The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-28
Vermont Legislature Recon-
yeneS Tomorrow.
AND THERE IS MUCH TO DO
Public Hearnig on Mary Rogers Case
Booked for Tomorrow Evening
Elect an Attorney General
Wednesday

Montpelier, Nov. 2s. After Thanks
giving recess Of one week during which
the members drew no pay but received
mileage one way, the legislature will
reoonvene tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock to finish up the work left on
hand. IN anticipation Of the opening
many Of the state officers are already in
Montpelier and some Of the members
came drifting ii this afternoon. More
win arrive tonight, but there promises
to be no lack Of empty seats when the
presiding officers gayels fall tomorrow
morning. In fact, q large proportion Of
the legislature prefers to let limited
number do the work This limited mum
Der has always done tile work and
probably always viii So the limited
number viii be on hand tomorrow morn.
ing with few stragglers outside.
That there Is need for active partici.
patton il evident by the mass Of work
on hand. Really each branch has not
made more than a fair beginning on
the business mapped ont for it. Very
little important legislation has been set
tied, either killed or approved. The one
important thing done has been the ere
ating of the office of attorney general
for the state OF Vermont. This year the
legislature elects man to the office; for
the biennial periods following, the people
direct elect him. The legislature will
complete it's duty with the matter We'd
nesday forenoon when it viii elect Clarke
g. Fits, the representative from Brat
tlebor0, to the position. That Is con
sidered as practically a forgeone conclu
sion, in spite Of the heroic efforts put
forth by several other candidates for
the first honor
And if that matter win be easily dis
posed of, there Is another which viii
worry tho House considerably, that is
the bill To commute the death sentence
of Mary Rogers, condemned To be hanged
for the murder of her husband Those
who have been working tooth and nail
notably Representative Archibald of
Manchester, one of her counsel-did q
wise thing in delaying consideration Of
the bill until after the recess. If the
question, Shall Mrs. Rogers be hangedf1
had come up after the bill abolishing
capital punishment had been killed, there
would not have been the least shadow of
doubt regarding the disposal Of Mrs
Rogers petition. Now, however, 1t Is
generally considered that the opportun
ity Il more favorable to the condemned
woman.
Hearing on "Shall Mrs. Rogers Hang7"
A public hearing on the Mrs. Rogers
bill will be held before the Judiciary
committee tomorrow evening, at which
time a large crowd of people viii un-
doubtedly be in attendance. This same
committee had consideration Of the bill
TO substitute life imprisonment for the
death sentence. One Of the legislators
most interested Is Collins Nj. Graves Of
Bennington. AS it is in his section that
the Rogers woman was born and has
always lived as well as being the place
where her crime was committed, Rep
resenetative Graves believes that the
House will refuse to commute the sen
tence BY vote practically as overwhelm-
ing as that refusing the substitution OF
life imprisonment for the death penalty.
that the woman hanging cry will not
hIlecL kHe memUeES EEeAtty.
Meanwhile Mrs. Rogers IN solitary
confinement in states prison, awaits the
verdict with manner almost stoIid
Her mother and sick sister are anx
ious. The latter firmly believes that her
sisters sentence will be changed to life
Imprisonment, while the mother hardly
dares hope either way. The general
public in the neighborhood OF the con
demned woman's former home Is against
her.