The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-10
Automobile Bill, Amended,
Has Become a Law, as
Has Also the Amended
Liquor Bill - Increase Of
Salary for State Tax Com
missioner - No Hope for
Mary Rogers.

Montpelier, Dec l0.--lt was far into
the morning today when the Vermont
Legislature Of 1904 wound up the bust.
ness Of the session mere There was
the usual number Of deadlocks between
the Senate and the House which required
conference committees in order to reach
settlement Both branches met at
nine o'clock for the final session, and
from that hour until 5.i5 this morning
the constantly diminishing number Of
legislators attempted to clear up the
decks d the states business. During
the intermissions tho members resorted
to all kinds Of anuaementa to pass away
the tine. They gave vent to their
feelings and amused q large gallery by
throwing, tlrst papers, then books at
each other.
With the license. local option measure
disposed of late in the afternoon it
was passed BY the House without an
amendmentther was little Of import
Rnce to consider, although d grist Of
small measures had to be disposed Of.
An attempt was made to draw a little
more blood ont Of the railroads by inn
posing a tax Of two and three-fourths
per cent of the gross earnings, instead
OF two and one-half; the attempt failed
against a spirited opposition led BY Bir.
O'Sulliyan, Mr. Agan and Mr.. Miles.
The case Of Mary Rogers, the con
demned murderess, was again brought
before the legislature by her former at
torney, Representative Archibald, who
introduced i resolution authorizing the
appointment by the Governor Of a COM
mittee of three to examine into the
mental and physical condition Of the
convicted woman at the time she killed
her husband, Marcus Rogers. Almost
With one accord the House favored the
adoption OF the resolution and when the
vote was put not d single voice in oppo-
sition was heard. The resolution met
is fate. however, in the Senate a short
time later, and Mrs. Rogers last hope
for life was thereby probably snuifed
out. The House, the body which had
refused to commute her death sentence
and upon which would fall large meas,
ure of responsibility thereby, wanted ii
settled beyond a doubt that the con
demned woman was sane, before The
death sentence should be executed The
committee was to report to the governor
who should have power to grant reprievs
to the woman II It were thought nee
cssaTy, until legislative action could by
taken. Mr.. Archibald stated that thS
reason her mental condition was moi
examined into before was because there
was not money enough back of the de-
fence to provide for the hiring Of ex
uerts in mental diseases
Gov. Bell pulled up stakes in Mont
pelier today and went to his home il
Walden to take brief rest before going
out on an itinerary. Next week he vii
80 to Bellows Falls to attend the meet
ing Of the state grange, Of which he i
master. On Friday evening he viii q
to Saxton's River to attend the "house
warming Of new hotel there. On DE
cember 90 he will 90 to Barton to b
present at the Forefather's Day Of th'
Passumpsic Congregational Club. Gov
Bell viii deliver an address on eVer
nont's Present Opportunity On Jan
nary IL the Governor, with Mrs. Bell, vii
be the guest Of the Vermont Association
Of Vernonters, 1T their nineteenth an
nual banquet.
Cobb's appointment Not Confirmed
at two o'clock this morning, while th
conference committees were in session
the Senate took up the appointment 0
George S. Foster Of PutneY TO be
supervisor Of the insane asylum for ST.
years, and confirmed the governor
choice. Previous to that the Senate re-
fused To confirm the appointment Of A
w. Foote Of Cornwall TO be trustee 0
the safe hospital for the insane. The
Governor Bell lost no time in appointin
member Of the Senate, Dan d. Bur
dit Of Pittsford, for the position. Tn
Senate was satisfied with the seleetio
and SO notified the governor. Senate
Burditt succeeds the late w. N. Plat
and the appointment is up to and includ
ing November 80, 1906. Two of Cover
nor Bells nominations have not bee
confirmed, Luther A. Cobb of Islan