named by the supreme court
judges and the bill eXempting island
property from state highway and school
tax also a Senate bill relating TO divorce
from bed and board.
The House passed House bills allowing
the Northheld and Whitcomb High
school districts to issue bonds for new
school houses, requiring officers to furnish
biennially to auditor statement OF fees
received BY them, prohibiting use OF
bridges and fences for advertising pur-
poses, prohibiting wild duck shooting
from motor boats, relating 20 insurance
brokers and agents, also a Senate bill re-
lating TO seizure OF certain fishing devices.
The House adopted a joint resolution
introduced by the chairman OF the joint
committee on game and fisheries, calling
on the fish and game commissioners for
certain information as 10 the distribution
of fish.
The longest and most interesting debate
OF the session came Tuesday in the House
over the bill to abolish capital punish
ment The bill was introduced by Mr.. 4
Miller Of Barnard by request, and origi-
nslly contained several provisions relating
10 keeping condemned murderers in soli-
tary confinement, etc, that, with Mr.,
Millers approval. were stricken out by the I
judiciary committee, who reported the bill .
favorably on a majority vote. An amend
ment was made by the House so that the
bill il passed should clearly cover the case .
OF Mary Rogers. saving her from the hsl .
ter. The bill was made the special order +
for Tuesday morning. IL was discussed .
from 1880 until noon, and for an hour
after dinner, when third reading was re-
fused and capital punishment retained by
a vote OF 163 to S3.
At first an attempt was made 10 dismiss
the bill, but this motion, as well as one TO .
close debate at the start was withdrawn
and the fioodgates Of oratory were opened.
The ubiquitous Hapgood OF Peru began
he talk with a more than usually logical
from the standpoint OF an .
q abolitionist. He read an extract from
Judge Stafford's address before the Bar ss
sociation ia which he favored cutting out
the death penalty.
Bullard OF Burlington made a long and
speech for abolition, in
" hich he took up the objections and
answered them serlatim-that the death
penalty is the most fearful and dreaded;
/ hat it rids society OF pest; that il is the
safest Of l,enalties; that il terrorizes; that