Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-24

Montpe'icr Nov ls.-Although the
Legislature worked faithfully this fore
noon it WAS impossible TO keep it to-
sether long this afternoon and an ad-
Journment until November ~ WAS taken
in time for those who wish to do SO to
take the early afternoon trains.
Two billy were introduced to-day in the
Senate and seven in the House
The one introduced in the Senate
nv Senator Isham OF Chittenden coun-
" is of interest to all the larger towns
and cities in the state This bill provides
in brief that when the board Of alder
men of cities or selectmen of towns. or
der telephone, telegraph and electric light
or power companies to use the same poles
such orders must be complied with
rho House this morning killed the en-
ployers liability bill introduced carly in
the session by Mr.. Smith Of Rutland
city. An adverse committee report had
been made on this measure and although
Mr.. Smith made a strong plea in its be-
half. in which he was assisted by Mr.
Pape of Barre city and Mr.. Durick of
castleton. the bill was killed by very
large majority.
The House ordered 10 q third reading
the bill providing for the maintenance
monument after reducing the appropriate
ton this bill carries from 500 to s. 800.
The most important bill introduced in
The House this morning was that by Mr..
Silsby Of Newbury from the Joint COM
mittec ON game and fisheries. 1t is a sub
stitute bill for Il bills previously intro
duced relating to the protection Of fish.
\ full abstract of this bill may be found
IN the @tiicia report.
schools from Springfield Bellows Falls
and Brattleboro came 10 Montpelier to-
day The special ON which they came
WAS due At 1870 this morning but he
cause Of n wreck at South Vernon it did
not arrive until after one o'clock. SO
three hundred Young people had little
opportunity 10 witness the process of law
making
The governor th-dav signed the bin
creating the Office of encouragement
and "A joint resolution was adopted this
afternoon by both houses providing for
\ jont assembly Wednesday. November
80 for the election of that officer.
STATEMENT ABOUT PROF. PER
ItINS
\ Free Press man to-day interviewed
u well known citizen of the state. him
the uncallcd for criticism of The work
of Prof Perkins as state geologist and
asked for an opinion regarding Mr.. Per
ltnss work in the past The gentle
man approached said:
The adverse criticism made recently
in ono of our daily papers. on the work
of our scholarly and efficient State geolo-
gist Prof George II. Perkins must have
been based upon Il strange want Of knowl-
edge both as to the character and amour,
of work done and also as to the limita
tons of the office. If one will consult the
laws of the State. he will find that tn,
state geologst is placed in narrow limita
tons by the small allowance to meet thu
expenses of work or to suffer more thar
tho limited amount Of work. 1t is hardl,
fair to condemn faithful public servan
for not doing the things that are not pos
Sibe under the law.
Under the restrictions OF the law, on.
man can hardly be expected to examine
the minerals in the various localities o
our two hundred and forty-slx towns. r,
do this is a stupendous task. 1t would
take one man, with the means at his dis
posal, many years to make a thorough
geological survey OF the State.
THE presumption that very little ha
been done in recent years in the exami
nation of our mineral deposits is n mis-
,aken one. If any one win take pains {
lind out what Mr. Perkins has been dom
since he assumed ONCE. will simpl
read his reports, he will be surprised n
The amount and efficiency Of the valuabl
work done, He has been doing in larg
measure the very things called for in tn
article critcsng him
whether certain deposit has value or no
for industrial or commercial purposes
and because he does not know presume