Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-01
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Time should He Taken by the Legisla-
ture 70 DO Its Work We'll.
(r'rom the Montpelier JOurnalD


On Tuesday the legislat tors again take
up tho work of the session. They have
had plenty of time to rest No doubt,
however. in tho ten days Of the recess
they have not wholly forgotten the mat
tors which await their action in the
Capitol and will return with "A better
understanding Of various measures, gain
ed by calm consideration in the quiet of
their homes. They have probably learned
some thing Of public sentiment with re-
gard to what they have done and what
they have yet to do Men not accustomed
to public life are prone to be carried
off their feet in the whirl of legislative
activity. Things sometimes appear diff
fercntly at home than they do in the
halls of tho state house
There is much work to bc done. Some
of it is OF Importance; much is merely
routine business. Probably two weeks
will suffice for its disposition. Perhaps
II can he done IN less time. But whether
it be ono week or two weeks or month,
time should be taken TO do it. well, There
mas been cause for just criticism con
corning the loose way in which tho husi-
ness Of law making has been conducted
mus far in the present session. Recon-
sideration has been rife because of too
little consideration before the taking of
'irst action II is TO be hoped that the
Legislature will not further do business
IN that way. Let the record of the clos
ing Gays OF the session be y credit to the
members and of valuc to the stat.
WORK FOR THE LECi1SLATI RE.
U'rom the Barre Tmes.)
| There il work cut ont for the I.ogisla
| ture i'll its adjourned session which opens
tomorrow ard there is great need that
| all dallying and Unnecessary delay he
done away with, The years are rare,
IN which 1T has been necessary for the
Legislature to reconvene after Thanks
GIVING hut the situation was such this
| year that an adjourned session WIS TO
CURED Matters moved slowly ana
THANKSGIVING week came earlier In the
month than usual The states business
"nich piied up toward the last OF the
session conid not nay" been transacted
properly and still have allowed ina
iadJournm"nt previous to November y
And no ono wanted the Legislature IL
rush through its work holtor-skoltor
tiers. ST. the adjourned session, this Yea,
Is not regretted by tho people Of the
| their legislators to make good use o
their time The bulk II the business o
tho session is still before the Legislaturc
not It sixteenth part Of It having been
done in the two months Just past. Nov
! it will be put through, probably. in tw,
weeks There is the caucus bill passe'
by the Senate but still before the IIous
for consideration; there is the completion
Tor the plurality election bill; there is al
automobile law inperatively demanded
land not vet satisfactorily drawn up
there Is the license law with it's rcportc,
lmultiform amendments. the election q
AN attorney general. but that will u
lcaSilY disposed Of: the consideration o
the Mary Rogers case: which may h
lstrunG out almost intermuably; last
there is a grist Of petty FISH and gam
bills now merged into one general mea $
llire. These are some of the more i'm
portant matters left to be considered
and one must admit that with them still
luncarcd for the great bulk of legislatio,
lis still before the House and Senate
, Let there be work.
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MI 't'"9 IMAM AiiNEf frN0'
! From the Rutland NewsO
! The Vermont general assembly con